Before becoming an acting & tennis coach, Virsil Mitchell had to get really honest with himself.
"Acting isn't lying, faking, showing off or pretending. It's telling the truth," he said.
Born in a Long Beach, California, Virsil spent 4 years in New York, acting, modeling, teaching tennis, meeting with other actors and studying psychology.
The first movie he did as an extra was with Will Smith called 'Ali'. He was signed with ActorsReps.com Spring of 2000.
"I didn't even know we where going to get hair and wardrobe," he said.
To pursue his career, he studied acting with Uta Hagen books. (Kevin Sateri, 'Beverly Hills 90210' was another student in his class.) He also took classes from Diana Stevenson, who taught Paul Rudd (the brother in Clueless). Like other talent, many students of the craft are models trying to transition into acting.
While visiting Broadway, he caught the performances of, Ragtime. He played Carlo in Scapino for Palo Alto Players. which was great training for his job as a shoe shine-man with few lines. Virsil coaches tennis for the thrill of being youthful. He also did more than visit New York, you could find him in Vancouver BC with the Vancouver Opera's production of 'IL Travatore' and last summer stock stint as a children's theatre director of 'Annie, Jr'.
But it took a life experience (his own dream) to convince him of his calling as children's television host.
He was Camille in 'A flea in Her Ear' (a Carlo Goldoni play Arthur of Pinoccio) in a production for American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Pasadena.
He got serious about making changes and started by taking a realty class with a friend in the San Francisco Bay Area. "I learned how to help friends have better lives. They're supposed to be loved," he declared.
He began with a group of friends, which helped talent reach their goals. He explained, "Actors have issues that get in their way. They don't realize that they have to make the phone ring [with opportunities]. They don't know how," he said. "Once you realize you should have said or done something to make it happen for yourself, you have the power to set things in motion."
One of his actor pals, who had been applying for NYU Grad School of Educational Theatre, took him aside and shared class advice and managed to put together his own children's showcase, which will with luck land him an agent.
He also attended American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Pasadena and got a degree in 1996.
Virsil recently relocated his Actors self to the big city.
Music
MADONNA
SWAROVSKI
MADONNA
MADONNA
JENNIFER LOPEZ
MISSY ELLIOT
CHER
OLIVE
GERI HALLOWELL
EVERCLEAR
SHIVAREE
SUGARTOOTH
AWESOME 3
"GET TOGETHER" (CONFESSIONS WORLD TOUR 2006)
GWEN STEFANI "LES TROIS GRACES"
"NOBODY KNOWS ME"
"HOLLYWOOD" (REMIX)
"GET RIGHT" (REMIX)
"4 MY PEOPLE" (REMIX)
"THE MUSIC'S NO GOOD WITHOUT YOU"
"I'M NOT IN LOVE"
"MI CHICO LATINO (REMIX)"
"ALL FUCKED UP"
"GOODNIGHT MOON"
"SOLD MY FORTUNE"
"DON'T GO (KICKS LIKE A MULE)
ANASTACIA
JESSICA SIMPSON
FAITH EVANS
JENNIFER LOPEZ
ENRIQUE IGLESIAS
ENRIQUE IGLESIAS
STING
LIMP BIZKIT
ENRIQUE IGLESIAS
GLORIA ESTEFAN
BACKSTREET BOYS
TAMIA
RHONA BENNETT
BLACK EYED PEAS
ANASTACIA
SHAGGY
KORN
MARY J BLIGE
ANASTACIA
JORDAN KNIGHT
JENNIFER LOPEZ
ENRIQUE IGLESIAS
GERI HALLIWELL
GARBAGE
"GREATEST HITS MEGA-MIX"
"THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN'"
"MESMERIZED"
"I'M GLAD"
"I LOVE TO SEE YOU CRY"
"ESCAPE"
"FRAGILE"
"RE-ARRANGED"
"HERO"
"OUT OF NOWHERE"
"THE CALL"
"STRANGER IN MY HOUSE"
"SATISFIED"
"REQUEST LINE"
"NOT THAT KIND"
"DANCE & SHOUT"
"MAKE ME BAD"
"DEEP INSIDE"
"I'M OUTTA LOVE"
"NEVER TAKE THE PLACE OF UR MAN"
"WAITING FOR TONIGHT"
"BAILAMOS"
"LOOK AT ME"
"STUPID GIRL"
BEYONCE
BEYONCE
GWEN STEFANI
MARIAH CAREY
MARIAH CAREY
JENNIFER LOPEZ
JENNIFER LOPEZ
CIARA
GWEN STEFANI
NELLY / CHRISTINA
OUTKAST
CIARA
JANET JACKSON
BLACK EYED PEAS
USHER
JAY - Z feat. PHARRELL
BEYONCE
BRITNEY / MADONNA
MARILYN MANSON
MARY J BLIGE
MADONNA
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
LEANN RHIMES
JAY-Z / PHARRELL
MYA
ASHANTI
KELLY CLARKSON
TYRESE
TAMIA
MARILYN MANSON
AVRIL LAVIGNE
ROBBIE WILLIAMS
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
MISSY ELLIOT
LILLIX
JENNIFER LOPEZ
STACY ORRICO
TWEET
MISSY ELLIOT / 50 CENT
ALICIA KEYS
JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT
DEBORAH COX
AVRIL LAVIGNE
ENRIQUE IGLESIAS
ENRIQUE IGLESIAS
ME'SHELL NDEGEOCELLO
PINK
KORN
DARREN HAYES
GARBAGE
NIKKA COSTA
JENNIFER LOPEZ
NATALIE IMBRUGLIA
YOLANDA ADAMS
ANASTACIA
JANET / MISSY
BRITNEY SPEARS
SHAKIRA
SHAKIRA
MICHAEL JACKSON
NELLY
MONTELL JORDAN
JESSICA SIMPSON
MAXWELL
LONG BEACH ALLSTARS
SUNSHINE ANDERSON
GINUWINE
JANET & JERMAINE
JANET JACKSON
MARILYN MANSON
SUGAR RAY
BRAN VAN 3000
AALIYAH
GLORIA ESTEFAN
THE DIVAS
NIKKA COSTA
JENNIFER LOPEZ
EVE
RHONA BENNETT
JENNIFER LOPEZ
TAMIA
BACKSTREET BOYS
DESTINY'S CHILD
RONI SIZE
ANASTACIA
COLE
CHRISTINA AGUILERA
WHITNEY / ENRIQUE
SHAGGY
ERIC SERMON
LUCIE SILVAS
KINA
M2M
HANSEN
JEWEL
THE ROOTS
JENNIFER LOPEZ
JENNIFER LOPEZ
JEWEL
MEL G
SEAL
702
MARILYN MANSON
JORDAN KNIGHT
MONICA
MONICA
SHERYL CROW
SEAL
112 featuring MA$E
JANET JACKSON
MADONNA
NATALIE IMBRUGLIA
NATALIE IMBRUGLIA
LENNY KRAVITZ
FOO FIGHTERS
GARBAGE
GLORIA ESTEFAN
SALT-N-PEPA / SHERYL
MATCHBOX 20
SPACE MONKEYS
MARILYN MANSON
MORRISSEY
JEWEL
EN VOGUE
"LISTEN" (DREAMGIRLS)
"IRREPLACEABLE"
"HOLLABACK GIRL"
"WE BELONG"
"IT'S LIKE THAT"
"HOLD YOU DOWN"
"GET RIGHT"
"1, 2 STEP"
"WHAT U WAITING 4?"
"TILT YOUR HEAD BACK"
"PROTOTYPE"
"GOODIES"
"ALL NITE (DON'T STOP)"
"GET IT STARTED"
"YEAH"
"CHANGE CLOTHES"
"ME, MYSELF & I"
"ME AGAINST THE MUSIC"
"THIS IS THE NEW SHIT"
"LOVE @ FIRST SITE"
"HOLLYWOOD"
"SENORITA"
"WE CAN"
"FRONTIN'"
"MY LOVE IS LIKE...WO"
"(AH BABY) ROCK WIT U"
"MISS INDEPENDENT"
"SIGNS OF LOVEMAKING"
"OFFICIALLY MISSING U"
"MOBSCENE"
"LOSING GRIP"
"COME UNDONE"
"ROCK YOUR BODY"
"GOSSIP FOLKS"
"IT'S ABOUT TIME"
"JENNY FROM THE BLOCK"
"STUCK"
"SMOKING CIGARETTES"
"WORK IT"
"GIRLFRIEND"
"CAN I GO NOW?"
"UP & DOWN"
"SK8TER BOI"
"...TURN OFF THE LIGHTS"
"NO APAGUES LA LUZ"
"POCKETBOOK"
"JUST LIKE A PILL"
"HERE TO STAY"
"INSATIABLE"
"BREAKING UP THE GIRL"
"EVERYBODY GOT THEIR SOMETHING"
"AIN'T IT FUNNY"
"WRONG IMPRESSION"
"NEVER GIVE UP"
"PAID MY DUES"
"SON OF A GUN"
"I'M A SLAVE 4U"
"WHEREVER WHENEVER"
"SUERTE"
"CRY"
"ONE"
"YOU MUST HAVE BEEN"
"A LITTLE BIT"
"LIFETIME"
"SUNNY HOURS"
"LUNCH OR DINNER"
"JUST BECAUSE"
"SOMEONE TO CALL MY LOVER"
"SOMEONE TO CALL MY LOVER"
"THE NOBODIES"
"WHEN IT'S OVER"
"ASTOUNDED"
"WE NEED A RESOLUTION"
"OUT OF NOWHERE"
"LADY MARMALADE"
"LIKE A FEATHER"
"PLAY"
"WHO'S THAT GIRL"
"SATISFIED"
"LOVE DON'T COST A THING"
"STRANGER IN MY HOUSE"
"THE SHAPE OF MY HEART"
"INDEPENDENT WOMAN"
"WHO TOLD YOU"
"NOT THAT KIND"
"I CAN DO"
"COME ON OVER"
"COULD I HAVE THIS KISS?"
"DANCE & SHOUT"
"WHY NOT?"
"IT'S TOO LATE"
"GIRL FROM THE GUTTER"
"MIRROR, MIRROR"
"IF ONLY"
"WHAT'S SIMPLE IS TRUE"
"WHAT U WANT"
"WAITING FOR TONIGHT"
"UNO NOCHE MAS"
"JUPITER"
"WORD UP"
"LOST MY FAITH"
"WHERE MY GIRL'S AT?"
"ROCK-N-ROLL IS DEAD"
"GIVE IT TO YOU"
"INSIDE"
"ANGEL OF MINE"
"THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD"
"HUMAN BEING"
"LOVE ME"
"EVERYTIME"
"POWER OF GOOD-BYE"
"SMOKE"
"WISHING I WAS THERE"
"THINKING OF YOU"
"WALKING AFTER YOU"
"I THINK I'M PARANOID"
"HEAVEN'S WHAT I FEEL"
"IMAGINE"
"REAL WORLD"
"SUGARCANE"
"LONG HARD ROAD OUT OF HELL"
"ALMA MATTERS"
"FOOLISH GAMES"
"WHATEVER"
Sequoia High
Redwood City,California
Graduated: 1988
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Clubs: MCCLA, TRIBE LA, AVIDDIVA, MARIAH CAREY, YOUTH LEAGUE TENNIS FIRST LEGO LEAGUE STARWOOD RESORTS
I have Learned, that if one advances confidently in the direction of his DREAMS, and endeavors to live the life he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. DREAM no small DREAMS for they have no power to move the hearts of men. Sweet DREAMS my friend...~Chris~
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I have Learned, that if one advances confidently in the direction of his DREAMS, and endeavors to live the life he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. DREAM no small DREAMS for they have no power to move the hearts of men. Sweet DREAMS my friend...~Chris~
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From: San Joaquin Pride
Date: Nov 7, 2008 5:46 AM
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Hey Friend!! Hope all is well.
Will I ever see you again :(
Thanks for coming out last night. It's always so good to see you. Btw, I got the car fixed :-)
Your Awesome !!!
thanks. happy new year.