http://alexcharak.com/aboutme daily 0.75 2019-02-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e2c691e4b066ba030b12c0/1426020893314-ZHAMG6KRGJ3SXDYNCIOW/AlexCharakHeadshot ABOUT ME http://alexcharak.com/contact daily 0.75 2015-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e2c691e4b066ba030b12c0/1430954868404-M1Q97F8G9LHQV1732CKH/AlexCharakHappyChatting Contact http://alexcharak.com/gipfel-avenue daily 0.75 2022-08-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d4a125e707eb7a02e4055f/1456778703932-MRB0MCWXS595MOJCHGJA/65.jpg Gipfel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d4a125e707eb7a02e4055f/1456778343214-6EXQ3R8UIDEWLZZQ3UYP/65.jpg Gipfel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d4a125e707eb7a02e4055f/1456778401911-NT5IA88VG1GTQ9Q9RLL9/66.jpg Gipfel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d4a125e707eb7a02e4055f/1456849773022-QZ1PXXQ7SKUNRLKY766U/67.jpg Gipfel http://alexcharak.com/home daily 1.0 2015-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e2c691e4b066ba030b12c0/1430954819744-8KD1TF8HA3XVSY8H03N7/AlexCharakWelcome HOME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e2c691e4b066ba030b12c0/1426361515549-Y3CG6V0CKHVZ4YL1DPFV/Charak_Alex_Headshot_1+charak.jpg HOME http://alexcharak.com/photos daily 0.75 2015-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e2c691e4b066ba030b12c0/1427698908891-AKLQL2PFGKM340JPID8P/Charak_Alex_Headshot_1+charak.jpg PHOTOS - Headshot Phtographed by Dana Patrick https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e2c691e4b066ba030b12c0/1427699853675-PT62CCUIQWNOQ3XLJT35/P4W_jacketshot.png PHOTOS - Headshot Photographed by Dana Patrick https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e2c691e4b066ba030b12c0/1427699866110-A7C75LAQK4TVZTPP03LJ/P4W_purpleshot.png PHOTOS - Headshot Photographed by Dana Patrick https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e2c691e4b066ba030b12c0/1426362328332-ES6OW29MJZAS8L6RJ80L/P4W_typeSerious.png PHOTOS Photo Credit: Cate Hellman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e2c691e4b066ba030b12c0/1424171941378-MTRO0TYKDOPL83NL4SZX/Chair.jpg PHOTOS Photo Credit: Cate Hellman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e2c691e4b066ba030b12c0/1425359617774-H6NOZIKL2DPIFTWAZDK3/P4W_nba4.png PHOTOS - "Chronic Gamer Girl" with Ilana Glazer On this episode of the online comedy series I co-created with Ilana Glazer ("Broad City"), I step out from behind the camera to play my favorite video game, NBA Live 2003 on Playstation 2. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e2c691e4b066ba030b12c0/1426362484640-Z0REE9FRH5YKRUW2AO9T/P4W_tux.png PHOTOS Photo Credit: Cate Hellman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e2c691e4b066ba030b12c0/1426759121810-SYX11Q6GQJDM1KNVSQQX/P4W_ATWT.png PHOTOS - "As the World Turns", CBS soap opera Elwood Hoffman gets taken away by the Oakdale police for selling stolen manuscripts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e2c691e4b066ba030b12c0/1424510689765-IPXAJMVSKTQVHXK1CHHX/P4W_jack1.png PHOTOS - "Viral Video Showdown", SyFy SyFy selected my sketch comedy group, Drcoolsex Comedy, to adapt a fairy tale into a viral video for television. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e2c691e4b066ba030b12c0/1426362606494-WT69UH0VUBYFKZOJ22HQ/P4W_n64.png PHOTOS Photo Credit: Cate Hellman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e2c691e4b066ba030b12c0/1424508469258-V7WUJGPWTNZUU4547POE/P4W_ucbcagematch2.png PHOTOS - Del Close Marathon, UCBT NY The Stamp & Coin Club, an improv group I co-founded, performs long-form improv at the annual Del Close Marathon at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Chelsea, NY. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e2c691e4b066ba030b12c0/1425359774076-YX7P6PLPL3COWX9IEJII/P4W_fwfdoc.png PHOTOS - Untitled French Woods Feature Documentary (currently filming) After years as a camper, I co-direct and edit this behind-the-scenes look into the performing arts camp and the family who runs the show. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e2c691e4b066ba030b12c0/1424510719911-4RILE4ES65MWH6L5XR9R/P4W_soldierBW.png PHOTOS - "Paramnesia", a short film Between takes of this surreal short, director David Michaels reviews the script with me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e2c691e4b066ba030b12c0/1424510815131-F3ZEL0PVWPG59ZPAQTJH/P4W_strasberg.png PHOTOS - Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute, NYC Rehearsing a scene in acting class. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e2c691e4b066ba030b12c0/1424508563920-PSELQEGE1R1G51WS7AOZ/P4W_youthinrevolt1.png PHOTOS - "Youth in Revolt", Dimension Films On set in Michigan. Photo credit: Bruce Birmelin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e2c691e4b066ba030b12c0/1424508902471-0UABN3Z8NNYIVHOR5WH3/P4W_ucbeast1.png PHOTOS - Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, NY My sketch comedy group, Drcoolsex Comedy, improvises at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York's East Village. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e2c691e4b066ba030b12c0/1424511144999-IZNKYGJLA1XDN40U33U9/P4W_golf1.png PHOTOS - "Golf Tips with Sayid Jarrah", a "Lost" parody In this "Lost" parody, I direct actor Dave Ahdoot in this instructional video peppered with assassination attempts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e2c691e4b066ba030b12c0/1424511026034-DU693GZM3R8X2WOYAYHU/P4W_jonandkate.png PHOTOS - "Jon & Kate Plus 8: Beach Getaway", parody In this Drcoolsex sketch, Kate Gosselin (me) terrorizes Jon (Dustin Drury) at the beach. Over 175,000 views on YouTube. One of my favorite Drcoolsex videos. Almost completely improvised. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e2c691e4b066ba030b12c0/1424510925073-LY59855HKDKYVEOWP8NG/P4W_facetime.png PHOTOS - "Facetime", a short film On the set of this short horror film, director Perri Nemiroff discusses the scene with me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e2c691e4b066ba030b12c0/1424516132428-ITICE3FFDGPYCR70ZZ0M/P4W_dvdcomment.png PHOTOS - "Beyond a Shadow", sketch comedy This Drcoolsex Comedy sketch features sword fighting and Elizabethan dialogue with a commentary track by a director who doesn't want to hear the lead actor's sad stories. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e2c691e4b066ba030b12c0/1424509048583-PXMBKX72B5KPFUVRRQ9P/P4W_gotham1.png PHOTOS - "Dark Knight Rises: Deleted Scene" This fake "Dark Knight Rises" scene takes place directly after Bane blows up the Gotham Knights' football field. I play a surviving player that doesn't want to continue the game. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e2c691e4b066ba030b12c0/1424510729631-LN449AXAU6Y9705S0R58/P4W_improvUSM.png PHOTOS - The Stamp & Coin Club, improv team My improv team performs improv at Under St. Marx in NYC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e2c691e4b066ba030b12c0/1424508263204-OW1XK1UT4IZ35JGMFAY5/P4W_ucbcagematch.png PHOTOS - Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, NYC Performing at Cagematch, a competitive long-form improv show, at the UCBT in Chelsea, NY. Photo credit: Keith Huang https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e2c691e4b066ba030b12c0/1425598909170-N8YOQE4HT6SUQ0A4VYYT/P4W_consti2tion.png PHOTOS - "Consti2tion", a Guinness World Record-Breaking Feature Film As a co-director, I produced two separate scenes for the movie that premiered at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Chelsea, NY to a packed house. Together, we set a new Guinness World Record for fastest-made feature film (24 hours, 34 minutes and 50 seconds). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e2c691e4b066ba030b12c0/1426931439426-M4VFMYD2QTJSZGS5JE17/P4W_youthclear.png PHOTOS - "Youth in Revolt", Dimension Films On set in Michigan. Photo credit: Bruce Birmelin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e2c691e4b066ba030b12c0/1424511330028-8I0ACW1W10000RE846YH/P4W_prezrap.png PHOTOS - "The President Rap", music video As part of their Sketch Royale showcase, Machinima asked four sketch comedy groups to produce content around tentpole holidays like Presidents Day. Drcoolsex Comedy created "The President Rap" (3:37). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e2c691e4b066ba030b12c0/1425600958406-RFC5BZKFZTUTRBPCF538/P4W_cggfilm2b.png PHOTOS - "Chronic Gamer Girl", Season 2 On location filming the online comedy series I co-created with Ilana Glazer ("Broad City") at Bounce! Trampoline Sports in Syosset, NY. Director of Photography: Greg Murtha. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e2c691e4b066ba030b12c0/1425721045435-OI3FBB6QO5VUQMBCFPHD/P4W_doug.png PHOTOS - Doug, an indie movie trailer parody Done in the style of "Garden State", Nickelodeon's Doug Funnie returns home to Bluffington in this quirky coming-of-age parody. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e2c691e4b066ba030b12c0/1426902395402-UVBMQTZY26V48JA1NL7U/P4W_Bystander.png PHOTOS - "The Bystander Effect", NYU short film In this short filmed on 16mm, I play a jogger that stumbles upon a fallen stranger lying on the street. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e2c691e4b066ba030b12c0/1426364553606-59R2BG70BNUCOFJR0ESL/P4W_drcoolsex.png PHOTOS - Promotional Photo, Drcoolsex Comedy Drcoolsex is a sketch comedy group with over 200 videos, 75 million total views, and has been featured on ABC, ESPN, and SyFy. Photo credit: Benjamin Ragheb https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e2c691e4b066ba030b12c0/1426364907379-4ZKFCL3GJU3D0VNXWR2K/P4W_drcoolsexgraphic.png PHOTOS - Promotional Photo, Drcoolsex Comedy Drcoolsex is a sketch comedy group with over 200 videos, 75 million total views, and has been featured on ABC, ESPN, and SyFy. Photo credit: Kyle Ford https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e2c691e4b066ba030b12c0/1426933114112-1QGPD7LR9X6N5SYAX93H/466699_10101006669148759_57353836_o.jpg PHOTOS - "Dance Moms" Parody, Drcoolsex Comedy I play Abby, the tyrannical dance teacher, as she tries to prepare the girls...for dinner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e2c691e4b066ba030b12c0/1426364104523-ZBZBG61Y9COPW8YH8OC7/P4W_inturn.png PHOTOS - "Inturn", CBS After beating out other contestants in a variety of acting challenges, I was awarded with a 13-week contract on CBS' soap opera "As the World Turns". Somehow, I wound up as a recurring character for 3 years! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e2c691e4b066ba030b12c0/1426932824564-WZY61L3RCMUZN858YWF6/P4W_creek.png PHOTOS - Improm at The Creek & The Cave, NY Pairs of improvisers perform small sets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e2c691e4b066ba030b12c0/1424516452316-2V19BHP4YTSG63WACG8V/P4W_joepiscopo+copy.png PHOTOS - Nassau Pops with Joe Piscopo At the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts on Long Island, I played double bass in the orchestra that accompanied SNL legend Joe Piscopo. http://alexcharak.com/press daily 0.75 2022-08-26 http://alexcharak.com/videos daily 0.75 2022-08-26