Al Gomez

A veteran of the Entertainment Industry Al Gomez has worked as a Producer Writer and Actor in Feature Films Television and Commercials A Los Angeles native and honor graduate Al dove headfirst into Hollywoods creative waters as an actor at the age of 18 With some training and eyes closed he secured an acting role in his first audition an independent feature film HiRiders starring legendary OG actors from the 1950s Mel Ferrer Ralph Meeker and Neville Brand An on set huddle with the three of them encouraged Al to continue seeking a career as an actor Over the years he got roles in various movies including Universals Cloak Dagger with Dabney Coleman and a number of other Independent films Still In his early 20s Al discovered an innate storytelling ability writing his first screenplay a teen comedy called Joysticks starring Joe Don Baker and a number of young comedy actors Corrine Bohrer Jon Gries and Leif Green Joysticks turned out to be one of the top independent release hits as its opening weekend boxoffice numbers ranked it behind the studio megahits Tootsie Gandhi and 48 Hrs and is considered a cult classic video game movie from the 80s While continuing with his screen writing Al decided to extend career options within the studio system and found an opportunity at Universal Studios with the Producers of The Breakfast Club This allowed him to observe and work with the likes of Producer Ned Tanen President Feature Films Universal Studios CoProducer Michelle Manning President Production Paramount Studios megacomedy filmmaker John Hughes and pioneering editor Dede Allen best known for her work with with Warren Beatty on Bonnie and Clyde and the Academy Award winning Reds Al is asked by Universal StudiosTelevision executives to be part of a new venture called the Hispanic Film Project a film series that promotes new talent within the Latino community As Associate ProducerAssistant Director he teams with Robert Diaz LeRoy to create the award winning Ill Be Home For Christmas a dramatic film short about one mans identity crisis and the dilemma he faces when his 9yearold son comes to visit him in prison as a Christmas gift Continuing to hone his creative instincts leads Al to the Video Game Industry where he discovers the fascinating interactive options of nonlinear storytelling at the Dreamers Guild Using his production and writing skills he brings a feature film quality to various CDRom games which include Dinotopia for Turner Interactive Pandemonium Golf for IBM Interactive Over the years Al collaborated with Robert LeRoy as a Producer on a number of film television and web series including web series Crime Scene X a childrens TV series puppet show Noahs Park and horror streaming series Dark Gospels He also Executive Produced his first horror film a creature feature Monsters In The Woods about a group of actors making a horror film in the mountains and running into a real nightmare of blood and gore Al now focuses on the rich opportunities afforded his experience and the many roles available as a character actor but he is always looking for a good story to tell