Randy Jay Burrell

Randy Jay Burrell is an American actor writer director and musician from Tampa Florida He is the son of Don Burrell an insurance agency owner and Laurie Burrell a healthcare professional Randy grew up in a close loving adventurous family and is the eldest of four children three boys and one girl His wellrounded childhood included family travels to Africa Australia Europe playing football basketball surfing and martial arts plus a household of pets From an early age Randy knew he wanted to work in entertainment At the tender age of 5 Randy displayed an actors preparedness and generosity in his first theatrical role as the Tin Man in his Kindergarten production of The Wizard of Oz Randy knew all of his lines and those of the other characters which saved the day when the Cowardly Lion forgot his lines and Randy was able to feed his young costar the lines live on stage As a boy he liked creating his own homemovie documentaries of his action figures getting into character every Halloween and making people laugh Beginning at age 10 Randy worked professionally in modeling and acting in Miami Tampa and Orlando for department stores TV commercials book covers and print ads In his teens his Uncle Tom introduced Randy to the acoustic guitar which led to Randy teaching himself classic rock songs and writing his own music Randy attended the University of South Florida studying theatre performance and entertainment business While in college Randy acted in plays commercials and independent film projects Shortly before arriving in Los Angeles he worked on the Florida location of the feature film Dolphin Tale 2011 as the double for Harry Connick Jr and enjoyed a round of golf with Connicks costar Morgan Freeman who motivated Randy to pursue his dream and move to Los Angeles Once in Los Angeles Randy earned roles quickly in film television and commercials He also performed in an all original rock band in live venues on Sunset Boulevard and all around Los Angeles Creative on the other side of the camera Randy has written directed and produced short films tv pilots and Web series Acting has always been a passion of Randys and he has his sights set on a full career like the greats he admires Carrey Costner Hanks DiCaprio and Eastwood the latter whom he had the privilege of meeting in Los Angeles two weeks before filming Doc Hollidays Revenge Randys first western and starring role in a feature In his free time Randy enjoys music movies video games all that is Marvel and DC hiking surfing skating exploring nature traveling and rooting for his home state teams the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Rays and the Orlando Magic IMDb Mini Biography By Deborah Fairchild