Edward Dennis Fogell

Edward Dennis Fogell is an American producer, actor, and artistic director. He received his training from institutions such as Ted Liss School of Drama, Victory Gardens in Chicago and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London.
Early years
Fogell also served in the US Army and served in the Army Criminal Investigation Department in Chicago. Edward Dennis Fogell was an accomplished guitarist and lead vocalist. Former bands included, "The Rockin' Relations", "Beverly Wright and The Second Generations", "Rain", "Bloody Monday", "Sunnyside Up" and "Ed Fogell's Cabaret", an R&B/hard rock band and perhaps his most popular. The group toured through the United States and globally doing concerts in Hawaii, Japan, Korea, China, and other countries, serving as an opening act for many big-name artists and making television appearances.
Producer
Fogell produced musical variety shows in many theatres throughout the United States such as the Arie Crown Theater, Park West and Civic Opera House and also on the international set in places like Hawaii, Japan, Korea and China.
Actor
As a student of the arts, Edward Fogell attended Ted Liss School Of Drama, then Victory Gardens, Act One Studios in Chicago, Michael Shurtleff in New York, Gary Sherman in Los Angeles, and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London.
A member of the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Radio and Television Artists, Fogell and performs as an actor under the professional stage name of Edward Dennis and has appeared in many stage productions such as McCleod in "Detective Story", Bill Warren in "California Suite" in Devonshire Playhouse, Lt. Weinberg in "A Few Good Men", Jude Frye in "Oklahoma" and Wood in "Otherwise Engaged", As Det Michael Conrad in the Conrad TV Series, Calvin in the TV Series Dark County;
Some television credits include the NBC soap opera "Generations", "Lady Blue", "Crime Stories" and "Unsolved Mysteries". He recreated the historic 40s-50s mob figure Willie Bioff in "The Projection Racket" for the BBC, Blood, La Femme Vampir, (Lost Girls), The Business Of Death, Six Rats, The Road Kill Theory, Sitting On The Fence, Trunk Line, Time Watch/The Projection Racket, Insomnia Last Day In Chicago, It Takes A Lot Of Light To Make A City, Time Was, The Package, and Above The Law.
Director
Fogell founded Chicago Actors Studio in 1992 and became its Artistic Director. There he has directed numerous theater productions, features & made-for-television films, including "Paradise Lost, Paradise Found", "In The Air Tonight", and "Detective Story". He shot the TV pilot "The Cadets" in Los Angeles in 2014. He is also the President of Silver Screen Services and Complete Video Services & Film Productions, and the President of the Worldwide Entertainment Corporation.
Awards
Lifetime Achievement Award CAS, Telly and Silver Hugo Award.

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