Overview
* Twenty-Five Years Working as an Actor in Theatre, Film,
Television, and over One- Hundred Commercials.
* Thirty Years playing Jazz Piano, with a dozen CD’s distributed Internationally.
* Over Twenty Years Teaching Internal Martial Arts, Chi Kung and related subjects.
* Fifteen Years as the Founder and Head of the Internal Arts Studio in Los
Angeles
* Co-Wrote Three Stories Produced for “Star Trek - The Next Generation”
* Ten Years Building One-of-a-Kind Furniture
Academic Experience
1978-1997 Learning the rare Internal Martial Art, Shing-Yi,
with Sifu Kenny Gong.
1991-1995 Studied Acting with Peter Frisch
1976-1978 Attended, and Graduated with B.A. from the School of Contemporary
Music
1974-1976 Attended Queens College, Jazz program
1970-1974 Studied Jazz Improvisation on piano, with Lennie Tristano
Teaching Experience
1980-Present Teaching Shing-Yi and Chi Kung at the Internal
Arts Studio, Venice, Ca.
2000 Taught Acting for Commercials at Santa Monica Playhouse
2000 Taught Movement for Actors, at Carnegie Mellon University
1994-1996 Taught Acting, Mime and Physical Improvisation at the Internal Arts
Studio
1993-1994 Taught Chi Kung at Emperors College of Traditional Oriental Medicine,
in Santa Monica, California.
1976-1978 Taught Jazz improvisation, music theory and ear training at the
School of Contemporary Music in Brookline, Mass.
Acting Roles (not all included)
Film
2003 - Alien Hunter (Co-Star) (Milennium Films)
1992 - Sleepwalkers (Featured) (Columbia Pictures)
1985 - Once Bitten (Co-Star) (Samuel Goldwyn Company)
1985 - Just One Of The Guys (Co-Star) (Columbia Pictures)
1983 - Christine (Supporting) (Columbia Pictures)
1981 - Friday The 13th, Part Two (Co-Star) (Paramount Pictures)
1981 - The Chosen (Supporting) (20th Century Fox)
Television
2000 - Profiler (Guest Star) (NBC)
1996-1997 - Chicago Hope (Recurring) (CBS)
1995 - The X-Files (Guest Star) (Fox)
1985-1986 - Newhart (Recurring) (MTM Entertainment)
1982 - M*A*S*H* (Guest Star) (20th Century Fox)
Commercials (over 100 filmed, including)
McDonalds, Alka Seltzer, Coors, Kelloggs Nut n’ Honey,
Miracle Whip, Buick, Big Boy, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Sears, Isuzu, IBM, Van
De Kamps, Golden Grahams, et al.
Writing Credits
1992 - Star Trek: The Next Generation, Episode "Ethics"
(Co-Writer)
1992 - Star Trek: The Next Generation, Episode "New
Ground" (Co-Writer)
1991 - Star Trek: The Next Generation, Episode "The Wounded"
(Co-Writer)
Publications
2002 - Interview, by a website called Pit of Horror, regarding
a starring role in the film Friday the 13th Part 2, in 1981.
1996 - Interview, regarding a starring role in an episode of the X-Files,
"Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose," for a European Sci-Fi magazine
by Steve Eramie.
( This episode was rated by the T.V. guide as one of the top ten television
episodes of all time, & also, there are five X-Files trading cards of
Stu, with moments from the episode.)
1992 - Cover Photo of the Argonaut Newspaper, and interview in a special edition
about physical fitness and self defense.
1991 - L.A. weekly interview, about Chi Kung, for their annual health issue.
1990 - Black Belt Magazine - interviewed regarding Shing-Yi.
1990 - Inside Kung Fu Magazine - interviewed regarding Shing-Yi
Union Affiliations
Screen Actors Guild
AFTRA
Writers Guild of America
Local 47, Professional Musicians Union
Updated 4/25/2007