G.L. McQueary

GL McQueary born on July 19 in Jersey City New Jersey where he attended Lincoln High School After Lincoln he attended Teterboro School of Aeronautics where he studied aircraft airframe and powerplant Upon completion of that training he attended Nathaniel Hawthorne College in Antrim New Hampshire where he majored in Aeronautical Science GL began his acting career in 1990 when he auditioned for the part of Blue Haven in the stage play Ceremonies in Dark Old Men with the New Jersey based theatre group the Phoenix Ensemble On the plays opening day March 2 of the same year GLs Blue Haven performance received a standing ovation and he never looked back With the Phoenix Ensemble he performed in a dozen productions like A Soldiers Play Fences A Raisin In The Sun and Split Second just to name a few In 1993 he made his professional stage debut at the Capital Repertory Theatre in Albany New York in the stage premiere production of THE GANG ON THE ROOF by Dan Owens and directed by Lee Kenneth Richardson Later that year he traveled the southern US states with the gospel musical play A Mothers Love 1994 GL relocated to California and was reintroduced to John Amos who he had previously met during the table reading for The Gang on the Roof John was doing his one man show Halleys Comet and his son KC was shooting his thesis film Syphon Gun and GL was offered a part as a ranch hand GL continued his theater aspiration in Los Angeles performing in such plays as The Colored Museum Someone Wholl Watch Over Me Private Battle at The John Anson Ford Theatre as part of the Mark Taper Forum and A Raisin In The Sun where his performance as Bobo earned him a Jeffery Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a stage play by the Santa Monica Theater Guild GL wanted to move into film so he began training with Kim Fields at the Harvest School of Performing Arts GLs foray into film and television began with projects such as Unidentified Young American Gangstas Derek Delila The Cloth and Undercover Kids to name a few In 2005 GL got his first Lead role in the hit comedy short RiB Shack where his portrayal of Slappy Don Juan Hercules Robinson Ray Johnson earned him the GAFFERS Award Global Arts Film Festival for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Today GL continues to stay active in film projects that he has written produced and starred in He has appeared in several commercials His play Mommas Porch is receiving critical acclaim and is being considered for an offBroadway production He spends his free time writing and training as a member of RLS Richard Lawson Studios where he studies with Master teacher Richard Lawson