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Glenn Towery
Los Angeles
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Languages Spoken: English

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Biography: Glenn R. Towery Biography Glenn Towery was born May 15, 1952 in El Paso, Texas, USA. Although he was born in El Paso, Glenn spent his formative years in the city of Los Angeles where he essentially grew up. It was clear early in Glenn's life that he would be involved in the entertainment field because he and his brother Stonewall were always getting the family, friends and neighbors together to look at their newest creation whether it was a song, a dance or a skit. Glenn attended several high schools in Los Angeles but did not graduate from any of them eventually he decided to join Job Corps. and was shipped off to Clearfield Utah where he successfully completed their Para-Professional Institute. After that Glenn returned to Los Angeles where he worked briefly as a counselor then joined the United States Navy where he became a navigator (Quartermaster) and did a combat tour in Vietnam. When Glenn returned from the war he found himself very interested in the dramatic arts and he began to take acting classes. Glenn moved to San Jose in the mid 70's where he joined the prestigious Black Theater Workshop of San Jose State University run by Dr. Willie L. Williams. Glenn distinguished himself there by performing the title character in the play "Purlie Victorious", and recreating the thought provoking character of Mr. Boo Boo in the unforgettable mono drama "The One" written by Oliver Pitcher. Glenn returned to Los Angeles in the late 1970's and added writer, director, producer to his many talents. He began to write for television, motion picture and stage. It was during this time that Glenn met C. Bernard Jackson, founder of the world famous "Inner City Cultural Center" located in the heart of Los Angeles. Glenn became a member of the Inner City Cultural Center family and performed several plays on the main stage. They included Sab Shimona's "Passion Play" where Glenn appeared as John The Baptist and understudied the role of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, and Ted Lange's well-reviewed musical "Born A Unicorn" where Glenn portrayed America's first successful Black promoter "Henry Brown" in which he sang, acted and danced. Glenn did several other works while at Inner City Cultural Center and also added Stage Manager to his professional repertoire of things he could do while he both worked and trained, often under the direct guidance of its founder, C. Bernard Jackson. During the Inner City Cultural Center National Play Writing Competition of 1988, Glenn's play "Shadow Boxer" became a crowd favorite and was a finalist in the final four plays of that year's competition out of hundreds that were produced and performed. Glenn soon joined The Black Ensemble Theater Company (TBET) under the direction of famed director, Edmund J. Cambridge, one of the principle founders of the Negro Ensemble Company (NEC) in New York city. TBET was primarily a celebrity acting group comprised of all professional, well-known Black actors which operated under the banner of the then famous Los Angeles Actors Theater (LAAT) under the guidance of its Creative Director, Mr. Bill Bushnell. Glenn was mentored by Edmund Cambridge for a period of nearly 7 years. During that time, he stage-managed and honed the craft of directing. He also co-directed several professional plays where he worked with many well-known actors. It was also during this period that Glenn became an acting instructor at Marla Gibb's famed "Actor's Crossroads Academy". This happened primarily because Glenn would take over Edmund Cambridge's classes when he was not available and the students began to request an opportunity to study with him exclusively. Edmund Cambridge formed a group of professional actresses that dubbed themselves "The Cambridge Players" . Glenn was an integral part of that group's formation and growth. Although he and Edmund Cambridge were the only two male members of the group, Glenn rose to the position of Executive Vice President of their theatrical organization which featured such notable members as Lynn Hamilton, Esther Rolle and Juanita Moore. In 1993, Glenn decided to go to film school. He selected Columbia College Hollywood because of the balance in their curriculum, which offered a practical hands-on approach to filmmaking along with their outstanding collegiate curriculum and teachers, some of whom also taught at USC, UCLA and AFI. It was here that Glenn got his practical knowledge of filmmaking. In his final semester, Glenn was able to become one of the few students selected to shoot a final project. His final project was titled "The Frequency" and is available for purchase on DVD at Amazon.com. Glenn graduated from Columbia College Hollywood in 1997 earning a Bachelor of Arts degree. He was the first African-American Valedictorian in the more than 60-year history of the school, which was originally founded by Columbia University located in Chicago, Illinois. In 1997, Glenn's PSA, "Respect the Sacrifices of Your Ancestors, "Don't Use the N-Word" was selected to be shown at the Pan-African Film Festival held annually at the Magic Johnson Theater in Los Angeles. In addition, that same year, Glenn won an award for this project from the Black Filmmaker's Hall of Fame in Oakland, California. Although "Glenn & Linus Michael Attend the Million Man March" was shot while Glenn was a student at Columbia College Hollywood, it was not a school project. Every aspect of the project was paid for by Glenn, who also served as the project's Executive Producer. Currently, Glenn has formed his own production company, Fairy God Brother Productions and Film Company, LLC (a California Corporation). He has several scripts that he has written and is considering for production. Although he says he would like to shoot "STARFUNK and the ASTRAL PIONEERS" as his first feature-length dramatic movie. He describes this project as being a "Swashbuckling science fiction, space fantasy musical, full of fun, adventure and drama, designed to have the audience partying in the theaters." You can learn more about Glenn Towery and his future projects by visiting his companies website at www.fairygodbrotherllc.com. You can also view clips of his short films on YouTube.