Resume
James E. Todd, Scenic & Decorative Artist

 

Work in the Greater Cleveland Area

• Lead faux finisher and muralist at private residences in the greater Cleveland area,
  2002 to present
• Lead faux finisher, muralist, sign painter and logo creator for Pickwick & Frolic
  Restaurant & Club, 2002 to present
• Lead mural and sign painter for Sullivan's Irish Pub & Restaurant, 2003 to present
• Lead scenic painter for "The 'Oh' in Ohio" independent film, 2004
• Lead and on-set scenic painter for LeBron James / Nike "King James" commercial, 2003
• Lead painter for "Fiendish Fashions" exhibit at Western Reserve Historical Society,
  2002
• On-set scenic painter (standby) for "Against the Ropes," 2002
• On-set scenic painter (standby) for "Antwone Fisher," 2001
• On-set scenic painter (standby) for "Welcome to Collinwood," 2001
• Lead theme painter for Australian Outback Adventure, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo,
  1999-2000
• Assistant painter for "Carmen" at Cleveland-San Jose Ballet, 1999
• Lead painter for Channel 3 news set: curly maple desk fronts and logo, 1999
• Lead painter for "Company" and "Twelve Angry Men" at Cleveland Playhouse, 1998-99
• Assistant painter for "Carmen" at Cleveland Opera, 1998
• Assistant painter for "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" at Great Lakes Theater Festival, 1998
• Designer, sculptor and painter for the "Sculpting the Land" exhibit at the
  Cleveland Museum of Natural History, 1997
• Faux finisher for David Newton of These Faux Walls, 1997-98

 

Work in the San Francisco Area

Motion Pictures

• "Down Periscope" (Disney), 1995
• "James and the Giant Peach" (Disney), 1994
• "Murder in the First" (Warner Bros.), 1994
• "Sister Act 2" (Disney), 1993
• "Mrs. Doubtfire" (Warner Bros.), 1992
• "Being Human" (20th Century Fox), 1993
• "Joy Luck Club" (Disney), 1992
• "Made in America" (Warner Bros.), 1992
• "I Married an Axe Murderer" (TriStar), 1992
• "Final Analysis" (Warner Bros.), 1991
• "Raising Cain" (Entertainment Partners), 1991

Television

• "The Conversation" TV pilot (20th Century Fox), 1995
• A.C. Delco commercial (Industrial Light Magic [ILM]), 1995
• Bayer Aspirin commercial, 1995
• Miller Light commercial (ILM), 1992
• Dodge Daytona commercial (ILM), 1991
• Lee Jeans commercial (Gary Brickley), 1991
• "Midnight Caller" series (DesiLu), 1990

Theatrical

• Stevie Wonder European Tour (Rocket Science), 1992
• Cowboy Junkies American Tour (Rocket Science), 1992
• Allen Jackson American Tour (Rocket Science), 1992
• "War and Peace," San Francisco Opera, 1991
• Dan Fogelberg American Tour (Rocket Science), 1991
• Jimmy Buffet World Tour (Rocket Science), 1991
• Public Enemy Rap Show American Tour (Nomad Productions), 1991
• Theme Party Productions, 1990
• Eighteen-State Buddhist Festival, New Orleans, 1988
• Tenth World Peace Youth Culture Festival, Honolulu, 1985
• "Camelot," San Jose Civic Light Opera, 1984
• "Annie," Peninsula Civic Light Opera, 1985
• "Guys and Dolls," Menlo College, 1985
• Claypipers Melodrama Theater, Gold Country of California, 1980-96
• Mountain View Cabaret Theater, 1980s
• Gaslighter Melodrama Theater, 1980s

Member of IATSE Local 816 in San Francisco; Local 209 in Cleveland

 

 

(440) 891-9044
221 Race Street - Berea, Ohio 44017

E-mail: JamesTodd@danceswithwalls.com

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