Greatest out of work actor of the day: Alex Winter, esq!

He is a man known globally by one name, Bill S. Preston, Esquire!  Who though, is the man behind one half of the power group, Wyld Stallyns ! Alex Winter was the son of two modern dancers, and was trained extensively in dance. Born in London, England in 1965, before moving to St. Louis, Missouri at the age of five. His Father ran Mid-American Dance Company, and Mother taught dance at Webster University. Alex made his Broadway debut in “The King and I“, followed by supporting roles in the production’s of “Peter Pan“, The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up“, and “Close of Play” all before graduating film school. Upon graduating New York University Alex landed his first feature film role in the  Charles Bronson vigilante  film series with “Death Wish 3” (1985),  following up   as a vampire thug in “The Lost Boys” (1987). Though, it would still be two more  years until he found his place in history. Co-Starring with Keanu Reeves, and George Carlin “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure” (1989) was a pop-culture sensation making “Party On” & “Bogus” household terms. (Not  Wayne’s World) Which was followed by a lesser sequel “Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey“(1991), and two  nominally successful series`. Winter  then teamed with longtime friends  Tom Stern, and Tim Burns on an MTV project entitled “The Idiot Box” which was a hit, but due to budget issues couldn’t be  ironed out to make it happen. The three landed a $12 Million dollar deal with 20th. Century Fox to finance “Freaked” (1993).  Alex Winter   would then disappear for six years until emerging once again with his Self-Written, and Directed film, released by Lionsgate Films,  “Fever” (1999) which received much acclaim. Then, Alex Winter seemingly vanished again for another eight years before a small part on the series  “Bones” (2007), and  voiced  the role of King Mole Man in the animated series,  “Saul of the Mole Men” (2007).  Where has he been? It seems Alex  has been content behind the camera as a Writer/Director for  Commercials, and Advertisements. He is currently working on “We’re Here to Help“  Starring, Alan Rickman (Harry Potter(s), Dogma). IMDB had this on “We’re Here to Help“, A slick and ambitious pharmaceutical executive is sent on a hopeless humanitarian mission deep into a war-torn African nation, but he soon finds that he is grossly unprepared for the absurd situation that awaits him. Sounds intriguing.  Well, Party ON, and BE EXCELLENT to each other.  

You can also check out THIS write-up in People on CNN.com from 2002. Enjoy!