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***UPDATE*** Lifetime Movie "The Wronged Man"

I have an UPDATE on the release of the Lifetime movie I filmed, "The Wronged Man."

"The Wronged Man" will premiere THIS SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 2010 at 8:00PM ET on Lifetime.

NOT THIS SATURDAY, as I originally posted.

There are three encore broadcasts as well:
1. Sunday, January 17 at 12:00AM ET/11:00PM CT
2. Monday, January 18 at 8:00PM ET/7:00PM CT
3. Monday, January 18 at 12:00AM ET/11:00PM CT 

For a recap on all the movie info, I'll include my last post:

While I'm always a bit iffy with how film stuff turns out, I am excited to see this finished product.  Lifetime is really changing up some of their content:  I'm pretty sure this will not be your typical Lifetime chick-flick.

ABOUT THE WRONGED MAN:

"Renowned actress Julia Ormond(Legends of the Fall, Sabrina) will headline The Wronged Man, an unforgettable story of justice and redemption.....Mahershalalhashbaz Ali(The 4400), Ormond’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button co-star, also joins the cast as an African-American husband and father convicted of raping a young girl. The film is based on the true story of an unlikely friendship between paralegal Janet Gregory (Ormond) and Calvin Willis (Ali) as they fight to overturn his sentence and restore faith in the justice system....

Janet Gregory (Ormond), a single-mother with a haunting past, is a paralegal struggling to overcome doubts about Calvin Willis (Ali), an African-American husband and father wrongfully accused of raping a neighborhood girl. Eventually convinced of his innocence, Janet takes Calvin’s pro bono case and wages a dramatic and stormy 22-year battle with the justice system that ultimately redeems an unjustly accused man and cements a life-long friendship."

Oh yeah, I play Vicky Tanner, the lawyer that makes the case for Willis.  See?  I did actually get to be a lawyer and I didn't even have to go to law school for it after all! :)

Love to all...

I have an UPDATE on the release of the Lifetime movie I filmed, "The Wronged Man."

"The Wronged Man" will premiere THIS SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 2010 at 8:00PM ET on Lifetime.

NOT THIS SATURDAY, as I originally posted.

There are three encore broadcasts as well:
1. Sunday, January 17 at 12:00AM ET/11:00PM CT
2. Monday, January 18 at 8:00PM ET/7:00PM CT
3. Monday, January 18 at 12:00AM ET/11:00PM CT 

For a recap on all the movie info, I'll include my last post:

While I'm always a bit iffy with how film stuff turns out, I am excited to see this finished product.  Lifetime is really changing up some of their content:  I'm pretty sure this will not be your typical Lifetime chick-flick.

ABOUT THE WRONGED MAN:

"Renowned actress Julia Ormond(Legends of the Fall, Sabrina) will headline The Wronged Man, an unforgettable story of justice and redemption.....Mahershalalhashbaz Ali(The 4400), Ormond’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button co-star, also joins the cast as an African-American husband and father convicted of raping a young girl. The film is based on the true story of an unlikely friendship between paralegal Janet Gregory (Ormond) and Calvin Willis (Ali) as they fight to overturn his sentence and restore faith in the justice system....

Janet Gregory (Ormond), a single-mother with a haunting past, is a paralegal struggling to overcome doubts about Calvin Willis (Ali), an African-American husband and father wrongfully accused of raping a neighborhood girl. Eventually convinced of his innocence, Janet takes Calvin’s pro bono case and wages a dramatic and stormy 22-year battle with the justice system that ultimately redeems an unjustly accused man and cements a life-long friendship."

Oh yeah, I play Vicky Tanner, the lawyer that makes the case for Willis.  See?  I did actually get to be a lawyer and I didn't even have to go to law school for it after all! :)

Love to all...

Movie "The Wronged Man"

Hello my friends.....thanks to all for bugging me, um, keeping me on my toes about this movie "The Wronged Man."  Can't seem to stay on top of things lately for some reason!

The original November 2009 release has now been pushed to January 2010.

"The Wronged Man" will premiere Saturday, January 16, 2010 at 8:00 PM ET on Lifetime.

While I'm always a bit iffy with how film stuff turns out, I am excited to see this finished product.  Lifetime is really changing up some of their content:  I'm pretty sure this will not be your typical Lifetime chick-flick.

ABOUT THE WRONGED MAN:

"Renowned actress Julia Ormond (Legends of the Fall, Sabrina) will headline The Wronged Man, an unforgettable story of justice and redemption.....Mahershalalhashbaz Ali (The 4400), Ormond’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button co-star, also joins the cast as an African-American husband and father convicted of raping a young girl. The film is based on the true story of an unlikely friendship between paralegal Janet Gregory (Ormond) and Calvin Willis (Ali) as they fight to overturn his sentence and restore faith in the justice system....

Janet Gregory (Ormond), a single-mother with a haunting past, is a paralegal struggling to overcome doubts about Calvin Willis (Ali), an African-American husband and father wrongfully accused of raping a neighborhood girl. Eventually convinced of his innocence, Janet takes Calvin’s pro bono case and wages a dramatic and stormy 22-year battle with the justice system that ultimately redeems an unjustly accused man and cements a life-long friendship."

Oh yeah, I play Vicky Tanner, the lawyer that makes the case for Willis.  See?  I did actually get to be a lawyer and I didn't even have to go to law school for it after all! :)

Love to all...

New Acting Website

Finally getting around to creating an acting website for myself.

Check it out and let me know your suggestions!

www.shaynekohout.com

Yikes.....

Wow.  I can't believe it has been so long since I've posted.  Poor little blog.  Then again, it's not really that surprising...I've been super-busy and somewhat down and unfortunately my blog usually takes one of the first hits.  I HAVE been on Facebook more often lately (scary thing, that Facebook!...I think it might just take over the world...)  But I'm here now, and hope to be posting more often. 

So a quick run-down:  Just closed my latest play "Tent Meeting" at Theatrical Outfit (I'll post a few pictures of this soon).  This was absolutely an amazing experience.  The talent I got to work with and the challenges this play provided me are indescribable.  Thanks to EVERYONE who came to check it out!

I filmed a small role (more than one line!...several, actually!) in a Lifetime movie starring Julia Ormand called "The Wronged Man."  A very cool story based on the true story of a man falsely convicted of rape and released 20 years later due to a DNA test.  Was very cool to work with Julia and a great experience overall.  "The Wronged Man" is due to air on Lifetime in November 2009.

I'm still working at the Temple, although less hours.  I'm still acting like crazy, but also starting to wonder if maybe there might be other things I'd like to try (not sure what, exactly...but I'll keep you posted).

My beautiful sister came to visit a couple weeks ago...FABULOUS FABULOUS time we had.  We even went on a hot air balloon ride!  LOVE YOU PAIGEEE!

And if that weren't enough, my Dad and Lequice are visiting me as I speak (er, write)!  They got to check out my last two performances of "Tent Meeting" (the first time Dad's ever seen me perform!)  Talk about an emotional experience!  Am so very very grateful for family right now.

Am headed to Florida this week for a much needed vacation.  Then will come back to Atlanta to finish the Jesus show (the Christian sitcom that films in Asheville, NC) and then I'll start rehearsals for my next show. 

Thanks to everyone who keeps hounding me for updates...I can get pretty bad at communicating so it's nice to have you all holding me accountable!

Keep sending me your updates!  More to come very soon...I promise!

In case you blinked...

...or even if you didn't, you probably had a hard time seeing my "appearance" on Army Wives.  It was pretty disappointing.  I think I was on screen for a total of about 3.3 seconds.  And you never could see my face.  Oh well...thanks to everyone who tuned in anyways!  At least I got a nice paycheck and a credit!

Starting rehearsals for Dracula next week.  It runs from October 7 through November 2, with a possible extension.  So if you're in the area, make sure you check it out!  Spoooooooky!!!

More soon...gotta fill you all in on the fabulous wedding I was in this past weekend.  I love you Katie and Park!!!

Ho Hum.....

I'm feeling blah...Just arrived in Asheville to film the Jesus show for the next few days...but I really don't want to be here.  I'm grateful for the work, I'm making money, I'm in a gorgeous place, I'm with some great people...but I'm just not feeling it, you know?  My heart's not in this job, it never really has been, and that always makes things a bit more challenging and less satisfying.  I feel like a hypocrite, and I don't like that feeling.  But despite differences in beliefs, I have to trust that I'm impacting someone, somewhere, in a positive way and putting my talents to use.  It's a good lesson to learn, though...listening to your heart, being true to yourself, being grateful for what you have.

Can't believe the summer's over...but I'm so ready for a new season!  If anyone has any great stories about the summer fill me in!

Busy, Busy, Busy.....

As I'm sure everyone else and their dog is, I'm BUSY, BUSY, BUSY!  So I've been rather neglectful of my poor Blog...But such is the way of life sometimes, right?  I'm busy starting up my own "business," so to speak, which is taking up a bit of my time.  More info on that later.  I'm also involved in producing a short film with Shad and a great director/friend of mine, Wade Ballance.  We're shooting to film in late January, so we're scrambling to get everything in order.  More on that soon, as well... (Speaking of Wade and short films, he just told me you could see a trailer of another short film he directed and I starred in called "The Axe Man" on YouTube.) 

I hope everyone's holiday preparations are just jolly!  There's nothing like the traffic, huge angry mobs of stressed out shoppers, and working in a synagogue to help get you in the Christmas spirit!  Which is why I will be SOOOO glad to go home to good ol' Lubbock.  I'll be there the 22nd thru the 30th, so please let me know if you'll be around then, or if I can bring you a little something (like a nice stocking full of smog).

Hopefully, more to come soon!

L.A. Bound

I'm leaving at the butt-crack of dawn tomorrow for L.A. to check out the scene and attend a screening of a short film I did called The Axe Man at the L.A. Short Film Festival.  Should be pretty fun, even though I will be there for less than 48 hours.  Still, I'll get to hob-knob with a bunch of creative people and try to figure out how to fit in among the sea of fake breasts. More soon!

Tommy Boy

For years I have idolized Tom Hanks and his brilliance as an actor.  I have been not-so-secretly hoping he would lose interest in Rita (Wilson, his wife), and decide that he must have me as his life-long companion.  I'm prepared, any day now, for a call from his people.  But aside from his inability to recognize true love, i.e. me, the man can do no wrong.  Take a look at this article....love, love, love the Tomster.

Mad About Martin

I just finished watching the movie Shopgirl for the second time in three days.  And once again, my eyes are all puffy and I have snot dripping from my nose.  I love this movie.  Love, love, love.  Might even be my new favorite (for today, of course).  I actually read the book, or novella, rather, written by Steve Martin, quite a while ago and fell head-over-heels in love with Martin's writing style.  (He starred in and wrote the screenplay for the movie.)  It's not the slap-stick, knee-jerk comedy you would expect from Martin.  It's poignant, tender, truthful, with a sprinkle of humor.  It's the kind of writing I actually stop reading in the middle of just so I can write down a particular phrase that really resonates.  I like it because I can relate.  Little Shayne sensitivity sensors go off every time I read this book.  Same thing happens with Martin's other novella, The Pleasure of My Company.  Check them out if you'd like.  Maybe little sensors will go off for you, too.  Or maybe not.  But these are novellas, for Pete's sake, not Moby Dick.*  So why not?

* Thought I would include this link for those of you who would really just rather read a 58 page chapter on whale blubber.