Jacob Moore

Lentil Salad à la Jake

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 13:21:00 -0700

Check out this simple low-fat protein-packed spinach & lentil salad I made for lunch!

This salad has tons of antioxidants, protein, calcium & iron. It's low in fat and sodium. Here's how I made it...

Lay down a bed of iron rich baby spinach (approx. 6oz)
Top with cubed fresh mozzarella, halved grape tomatoes and avocado slices
Add previously cooked and chilled lentils (approx. 3.5oz)
Drizzle with your favorite vinaigrette (today I used a Briannas Champagne Caper Vinaigrette)
Finish with cracked pepper and sea salt

TIP: Check out Trader Joe's refrigerated section for convenient pre-cooked low-sodium lentils that taste great warm or cold!

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Behind the Scenes of the FX pilot 'Powers'

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 09:33:00 -0700

Here are what pictures I can share from my time working as Jason Patric's photo double on the FX pilot 'Powers'. I can't post the juicy ones until later.. sorry!

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My Patric-esque hairdo.

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Manufactured rain & my first wack at stunt driving.

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My second, much nicer, changing room.

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Some green screen work.

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My very first changing room with my name on the door.. in the "honeywagon", no less.

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Wait, is it @Movember already?

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 07:18:00 -0700

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Post-war shaving party!

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Decent Men Trailer

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:24:00 -0700

A trailer for the short film 'Decent Men' featuring Jacob Moore.

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Actor Resume & Headshot

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:32:00 -0700

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Voiceover Demos by Jacob Moore

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 08:36:00 -0700

Commercial Demo

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Narration Demo

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Hear Moore at www.HearJacobMoore.com!

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A blurb in Reel Chicago...

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:11:00 -0700

THE CIVIL WAR 3D four-part series that Towers Productions started shooting June 1 for Discovery’s 3net channel, stars local actor Jacob Moore portraying Lt. Henry Ropes of the Massachusetts 20th Volunteer Infantry, the military unit the writers chose to represent the Union’s side of the conflict. Moore is represented by Big Mouth Talent and Litwin Management.

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Jacob Moore's Actor Reel

Wed, 11 May 2011 09:28:00 -0700

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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society 2011 Spring Appeal

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 14:36:00 -0700

This is a narration I did for the good people at The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Click here to watch on YouTube: http://youtu.be/2N4h9gUj5jw

Join The LLS in creating a world without cancer for kids like Hannah!

Donate today at http://bit.ly/springappeal.

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Production Pictures

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 08:53:00 -0700

Photos from on set and behind the scenes of my most recent project.

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Decent Men: Interrogation Room

Decent Men: The Standoff

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Decent Men: The Precinct

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Decent Men: Location I - Western/Ogden Industrial Corridor

Steve and Harvey on the set of Decent Men.

Our Producer, Nathen acting as my stand-in. Truly a jack of all trades.

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Around Chicago

Sat, 26 Feb 2011 22:56:00 -0800

Photos taken around Chicago on my iPhone and edited with Instagr.am.

Aragon Ballroom

Demera Ethiopian Restaurant

16th & Western, easterly view

Blueline @Paulina St, northbound

Greenline @Ashland Ave, eastbound - day & night

View from AMC River East

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Fearless Acrobatics

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 10:00:00 -0800

Well, after a 20 year hiatus I've given gymnastics another go. Training in tumbling, acrobatics and stunts at Meirmanov Sports Acro since October, here's a little of what I've been up to:

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Watch as my acrobatic friends and I help Bessie Tsionis face her fear of heights on LXTV.

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The 10 Minute Go-Anywhere Micro Workout

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:03:00 -0800

This quick, go-anywhere workout is scalable for most people’s abilities and, more importantly, budget and schedule. My gymnastic coach showed me this low-impact workout to do between days of training. At 57 years of age, he does 100 reps of each of these exercises 5-days/week. Which, in addition to his flexibility work, leaves him able to still tumble and breakdance. Since you don’t overextend yourself on any movement, this is a great way to keep yourself going even if you’re on the sidelines due to injury. For instance, when the tendentious in my shoulder from kayaking acts up, regular pushups or pullups are a nightmare. Micro pushups, however, won't overtax your joints and muscles. Don’t take that to mean that you won’t feel them, because you will. Since the starting position for each movement begins with the muscles already engaged, these micro-movements concentrate the force on the deep muscle tissue. And because you are continuously engaging the deep muscle fibers throughout the exercise, you’ll be getting a great cardio workout as well.

Each exercise should begin with the muscles already engaged or in the "flexed" position. The “micro” movement is a quick contraction and relaxation of the muscles over a range of about 3 inches. When done correctly you will have the appearance of bouncing rapidly. Do one set of each exercise without stopping to rest between exercises. Complete the circuit a total of 4 times, resting for 30 - 60 seconds between each circuit. Adjust the number of reps and circuits to your ability. As your endurance increases, increase the number of reps to 100 without rest between exercises. Don't forget to breath throughout the exercises.

4 x 25 Micro Pushups

Begin in the downward position of a classic pushup with head and backside even. Keep elbows tucked into your sides throughout the exercise. Use chest and triceps to push body away from the floor.

4 x 25 Micro Squats

Begin in the squatted position, legs forming a 90 degree angle with thighs parallel to the floor. Extend arms in front of body parallel to the floor. Keep head up, back straight throughout the exercise. Contract glutes and thighs to move body upward.

4 x 25 Micro Crunches

Assume the classic sit-up position with knees bent and feet flat on the floor. Cross arms in front of body and keep chin tucked to avoid using arms and neck as an aid in the exercise. Before beginning exercise, contract abs, pull navel in toward spine and hold throughout the exercise. Lift shoulders off floor toward knees.

4 x 25 Micro Oblique Crunches (each side)

Lie on side with knees bent and legs stacked on top of one another and both shoulders flat on the floor. Cross arms in front of body and keep chin tucked as above. Contract abs, pull navel in toward spine and hold throughout the exercise. On the crunch, lift both shoulders off the floor and toward top hip.

4 x 25 Side Crunches (each side)

Lie on side with knees bent with legs and shoulders stacked on top of one another. Cross arms in front of body and keep chin tucked as above. Contract abs, pull navel in toward spine and hold throughout the exercise. On the crunch, lift bottom shoulder off the floor and move top shoulder toward top hip.

4 x 25 Superman Extensions

Lie flat on stomach, extend arms overhead, keep legs straight and press feet together. Keep head in a neutral position looking toward floor. Contract glutes and hold throughout exercise. Simultaneously lift hands and feet slightly off floor so that your body forms a convex shape. Contract muscles in shoulders, back and legs to complete each rep.

Questions? Post them here and I'll do my best to get back to you!

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The First Agent

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:00:00 -0800

Each voiceover demo CD was painstakingly burned on my MacBook Pro and carefully labeled with my collage of Buenos Aires’ Recoleta rooftops at dusk using an at-home labeling kit purchased from Office Depot. I lovingly placed each of the 50 disks in a slim jewel case, inserted a calling card, stuffed each one into a post-consumer recycled newsprint envelope (Just to prove how green I was despite the 1,000 years the enclosed CD would take to disintegrate.) and pasted on a mailing label, “Attn: New Talent”. For the top 10 Chicago agencies, I even went so far as to include a creamy-colored notecard, hopefully handwritten in cursive, no less. To the 75 or so agencies who would accept digital submissions, I emailed my demo and a headshot for good measure.

After years of classes, private coaching, countless hours of practice and a few thousand dollars invested, all I could do was sit back and impatiently wait for the offers to roll in. Only, they didn’t. In fact, I didn’t hear a single word beyond “Return to Sender” for an entire month. Finally, a call from one of the digital submissions, Acme Talent. They had a “puppy mill” reputation, but hey, I was thrilled that someone, anyone, had called.

To the initial interview, Ms Acme instructed I bring 20 voiceover demos and a headshot, not to the West Town address on the website, but rather, to a new location in Humboldt Park the owner emailed from her Gmail account. Upon arrival, I was a bit thrown off because I had come, not to a professional building, but to a residence. It was a nice enough two-flat, but something was off. Did I write down the wrong address? Were masked men waiting to beat me up and rob me? Despite my doubts, my desire for a voiceover agent was even greater, so I rang the bell. After several moments my fear dissolved when a sweet grandma-like voice answered, “Acme Talent” and I was buzzed in. I should have left when I had the chance.

I entered the home into a small sitting area with an old green leather couch and a mustard-yellow wall full of more headshots than I cared to count. The room opened to a kitchen blocked by a knee-high safety gate from the long hallway beyond. The musty stench of urine filled the air and its sources could be heard barking somewhere in a closed up back room. I was greeted by an elderly gentlemen in a bathrobe as he shuffled into the kitchen. He poured himself a cup of coffee and invited me to take a seat and wait until I was called. I sat and began studying the abundance of below-average headshots on the wall. The dogs continued to bark and I waited to be called. Called to what, I could only imagine.

After nearly 30 minutes of fighting the urge to simply stand up and leave, an elderly woman came into view. In the same grandma voice from the intercom, she informed me that the agency owner, her daughter, was sick she would be meeting with me instead. Past the doggie gate and into a small bedroom-office in the back of the house we went. Upon review of my demo and headshot, she asked me to read an excerpt from Death of a Salesman aloud, which was recorded on hand held tape recorder. “We will represent you.”, she said and proceeded to reveal the fee schedule. It involved several hundred for demo and headshot reproduction, fees to have my demo, resume and headshot posted on the website and fees for the company to recoup marketing costs. I thanked her for her time, said I would inform her of my decision soon and took my leave.

Now, at this point logic would dictate that this is not a legitimate talent agency. Everything I had read advised against paying someone for representation. Not to mention the other obvious issues with the place. But then, when has a starving artist, living ‘You, Me and Dupree’-style in the spare room of his married friends’ place, ever been logical? I wanted an agent, damn-it! So, later that week I called the owner to discuss the fees associated with representation. I told Ms Acme that I would handle my own headshot and demo reproduction and that, while I desired a web presence with them, I did not have the budget to pay for it. “No problem”, she said,”we’ll post your profile and take the fees from your first job.” What did I have to lose?

In all, I must have sent a dozen emails containing my demo and resume to the web designer’s Yahoo address. Not a single response. The only response that came from Ms Acme was, “The web designer’s mom is in the hospital... indefinitely.” It was obvious that without my money in hand, there was no motivation to add me to their site. I finally gave up when I called two month’s later to find the number disconnected and website down. Maybe Ms Acme decided to open a doggie daycare funded by would-be talent’s lost dreams.

Feeling hopeless after the first agent experience and with no word from any other agency, I decide to take a break from my “big break” into voiceover work and go down to Costa Rica for awhile. After a month of giving kayak and snorkeling tours at a hotel in Papagayo, I was refreshed. It was time to give it another go. Inspired by an expat travel-writer I met, I tried a different tactic - freelance.

Today the Acme Talent ordeal is but a distant memory and I generate a steady income from freelance voiceover work. Oh, and remember those 50 demos I sent out? It seems that at least one agency liked it and kept it for almost a year before there was an opening in the roster. My new agent now sends me out on regular auditions (read in an actual recording booths, no less.) No fees unless I book, no handheld recorders, no bathrobes. There is, however, a farting dog. We like him well enough though.

Dedicated and many thanks to J&A. -Dupree

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Getting Around Buenos Aires

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:00:00 -0800

When you land at EZE and clear customs, immediately visit the information booth and pick up the Guia "T". You'll find a comprehensive map of Capital Federal and detailed maps of each barrio along with tourist destinations and places of interest. The route and stops for each of the over 200 collectivo (bus) lines and entire rail system are included and when properly used can save you loads of pesos over using taxies. This get-around guide fits in your back pocket and should stay there your entire trip.

In my opinion, the collectivo is the best (and cheapest) way to travel around the city and the way the locals travel. Each line has a different number, color theme and style all its own, which makes things really fun and interesting. It can be a bit daunting at first with so many lines throughout Bs As, but by using the Guia "T" you can find a collectivo that will take you from any location in the city to pretty much any place you need to go.

A few tips to remember:

Always carry plenty of centavos in Bs As, you'll need them for everything, especially the collectivos ($ 0.90).

The collectivo is widely used and will sometimes fill up at rush hour. You may have to stand in line at the bus stop and wait your turn.

The collectivo does not automatically stop at every stop. It is common practice to hold your arm out parallel to the ground (sort of like hailing a cab) if you want the bus to stop.

Keep your valuables close and wear your backpack in front. Better safe than sorry.

Drivers (and people) are generally friendly and will help you get to your destination. Try asking in Spanish first for the best response.

When traffic moves in Bs As, it moves super fast. So, hang on to your wigs and keys!

One trip I do not suggest taking by collectivo is from the airport (EZE) to downtown. It will take a couple of hours and take you through some pretty bad parts of town. Yes, I learned that the hard way.

Most lines run all night, so you can pretty much always get where you need to go. Just know where you and the bus are going before you board and enjoy the ride!

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Conscious Living

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 09:32:00 -0700

It has become my goal, nay, my mission to live life consciously. To be aware and open to new experiences, opportunities and perspectives. Challenge the unconscious and futile drive to win happiness with money and stuff. I am out to find a world beyond the nightly news & outside the context of an annual two-week vacation. To boycott reality TV for real adventures like discovering new places and cultures.

I know, I know it all sounds so grossly idyllic. And, although your skepticism may be well founded, it can be done. You see, I too used to watch the world turn from a deskchair, slave to both money and mortgage. But I escaped my sales job (à la The 4-Hour Workweek), rented out my Chicago loft and split to Buenos Aires for a couple months of parrillada and tango. Read on and I’ll tell you how I spent a month snorkeling, kayaking and surfing in Costa Rica for the cost of my airfare. It's true! Oh, and be sure to subscribe to this blog for regular travel tips, life experiments and stigma erasing ideas!

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The NoStigmas Mission

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 12:00:00 -0800

Approximately 2,000 people took their own lives on 18 January 1987; Michael Daniel Moore was one of them. He left behind a wife and three children ages seven, six, and three. He was neither a bad nor a stupid person. He was a person in pain and saw no other way out. He was my father. I was given Daniel as my middle name in honor of him. Though I need no reminder since I feel his death every day. Even now after twenty years, through me his death has touched you too. My mission is to ensure that 20 years from now our children and children’s children will not have to be affected as we have been.

This is why, on 18 January 2007, I began NoStigmas as a grassroots movement to raise awareness and erase the stigmas of suicide and mental illness. To impact individuals with fresh ideas promoting the NoStigmas message of hope. Since over 1 million people die by suicide each year (over 33,000 in the U.S.), there is a "no apologies" approach to making sure people know how much suicide impacts us all. Our message is important to every individual and needs to be conveyed in an exciting and energetic manner which affirms life and inspires the courage to speak up!

With your help, we can build a community of survivors and stigma erasers. By bringing people together through this common cause with stories of hope, poetry, photography, art and other types of media, we can break the chain of silence. I charge each of you with the task of telling your story and spreading the word about NoStigmas. A suicide attempt is made every minute of every day. Don't let another day go by!

Not alone,

Jacob Daniel Moore

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Vincente Guerrero, Baja California, Mexico

Fri, 06 Apr 2001 12:00:00 -0700

The Baja Mission was the first part of Foundation For His Ministry (www.ffhm.org). It is a multi-faceted outreach that includes a children's home, day care, school, fire and rescue team, church, outreach center, rehab center, orchard, day program for disabled children, wheelchair ministry and medical clinic.

We spent several weeks in Vincente Guerrero working at the orphanage and did everything from work in the orchards to build houses to change diapers. I got to know dozens of children without families. One baby girl, just three weeks old, had been abondoned in a garbage can just a week before my arrival.

I was most struck by our visit to the migrant worker camps. Row upon row of tin shanties housed entire families. Despite the dirt and smell of waste, I experienced the most welcoming and gracious people I have ever encountered. I cannot wait to return.

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