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Hey friends, just wanted to share a little bif of press out of Philly....sort of the "TIM: THE PHILLY YEARS" stuff. Enjoy! TC

Born in Queens, New York, but splitting time growing up between Newark, Delaware and Avondale, Pennsylvania, Tim Carr started out doing radio for various stations in the local area.From radio, he moved on to TV, scoring a very small but recurring role on NBC's Homicide: Life on the Street from there, he began doing small parts in several films and TV shows, elevating to leading man status with Lionsgate's Killer Instinct and spending the next few years working alongside talent such as Holly Hunter, Jennifer Connelly, Sydney Pollack and Robert DeNiro. Also at this time, he appeared in several commercials which were filmed and have aired all over the world.

However, the above paragraph is from his official bio. What many don't know, is where it all REALLY began. To learn show business from every angle, Tim interned at many casting agencies and talent agencies in Philadelphia. All interns would get free workshops and classes...so in order to get the exposure, and learn everything about the craft, he'd volunteer do all the little jobs given to interns, like going out and getting groceries, answering phones,  setting up the camera for screen tests, and emptying wastebaskets.

"I've seen every angle in the Philly scene. I've talked to great actors and directors who love the business, I've sped across town to drop off casting envelopes filled with headshots for producers, I've run out to get lunch for major network executives, and in that time I sort of learned what works and what may not work for someone starting out in show business in Philadelphia. My advice is to just be grateful for every opportunity that you are given. I'd empty trash cans after huge casting calls thinking 'I doubt this is how I'll get Martin Scorcese or Spike Lee's attention, but maybe doing this internship will somehow elevate my craft and exposure to maybe someday work with those guys.' I just kept the eye on the prize. Low and behold, I worked with Spike Lee just a few years later." Carr said.

On a break from filming a pilot in New York City for Fox, Tim put together a short film that he wrote, starred and directed in, called The Wrong Fortune Cookie. This film played everywhere from New York to Los Angeles to London to Banglapore, India, and received great reviews and was even applauded by industry film site Ain't It Cool News. As a result of a screening of The Wrong Fortune Cookie, Tim was offered a role in a very edgy and quirky film called 13th Grade.

After appearing in Delaware-based filmmaker JJ Garvine's 13th Grade, Tim was given a role by Sylvester Stallone in his hit film Rocky Balboa, which brought him right back to where it all began, Philadelphia. As soon as Rocky Balboa wrapped shooting, Tim was nominated for a screen writing award at the "Hypefest" film festival in Hollywood for his screenplay A Deeper Shade of Soul. From there wrote a pilot that went to 2 major networks called Life Won't Wait. The primary location for the story? Philadelphia. "With that TV pilot, I really wanted to bring it to Philadelphia. If it got picked up, it would have provided jobs and exposure for the great Philadelphia based cast and crew that I'd been so honored to work with throughout my career", Carr said.

With years of working with Hollywood legends and experience in television, stage and film, Tim decided to put himself to the test and wrote, directed and played the lead role in the feature film, Leaf a bio pic on infamous NFL quarterback, Ryan Leaf. With Leaf doing incredibly well in screenings and festivals all over the country, as well as some solid awards won along the way, including the prestigious ACCOLADE award, Tim took a role in the 2009 film Down With The Boogey and has 6 other projects in various stages of development, including, a project he wants to film in Philadelphia with all Philadelphia talent in front of the camera as well as behind it. Carr comments, "I'd love to do a huge ensemble piece in Philadelphia, using all the great actors and crew that I've met along the way over the years. Everyone I'd met at the beginning as intern to the great folks I've met at Philly film screenings. In my head, it'd be like Philly's version of The Big Chill.  If that project got made, it'd be a huge career highlight for me. This city's film scene has been so kind to me over the years and I'd love to give something back."