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Justin Mentell

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Graduated from Waukegan High School in Waukegan, Illinois, Class of 2001.

Was a member of the US Junior National Speedskating team

Lived in Germany for a year during his Junior year in high school as an exchange student with Rotary International.

Former drummer in a band, Recipe for Disaster.

Traveled extensively through out Europe and Eastern Europe including Japan and has been to 25 countries.

Made stage debut at the age of 3 playing an orphan boy in Miss Liberty, Austin, Texas.

Justin has studied in Moscow, Russia at the world famous Moscow Art Theatre, which Konstantin Stanislavski co-founded in 1897 along with Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko. Stanislavski's process of character development, the "Stanislavski Method", was the catalyst for method acting - arguably the most influential acting system on the modern stage and screen.

Former drummer in punk band while in college

Graduated from Northern Illinois University with a B.F.A in Acting in May of 2005. He studied under Kathryn Gately who herself studied directly under Sanford Meisner in the Meisner Technique.

While a junior at Northern Illinois University he played the role of Richard Loeb in "Never the Sinner" directed by Patricia Ridge.

Won Best Actor in 2005 for his role in the short film "At The Still Point". Held by the Student Film and Video Association, also known as the "Golden Reel" awards.

Attended NIU concurrently with Matt Ricci.

Graduated from the same university as Joan Allen, Dan Castellaneta, and Matt Ricci.

Personal Quotes

Being happy today isn't the same as being happy was in the 40s or 50s. Today's society has distorted what happiness is, making it more of a band wagon thing driven by money, materialism, or who has accomplished more of this or that. Being happy isn't about accomplishing the most, it's knowing that with anything you do no matter how big or small, you changed someones life. Their thoughts, ideas or beliefs, enabling them to see through the grim fog that today's society has evolved into and finding the real purpose of life.

"My philosophy in life is either go all the way or don't go at all. Half assing anything never gets you anywhere."

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