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TIMOTHY DI PRI...A CAREER BIOGRAPHY.
Timothy grew up in New Jersey where he was an All-State Athlete. Voted best athlete in his high school graduating class, he lettered in swimming, baseball, and football. He attended Clemson University, South Carolina, where he was awarded a swimming scholarship, and headed to the NCAA Div. 1 Championships.
After receiving a Bachelor of Science Degree from Clemson University, he headed back to Manhattan, N.Y. full-time to further sharpen his acting skills. Timothy studied with Michael Beckett in a two-year theater program at the Herbert Berghoff Studio. He then completed two more years of intense studies with Mary Doyle, a protégé of Sanford Meisner. She prepared him for his first Off-Broadway role at the Actor’s Connection Repertory, in NYC. Timothy now studies with Hollywood’s top acting coach, Margie Haber, a brilliant instructor having influenced the careers of Halle Berry, Brad Pitt, Pierce Brosnan and Heather Locklear.
A Los Angeles area resident, Di Pri was at one time a nationally ranked Tri-Athlete and is now an active participant of Jeet Kune Do (Bruce Lee’s discipline) martial arts. Surfing, water polo, precision motorcycle driving, water and snow skiing, horseback riding, mountain biking and in-line skating, are just a sampling of his athletic abilities. * Refer to resume for a full list of Film,
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Timothy just finished working on a supporting role in
“Bruce Almighty” starring Jim Carrey,
Jennifer Aniston and Morgan Freeman. Di Pri was Harry, the Disco “Hustle” King, in
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Timothy moved to Los Angeles where he continued his theater work at The Tiffany, West Hollywood. He played the sensitive, yet sexy George, an original cast member in
“Change at Babylon”. He appeared with
Chad Allen, successfully running the show for a record 6 months. Di Pri just finished yet another theater piece, winning numerous rave reviews as he brilliantly portrayed 16 different characters in L.A.’s original production of
“The Complete Works of William
Shakespeare, (abridged)” at The Globe. This play was held over three times due to critical acclaim. Other theatre works include:
“Heaven Scent”, “All’s Well That Ends
Well”, “A Hatful of Rain”,
“Spike Heels”, “Scooter
Thomas”, “Romeo and
Juliet” and “I am a
Camera”. In spring of 2002, Di Pri had the opportunity to split the leading role in the L.A. award-
winning production of
“Southern Baptist Sissies” by creator Del Shores (Dharma &
Greg) at the Zephyr Theatre.
Di
Pri’s film career started with beginner’s luck and has kept going. Unknown in Hollywood, Timothy forged his own path, never looking back, and broke his way into a very competitive industry. Discovered by Roger Corman, Timothy first began shooting 26 episodes of
“Justine” for Showtime, an adventure series with Di
Pri as the lead character. The youthful, darkly handsome Di Pri plays a young college professor who confronts adventure while on field trips around the world. Timothy co-starred in
“Spiders”, a sci-fi feature thriller by the director of
“Xena…Warrior Princess”, Gary Jones, for USA Channel. Other
films include:
“Dream Masters”, a sci-fi suspense feature made for Cinemax,
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