David Naughton
David Naughton
David Walsh Naughtonis an American actor and singer known for his starring roles in the 1981 horror film, An American Werewolf in London, and the 1980 Disney comedy, Midnight Madness. He also starred in the short-lived sitcom Makin' It and sang its hit theme song "Makin' It"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth13 February 1951
CityWest Hartford, CT
CountryUnited States of America
italian rome film
I wanted to go to Rome. I got an offer to do an Italian film and I went.
play london students
As a student in London, I had seen so many shows, so many plays and had seen so many greats of the day.
afford cut difficult good medium time yeah year yelling
I have, I think to do a play a year is very good if you can afford the time and the energy because it's difficult to do, it's really the actors medium of course, because you're really out there and nobody's yelling cut so, yeah I have.
academy attended dramatic london
I attended The London Academy of Dramatic Arts.
experience left wonderful
I was in a three-year program. I left after two years to work, but I can't say enough about how wonderful an experience it was as a young actor.
guest john laurence ralph speakers talk talking
I mean, we had guest speakers come in to talk about acting. I'm talking about Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson.
appeared overseas
At that time, if you appeared in a film made overseas you didn't get a SAG contract.
education great night seeing
That was a big part of my education, seeing such great actors night after night.
matter
Yes, now, no matter what country, if you are a SAG actor, you get a SAG contract.
interesting comedy very-interesting
Comedies are something Id be very interesting in doing.
hard-work wells i-realized
Well, I realized finally that all of the hard work paid off.
musical theatre musical-theatre
Musical theatre is something I'm familiar with, I've been doing that.
fans film bigs
I'm not a big slasher film fan.
art new-york careers
I went to the London Academy Of Music and Dramatic Art and returned to New York where I started my career.