Hollywood Happy Hour

Cindy Margolis is nothing less than an American success story. The most popular celebrity on the Internet, Cindy is a desired actress, accomplished host, and a perennial favorite of talk and entertainment shows. Cindy is a self-made icon of the of the twenty-first century. Pioneers and trend-setters come in many forms, but no form has been more pleasing to the eye than Internet Star Cindy Margolis. She first took the Internet world by storm with her innovative website that offered everything from pin-ups and sisterly advice to e-commerce and live streaming video. She subsequently wound up at the hosting forefront--microphone in hand--of some of the hottest live Internet events. Then she reinvented the term following as through her worldwide cyber fanbase she brought record numbers of viewers to her television appearances and, later, the E! Entertainment series In Your Dreams with Cindy Margolis which she hosted and produced along with her late night party series The Cindy Margolis Show for CBS Enterprises.

Online her feats are amazing! While best known for her eponymous website, The Most Downloaded Woman has been labeled a phenomenon by everyone from Yahoo!, America Online, Guinness Book of World Records to Forbes, Time, and People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People." Cindy is, in fact, a phenomenon in virtually every medium. She has achieved top sales on her own brand of merchandise, top ratings for her television appearances, and consistent top fan response on her website. With women comprising more than 40 percent of her fan base, Cindy also serves as spokesperson with Whoopi Goldberg for iMammogram.com, an on-line health service which helps detect the early signs of breast cancer. Cindy Margolis is the perfect celebrity spokesperson as she has the attention of such a wide variety of audiences and markets all over the world. This extraordinary woman is loved and respected for her beauty, charm, Internet feats, and knock-out personality.

While maintaining the empire that is Cindy Margolis, she aggressively pursues her acting career. She initially landed guest starring roles on a variety of television series, winning them without the producers' knowledge of her online prominence. In many cases, Cindy used her own secret ammunition: she e-mailed the database of her fans asking if they'd watch. In virtually all cases, the series on which she appeared enjoyed tremendous ratings success--often breaking their own viewership records--for the episodes.

Cindy Margolis' recent television appearances have included acting roles on several shows including Boston Public, Ally McBeal, MadTV, and The Hughleys. This busy actress also just completed work on three upcoming films; Directors Cut, Sol Goode, and The Bros. Among Cindy's recent hosting gigs are MTV's Spring Break, VH-1's Rock Across America, and A&E Documentary. Cindy's guest appearances this year include The Late Show with David Letterman, Good Morning America, The Daily Show, WWF Smackdown, and Hollywood Squares just to name a few. Cindy Margolis' hosting experience reaches beyond broadcasting. She hosted iBASH, the biggest concert ever to be broadcast live over the Internet and at Times Square along with hosting the first-ever "Webcast of the Century" where over 100 countries participated. Cindy continues to grow as an actress and host and looks forward to a long and successful career.



*News, Schmooze, Reviews, and Interviews the first Thursday of every month!*

Guest Bios

*Helping us kick off our first Hollywood Happy Hour were Internet Star Cindy Margolis and Casting Director Michael Donovan. Ooh! What fun we had!*

Cindy Margolis is nothing less than an American success story. The most popular celebrity on the Internet, Cindy is a desired actress, accomplished host, and a perennial favorite of talk and entertainment shows. Cindy is a self-made icon of the of the twenty-first century. Pioneers and trend-setters come in many forms, but no form has been more pleasing to the eye than Internet Star Cindy Margolis. She first took the Internet world by storm with her innovative website that offered everything from pin-ups and sisterly advice to e-commerce and live streaming video. She subsequently wound up at the hosting forefront--microphone in hand--of some of the hottest live Internet events. Then she reinvented the term following as through her worldwide cyber fanbase she brought record numbers of viewers to her television appearances and, later, the E! Entertainment series *In Your Dreams with Cindy Margolis* which she hosted and produced along with her late night party series The Cindy Margolis Show for CBS Enterprises. Online her feats are amazing! While best known for her eponymous website, The Most Downloaded Woman has been labeled a phenomenon by everyone from Yahoo!, America Online, Guinness Book of World Records to Forbes, Time, and People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People." Cindy is, in fact, a phenomenon in virtually every medium. She has achieved top sales on her own brand of merchandise, top ratings for her television appearances, and consistent top fan response on her website. With women comprising more than 40 percent of her fan base, Cindy also serves as spokesperson with Whoopi Goldberg for iMammogram.com, an on-line health service which helps detect the early signs of breast cancer. Cindy Margolis is the perfect celebrity spokesperson as she has the attention of such a wide variety of audiences and markets all over the world. This extraordinary woman is loved and respected for her beauty, charm, Internet feats, and knock-out personality. While maintaining the empire that is Cindy Margolis, she aggressively pursues her acting career. She initially landed guest starring roles on a variety of television series, winning them without the producers' knowledge of her online prominence. In many cases, Cindy used her own secret ammunition: she e-mailed the database of her fans asking if they'd watch. In virtually all cases, the series on which she appeared enjoyed tremendous ratings success--often breaking their own viewership records--for the episodes. Cindy Margolis' recent television appearances have included acting roles on several shows including *Boston Public, Ally McBeal, MadTV, and The Hughleys. This busy actress also just completed work on three upcoming films; Directors Cut, Sol Goode, and The Bros. Among Cindy's recent hosting gigs are MTV's Spring Break, VH-1's Rock Across America, and A&E* Documentary. Cindy's guest appearances this year include The Late Show with David Letterman, *Good Morning America, The Daily Show, WWF Smackdown, and Hollywood Squares* just to name a few. Cindy Margolis' hosting experience reaches beyond broadcasting. She hosted iBASH, the biggest concert ever to be broadcast live over the Internet and at Times Square along with hosting the first-ever "Webcast of the Century" where over 100 countries participated. Cindy continues to grow as an actress and host and looks forward to a long and successful career.

Back to Top

Michael Donovan's casting credits include numerous feature films such as Teddy Bear's Picnic (directed by Harry Shearer), *The Rose Technique, The Space Between, Devious Beings, Quality Time, and Closing the Deal; nine TV series including The Jersey* (Disney Channel), *Fudge* (ABC), *The Eddie Files* (PBS), Random Play (VH-1), and *The Super Adventure Team* (MTV); TV films War Dogs (Discovery Channel) and *Medal of Honor* (TNT), several pilots, and over 1000 commercials. Theatre credits include *Laura* (starring Linda Hamilton), Amy's View (starring Carol Lawrence and Susan Egan), *The Philadelphia Story* (starring Allison Eastwood), *The Powder Room Suite* (starring Sally Kirkland), *Candles* (starring Michael Learned and Andrea Evans), *All I Really Need To Know I Learned in Kindergarten* (two productions—at Ford's Theatre in Washington, DC, starring James Whitmore, Bonnie Franklin, and Liz Sheridan; and at the Tiffany Theatre in LA starring Robert Mandan, David Naughton, Michael Tucci, and Beth Howland), *Fedunn* (LA Weekly nomination for Best Ensemble, Best Production, and Best Supporting Actress), *There's No Place Like Hollywood* (2001 Ovation Award nominee), and Shopping and Fing* (Garland Award for Best Ensemble, 2000). Michael is also resident casting director for the International City Theatre (ICT) in Long Beach, having cast their productions of A Servant to Two Masters (for which he was nominated for the Casting Society of America's Artios Award for Outstanding Casting, and the cast won the Garland Award for Best Ensemble, 2001), A View from the Bridge, Death Defying Acts, Swingin' on a Star (which received eight NAACP Award nominations), *Honk!, Black Comedy, Triumph of Love, Putting It Together, and Raisin* (which was scheduled to star Nell Carter until her recent untimely passing). The next production at ICT will be *Agnes of God, which will star Linda Hamilton* and Mariette Hartley. Michael is also now casting for Garry Marshall's Falcon Theatre and its next production is Twilight Romance, starring Katherine Helmond and Robert Mandan. Michael will also soon be casting for a brand new Equity theatre in Vancouver, Canada. Michael started in the business as an actor and director and has now been casting for 13 years. Though no longer performing, Michael is still busy as a director, most recently helming the world premiere of *Red Tie, Green Tie. This production was at the West Coast Ensemble, where Michael also serves as past-president and current Board member. Michael has also recently directed a short film, For Lydia, and will direct another film early in 2003. Michael is also a busy acting teacher, having taught at such places as the Stella Adler Academy, the American Film Institute, and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Additionally, he does a great deal of private coaching and has his own personal acting classes. Michael is a member of CSA* (the Casting Society of America) and CCDA (the Commercial Casting Directors' Association).

Back to Top





©2002-2003 Cricket Feet, Inc., All rights reserved.


	Our March 6th Guests:


	Cindy Margolis





























	Michael Donovan, CSA, CCDA