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Perry Kurtz
Television
The New Gong Show as The Comedic Keytarist ABC
2018
The Late Late Show with James Corden - Featured Performer CBS 2018
We The People as Mark Rennick, Plaintiff CBS
2014
Americas Got Talent Contestant (Rapper & Dancer)
NBC 2013
Lets Make A Deal Contestant (Winner) CBS 2013
The Tonight Show w/Jay Leno Free Lance Writer & Guest
NBC
2012
Extreme Gong Show Contestant (Winner) The Game Show Network
1992 to Present
America's Funniest People Featured Performer NBC
1985
The Good Time Caf Comedian A&E Network 1986
Dangerfields Young Comedians Showcase HBO 1984
Partners In Crime Restaurant Patrons(Multiple Roles) NBC 1987
The Love Connection & Best Of Love Connection (Winner)
NBC with over 260K views on YouTube 1985 to Present
Commercials
"Booking.com - Be A Booker" as a Tango Dancer
2019
Meijer Food, Olympics - as the Torch Grandpa
Passing The Torch
2017
Canadian Real Estate Association - as The Janitor
2016
Training
Trained teenage cast of That's So Raven TV show in
Comedy & Improv
2004-2006
Comedy & Humor Instruction at numerous Adult Schools
around Los Angeles 2000-2010
2 Humor in Life & Sales Seminars at UCLA for over 2000
students & business people 1995-2009
Over 700 private comedy/humor students 1990-Present
2000+ Students @UCLA "Be a Comedian or Just Be Funny In
Life and Business" Seminars
2005
Film
A-Hole Jewish Lawyer Industrial Training Film for CAPS
James Bond AT&T Industrial - Explaining the new calling
features
1984
Stand-Up Comedy Clubs(As
A Paid Performer) *=Headliner (More On Request)
Catch A Rising Star Reno & Las Vegas, NV
Dangerfields* NY & Las Vegas 4X a year from
1984-88
Laughs* - Seattle, WA
The Comedy Store Hollywood(Name Is On The Wall) & La
Jolla, CA
The Comedy Zones - FL*, SC*, NC*, GA*,TX*, AL*, NJ*,
PA*, MS*
The Comedy Underground*- Seattle & Spokane, WA
The Ice House Pasadena, CA
The Improvisation - L.A., San Francisco, San Jose, CA
The Jon Lovitz Comedy Club - Universal City, Los Angeles
The Laugh Factory - Hollywood Laughs*-Seattle, WA
The Punchlines - San Francisco, CA*, FL*, GA*, SC*, WA*
Music Video
Star of "Drinking Beer & Smoking Cigarettes" on YouTube
(Over 2.7 million views & 26K comments) (Google it)
Jon Lajoie Prods.
2012
Voiceovers
Wompler Turkeys Thanksgiving Turkey Wrote, Performed and
Produced Commercial, WROQ, Greenville, SC
1992
Weekly Caller As Dr. Ruth Howard Stern Show
1993-1998
Other Appearances
LA Comedy Awards Winner
"Most Viral New Video" 2013
LA Comedy Awards Winner
"Most Hilarious Standup"
2009-2011
Host Of The Southern California AA Music Concert,
Anaheim Hyatt Regency 2009
& 2010
Host Of The Long Beach Labor Day Concert & The Marina
Del Rey Music Festivals
1995-1998
Coca Cola Corp. Xmas Party, Anderson, SC
1995 & 1997
Annual Host of The Southern California AA Roundup Comedy
Nights
1994-2015
The Friars Club Comedy Night, (booked through Milton
Berle) congratulated for a clean set by Phyllis
Diller (who lost her wig while giving Perry a kiss), Joey Bishop, Shecky Green
(who told Perry that he was very short) & Johnny
Carson who said he was very funny AND likable, & was insulted by Don Rickles.
Johnny told Perry that if Rickles insulted him, he had a
great career ahead of him.
1989
The National Organization of Women Convention, San
Francisco at The S.F. Convention Center 1987
Host Of The Black & White Ball with V.P. George Bush Sr.,
Louise Davies Hall, San Francisco w/20k attendees 1986
Host Of The San Francisco Exotic Erotic Halloween Ball
with 10K attendees 1982-1989
Also
Close friends and mentored by Rodney Dangerfield &
Milton Berle from 1984 until their passing, and regular
improv partner and close friend of Robin Williams
1979-2015; Hundreds of
Retirement homes & Senior Centers, Hospitals, Elk &
Moose Lodges, Veterans Homes & Hospitals, Bar Mitzvahs,
Foster Homes, Weddings, Anniversaries, Funerals;
Appeared with
and Followed=% Comedians: Robin
Williams%(13x), Rick Overton%(9x), Jerry Seinfeld,
Rodney Dangerfield%(11x), Milton Berle%, Sam Kinison%(6x),
Andrew Dice Clay%(9x), Ellen DeGeneres (2 weeks together
in Reno), Dave Chapelle, Rosanne Barr,
Tom Arnold%, Kevin Pollack, Kevin Meaney%(8x), Eddie
Griffin%, Dana Carvey%Richard Pryor%(9x), Paula Poundstone, Paul Mooney%(12x) Rosie O'Donnel, Larry
Miller, Bill Maher%, Whoopi Goldberg%, and Bob Saget.
Perry has opened for The Blue Oyster Cult in 1985,
and has been asked
to and HAS sung his "Totally Narrational
Improvisational Blues" with
Big Brother & The Holding Company, The Chris Isaak Band,
It's A Beautiful Day, Hootie & The Blowfish ( before
they were famous), The
Jefferson Starship, Night Ranger, The Robert Cray Band,
Great White (2 weeks before the fire), Huey Lewis And
The News, The Tubes on New Years Eve at The SF Palace of
Fine Arts, The Greg Allman Band (2x), Clarence Clemmons,
Sammy Hagar (2x), War (2x), The Tommy Castro Band, B.B.
King (B.B. almost dropped his guitar while laughing),
and Fleetwood Mac at Mick's suggestion
Skills
Proud Father of 4;
Extensive Improvisation; Electric Guitar, Rhythm And Lead;
Some Keyboards; Life Drawing, Painting And Instruction;
Photography; Carpentry; Swimming; Snorkeling; Vocals; Dance; Hip Hop Dance;
True Narrative Freestyle Rapping; Computers;
Electrical; Sales & Sales Training; Radio Host And Guest; Public Speaking;
Keynote Speaking; Motivational Speaking; Humor
Education; Host/Emcee;
Ventriloquism; Ice Skating; Dozens Of Accents And
Characters; an Amazing Dr. Ruth Impression; Horseback Riding Western; Parasail; Waverunner Jet Skis;
Oral Keytar Playing (https://youtu.be/GilvIOEPMJ8); CA Driver's License
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