5.2.2. Rusty Cundieff, Correspondent (TV Nation)
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This article is from the Michael Moore FAQ, by Edward Champion edchamp@slip.net with numerous contributions by others.
5.2.2. Rusty Cundieff, Correspondent (TV Nation)
Fans will be welcoming Rusty Cundieff for his second season on TV
NATION, its first season on FOX. After all, who could forget his
probing experiment into who would be better able to hail a New York
City cab: an Emmy-Award winning black actor or a white ex-convict.
Expect a steady flow of irreverent and innovative features to come
from Cundieff this season. A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
Cundieff is a writer, director and actor when he is not working on
the program.
He began performing stand-up comedy while in college in New
Orleans. He then left for the West Coast to attend the University
of California, while continuing to invest his talent on stage in
L.A. hot spots such as The Laugh Factory and Comedy Act Theater.
There he rubbed noses with some of the bestriding young talent in
comedy like Robert Townsend and the Wayans brothers. He then
ventured into acting roles on television, such as "Benson," HBO's
"Partners in Crime," and "Days of Our Lives." The small screen led
to big success, and Cundieff was hired by New Line Cinema to write
the script for "House Party II." Cundieff collaborated with
producer Darren Scott to write and direct the "This is Spinal Tap"
spoof, "Fear of A Black Hat." His second parlay into film is the
current action/horror/comedy, "Tales From the Hood," which he also
collaborated on with Scott.
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