Wednesday, May 19, 2021

My Craziness And Hamminess In Photos

Over the weekend I was going through a box of old photos and found several of myself; some of which I had previously posted here on my blog, others I had not.

So today, I thought I would exhibit self-centeredness by sharing an array of "me" photos. LOL!

And what's interesting about seeing photos of yourself from the past to the present, is just how much you've changed.

Now mind you, even though I have physically changed throughout the years, there's one thing that has never changed about me. And that is, just how crazy I am.

You see, I was born crazy. It's part of my DNA.

In fact, I used to work with a guy at a hair salon who used to say to me, "Ron...you ain't right!" Which always made me laugh my ass off because it was so true.

Oh, and another thing that's never changed about me is how much I love the camera.

My mother told me that even as a kid, I was obsessed with the camera and taking pictures. And not only being behind the camera, but in front of the camera as well. She said that as soon as anyone brought out a camera (still or movie), I suddenly became alive and animated. She used to say, "Oh Ronnie...you're such a little HAM!"

And she was right, I was. I can't tell you how many times she caught me lip-syncing to the LP of "West Side Story", using my sisters' hairbrush as a microphone.

But I suppose that's why I was always drawn to the theater and performing.

Many actors will tell you that inwardly they are very shy. And I think that's true. However, the minute they get onstage or in front of a camera, the light switch goes on and they suddenly become unabashedly uninhibited. I could do anything onstage or in front of a camera without an ounce of reservation.

The photos-

As I said, some of my longtime readers may have already seen many of these photos, so I apologized for the reruns. But over the past few months I've had the pleasure of meeting some new readers, so to you, these photos will be new.

I scanned most of them, so the clarity is not the best.

Okay, so let's start with some baby photographs. Please note the picture of me in the lower right-hand corner playing the drums. I look completely PLASTERED, don't I?...

High School Yearbook photo...

This was my old passport photo (from the early 70's) in which I looked like the leader of a drug cartel. YES...that's my afro hair. YES...those are my bushy eyebrows. And YES...that's a polyester shirt I'm wearing.

This was my very first actor's headshot that I submitted prior to auditioning. And judging from the photo, it's no wonder I never got a call-back. Notice how wrinkled my shirt collar was. And I look like I'm wearing a football helmet made out of hair. WTF?!?!

The next time you're in a Five Guys, try sticking French fries up your nose before eating them, it adds such a lovely flavor...

Ronnie the Red-Nosed Reindeer...

The Incredible Shrinking Man...

Me, in a department store, during the perfume launch of rapper, Nicki Minaj.

Aren't I smokin' hot in that pink wig?...

This is a Halloween costume I created one year, back in the 90's. I'm a biker. And being that I'm a makeup artist, I made my face look all rough, haggard, and scarred. That's a fake tattoo, as well...