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Arthur Simone* is an improvisational actor, abstract expressionist artist and advocate of the culture of spontaneity.

His artwork has been shown at galleries such as Chicago's Echo Gallery and art festivals such as Around the Coyote and the East Austin Studio Tour. Arthur's artwork has been twice a nominated finalist for the prestigious Hunting Art Prize.

A graduate of Oberlin College and a veteran of the Chicago stage with Suspicious Clowns and Moving Dock Theatre, he is currently a co-founder of Austin's improv powerhouse ColdTowne, where he teaches sketch, improv, and acting. On the screen, Arthur has starred in Jigsaw, The Evil One, A&E's Faith of My Fathers, Big Momma's House 2, and has been featured on the series Friday Night Lights.

Most recently, Arthur won acclaim and praise for his original one-man show, Dear Frailty, including the designation as Best Actor in Austin from the Austin Chronicle.

In 2007, he won the O'Henry Pun-Off World Championships (left), Austin's regional Air Guitar Championship, and the Alamo Drafthouse's Air Sex World Championship.

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Myspace: Yeah, I got one.
Livejournal: I got one of these, too.

Coldtowne.com: We will be famous. Oh, yes.

Austin Improv Collective: Here we do shows.
Arts-Directory.org / Crafts: Crafts Web Directory.
StarCalligraphy.com: My mother's custom calligraphy site.
AryenHart.com: My sometime boss and friend.
ClaudiaCrobatia.com: Lovely work.
PoppyZBrite.com: Cheers!
Overmen.net: People from my past, itching at the prospect of the future like lice.
MarySorrowsHughes.com: My godmother, a fantastic watercolor painter.
Universal Ministries: Made me an ordained minister in Illinois. God bless us!
Adam Taylor: Because I said I would...
*Okay, okay, I know what you're asking: Is this guy's name Arthur Simon or Arthur Simone?  Well, it is normally spelled "Simon," which I use in all normal circumstances.  However, I adopt the extra 'e' for the sake of film and theatre.  I guess you could call it a stage name, but it's not really that far off from the real thing.  "Simon" is actually pronounced as you would pronounce "Simone," and it didn't seem a huge sin to give people a guide to getting it right.  My name is from my father's side of the family, which is Acadian French ('Cajun') in descent.