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Pete Schwaba|Director, Writer, Producer, Lead Actor

Pete Schwaba was born and raised in Chicago. While in junior high, his family moved to Wisconsin where he was first introduced to small town life. Upon graduating high school Schwaba went back to Chicago to attend DePaul University where he was a member of the sketch group, Improv DePaul. While performing sketch comedy, he also started doing stand-up comedy and during his junior year at DePaul he won the “College Comedy Hot Shots of Chicago Competition.”

He went on to perform stand-up for nine years across the country. He appeared often on HBO, Comedy Central, Evening at the Improv and Caroline’s Comedy Hour and has appeared at the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal. He has opened for Chris Rock and Jerry Seinfeld. Upon moving to Los Angeles he was cast in three TV pilots and wrote for the WB and Comedy Central.

In 1999 he sold a screenplay he co-wrote with partner Greg Glienna to MGM. A Guy Thing (Jason Lee, Julia Stiles) was released in theaters in January 2003. In addition to “A Guy Thing” he co-wrote Dreamgirl which is currently in development at Warner Brothers.

Pete’s most recent film is The Godfather of Green Bay (Lauren Holly, Tony Goldwyn, Thomas Lennon and Lance Barber). Schwaba not only wrote the film, he also directed and plays the lead role. In addition to wearing many hats during filming, he raised the film’s entire budget himself.

Schwaba is currently trying to get more film projects off the ground. He and his family reside in Los Angeles and still spend much of the year in Wisconsin .

Lance Barber|Actor

Lance Barber was born and raised in Battle Creek, Michigan – Cereal City, U.S.A. He caught the acting bug after his high school performance as Jethro in a stage version of The Beverly Hillbillies. He soon went on to The Barn Theatre – a summer stock company where he was blessed to work with Tom Wopat.

Chicago was the next stop on the Barber Express. There he studied improvisation at the Second City and Improv Olympic and was hired as a member of the Second City National Touring Company. He made several appearances at the Chicago Comedy Festival and is a founding member of the world-renowned improv troupe The G.O.C.

His television credits include MTV’s “Faking the Video” and the WB’s “On the Spot” and guest appearances on “ER,” “Gilmore Girls,” “Yes, Dear,” “Come to Papa,” “The Jamie Kennedy Experiment,” and “What I Like About You.” On the big screen, Lance has leading roles in the independent features “Bad Meat” and “The Godfather of Greenbay” and the critically acclaimed short “The Confetti Bros.” Lance wants the world to know he loves his mother very much.