Actor Terry McConnaughey graduated from the two-year full-time program at The National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts (NCDA) in Washington, D.C., followed by NCDA's intensive advanced Actors Repertory Theater (ART) program. He is a former U.S. Navy commander (retired), lawyer, and foreign service officer. He has extensive military, diplomatic, and intelligence experience, and is conversant with Croatian and French, after living in countries where those languages are spoken. He is a veteran who served in the Persian Gulf (Desert Storm) and Somalia. Born in Washington, D.C., he graduated from Sidwell Friends School there; and from McGill University (Montreal) with a B.A. in English. Terry discovered, and developed an appreciation for the show-business realm through theater projects from elementary school through college; all the while attending plays in the Washington, D.C. area, and elsewhere. The early exposure to classical and contemporary plays at theaters like Washington's Arena Stage, National Theater, and the Kennedy Center, augmented by trips to New York to attend performances, while performing in school plays, planted the seeds of the passion early. Good fortune in getting speaking roles while initially only looking for background-actor work to "find out what happens on a set," prompted him to aim higher and explore additional training in Washington, at The National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts (NCDA) in Georgetown. The theater-based curriculum includes significant on-camera training, and provides experience behind the camera, as well as in front of it. The training is based on Constantin Stanislavski's teachings, combined with elements of Michael Chekhov techniques. In the time between university graduation and starting his full-time acting career, Terry had a successful career comprised of numerous active-duty stints as a naval intelligence officer over 22 years (mostly on active duty, including Desert Storm and Somalia operations, among other assignments.) Other jobs included: U.S. foreign service officer (Croatia), felony prosecutor (Asst DA in Texas), private law practice, and civilian Department of Defense work. He holds two law degrees--a JD and LLM, from Texas Tech and University of Miami, respectively. While growing up in the suburbs of Washington, DC, he spent a lot of time hanging out with his three brothers, Bob, John and David, playing sports, exploring the outdoors, fishing, shooting and swimming in the nearby woodland and hilly areas of Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia, and taking part in some school theater projects. It took a while for him to find his way out of the 9-to-5 world and get back to the world of acting. He is happy to be back where he belongs, after a circuitous route through several other fulfilling careers. - IMDb Mini Biography By: anonymous fan
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The year is 1985. Rad Miracle is a shy 13-year-old white kid who's obsessed with two things: ping pong and hip hop. During his family's annual summer vacation to Ocean City, Maryland, Rad makes a new best friend, experiences his first real crush, becomes the target of rich, racist local bullies, and finds an unexpected mentor in his outcast next-door neighbor. Ping Pong Summer is about that time in your life when you're treated like an alien by everyone around you, even though you know deep down you're as funky fresh as it gets.