Michael O’Keefe has garnered both Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations. He’s appeared in the films Michael Clayton, Frozen River, The Pledge, Ironweed, The Great Santini and Caddyshack. Television audiences will remember him as “Fred” on Roseanne. Other TV appearances also include The West Wing, Law and Order, House M.D., The Closer and Brothers and Sisters. He’s appeared on Broadway in Reckless, Side Man, The Fifth of July and Mass Appeal, for which he received a Theater World Award.As a writer his lyrics were in the Grammy winning song, Longing in their Hearts, which was composed and sung by Bonnie Raitt. He’s also written with Irish singer songwriter Paul Brady and numerous other composers. His poetry and short stories have appeared in BOMB, Lake Affect and Chaparral. His poetry book, Swimming From Under My Father will be available in September 2009. He holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Bennington College.

SAG National Board Candidate Statement

I’ve been a working member of SAG, AFTRA and Equity for thirty-seven years.  In the past couple of years I have watched my union fragment and lose the respect of many.  Following the 2008-2009 negotiations and the changes that occurred in our industry, our need to unify within the Guild and to reach out to our brothers and sisters in AFTRA has never been more evident.  I ask for your vote so that I can work toward developing effective cooperative bargaining strategies for our future contract negotiations, re-establishing good relations with our agents, and fiscal responsibility within this union. www.UniteforStrength.com