Tony Reid Sgarro

1010 Palm Avenue #311 W. Hollywood, Ca. 90069

Cell 310 975-5432    tonysgarro@gmail.com

 

PROFILE:

 

Organized, creative, imaginative, detail oriented,  30+ year veteran of Film & TV . Concentration in Art Department;  On-Set Dresser, Leadman, Prop Assistant, Art Department and Camera Assistant work.   Member - IATSE Local 44 & Local 600 .  Extensive experience in numerous aspects of entertainment industry; Feature Films, TV Commercials,  TV Pilots, Episodic TV, Sit- Com & Dramatic TV,  Film, Videotape, Still Photographic work, etc.  Also: 4+ yrs experience - Middle Management in Fine Art Industry; Art Gallery Peparator, Fine Art Installations, Fine Art Packing, Shipping, Inventory, Convention Exhibition, custom display, promotion, auction, sales, storage, transport and other related Fine Art duties.

RECENT EXPERIENCE:

On-Set Dresser / Dresser / Shopper Buyer - 2011-2016 "Henry Danger".  2017-2019 "Game Shakers".  2021- 2022 "Danger Force" -  Nickelodeon Episodic TV series.    2021 " On My Block" Season 4,  Netflix Episodic Series. Other TV Episodic Pilots & projects.

On-Set Dresser /Stagecraft / Occasional Leadman — 2003-2011 Jimmy Kimmel Live - ABC TV / Disney.

Original crew member for installation, and establishment of newly launched Jimmy Kimmel Live Show. Duties included establishment of all original, Live-TV, On-Set duties, Regular daily set dressing duties and nightly Live-TV videotaping duties.  Numerous ancillary contributions, i.e, creation and maintenance of Set Decoration / Prop inventory and storage systems, both on and off site.  Other significant duties including establishing and adapting evolving audience seating designs and maintenance. Location and studio shooting.   Erection of multiple, regularly-changing Interior & Exterior  Live music environments / settings.

On-Set Dresser — 2001-2002  “Lost at Home” - Disney Studios:

On Set dresser for Studio Filming of Episodic TV Comedy Starring Gregory Hines.  Duties included dressing and maintenance of permanent sets and swing sets, continuity, Live-Audience Filming.

Art Department Leadman / — 1999-2000   “Detonator” & “The Others” - Cinetel Feature Films:

Leadman / Asst. Art Direction, and some Set Design and Construction throughout Feature Filming of three Independant Films.  Design and fabrication of  sectioned-deconstructable 1/3 scale “ginger-bread” house;  hand-forged wooden interior and exterior decor - used for special effects filming.

Art Department Leadman — 1995-1998  TV Commercials, Industrials, & Still Photgraphic Shooting:

Leadman for numerous TV Commercials, i.e. Major League Baseball Spots, TV pilot “ The Getaway”, and various other film productions.  Location Filming / Coordination, Trucking, Dressing, etc.

PAST EXPERIENCE:

 

Fine Art Preparator — 1990-1994 - James Corcoran Fine Art & Leslie Sacks Fine Art. Brentwood, L.A.

Coordination of Framed and unframed Fine Art on paper,  Sculture, antiquities, & artifacts.  Exhibition Installations, Maintenance, transport, In-Home installation, Convention displays, packing/shipping inventory, storage, etc.

 

Education

Emerson College, Boston Massachusetts — B.F.A. Mass Communications / Concentration in Film & TV

Skills

Film & TV ‘Art- Department’ duties.  Fine Art Installation, Fine Art Preparator,  On-Set Dresser / Stand-By Art Direction duties.  Experienced Film Camera Assistant / Film Loader.  Hand-crafted Set construction & Good general understanding of interior decorating and “good-eye” for  space-planning and overall decoration skills.