Nothing short of a phenom, on the road from Albuquerque to Amsterdam and everywhere in-between, over and above the rest, McGarvey stands alone in a spotlight all his own.
As we’ve gushed over the oddly seasoned young talent many times before we’ll tell you again, if you haven’t experienced a Ryan McGarvey show, you’re missing out!
Unlike some of our previous noms for NM’s Own Celebrity Doppelgängers these TWO local lovies actually have heaping loads of goodness in common with their look-alikes.
So even though our Ke$ha wears pants, our Gabriel Aubrey declined his nom, several of our Own have left us, and Albuquerqueans may prefer the Jackie Alba to the Jessica, these two typify the best of Burque in that they hold transcendent talent and appeal just as well as their international celebrity counterparts.
Having more than just a Network in common Jai Ho a.k.a. Jeremy Jojolawood, a.k.a. Runs with Mic, NM’s Own fave investigative reporter Jeremy Jojola strikes a handsome, skinny suit pose not unlike that of NBC’s reigning late night funny man Jimmy Fallon!
Again the resemblance is more than just purely aesthetic between NM’s resident Renaissance actor, filmmaker and guitar artist Cheo Tapia and the legend that is Carlos Santana!
Keep-up with and support these two heaping loads of goodness and all your favorite NM “celebs”!
Let us know who your picks are for New Mexico’s Own version of global superstars and keep on shining your own star light all over our great state!
This exquisite vision of eighties hair & makeup was a bouncing baby girl right here in the Q long before snaring herself a “real cowboy” of the urban persuasion in 1980.
The gorgeousness that is Madolyn Smith-now-Osborne is a Native New Mexican and looks not unlike current NM res., poly-sci queen, lobbyist and all around d’lovely Erin Muffoletto. Anyhoo…
This timeless beauty was born in Albuquerque on New Year’s Day in 19…(it doesn’t matter – she’s timeless). Since her turn in Urban Cowboy and many more film and TV roles through 1994, she’s taken a page from the playbook of some other beauties whom I adore, by stepping out of the lime/sometimes sour/light of sho’ biz and retreating into the even more treacherous and rewarding role of full time family wrangler (see Cates/Rhodes).
On the far off chance that you don’t remember Madolyn as the scheming, sexy, citified, cubic zirconia quality, faux-cowgirl-minx, Pam…feast your eyes (at the 1:50):
A lot less makeup and a little more pants, NM’s Own Ke$ha is a hot shot in the New Mexico Mortgage Lending game! (As Seen on TV)
Here she is (below) with El Majico…woot! And though she may not brush her teeth with Jack she does know her FCU – that just sounds so street…but I have no idea if she can sing.
The beautiful and talented Tisha Campbell-Martin was recently spied arriving in the Q, landing on the same flight from CA as our own Lady Viking.
We’ve learned that TCM is here to star as Miss Reznick in the ongoing New Mexico shoot of Disney’s Lemonade Mouth AND NM’s Own very beautiful and talented SKM, the one and only Sandi K. Murphy will grace the set landing the plum spot as TCM’s stand-in, at least for today.
Stand-in work rocks! We love our Sandi and we’re so proud she’ll be rockin’ her professionalism and experience on set in this exciting new production!
Go Sandi! And welcome to the Land of Enchantment Mrs. Martin.
He doesn’t even have a head shot and since it’s so easy to find your talent online Cal may go undiscovered {gasp}.
Like the old-timey stories of a beautiful starlet getting discovered at a Malt Shop on Hollywood & Vine…so we found “Ready Set Cal”!
Just adjacent to the gates of Cyberdyne, in an irony of ironies there was Cal working behind the camera?!?! AND supporting that sweet smile you see above, KA-BOOM! Cal could step right into buff superhero or villian boots – no muscle suit required!
That brilliant smile, gently ‘giant’ personality and of course the KA-BOOM are why I’ve personally dubbed Cal not only camera ready but set ready, a.k.a. “Ready Set CAL”!
At the very least NM’s Own Marvel silhouette can easily step-in to stand-in for Dwayne “Hombre” Johnson on his upcoming NM shoot.
Find Cal on Facebook if your set is ready!
UPDATE 090410: Erik has really been workin’ it NM style. As the list of NM productions continues to grow so does his resume. Basically he’s kicking butt, taking names and has managed to pick-up one of NM’s most highly sought after numbers!
New Mexico Actor Erik Alfonse Hausmanis (a.k.a. EMoney) is our latest pick of the litter from the ever expanding NM talent pool.
Hausmanis strikes a riveting Jean Claudeesque pose, only new and improved and contemporary. You may have caught a glimpse of Eriks in the recent NM big screen production Did You Hear About the Morgans?, he’s also worked on the upcoming films The Loop and Let Me In.
You can get the Kalamazoo, MI transplant for your NM film and television projects through his agent Vince Pulli, A & M Agency. Follow the budding NM star on Twitter here.
KRQE Mornings et al have captured my attention with their various teasers leading up to the eventual unveiling their brand new studio. But more than that thanks to Jay Leno’s perpetual un-funniness and my affinity for East Coast wit I’ve been falling asleep on the #3 CBS with Dave Letterman (after KASA Fox 2 news and TMZ of course), which has led to some early mornings with Deanna and Mike.
Mike’s voice and delivery are downright hypnotic, and as I stare at him I realize that he’s the calmer, newsie version of the seductively intense Alec Baldwin. Both Mike and Deanna seem even clearer than usual too, maybe their temporary mouse-hole diggs are equipped with better cameras. AnysupermagnifiedHD, they are like 3X life size and clear as day.
Which has brought about a new found appreciation for Deanna’s saucey Paula Abdul look, and though I have never seen her abs, those enviable eyebrows definitely garner a NM’s Own Situation award.
and p.s. it’s nice that KRQE Mornings and the CBS Morn’ Show don’t have a damn ticker at the bottom of the screen distracting my ADD***!
The New Mexico production, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen racked-up righteous box office numbers, made it into the Guinnes Book of World Records and has now been named the best action film of the year.
In the same poll conducted by Movie Fone dot com, the perpetually Nuevo México filming Megan Fox ranks as both the sexiest and the worst actress of 2009.
Our final pick of the year to run head to head with Old Hollywood players is this authentic New Mexican, Ms. Meghan Lowery has got the ~name and certainly got the look!
We hope that she and our other NM’s Own of ’09 get their fair share of our New Hollywood status in the New Year!
This is not Tom Cruise in Albuquerque, NM but it sure does look like him.
Calling all NM stars. There’s Room for Two. And “people” are looking. Are you or do you know a New Mexican star look-alike??? You may be called upon to stand-in or star in one of the many NM productions set to roll.
