David Kagen Biography

Fast Facts

• Graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a BFA in Acting and Theater
• Attended Julliard Preparatory School of Music, where he studied piano and music theory
• Quote: "(On "Jason Lives"): "I just never thought that my work in a horror film would end up being so cherished by so many fans․․․The horror community as a whole is filled with some very sweet and wonderful people․""
• Best known for playing the role of Sheriff Michael Garris in "Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives․"
• Owns Authentic Communication, a company that provides communications coaching for business owners, lawyers, politicians, and others
• Owns David Kagen's School of Film Acting, where he has coached more than a thousand actors, including Alec Baldwin, Ted Danson, Michelle Forbes, and Catherine Hardwicke
• In one take of "Jason Lives" where he is supposed to attack Jason with a rock, their Styrofoam prop rock was blown away by wind machines being used to create the stormy scene
• Both he and his former acting student Ted Danson are alumni of Carnegie Mellon University