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Ron Roy is an American actor, producer, director, writer, composer, singer-songwriter and cinematographer. He is best known as the creator of the Moodtapes DVD / CD Nature/Relaxation Series and the producer/director of the annual two-hour television comedy special ''Stand Up Comics Take A Stand '', which aired for four years nationally on The Family Channel. He has produced, directed and/or starred in films, television, theater, documentaries, radio, commercials music videos, podcasts and iPhone apps.

Early life

Ron Roy was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. He graduated from Spring Branch High School in

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, Texas in 1969. He attended the

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, Sam Houston State University, and the

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as a theater arts major. In 1973 he moved to Los Angeles to pursue his career in the entertainment industry.

Career

Ron Roy began his acting career in high school appearing in commercials for

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of Houston and then in college at the University of Texas in

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s ''After the Fall''. His first Hollywood role was playing a Texas State Trooper in Steven Spielberg's feature film '' Sugarland Express'' (

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). In 1976 he played & narrated the leading role of Blair for the film '' Off the Edge'' which was nominated for an

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for best documentary feature. In 1977 he played the recurring role of Billy White Cloud in ABC TV’s ''

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'' crime drama with series stars Stefanie Powers,

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, and ''

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'' –

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. He also appeared on numerous network television series, TV movies and films such as ''

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'', '' Police Story'' ''Love Is Stronger'', '' Baa Baa Black Sheep'', ''Capitol'', ''Divorce Court'', ''A New Day in Eden'', ''The CBS Special – One Last Ride'', '' Institute for Revenge'', ''Hard Times'', ''The Private Life'', the cult horror film Til Death'', and many more. Roy also appeared in numerous national and regional commercials including

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, Gillette, Johnson & Johnson,

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and numerous others. Ron Roy was one of the principal creators of Fashion Rock Videos which were designed to promote

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combined with Rock Music in the 1980's and 90's. Roy's was chosen by DuPont to create a series of videos for

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Lycra fashion line

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for which he won first place in the NY/INTL Fashion Video Awards in 1985. In 1988 Ron Roy became the producer and director of the two-hour comedy television special ''Stand Up Comics Take a Stand'' which aired on the CBN Family Channel for four seasons. This annual national comedy competition was created to discover "Hollywood's Hottest New Comic" and featured

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, Mickey Rooney,

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, Dawn Wells,

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and many others as celebrity hosts each season. It was also the national fundraiser for

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with Roy also performing as the Celebrity Guest Host for the premiere presentation in 1988. Theatrically, Roy is best known for originating the stage role of Lieutenant Young in the world premiere of

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's ''

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'' at the Colony Theater in Los Angeles. The presentation won five Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards including Best Ensemble Performance. Ron Roy is credited with writing numerous documentaries such as ''The Hollywood Cross'', which won a Hollywood Angel Award, TV scripts for ''Stand Up Comics Take A Stand'' (1991), and the majority of his Moodtapes and Ron Roy Productions projects. His short story ''We All Need A Friend'' was also published in the Spirituality issue of ''The Journal'' (1997). His dedicated Moodtapes YouTube Channel has a large variety of music videos and documentaries he's produced, directed and filmed and has garnered views in the millions. His spiritual documentary ''Jesus Face in the Clouds Praying by a Cross'' alone has over one point one million views and rising with viewers commenting: ''"Amazing and beautiful"'', ''"You gave me something to live for!"'' and ''"I loved this video!"''. Roy has also been featured as a celebrity guest on network television

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s such as ''Entertainment Tonight'', ''The 700 Club'', and ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'' and on numerous regional TV & Radio shows as well.

Personal projects

Ron Roy produced and marketed the top selling nature/relaxation audio and video collectible series Moodtapes, which included his own instrumental music edited to his original soothing footage of nature. He released nine videos and eight audio CDs: ''Tranquility'', ''Autumn Whispers...Winter Dreams'', ''Energy'', ''Ocean Reflections'', ''Contemporary Christmas'', ''Whispering Waters'', etc. He was the producer, director and cinematographer on all nine videos and his footage has been included in other films such as Nicole Conn's ''Cynara: Poetry in Motion'' and Michael Bay's ''

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''. While filming one production ''Ocean Reflections'', Roy joined the

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Marine Mammal Research and Conservation team capturing bottlenose dolphin images with R. H. Defran, the director of the Cetacean Behavior Laboratory. Roy also created the meditation/relaxation

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''Relax With Moodtapes'' which he wrote, produced and narrated. It attained Top Ten status in iTunes Fitness & Nutrition category and has remained popular since its inception. His two iPhone

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s ''Pacific Surf'' and ''Christmas Magic'' – featuring his soothing Moodtapes music and visuals – garnered

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ratings on iTunes. One reviewer called them ''"The most beautiful and relaxing apps ever!"''. Most recently, Ron Roy has become involved in

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as a composer, producer and singer-songwriter. His latest releases have received worldwide airplay on numerous terrestrial and streaming stations including Renegade Radio Nashville, Nashville's Trucker Radio Network, the Bandwagon Radio Network, Jango Radio and more. Roy's Yuletide song "You’ll Never Ever Be Alone At Christmas" charted as a

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on RadioAirplay's music charts and was named one of the Best Original Holiday Songs in their International Independent Songwriters Holiday Contest. It was also featured as the Premiere Christmas Song on Nashville's International Trucker Radio Network whose

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icon DJ Stan Campbell proclaimed: “The song is so relatable... I recommend it for every radio station for Christmas!” It continues to receive international airplay annually during the Christmas season. Roy's Americana &

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songs also landed him at Number One in his hometown on ''Reverbnation's Americana Charts'' and are also featured continuously on Jango Radio and numerous other

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stations worldwide. His lifelong dedication to promoting a clean safe environment also lead him to become involved with Altergy Systems, a cutting edge zero emissions

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developer/manufacturer in Folsom, CA. They are dedicated to "Leading the Fuel Cell Revolution & Changing the Way the World Gets Its Power." Roy produces Altergy's documentary videos and serves as Media/PR Director and YouTube Channel creator. He has won numerous video awards for these clean and sustainable energy documentaries. Diversely, Ron Roy is also an inventor who has received numerous US Patents for his various inventions primarily for industrial/consumer packaging. Roy has been a lifelong supporter of respect and kindness towards animals and for

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. He has donated video documentary and public relations services to numerous organizations such as Actors And Others For Animals and similar animal protection groups to assist in their fundraising and publicity. He also works directly to assist American Veterans groups such as the

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and Horses and Heroes which utilize equestrian therapy to help injured veterans and their families "reclaim their lives". Although Roy is currently semi-retired from a life in the entertainment industry, he is still very active in professional photography and cinematography where his award-winning images are utilized on television, social media and documentaries.and can be viewed on Instagram and Facebook. Roy's current hobbies include fly-fishing, skiing and collecting & personally restoring classic convertible automobiles. He has restored over thirty American and European Classics with his current collection including a 1965 Corvette Sting Ray, 1965 Ford Thunderbird, a 1966

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III, a 40th Anniversary Chevrolet Corvette (C4) and a

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Filmography

Actor

Producer/Director/Cinematographer

* 1984 – Thrill Of The Kill (Music Video) *1985 – The Hollywood Cross (documentary) *1986 – Tranquility (video documentary) *1985 – Body Map (Fashion Rock Video) *1987 – Fleece Chemise (Fashion Rock Video) * 1987 – Moodtape's Energy (video) (producer/director) * 1987 – Floral Fantasy (video documentary) * 1988 – Autumn Whispers… Winter Dreams * 1988 – 1991 Stand-up Comics Take a Stand (TV movie) * 1991 – Contemporary Christmas (video documentary) * 1991 – Moodtapes: Ocean Reflections (video documentary short) * 1992 – Moodtapes: Natural Environments – Whispering Waters (video documentary) * 1993 – Romantic Classics by Firelight (video documentary) * 1993 – Pacific Surf (video documentary) *1995 – L'Image Fashion Party Video * 1996 – Cynara: Poetry in Motion (cinematography) * 1997 – Moodtapes: Moments – Serenity (video documentary) * 1998 – Nature's Bouquet (video documentary) * 2003 – The Yule Log HD (TV movi

*2006 – The Future Is Now (documentary) *2006 – Relax with Moodtapes (iTunes Podcast) *2009 – Pacific Surf (iPhone App) *2010 – Christmas Magic (iPhone App) *2011 – Jingle Bells Chicken (Christmas Music Video) *2011 – Clair de Lune (Relaxation Music Video) *2011 – Danny Boy (Relaxation Video) *2011 – Sizzlin' Christmas (Christmas Rock Video) *2012 – Pacific Blue (Music Video) *2012 – Serenity Prayer (Motivational Video) *2012 – Jesus Face In The Clouds (Documentary) * 2013 – Viewzzz relaxation music videos (producer/director) *2013 – Tribute To America (Patriotic Rock Video) *2013 – Snowy White Christmas (Music Video) *2014 – Oregon Waters (Nature Relaxation Video) *2014 – Impressions of Winter (Music Video) *2014 – Angel of the Mountain Stream (Motivational Video) *2018 – Wounded Warrior Project, Horses and Heroes (documentary) *2018 – Drift Away (Nature/Relaxation Video) *2019 – Amazing Grace Medley (Religious Music Video) *2019 – Horses & Heroes II (documentary)

Television

Ron Roy and his video productions have been featured on national television programs: '' Entertainment Tonight'', ''

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'', Fox TV, MTV,

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, The Family Channel, ''

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'', The Business Channel, '' CBS Morning Show'',

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, ''

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'' etc.

Awards and nominations

* Hollywood Angel Award (1985) * Seven International Telly Awards (1992 -1995) * New York International Fashion Video Award * International Aegis Award (2006) * Davey Award (2006, silver winner) * International Accolade Award (2009) * American Film Institute / Billboard Magazine Award (1988)

References

External links

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Personal website
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