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==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
From 2007 - 2013, the Grand Duke was a professional actor, | ===Acting career=== | ||
From 2007 - 2013, the Grand Duke was a professional actor, appearing in over 100 stage and screen productions including: ''Body of Lies'' with Russell Crowe, ''Ambushed'' with Dolph Lundgren, ''True Indigo'' with Keith David, as well as the stage plays ''The Shock of Recognition'' with Jimmi Simpson (''Westworld''), ''The Jungle Book'' with James McMenamin (''Orange is the New Black'') and leading roles in ''Annie'', ''Oedipus Rex'', ''Send Me No Flowers''. He also played "royal roles" as Richard the Lionheart in ''The Lion in Winter'', Richard III in ''Richard and Anne'', and King Claudius in ''Hamlet''. | |||
In 2013, he was invited to audition for the original Broadway production of the musical ''Allegiance'' by famed Star Trek actor and gay advocate, George Takei, but was ultimately not selected for the cast. | |||
In 2014, Travis was asked to perform the role of the Count of Monte Cristo in an English-language musical adaptation of ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' based on a previous French-language production. Although Travis recorded extensive dialogue tracks for the demo CD, the musical has not yet found financial backing to come to the stage. | |||
===Writing=== | |||
In addition to acting, he has written many books including ''Tales of Terror'', ''Delusions of Grandeur'', ''The Murder of Michael O. Stogner'', and his best-selling memoir, ''Into the Abyss: The Memoirs of a Paranormal Adventurer''. | In addition to acting, he has written many books including ''Tales of Terror'', ''Delusions of Grandeur'', ''The Murder of Michael O. Stogner'', and his best-selling memoir, ''Into the Abyss: The Memoirs of a Paranormal Adventurer''. | ||
His most popular work remains ''[[The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of Westarctica]]'', a personal memoir of his involvement with Westarctica. | |||
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