- David Miguel Estrada is a playwright/actor/director who has had numerous productions of his stage plays produced in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. The son of an Army Officer and a dancer, his stage plays include "You Ain't No Johnny Cash," "The Yale Diaries," "God, Man, & Stan," and "The Life & Dubious Times of George Dubya Bush." He most recently acted in the Off-Broadway premiere of his drama "Long Time Comin'" at Theatre at St. Clement's, where David Mamet premiered "American Buffalo" and Sam Shepard premiered "La Turista." TimeOut New York called his performance "dazzling."
Dennis Safren of L.A.'s First Stage raves, "Estrada is one of the most exciting young voices in theater." Showbusiness Weekly hails him as a "maverick writer-actor-director" while Michael Barnes of the Austin American-Statesman notes Estrada acts with a "filmic sense of truth." New York Cool's Wendy Williams writes, "David Miguel Estrada is multi-talented."
Estrada is the youngest of a theatrical family that have all had plays produced in New York. The San Antonio Current calls them "extravagantly talented" while Joey Reynolds of the nationally-syndicated WOR Radio raves "Don't mess with that family!" Estrada was featured as a successful Latino playwright in the book "Icons of Latino America: Contributions to American Culture, Vol. 1" by Roger A. Bruns, biographer to Billy Graham, Martin Luther King Jr., and George Washington.
After graduating from Highland High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Estrada earned a degree in Writing, Acting, & Directing for Theater/Film at the College of Santa Fe. Estrada has studied with Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Christopher De Vore "Frances," Academy Award-winning director Jonathan Wacks "Pow-Wow Highway," and Tony Award-Winner Moises Kaufman "33 Variations."- IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous
- He had a .750 batting average one year playing Little League Baseball in South Texas.
- He met Lew Perryman (Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2) driving for the same cab company in Austin, Texas. They talked during long waits at the airport just after September 11th.
- While attending The College of Santa Fe, he met Gene Hackman when Gene went to the movie theatre to watch Gus Van Sant's remake of Psycho. After asking the legendary actor for advice, Gene said, "Do theater".
- Estrada has been working on a country album entitled "Easy On The Eyes" after being inspired by Billy Bob Thornton.
- Estrada met his favorite playwright Sam Shepard while they were both shopping for cowboy boots in the East Village.
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