D. David Morin

D. David Morin is an actor and filmmaker who grew up in Hollywood, California. He hosted the television show Lifestyles and was called the King of Commercials in the United States after appearing in about 200 national spots. His screen work includes more than 30 network episodic appearances, two TV series, and roughly 30 feature films and movies of the week. On CBS he played Jennifer Aniston's father in the sitcom Muddling Through (1994). Cold Play (2008), his first feature, won the Fairhope Film Festival and was selected for Slamdance and the Kansas International Film Festival. He directed, rewrote, and edited Johnny, which starred Lee Majors and took over seven festival prizes. He appeared in the Kenyan independent film LEO. In 2011 he settled in Nairobi and started Slingshot Productions Africa, teaching cinematic arts. He made the wildlife documentary The Sea Turtles of Lamu and served as shooting director for Cycle to Rwanda and the BBC's Ideas Exchange.