Mitch Hara

Mitch Hara (Actor/Writer/Director) Raised by speed-freak alcoholics, an experience that shaped his unique voice and eccentric view of the world. Drugs, cookies and chaos also helped inform his artistic flare. He escaped to New York City at age 19, when he was invited to join the acclaimed Actors Studio. There, he performed in several plays off-Broadway as well as comedy clubs, Studio 54 and a few rehabs. While pole dancing on 42nd Street, he was called to L.A. to do a burp-and-it-was-gone pilot, Eddie Dodd with Treat Williams. He's guest-starred on numerous series, including a recurring role on ER as Stanley a suicidal mental patient, several pilots and film roles including a snuff-film producer, Latin Jerry in THE ART OF DYING with Wings Hauser. He scored 11 more indies playing everything from a "Harley-hitman" to a "bipolar nurse." Hara's got a unique talent for infusing humor and humanity into the darkest characters. He's written, directed and performed in 5 critically acclaimed plays, winning an "Outstanding Performance" award from Backstage for his portrayal of "Sister Coco Call-Me-Ishmael," a mental-patient-drag-queen-nun, in The Tragic and Horrible Life of the Singing Nun. More acting credits include a co-starring role in the pilot I RUN HOT for AMC/Peacock directed by Ilana Glazer and the pilot, "SUNNY'S CLOSET" as TayTay, the gas lighting, scheming, executive assistant. His short form series, SMOTHERED Season 1, co-written with and co-starring Jason Stuart, went viral on Amazon Prime and voted "Top 10 to Binge." SMOTHERED Season 2 just dropped on AMAZON, REVRY, YouTube & internationally. The premiere was held at Sony Pictures in the John Singleton theatre. Mitch is on stage in Hollywood doing his award-winning solo show MUTANT OLIVE 2.0 gaining rave reviews and getting ready to tour NYC, Chicago, London & Edinburgh. Directed by the fabulous Carlyle King, who also directed SMOTHERED Season 2. Other projects currently in development, include his screenplay, CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? a gay Aunty Mame meets Rain Man meets Kramer vs. Kramer (about his relationship with his amazing 11-year-old nephew with Aspergers), the black comedy PARTY TIME (about destiny, annoying angels and cancer) and the TV series version of MUTANT OLIVE, currently called SWEET DREAMS. He's also pitching SMOTHERED to studios as a full-on series. Hara worked, directed or had sex with John Travolta, Maura Tierney, Susan Luccci, Sally Kirkland, John Savage, Angela Lansbury, Doris Roberts, Joe Manganiello, Karen Black, Marlon Wayans, Eliot Glazer, Colton Haynes, and half of NYC. Mitch says, "I never take 'no' for an answer. For me, everything is YES. So 'no' is just a slow yes." His inner child is alive & well and ready to play!