Brooklyn-born actor comes home to perform Shakespeare
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It’s never too late to pursue your dreams. And if you’re middle aged, still chasing after a dream, and haven’t yet reached your goal, don’t give up.
That’s the advice Brooklyn-born actor Michael Vincent Carrera has for fellow actors whose lofty dreams are bombarded by the tough reality of life as a struggling artist.
Carrera, who grew up in Bensonhurst, is a middle-aged actor who has been living the life of an artist for more than 20 years. “Being an actor means doing other jobs. You have to pay the rent. It’s a hard life, but it’s also so rewarding,” he told the Brooklyn Eagle over lunch at Hinsch’s in Bay Ridge on Thursday.
His ship may finally be coming in. He is one of the stars of a new PBS children’s show, “Moochie Kalala Detectives Club,” which begins airing in September. He plays the father of two children who turn into detectives to uncover the truth behind wild stories their grandfather tells them. The show is produced by Dreaming Tree Productions.