P.J.Ochlan
Team member, P.J.’s keen ear has enabled him to land various accented roles and after years of honing these skills P.J. is now helping others do the same.
P.J. uses the techniques that I endorse that focus on how the individual student learns. I have developed a strong and quick process for accent learning which encompasses the spelling out of new sounds sometimes derived from your natural accent.
P.J. is a born and bred American, from Long Island, New York, yet he speaks with a Standard American accent. Listen to P.J. as he hosts his own show on K-mozArt. Tune into 105.1FM HD2 and 1260AM from 12:00 till 2:00 on weekdays and 5:30 – 6:00 on Sundays.
This renaissance man is fairly fluent in German, has a good command of French (2 years of French Intensive at UCLA) and speaks some Mandarin, so his aptitude for foreign sounds is extensive.
P.J. excels at character development helping to create authentic personae complete with acents. Actors, P.J. Ochlan is your go-to-man if you are interested in creating a one man/woman performance to showcase your talents, whether for stage or video. Imagine the possibilities on YOUTUBE!!!
Read this review regarding his performance in A Noise Within’s production of Shakespeare’s, The Comedy of Errors.
Critic Steven Stanley of StageSceneLA wrote…
DIALECT KING P.J. Ochlan’s side job as a dialect coach serves him well in the show’s opening sequence during which he dazzles with half a dozen or so different spot-on accents, and later as a hilariously Italian Angelo und ein German Doctor Pinch.”
Among the other hats stacked up in P.J.’s career closet are stand-up comedy (including headline engagements at L.A.’s legendary Comedy Store), sketch comedy, hosting, writing and directing.
And for Corporate America, P.J. is equally adept at teaching public speaking and performance techniques for executives and business persons. He is frequently invited to serve as an announcer and emcee for special events and arts organizations.
Member of:
ATAS (Academy of Television Arts & Sciences)
SAG (Screen Actors Guild)
AFTRA (American Federation of Television & Radio Artists)
AEA (Actors Equity Association)
