Greg Ferguson:  

Life I moved to China Lake from San Diego in 1978 and graduated from Burroughs High in 1980. I attended the local junior college and then transfered to San Diego State University where I received a BA in Theater Arts. I worked my way through college and had many fun and intersting jobs. I worked in health spas as a fitness trainer/aerobics instructor, hotels and restaurants as a waiter, a nightclub as a bouncer, and finally at the "Improv" as the show announcer and stage tech. While in college I had an internship at channel 10 in San Diego where I was able to take trips to Los Angeles to observe the "press junkits" for newly released movies. I was able to meet a variety of publicists connected to the film studios in LA as well as a few famous actors like John Travolta and Kevin Bacon. After graduating from SDSU I moved to Los Angeles and first worked at a prestigious nightclub/restaurant called the "Stock Exchange" where I was able to mingle with people in the tv/film, music, and fashion industries. I was also living in the heart of Hollywood (Melrose & La Brea) and learning about the layout of Los Angeles area. I worked at the club for about 6 months and then took an assistant manager position at a cafe located in the Biltmore hotel in downtown LA. I worked there for about 6 monthes and then decided to work as a sales manager in a department store called the Broadway located in the Beverly Center in West Hollywood. After about 2 years of working jobs that weren't related to my college major I decided to contact a publicist I had met during one of the junkits while in school in San Diego and I was able to get an interview with the head of the Publicity department on the pico lot. They didn't have any openings but they agreed to give me an internship so that I could come in a couple days a week and learn the system. Since I wasn't getting paid at Fox I went over to Universal Studios and auditioned for a job as a tour guide. Having a degree in Theater an...Expand for more