'Animal House' Fan Favorite Metcalf Still Crafting Film and Stage Memories
Best known as 'Neidermeyer,' actor, producer and director Mark Metcalf continues to expand his entertainment horizons while living in Bayside.
"Is that a pledge pin... on your uniform??!" When he uttered those immortal words as the bombastic Douglas C. Neidermeyer in the 1978 comedy classic, "National Lampoon’s Animal House," Mark Metcalf probably wasn’t thinking about how that movie would be cherished so many years later. Or how he would be so closely identified with this particular character. “'Animal House,' I’m sure will probably outlive me,” said Metcalf, who now lives in Bayside. “That movie is 33 years old and was shot at the University of Oregon at Eugene. It was great fun to make and there’s this whole other experience that it’s still out there, still alive and affects peoples’ lives. "I was in Columbus, Ohio, recently and people would bring their 12-year-old children up…
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Patty DeGraff
8:12 pm on Friday, October 28, 2011
Mark is extremely generous with his time and talent, having volunteered countless hours hours at Bayside Middle School over the past several years. He's also a great dad and a wonderful member of our community. We've enjoyed seeing Mark in several First Stage Theater productions over the years and we're thrilled he landed in Bayside! more ›