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office and pleaded my case for a Skills Waiver. DaMarr felt so horrible that he let us down as he was under the impression he was union, but his paperwork had not been processed by Contract Services yet, so he was out of luck. Both Johnny and I talked to DaMarr and said that we would find a way to make this happen and he would be in compliance and get his days to qualify for Local 706 membership. With the help of Randy and production, we were granted a waiver and DaMarr was able to work the next week once things were worked out. Needless to say, the day he hit his 30 days, we all celebrated as he was now a proud 706 member. I think this was the first time he really realized how important it is to become a member and he has been working ever since. Now back to the show. One of the standout characters in the series is Da Tap Dance Man performed by actor Jeremiah Birkett. Da Tap Dance Man is Henry's apparition. He is the personification of how Henry believes he is seen through the eyes of his white co-workers and neighbors. The look was designed at KNB EFX by John Wheaton via Photoshop art, then perfectly applied by Todd McIntosh. At first, we spoke about using prosthetics, but when Jeremiah was cast, we saw that would not be necessary and this design should be executed with make-up, dentures and contact lenses. Jeremiah is so expressive and animated, that any prosthetics would disguise the work he would do as the actor brings the character to life. I always say we help create 50 percent of the character and then the actor does the other 50 percent to bring it to life. This was a great example of that. It was truly horrifying to watch his performance on set as he brought this character to life. Da Tap Dance Man Melanie Tooker touches up Mike Mekash applies lipstick