"Monk" star and Emmy and Golden Golden winner Tony Shalhoub joins local dignitaries on Thursday, Jan. 8 to help open RDI Stages, a new Milwaukee-area entertainment studio complex at 2525 E. Crawford Ave, in St. Francis.
Shalhoub, a Green Bay native, will cut the ribbon for the new $6 million RDI Studio complex. The investment is a result of the growing film, television and video gaming presence in Wisconsin as a result of the Film Wisconsin tax incentive legislation that took effect Jan. 1, 2008.
In addition, Shalhoub, will return to his home state in February to begin shooting a new feature film, "Feed the Fish." About three weeks of principal photography is scheduled in Door County. The film is directed by Michael Matzdorff and produced by Alison Abrohams and Nick Langholff.
Thursday's event is open to the general public. It begins at 4 p.m. with tours of the facility running until 8 p.m.
A life-long and passionate community leader and Milwaukeean, Jeff Sherman is a co-founder of OnMilwaukee.
He grew up in Wauwatosa and graduated from Marquette University, as a Warrior. He holds an MBA from Cardinal Stritch University, and is the founding president of Young Professionals of Milwaukee (YPM)/Fuel Milwaukee.
Early in his career, Sherman was one of youngest members of the Greater Milwaukee Committee, and currently is involved in numerous civic and community groups - including board positions at The Wisconsin Center District, Wisconsin Club and Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. He's honored to have been named to The Business Journal's "30 under 30" and Milwaukee Magazine's "35 under 35" lists.
He owns a condo in Downtown and lives in greater Milwaukee with his wife Stephanie, his son, Jake, and daughter Pierce. He's a political, music, sports and news junkie and thinks, for what it's worth, that all new movies should be released in theaters, on demand, online and on DVD simultaneously.
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