A longtime student of acting, David Gray grew up on and around the stages of New York city. He is a Graduate of NYC's High school of performing arts. He studied extensively after high school, with his prime mentor Anthony Abeson. He Also attended H.B. Studios where he had the pleasure of studying with such teachers (and actors) as Herbert Bergoff, Carol Rosenfeld, Bill Hickey and Uta Hagen. As an actor, David performed on and off broadway. Most noteable was his critically acclaimed portrayal of Rodolpho in the Tony Award Winning production of Arthur Miller's "A View From The Bridge". He has performed At Lincoln Center,The John Houseman Theater, Playwrite Horizons And many other venues in NYC. He is a company member at South Coast Reperetory theater in Orange county, Caifornia. He has appeared in Several fearure films working with academy Award Winning directors Oliver Stone in "Nixon", and Anthony Minghella in Mr.Wonderful .As well other feature films like "One Good Cop", "Mr. Wonderful", "S.F.W.", "Mutiny", "Dead Presidents", "Lawn Dogs", "Cops And Robbersons", "Why Do Fools Fall In Love", Soldier Boyz" and more... He has been a regular on three network series... fox's - "21 Jump Street", NBC's - "Dream Street", and NBC's - "The Client", as well as many guest star appearances, and lead roles in movies of the week, and miniseries.He is thrilled to be teaching along side his wife, and love of his life Shanelle Gray.

Shanelle Gray grew up on TV and on the stage with her first job Originating Cosette in the Broadway production of "Les Miserables." She starred in a Pilot for ABC called "Howie & Rose" at 13 and went on to Guest Star and Contract Role on many hit Tv shows and Daytime Soap Opera's such as "One Life to Live," "The Bold & The Beautiful," "Cory in the House," "Grey's Anatomy," "Rizzoli & Isles & Many more!" Shanelle also lends her voice to many cartoons, TV & Radio Commercials & Video Games. She is thrilled to teach alongside her husband David. They have two children, Skylar & Parker

Ogie Banks has been working in the animation world for over 10 years now. His first animation job was a feature film called "Space Jam" starring Micheal Jordan and Directed by Ivan Reitman. Ogie played the character named Bupkus. From there he has moved on to star and guest star in a ton of animation shows, movies, and video games. A few of Ogies credits include: Bratz (Dylon), Cliffords Puppy Days (Zo, End Narration), Codename: Kids Next Door (Numbuh 5,000), Gormiti ( lucas), Class of 3,000 ( Additional Voices), W.I.T.C.H. (Peter Cook), Butt Ugly Martians ( Cedric), All Grown Up ( Max, Troy), Rugrats ( Variouse), Chalkzone ( Cruncho), Fillmore ( Carter), My Life as a Teenage Robot ( George), Fatherhood ( John Kurtz), Psi Kix ( Hammer), free for all ( Eminem), Naruto ( Karashi), Final Fantasy X-2 ( Buddy), Saints Row ( Warren Williams), Psychonauts ( Chops, Sweetwind, dancer), Men of Valor ( Jaime Sherphard, Green Beret 2), Britneys Dance Beat ( Dancer), Lego presents: Batman & Robyn ( Mr. Freeze)...& the list goes on. He is thrilled to be teaching animation at Gray Studios.

Anthony Ocasio started acting at a young age on the stages of Chicago performing in many different theaters around the city. Starring in plays like "The Diary of Ann Frank", "Grease", and "Juvie". At Eighteen, he moved to Los Angeles to continue his training at "The American Musical and Dramatic Academy". There he also studied with two Second City veterans for two years. He quickly booked a guest spot on the Disney Channel's "Hannah Montana" right out of school and has most recently booked a role in a World War II film, "Fortress", which is scheduled to come out sometime in 2011. Anthony has been mentoring with David and Shanelle Gray for the past five years. In those years coaching kids for auditions and on set and we are thrilled that he will be teaching the Introductory Preschool Improv Classes at Gray Studios!!