A professional actor and comedian, David is also one of the founding members of the Poor Man's Productions theater company and a developing producer of the television series MISTY DAWN.

Since becoming an entertainer, David's done more than 200 murder mystery performances - where he only sometimes died - and 300 stand-up performances - where he almost never did.

In addition to his driving safety classes in Dallas and Arlington, David is also a licensed TABC certification instructor.

The question arises, "Why would you, a shopper for class, read this?"

Well, probably because you have no class and need class. So you ask me, "Do you have class?" Remember, those who can't do, teach. And those who can't teach, teach defensive driving.

I am supposed to list my accomplishments. I once shot an elephant in my pajamas, and how he got in my pajamas I'll never know. Okay, Groucho Marx did that, but we have the same initials and almost the same birthday.

I've been on stage for years playing everything from a tomato (nursery school, where I was the only kid fat enough to fit the costume) to an alcoholic judge. They said the last was typecasting. I resent that: I've never been a judge. I've performed at Santa and Henry VIII, just about all the great fat guy roles. I've been in movies and commercials, most of which have seldom been seen. This includes America's Funniest People, which shows how desperate America is for humor. I've also been on the stand-up stage around the country.

With my stellar acting and comedy career in a plummeting free fall, I have turned to that last bastion of creativity: I have become a writer. My mighty pen has crafted industrial scripts and a defensive driving textbook. Those who can't teach, write about the subject. I've even scribed parts of the on-line course you may take from us. (I wrote the funny jokes.)

But the biggest successes have been in the entertainment field. As a critic and staff writer, I spill our thousands of words that few read and fewer even care about. I have interviewed the famous and the soon to be famous. Some are wonderful, and some are pompous jerks, which could also describe the Dallas Area press.

For the curious, my entertainment writings can be found on TheCityWeb.com, PopSyndicate.com, BigFanBoy.com, and LethalDeath.com.

Still working on that novel and still trying to get anyone to be interested in that screenplay. All of this just affirms how unsuccessful my life has become.

Gene McGuire was a stand-up comedian for over 20 years. He started his comedy career at Dallas' first comedy club, The Comedy Corner, and within a couple of years, McGuire was headlining comedy clubs throughout the country, his performances taking him as far as Alaska and Canada. He headlined the Improvs, the Funny Bones, the Laff Stops, and many, many more. McGuire appeared on Showtimes' Comedy on the Road and A&E's Caroline's Comedy Hour.

After 20 plus years, McGuire gave up the stage for a job in morning radio. Dallas radio personality Ron Chapman offered him a job writing comedy for his radio show on KVIL. McGuire worked with Chapman on KVIL for several years and then went with Ron's show to KLUV.

McGuire now works as a comedy defensive driving instructor for Comedy Guys. He occasionally visits the Improv in Addison to perform on open mike nights.

McGuire brings a fun improvisational style to his classes.

One of the more frequently asked questions I get is "What are your qualifications to teach Defensive Driving?" or "Why should I take your class?" Well, I tried to come up with a snappy Top 10 list but in my usual underachieving way I could only manage eight.

• I held a Massachusetts Driver's License for 18 years and SURVIVED. I used to tell people a Massachusetts driver's license doubled as a hunting license. I said in some Latin American countries if I ran someone over and killed them it was legal as long as I buried the body within 24 hours along the roadside in a clearly marked grave. Massachusetts , the Land that Common Sense Forgot. I call the drivers there Mass-holes. While living there I had to get my car horn replaced. That's right, I broke it from using it too much!
  
• In order to get my Driver's License I had to parallel park a rust-bucket brown 1973 Pontiac Catalina. To put that in perspective the Catalina is over 2 feet longer than a Toyota LAND CRUISER. And the Toyotas don't come in rust-bucket brown.
  
• I learned a lot on road trips during my 5 and a half years in a fraternity in college. Survival tips, like how to cook a hot dog over a steaming radiator. Or how to pour a pitcher of beer at 85 mph and not spill a drop. Or how to dribble and shoot a basketball from a moving car.
  
• I'm the kid you cheated off of in High School. Plus I've already taken the test so I won't screw up the curve. I even had two future NHL players cheat off me in college. I flunked out of that college. Twice. They went on to multi-million dollar NHL careers. Bitter? No, not me. But kids, take my advice: Marry somebody rich.
  
• I'm taller than most of the other instructors so I'm more likely to injure myself sticking a hand into a ceiling fan. No charge.
• My father knows everything. Ask him, he'll tell you. Some of that had to rub off on me.
  
• Bring me your broken computer. I can probably fix that too. I can be fixin' to fix your computer while we fix the fix you're in. Y'all.
  
• Honestly, the TEA cashed the check.

Lico defines the word “lico” as meaning “the complete entertainer,” and since 1970 he’s been working to prove he’s right about that.

He’s been an actor, DJ, impressionist, magician, master of ceremonies, and singer. His jobs have taken him from Florida to Washington, from Massachusetts to California, and from Mexico to the Bahamas.

He’s been an opening act for the Paul Rodriguez, Delbert McClinton, Vince Vance and the Valiants, the Three Dog Night, the Mamas and the Papas, and the ever-lovely Box Car Willie, among many others. On television, he’s appeared on PROBLEM CHILD and WALKER, TEXAS RANGER, and in various national commercials, PSAs, and industrial films.

A talented impressionist, he’s probably best-remembered for his characters Father Vito, Miguel Jackson, and A-La-Vez, the Mexican Elvis.

Read his full bio at http://lico.tv/ and http://licoreyes.com/.

This award-winning actor/director/producer/ & funny guy is very active in film, voice, print, and live theater all over North Texas.

Some of his recent favorite roles have been Joe Keller - All My Sons, Touchstone - As You Like It, Charlie Baker - The Foreigner, Master Ford - The Merry Wives of Windsor, Volpone - Volpone, Bobby Franklyn - Run for Your Wife, Robin Starvling in A Mid Summer Nights Dream, Paravicini in The Mousetrap, Manley Carstairs - The Housekeeper, Renfield in Count Dracula, Nick Cristano in Over the River and through the Woods.

He has also directed such shows as Taming of the Shrew, Mistress of the Inn, The Importance of Being Earnest, Angel Street, Dearly Departed, The Curious Savage, On Golden Pond, The Shadow Box, Pygmalion, A Man for All Seasons, and many others.

He will soon be directing Dial M for Murder and Our Town for Duncanville Community Theatre.

Terry's been a stand-up comic for over 20 years. (He started when he was three years old. He's worked with the likes of the late Sam Kennison, Carrot Top, Ron White, Howie Mandel, Rich Hall (Saturday Night Live), Anthony Clark (Yes, Dear) and Michael Winslow (Police Academy) He is also the writer/producer/director/actor of the soap opera spoof Misty Dawn. Check it out at mistydawntexas.com.

He is also a founding member of the Poor Man Productions theater company. You can read a review of their first production, Twelve Angry Men, here.Terry is one of our most requested teachers. (He has a large family that likes to speed.)

You can hear Terry's voice in this ad from Powerade.

For 12 years now, Comedy Justice has been served up on a golden plate of mock sarcasm and agony. Todd takes any misery of life and makes it unbearably funny, with one-liners flying and true hilarious stories you wouldn't believe. After two years in the Air Force, then selling appliances and not quite succeeding as a musician, he stumbled upon comedy. By that time, he had plenty of material!