Ron Wilson has a background of over 40 years experience in the entertainment industries.

Starting out his career in show business was as an original member of the award winning improvisational company, The Groundlings (former members were: Phil Hartman, Jon Lovitt, Paul Rubens “Pee Wee Herman”). Appearances on television have included: The Richard Pryor Show, The Merv Griffin Show, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, Forever Fernwood, and The Gong Show.

Film appearances
These have included: Comedy Jam, Tunnel Vision, Southside Strut, Monsters & Maniacs, Attack of the B-Movie Monster, The Naked Monster and Gong Show-The Motion Picture

Behind the camera and technical
Expertise in this area has come from being: Cinematographer U.S. for the PBS Production entitled The Michael Chekhov Story, Director-Producer-Editor of the Award-Winning Mini-Documentary for Kiwanis international-Rose Parade Float in the year 2000; Produced-Director-Editor of The Latin Business Association’s marketing video for their Business Expo (videofootage included live coverage of the Honorable George Bush Keynote speaker, footage also used for national television news feed); Media Director for Operation Hope-Keynote speaker-the Honorable Al Gore- footage also used for national television news feed.

Some Examples of Numerous Additional Projects
These include: production work for, Kaiser-Permanente; Pacific-Care; City of Los Angeles MBOD; National Association of Women Business Owners. 

Low Budget Theatrical Features include: Director-Assistant Effects Coordinator for the comedy/Scifi film Slave Girls From Beyond Infinity; and Assistant Mechanical Effects and Makeup F/X for the comedy(?) Blood Frenzy.

Teaching and Education

Created and established Pasadena City Colleges’ first Improvisational Course, which performed in local comedy clubs eventually becoming a regular performing group at The Ice House in Pasadena; created and established Pasadena City Colleges’ First Stand-Up Comedy Class; produced and directed the West Coast Premiere of the original stage comedy A Night in Ellsinore, which was the first  PCC play in 20-years chosen by Pasadena Weekly as their Pick of the Week.