Ted Ferguson

Ted Ferguson is a versatile American actor with a global reach, wide range and 76 years on this planet.

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A Starring Series Regular role in Tropical Cop Tales on Adult Swim tops Ted's list of successes. Along with a recent a Guest Star appearance in the New Chuck Lorre Series BOOKIE. A supporting role in the MGM/Orion Pictures critically acclaimed A Mad Scientist in DC Comics' Doom Patrol, Minister role in AMC's Preacher, Crooked Judge role in NCIS New Orleans, Grandpa role in Logan with Hugh Jackman, A Doctor in Tyler Perry's If Loving you Is Wrong, City Council Chairman in Eva DuVernay's Queen Sugar , A Publisher in Mad Men, Grumpy Old Codger in MGM's Bottomes and a  Doctor. opposite Jessica Chastian in the show Time Mini Series George and Tammy make up just a portion Ted's colorful acting career.

Ted Speaks fluent French, Proficient Spanish and Excellent German with accent skills to match.  Ted brings a wealth of experience from a 40-year broadcasting career having worked in Los Angeles, Detroit Rock City, Cleveland, plus internationally in Paris, Berlin, Sweden, Nigeria, The Congo, New Zealand and Tahiti. 

Ted was the first Music Director and Midday DJ at the Legendary WMMS in Cleveland in 1970, Program Director of Detroit's first Rock n Roll station, Program Director and Air Personality Named China Jones with Bartell Broadcasting's WDRQ-Detroit, Music Director and Night Jock at ABC's WDVE-Pittsburgh and Program Director of KWEST in Los Angeles. Blazing a trail in Private radio in France, Germany and Sweden, Ted was the Director of International Programming and Sales for NRJ Paris expanding to Germany in Leipzig, Berlin, Dresden and Chemnitz (Karlmarxstaat) snd Sweden (Stockholm, Malmo and Gothenburg). Ted built the stations and trained the staffs at Hot Fm Abuja, Nigeria and Smooth Jazz in Lagos, Radio 1, Star FM and Radio Tiare in Papeete

Tahiti, Bunia in the Democratic Republic of Congo and finally Radio Windy Wellington and 4XO in Dunedin, New Zealand. .   

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In 1999, at the age of 50, Ted retired from Radio and returned to LSU full time to fulfill a lifelong commitment. Ted had flunked out in 68 in the middle of the Viet Nam War. Returning to academia and making the Dean's list resulted in him being removed from scholastic probation after 40 years, achieving his goal..

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Ted served as a missionary in the Congo, building a Christian radio station in wartorn Ituri Providence (Bunia) and in the Northern Kenyan Desert (Marsabit).. Additionally Ted served as an English teacher at a seminary in Vera Cruz, Southern Mexico.. Well educated, Ted attended The Sorbonne in Paris, UCLA Westwood, LSU Shreveport, 3 times at the Main Campus of LSU in Baton Rouge and Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand.

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His acting career spans 20 years, commencing in 2005, with his first principal role being a Norwegian priest  in "Blonde Ambition" starring Jessica Simpson, Luke Wilson and WIllie Nelson. Ted' was 1 of 4 Norwegian Priests. Ted Called the Norwegian Embassy in NYC and got the scene translated. When he arrived on set as an extra, he told Casting he could do the scene in The language. Good enough for Scott Marshal, the Director, and an acting career was born. 

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 Finally always remember, "To God goes the Glory. Trust in Him with all your Heart and lean not to your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will keep your paths straight.   Written by China Jones. 

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