David
H. Hunt, aka Papi (Papology).
His heritage, backwoods country
born, Melungeon Indian of Eastern
Tennessee. (US Veteran)
and member of the “Big Horn Mountain Men”, who travel throughout
California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, and Montana recreating the mountain man
period, 1800-1840, reenact James Beckwourth 1st black chief of the Crow nation. David attended Santa Monica College for Arts
and Entertainment Technology Santa Monica California. Background work includes Theatrical Arts, Video
and Sound Editing (Final Cut Pro and Pro-tools). David has worked in marketing, advertising,
sales and promotion, representing major corporations at trade shows,
conventions, and various business functions.
David
recently returned from Adult
Space Camp in Huntsville Alabama https://www.spacecamp.com
. As a Space flight adventurer has joined the Space Academy
ambassadorship team. David received his certificate
in recognition of completing the requirements for U.S. SPACE ACADEMY involving an intense curriculum
in space exploration, aerospace technology, leadership and team building skills,
as applied to this nation’s space and rockery programs.
David
worked as an educational tour guide at Knott’s Berry Farm.
A national and international tour guide, that recently
returned from Shanghai China 2006- through the World Expo 2010. In the past, Worked 15 years as a tour guide 1998-2014
for Star-Line Tours of Hollywood, CDL class B passenger endorsed and presented
a one man theatrical show. Presently work
for La sightseeing.net/tour
guide for a 4½ Hour tour of Los Angeles and has written, edited, and
narrated the Los Angeles Hop-On, Hop-Off bus tour its grand Opening in August
2014 .
David uses his creative license for his books
and plays written over the years.
Entertains on factual content (News) about Los Angeles, and the
Hollywood movie community, with American humor, (vessel of opportunity) provided
we can laugh at ourselves with the fullness of appreciation, an appetite for
life.
As a tour guide, David continues his citizen journalism shares his photographs, written
word and DVD “Hooray for
Hollywood”. It’s a memorable look
you share with friends back home about your adventures of discovery here in
Hollywood (City of the Angels).
In
the past David obtained support for a creative cultural arts and crime
prevention program for gang children who capitalized on their talent as the
“New Horizons” (a Pepsi
sponsored, and corporate-sponsored promotional performing arts roller
skating team.
David
worked for NBC Studios,
dept of studio engineering as a cameraman in Burbank California, and various
cable outlets throughout Los Angeles as a studio engineer - camera, audio,
remote locations, staging/props, lighting, floor manager, graphics, assistant
to the director, and director.
David/Papi
produced his own
talk/variety show entitled "All around Town", overseeing
financing, writing, art design, and talent.
Actor, singer, dancer in the rock
musicals of “Hair” and “Jesus Christ Superstar” Broadway and Universal Studios. Road Mgr. for Ben Vereen, a well known
entertainer. David wrote two plays: “Hooked Special Delivery” and “Funny How We
Look at Each Other”, produced by La Mamma Theatre in Los Angeles. Production assistant for Personal Creations for
the 2007 Super Bowl half time entertainment with “Prince”
Dec
2011 returned from a sail on “The
Lady Washington”, replica of the original ship built during the 1750’s
as a member of the rigging crew.
Portrayed “Crispus
Attucks” a sailor, one of the five men shot during the Historic Boston
Massacre of March 5th 1770.
Ship board programs that will bring history to life on an adventure of discovery
that educate, excite, inspire and empower.
Shipboard programs include Life of a Sailor, Navigation, history of
trade and exploring expeditions connecting our established education message
with dynamic participatory experience. “The Lady” was showcased in “Star Trek Generations” and
“Pirates of the Caribbean”. It
empowered me to continuing my education.
David’s
entrepreneurial goal
is to create a styled empire that produces, develops, markets, and obtains
distribution for several products:
·
Personally
designed illustrated and photographed tee shirts
·
In
the past, Pappy 'N Son's World Famous Bar-B-Q- Sauce", a niche market
specialty food/Vons/Pavilions stores throughout Calif. and Nevada.
·
Treasure
Hunts” Body Lotion made with shea butter
·
Book
written & photographed along with a DVD about
Los Angeles entitled “Hooray for Hollywood,”
self-published.
David Harold
Hunt/Face book
pappynson/you
tube
