Ron Marasco has been a Professor in the College of Communication and Fine Arts at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles for the last twenty-five years. He has written two books: Notes to an Actor and About Grief: Insights, Setbacks, Grace Notes, Taboos, written with Brian Shuff. He has always been a working actor, appearing in an array of TV shows from West Wing to Bones to originating the role of Mr. Casper on Freaks and Geeks, to his recent recurring role of "Judge Grove" on Major Crimes, to playing the lead opposite screen-legend Kirk Douglas in the movie Illusion. A native of Washingt...