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September 14, 2006

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Ron Hall and Denver Moore provide the backstory of their book, Same Kind of Different as Me. Actor-producer Duane Martin comments on the new CW network and his project, The Momentum Experience.


Ron Hall and Denver Moore

Ron Hall and Denver Moore

Ron Hall and Denver Moore

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Ron Hall has an MBA, is an international art dealer with millionaire clients and divides his time between Dallas, New York and a ranch near Fort Worth, TX. Denver Moore was illiterate and homeless and now volunteers at the Fort Worth Union Gospel Mission, serves as a guest minister at a Baptist church and is pursuing a career as a fine art painter. The story of their unlikely friendship is told in the book, Same Kind of Different as Me, the profits from which go to ministries that care for the homeless.


 

Duane Martin

Duane Martin

Duane Martin

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Duane Martin has made his mark as an actor, filmmaker and entrepreneur. His credits include lead roles on TV in All of Us and Getting Personal, which he produced, and such films as The Groomsmen and The Seat Filler, which he also wrote and produced. A Brooklyn native, Martin was drafted into the NBA but decided to pursue an acting career. He also owns Impact Sports, handling the careers of many top major league athletes, and is an investor in The Momentum Experience, a new theatrical distribution entity.