Caleb Spivak

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Caleb J. Spivak
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Actor, Model, and Entrepreneur
Known forFounder What Now Atlanta (WNA)

Caleb J. Spivak is an American actor, model, and entrepreneur. [1] He is the founder of What Now Atlanta (WNA), a news resource for openings and closings in Atlanta's restaurants, retail and real estate. [2] [3] [4]

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Early life

Born in Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire, England to Air Force veterans Mark Ian and Lisa Hay Spivak, Caleb and his older brother Joshua Aaron Spivak, began performing together on stages while growing up in New York City, Italy and other locations where the military work took his family to. [5]

Career

Caleb J. Spivak moved to Atlanta in 2007 and attended Georgia State University pursuing a degree in Theatre and Journalism but later dropped out to build a career in the film and television industry as the Hollywood enterprise boomed in the South. [5]

In 2010, Caleb founded What Now Atlanta; a news source for restaurant, retail, and multifamily openings and closings in Atlanta while working as Director of Social Media & Emerging Technologies for Commercial Real Estate Developer North American Properties (NAP). [6] [7] [8] [9] He first joined NAP in 2011 to develop a Social Media strategy to revitalize Atlantic Station, a failing mixed-use development in Midtown Atlanta. [10] [11]

In early 2015, Caleb began studying the Meisner technique with actor and acting coach Erin Elizabeth Burns known for her role in Stephen King’s Cell . He also booked his first television role as "Harvey Robinson" in Your Worst Nightmare; a TV Series documentary produced by Crazy Legs Productions for Investigation Discovery within the same year. [12]

In 2017, Caleb performed the role of Biometric Operator in the American television series 24: Legacy produced by Twentieth Century Fox for the Fox Network. [13]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015Your Worst NightmareHarvey RobinsonTV Series documentary
2016Snapped: Killer CouplesJohn HawkinsTV Series documentary
2016Fun TownTannerShort
2016Good BehaviorHot GuyTV Series
2016My Annoying Dead BrotherBrandon HayesTV Series
2017Legends & LiesCaptain Corydon HeathTV Series
2017#MurderJohn FoxTV Series
201724: LegacyBiometric OperatorTV Series
2017ReleaseRobertFeature
2017Truth or Double Dare (TODD)JonathanFeature
2017Jodi Arias SpecialTravis AlexanderTV Series
2017Oscar Pistorius: Blade Runner KillerStephen TerreroFeature
2017Dead SilentTerry ChildsTV Series
2021WitnessesOliver CowderyFilm

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