Film maniacs may recognize his face from films like the Martin Lawrence/Eddie Murphy vehicle Life the dark comedy The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom the prescient political satire Primary Colors his role as Morten Entrekin in that other late ’90s special effects laden apocalypse film Deep Impact or his role as Don Fantana opposite Liam Neeson in Jodie Foster’s film Nell. While his appearance in an obscure Guttenberg rom-com or local commercials may not jog your memory, you’ve likely seen Compton in one of the other productions where he was featured. While a small role, it helped set in motion a career that would span over a decade in nearly 40 films, TV shows, and commercials. The film, which has amassed a mild cult following thanks in no small part to Steve Guttenberg’s amazing mullet and crucifix earring, featured Compton as a gas station attendant who got to witness the blossoming romance (under false pretenses, that is) between Guttenberg’s Lobo/Gus and Jami Gertz’s Emily. : Nell : Jodie Foster, Liam Neeson, Natasha Richardson, Richard Libertini, Nick Searcy, Robin Mullins, Jeremy Davies, ONeal Compton, Heather M. His first ever film role was in Don’t Tell Her it’s Me (a.k.a. As recently noted in the Post and Courier, Boatwright saw the talent Compton possessed, “He was a really natural actor … Just as soon as you saw him on camera, you believed him.” While he was successful in those pursuits - even having his works commissioned by Jerry Seinfeld to create a series of his “slow speed” natural light portraits of the cast and crew in the final season of Seinfeld - for obvious reasons, he was most recognized for his work as a character actor in films and television.Ĭompton, with muralist-filmmaker David Boatwright and friend Timmy Mallard, appeared in numerous commercials as a larger than life Cajun “Big Daddy” character named Justin Thyme. Compton’s muse came in many forms, including writing and photography. City Paper has been bringing the best news, food, arts, music and event coverage to the Holy City since 1997. MLS ID 1754513, Tahmeeka ONeal, eXp Realty. Known to most as O’Neal Compton, the ambitious native of Sumter, Compton attended Clemson and Wofford College and served in the Navy. 535 Compton Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45231 is currently not for sale. 18, the South Carolina film community lost one of those successful dreamers. Others never let that ambition die, eventually realizing their dream. Some move on to other things after a number of disappointments while others move on because, well, life. Of the thousands that are written about, only a handful ever reach that coveted spot of adoring, sometimes psychotic, fans and endless zeros in their bank account. A talent that will, if the stars align, lead to fame and a little fortune. Drawing on hundreds of personal letters, photographs, maps, newspaper articles, and reminiscences, Compton’s lively book details the trials, gains, setbacks, and ultimate triumph in one of the first major skirmishes between environmentalists and developers.In this paper, we often read about a talent that is starting to bubble to the surface. The battle finally ended in 1972 with President Richard Nixon’s designation of the Buffalo as the first national river. William Fulbright, and Governor Orval Faubus. This book is the account of this decade-long struggle that drew in such political figures as U.S. Led by Neil Compton, a physician in Bentonville, Arkansas, a group of area conservationists formed the Ozark Society to join the battle for the Buffalo. Never before had anyone challenged the Corps’ assumption that damming a river was an improvement. A grateful public generally lauded their efforts, but when they turned their attention to Arkansas’s Buffalo River, the vocal opposition their proposed projects generated dumbfounded them. Corps of Engineers began to pursue an aggressive dam-building campaign. Under the auspices of the 1938 Flood Control Act, the U.S.
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