Singer-songwriter, educator and humorist who lives in Topanga, California with his wife, actress/director Ellen Geer, and their two daughters, Megan Geer and Willow Geer. Ellen is artistic director of the "Theatrical Botanicum", the outdoor Topanga Canyon theater founded by her father Will Geer of The Waltons (1971) fame. .
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Graduated from Trinity College in Connecticut and did his doctoral work at Columbia University's Teachers' College and Columbia Pacific University. He has a Ph.D. in educational psychology.
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Worked as the Director of The Harbor Schools Residential Treatment Center for emotionally disturbed adolescents in Maine and as a New York City elementary school teacher in the South Bronx ghetto.
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Has produced nineteen audio recordings and seven videos and DVD's for which he has won awards from Parents' Choice and the Association For Independent Music. His songs are used daily by thousands of parents, educators and human service professionals to help families discuss sensitive issues. His "Wake Up" video with the late John Ritter helps families prevent child abuse and abduction.
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He's acted on stage and on television, directed a feature film, and performs extensively at conferences, festivals and concerts through the United States, Canada as well as hosting an annual training workshops at his Otter Space conference center in Northern California.