David Preston

David Preston was born May 23 in Santa Monica, California, to Harriet Newell, a Philadelphia-born writer and Joel Preston, a Brooklyn-born film publicist. A passionate, life-long surfer, David grew up in Hollywood and graduated from Fairfax High School. He has studied with Jeffrey Marcus, Academy Award nominated Nina Foch and the legendary William Traylor and Peggy Feury at the Loft Studio. David's first television appearance was on The New Gidget (1986) playing series regular Murph the Surf, a perfect fit for the sun-drenched surfer. For the next several years he worked consistently appearing on numerous television shows and independent films including the cult-favorite Max Headroom (1987) and Harold Becker's The Boost (1988). Following his passion for theatre, he continued to hone his craft on stage playing diverse characters such as Carlson in Of Mice And Men and Bob Ewell in To Kill A Mockingbird to very positive reviews including James Petrillo's of the L.A. Times observing, "Da