L.B. stands for Luke Bradford, but L.B. just wants people to call him L.B. "When I was a little kid watching Little Rascals, I decided I wanted to be just like them and become an actor."
Born in New York and a graduate cum laude of NYU, L.B. headed out to Los Angeles to find an agent and be discovered. "I knew no one and got a job as a tour guide at Universal Studios." L.B. has had many professional acting roles since. He is particularly proud of his guest star appearance in ER and his recurring roles in Felicity. L.B. believes that he is very much like Peter Tork of the original Monkees.
"He had a hippy lifestyle and believed in seeing the best in everything. I too believe in embracing life." It was obvious to L.B., who sports a dyed-blond punk hair-do, that he would have to transform himself in order to audition for the role of Peter Tork. He bought a light brown wig and combed Melrose Avenue for a second-hand, blue-psychedelic shirt and tight corduroy flares. For good luck, he wore an amulet around his neck, like Peter. "When I walked into the casting studio where the other auditioners were waiting, their faces dropped. I figured that was a good sign!"
L.B.
says that all four "new" Monkees have become instant friends. "We were always
together, even on our days off." L.B. says that his character Peter is frustrated
because he feels his talent is going to waste. "He has to act the dummy, but
he is very talented. He is a superb musician and plays the bass, banjo, organ
and piano. He is stifled by the image that the studio created for him. Even
though he loves acting, fame and his fans, in his heart he really wants to
play music. "Peter is also naturally gifted as an actor. He has great comedic
timing and is hysterically funny. "I was privileged to play him for four weeks!"
