BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Matt Anspach’s acting life came full circle Friday night when he traveled to the Regal Edwards Bakersfield to see the feature film “All Is Merry & Bright.” The Bakersfield Christian graduate recalls how when he was young, he saw the Will Ferrell movie “Talladega Nights” at that same theater and knew at that moment he wanted to be an actor.
That wasn’t just the whimsical thinking of youth but the start of Anspach’s career path that resulted in his acting in numerous TV and film roles. One of those roles is in “All Is Merry & Bright.”
“It’s always, I think, going to be just a pinch me thing,” Anspach says of seeing his work on a hometown screen. “I never want that feeling to go away. And so, when I saw the movie for the first time at Edwards here in town, I couldn’t help but think of that feeling I had that has been 15 years now in the making.”…