The Road To Mr. America A four-episode limited series on CBS Sports Network. Mr. America followed 6 professional natural bodybuilders from 5 different pro divisions. Starting at the Mr. America Training Center, Gold's Gym in Crofton Maryland we watched our athletes start to prep for the new season and were also put through a timed circuit course race, Men v Men and Women v Women. The Mr. America crew followed them from coast to coast as they showed us what it takes to be a natural bodybuilder. The journey ended in Venice California at the "Mecca of Bodybuilding" where we ran into Mike O'Hearn, Tony Pearson, Danny Hester and were trained by the legendary bodybuilding Godfather, Charles Glass. Mr. America host Eric The Trainer dropped by Muscle Beach to talk to and inspire our 6 natural pro athletes.
CREDITS for: The Road To Mr. America​
Created By Executive Producer
Marc Tauriello, Mr. America Promoter
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Executive Producer / Director
Jonathan Budine, JOSUBU Productions
Supervising Producer
Evan Frushtick, Dryspell Productions
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Director of Photography, Producer
Bud Hayman
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Host
Sammy Jo Feenburg
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Muscle Beach Host
Eric “The Trainer” Fleishman
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Starring
Jenna Bidoglio
Bronwyn Kraus
Joe LaCerra
Brandon Wadas
Johnny Dotson, Jr.
Marissa Dare
Charles Glass
Mike O'Hearn
Marc Tauriello
Tony Pearson
Danny Hester
T.R. Goodman
Robert Kraus
Delaney Kraus
Nicole LaCerra
Julie Tees
Catherine Wadas
Charlie Dare
Renee Dare
Matt Niebling
Andrew Budine as Waldo
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Field Crew: NJ, VA, TX, IN
Jonathan Budine, Director, Ronin
Evan Frushtick, Producer
Bud Hayman, DP
Andrew Budine, Ronin, Audio, DIT
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Field Crew: Crofton Maryland
Jonathan Budine, Director
Evan Frushtick, Producer
Bud Hayman, DP
Matt Hamm, Ronin
Rich Davis, Camera
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DIT
Matt Hamm
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Audio
Brian Garfield
Ivan Basauri
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Grip/Assistant to Director
Andrew Budine
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Production Assistants
Justin Park
Evan Werner
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Hair & Makeup
Morgan Monkou
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Field Crew: Venice, California
Jonathan Budine, Director
Evan Frushtick, Producer
Matt Bockelman, DP
Dave Sorafine, Camera
Andrew Budine, Ronin
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Silver Sound
Patrick Birk
Michael Martin
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Location Scout
Jennie Ciminelli
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Production Assistant
Jeremy Urann
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DIT
Chris Viglone
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Field Crew: Nutley, New Jersey
Bud Hayman, DP
Andrew Budine Audio, Ronin
Jonathan Budine, Director
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Edit
Jonathan Budine
JOSUBU Productions
Title Graphics
Jonathan Budine
Andrew Budine
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Motion Graphics
Jonathan Budine
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Audio Mix / Sound Design
JRise Productions
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Colorist
Larry Rhodes
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Fort Bliss, El Paso Texas
Mr. Guy Volb
Stephanie Santos
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Voice Over
Sammy Jo Feenburg
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Secondary Interviewers
Thresa Richardson
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Gold's Gym, Venice CA
Julia Eckhardt
Silke Hensel
Matt Radmanovich
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Writers
Marc Tauriello
Jonathan Budine
Sammy Jo Feenburg
Evan Frushtik
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Opening Theme
“My Glory” by Ashes
Co-wrote, Produced by Matt Beilis
North Star Media
Special Thanks
Bruce Ebel, Freeplay
Grant Roberts
Gold's Gym, Crofton Maryland
Gold's Gym, Venice California
The U.S. Department of Defense
Hometown Fitness, Mays Landing, NJ
The Shop Gym, Ashburn Virginia
Sho-Offz, El Paso, Texas
Iron Rails Training Facility, Merrillville Indiana
Soto Gym, Fort Bliss Texas
Reign Total Body Fuel
City of Atlantic City, NJ
City of Nutley, NJ
City of El Paso, Texas
City of Los Angeles, California
Extreme Gym Nutley, NJ
Extreme Gym Stanhope, NJ
Bud Hayman Images
Cory Choy, Silver Sound
Hotel Erwin
Helle Trevino
Susie Budine, JOSUBU Productions
Cooperating Organizations
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LA County Film Commission
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Department of Recreation and Parks, Venice Beach, CA
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Mr. America is an Olympic-level tested event with both targeted and random testing.
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All State COVID-19 restrictions were followed.
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A Production of
East Coast Fitness Concepts &
JOSUBU Productions
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Copyright 2021. All Rights Reserved.
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