Tuesday, April 7, 2015

MAPLEWOOD'S LEE NAVLEN WINS WEB SERIES ACTING AWARD

Our favorite web comedy series actor, Lee Navlen of Maplewood, took home acting accolades Saturday night from the LA-WEBFEST Awards, which named him a Best Actor in a Comedy Series.

Lee Navlen on the red carpet
Navlen, also a rising comedian and former Township Committee candidate, won for his hilarious web series, Goodstein, which has become a regular staple of Maplewoodain.com.

The list of winners is below:

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR
  • Matt Ralph,“Chuggers”(Surrey, UNITED KINGDOM)
  • Barry Hite,"Get Swole"(Chicago,ILLINOIS)
  • Lee Navlen,“Goodstein” (Maplewood, NEW JERSEY)
  • Tony Kelly,“The Hurler” (Waterford, IRELAND)
  • Angus King, “Wingman”(Sydney, AUSTRALIA)

“With 60 something nominees in the best actor category, I didn’t realistically think I had a chance," Navlen said in a release. "I’m glad I was wrong!”

Along with the best actor in a comedic series nomination, Goodstein was also nominated for best comedic Web series and Navlen was also nominated for best writer in a Web series.

“Digital content is still in its embryonic stages of development as far as finding audiences. That’s growing each and every day. I’m glad Goodstein is helping lead the way” Navlen said. 

See some of the episodes HERE.

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