Leigh McCloskey
Leigh McCloskey is an actor, artist, author, and philosopher. He was classically trained at Juilliard and began his professional acting career in the miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man, starring Nick Nolte and Peter Strauss. He went on to lead roles in three nighttime television series: Executive Suite, Married: The First Year and as Lucy Ewing’s husband Mitch Cooper on the original Dallas. Leigh guest starred on many series, played villains on four sci-fi series, appeared in a number of daytime soap operas including General Hospital, and starred in numerous made-for-television movies and miniseries. He also appeared in movies such as JUST ONE OF THE GUYS, and in the cult classic INFERNO, directed by Dario Argento.
As a painter, McCloskey has produced a number of works focused on occult and esoteric themes, including his own Tarot deck (“Tarot ReVisioned”) and a mixed-media art installation on the walls of his home library called “The Hieroglyph of the Human Soul” or THOTHS Library. His artwork toured with the Rolling Stones (A Bigger Bang Tour-05-7) and his Codex Tor illuminated books formed the album art work for “Cosmogramma” by Flying Lotus.
His contribution is titled: “The Art of Getting Out of Your Own Way.”