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Gene McFall has performed as Will Rogers in 43 states since 1982. He toured as James Whitmore's understudy in Will Rogers' USA, and was the first person other than Whitmore to tour that show.

In 1989, Mr. McFall spent hundreds of hours in research,

drew upon his seven year performance experience as Rogers, and compiled his own show: The Witty World of Will Rogers. It is a show he feels suits him best as an actor and effectively presents Rogers' humor and philosophy.

Mr. McFall is a native Kentuckian, former basketball coach and has been a professional actor since 1966. He has been in notion pictures and on television in such programs as All in the Family, Benson, and Archie Bunker's Place.

McFall portrayed Will Rogers from ages 27 to 55 in Oklahoma Educational Television's highly acclaimed centennial mini-series, Oklahoma Passage. Other performances of note include the Energy Centennial with President George Bush, National Governor's Conference, Award Dinner for Jean Kirkpatrick, Oklahoma Governor Frank Keating's Inaugural Ball, and a dinner for Supreme Court Justice Byron White.