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First, the name… Victor Fischbarg was knighted Victor of Aquitaine on the set by underground director/rebel shooting the first of their seven feature films together. What to do when your birth name lacks a certain underground rebel pizazz? Instant fabu pseudonym. And given his early inspirations — irreverent personalities with colorful given names like Chaka Khan and Evel Knievel — the name was a logical fit.

In a review of their first film, Variety agreed. “Victor of Aquitaine is the only colorful performer worth watching in the film.” (Jeff Menell, Variety) Their subsequent films together have earned multiple ‘Best Feature’ festival awards, but mainstream reviews have not often been kind to their films. He remains proudest of this Moritsugu critic’s gem: “Everything on every frame is terrible.” (Hollywood Reporter)

As a classically trained musician, he first began acting at a young age as Doris’ musical brother in MGM’s classic musical film, Fame. And before he could legally drink, he was singing in New York clubs as Victor E.

L.A. for all those years was parallel parking. Seriously. I still struggle with it.” Sales were lackluster, and with the demise of the music industry, he attempted a local return to acting. New York theater roles were a devastating low-point, from a sword-fighting Japanese warlord in the NYC Fringe Festival (“The plastic swords were wobbly”) to an all-male naked production of Macbeth. (“More wobbly swords, pun intended.”) “I stayed at the party too long. I was never a classical theater actor anyway. It was finally time to go. I felt like my luck was running out of time.”

And so, with no possibilities beckoning whatsoever, he made the transition to Los Angeles. “Like they say, leap and the net will appear.” He has been working ever since in film and television roles in three languages: , , and .