Doug Peruski: Customer #3

Doug Peruski says that in many ways, his years as a student at the University of Georgia, Athens were the best years of his life. But he is equally sure that the best is yet to come.

Doug Peruski graduated from UGA with a degree in Theatre Arts. He minored in Computer Science. He worked at NCR for three years before deciding to quit and devote most of his energies to acting.

For now, Doug Peruski supports himself as a waiter at Achilles, a Greek restaurant in his hometown of Duluth, Georgia. He has found a series of mostly small roles in regional theatre. He has had parts in Mirror Image and Five Actors In Search of a Cell Phone, and he played Philip in Not Again!, which Doug Peruski describes as a screwball comedy. 

Not Again! did not do well with the critics, who panned the play yet praised its cast. "Doug Peruski, a UGA grad with only limited professional experience, surprises with a star turn in the role of Philip," wrote one reviewer in The Atlanta Constitution. "We look forward to seeing more of this surprising and talented young actor."

Doug Peruski has also appeared in several TV commercials. In his first TV commercial, he played an exasperated dog owner whose dog didn't like his dog food. He has also had bit parts in several television programs, including the role of Customer #3 in an episode of The Big Bang Theory.

"I love everything about the theatre," Doug Peruski says, as he contemplates the future. "Believe me, I don't want to wait on tables for the rest of my life!"