ABOUT TK DEVINE
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I was born and raised on the Gulf Coast of Florida, studying at the University of Florida before passaging through rites to manhood in Chicago. I was a studious Chicagoan, earning a Master's at Northwestern University and graduating from Second City's Conservatory before leaving to Los Angeles. I currently live there in my DIY tiny home on wheels.
This new chapter of life began with my blog The Office Hobo, which has since gotten me featured in Salon, Yahoo! Finance, Business Insider, MSN, L.A. Weekly, The Good Men Project, and Dapper Dan Magazine, The Pen Name, and as a featured author in the 2016 book anthology Turning Tiny: The Small Living Paradigm.
At the core, I am a storyteller. A filmmaker. A director and producer. A host and actor. ,
My work spans from travel series on intentional living to films on existential question and documentaries on cultural issues. My film work has been awarded everything from Best Feature and Best Director to Best Supporting Actor and Best Cinematography. All at globally recognized festivals like the Atlanta Film Festival, DocFeed Netherlands, Dances With Films, WorldFest--Houston International Film Festival, Cineverse's HybridGenre LA and the San Francisco Documentary Film Festival. Among many others.
I am also a trained educator and presenter. My CV as a public speaker includes keynote presentations at the 2016 Tiny House Jamboree, the 2017 Living Simple: A Tiny House Expo, the 2018 People's Tiny House Festival, the 2018 Florida Tiny House Festival, The Louisiana Tiny House Festival, and the 2019 California Tiny Living Festival, as well as a speaker and showcase presenter for other festivals and organizations like Teach For America and LA Mayor Eric Garcetti's Engage LA.
See the PRESS page for my interviews with ABC, Upworthy, Fusion TV, CBS, Fox, NBC, The Penny Pincher, WGN Radio, Business Punk Magazine (Germany), KBS (Korean Broadcasting System), KIRO Radio Seattle, America in the Morning, W Radio (Latin America), and my recent interview with Voyage LA.
You may have seen me in various commercial ads or performing on various stages for scripted and unscripted shows. Or from the press related to my nonprofit, Our Backyard Homes, aiming to house homeless college students in our off-grid urban micro-homes. I've also volunteered countless hours with LA's Midnight Mission and Pay It Forward for a Better LA.
For fun, I enjoy tending to my budding food forest and spending time in the wilderness with my self-built truck-home. My favorite wilderness trip was a solo 46-mile trip in the Grand Canyon, trekking from one side to the other and back again. I likes cats and dogs. And chocolate. Especially chocolate.