John Wayne

Hollywood actor and stunt double for John Wayne, Ermal is a SAG-AFTRA actor, having piled up several films such as “The Patty Hearst Movie”, “Bonfires of the Vanity” and more along with TV shows such as; “Twilight Zone”, “The Golden Girls”, “General Hospital”, “Santa Barbara”, and much more.

Along with his wife, Paula, a 5-times award winning female yodeler and tribute artist to Patsy Cline, their performances have been well received.

Having performed across the continent, as well as in Europe and Asia, impersonating the "Duke" in all types of corporate events and as an after-dinner speaker.  As an entertainer, he is also an after-dinner speaker, a key-note speker, he hosts conventions, performs at trade-shows, and emcees seminars.  He carries his own audio/video projector and screen to enhance his program at special events.  Ermal has also appeared aboard Duke’s famous yacht the “Wild Goose” for over sixteen years.  The public has seen him in the Tournament of Roses Parade four years in a row.  In Las Vegas, Ermal received the 2003 IGCITA Best Male Impersonator of the Year Award.

His forte is in telling the true story of John Wayne in front of a live audience with Paula accompanying him in a patriotic salute to America.  With Paula, they had recently completed a ten-year engagement in Branson, Missouri with the “John Wayne” show.  Appearing in many churches across the country, Ermal relates the story of John Wayne’s conversion experience to Christiaity.

Lastly, Ermal has earned a Bachelor Degrees in acting from California State University in Los Angeles, a Master’s Degree in theology and his Doctoral Degree in Ministry in the area of Church Growth from Fuller Theological Seminary. 

Yes, you can now well understand that John Wayne is alive and well today.  

Because of his physique, size and build, (6’ 4” = 200#) as well as looks and persona, he was chosen by the Wayne family to perform as Duke’s body-double in all of the Coors Light commercials.