performed monologues based on interviews with homeless people as part of Homeward L.A., an effort to raise money for the Midnight Mission, a Los Angeles skid row shelter. In the first week of February, 2021, Variety (magazine) and TheWrap reported five of his songs from his newly released film Canaan Land were a curiosity on the list for Best Song consideration, with a longshot at an Academy Awards nomination. Rossi has written several novels including a children's book Lucy & the Lake Monster, co-written with retired fourth grade school teacher Kelly Tabor and released in 2022. The children's novel tells the story of a 9-year-old orphan girl and her grandfather searching for Champ (folklore), the legendary sea serpent of Lake Champlain. References External links American experimental filmmakers American male screenwriters American talk radio hosts American performers of Christian music Musicians from Pittsburgh American Christian clergy American Charismatics American faith healers Founders of new religious movements Liberty University alumni Los Angeles Valley College people Living people Male actors from Pittsburgh Postmodern writers Writers from Pittsburgh Radio personalities from Pittsburgh American male stage actors American male film actors Contestants on American game shows American people of Italian descent People from Allegheny County, Pennsylvania People with bipolar disorder American substance abuse counselors Film directors from Pennsylvania Guitarists from Pennsylvania 20th-century American male writers 21st-century American male writers Screenwriters from Pennsylvania Year of birth missing (living people)