One of my earliest memories of Sam Bauman is when our freshman dormitory held a “Christmas hall decorating contest” between the 3 floors of our building. Our 1st floor hallway decided to showcase both the winter snow of the Christmas season and the real reason for the season, Jesus. Our hall decorations included a ‘live nativity’ scene, where Sam portrayed Mary. The judges LOVED our hallway’s unity and we won the contest! The prize was a pizza party for all the guys on your f

See full story HERE. I was recently greeted at the stage door by a young man named Christopher following a performance of CHICAGO. He was eager to tell me he was a huge fan and to share with me his passions and excitement around acting, philanthropic efforts, and his new blog about unexpected Smile Stories. It’s a gratitude list of sorts, cataloguing and acknowledging surprise moments that bring on unexpected smiles that brighten his day. He invited me to share my own Smile S

If this is your first time reading the “NYC Smile 4 Me” blog, welcome…and welcome back to if you have smiled with us before! The objective of this particular posting is to further explain my mission with this blog. I created “NYC Smile 4 Me” with the goal of breeding positivity, happiness, and joy. A smile can be the result of something as small as getting a free doughnut at the shop to as grand as winning a million dollar lottery & beyond; if something made you smile, then i

I was born and raised in northeastern Pennsylvania, and attended college at Wheeling Jesuit University in West Virginia. During my first few semesters at WJU, I met Shane Sullivan. Shane and I didn’t have any common classes and weren’t really involved in the same extra-curricular activities, but were friends since studying at a smaller campus situated on 64 acres with only one freshmen boy’s dormitory allows you to see a lot of familiar faces. I always thought of Shane as the

Smiles are universal. Since moving to New York City to pursue performing, I have been able to immerse myself into the whole “acting scene”. One performer whom I admire very much is Paige Davis. You may know this Emmy nominated ‘smiler’ as host of Trading Spaces (TLC) and Home Made Simple (OWN) or from her vast repertoire of theater roles or from her numerous talk show appearances including The Ellen DeGeneres Show; needless to say Paige Davis does it all. But the aspect of Pa

If someone asks for a list of hobbies, most people would say “spending time with friends and family”. These 2 ‘f’ words have a unique meaning to whomever you ask. My parents were married for 35 years, before my father’s untimely passing from brain cancer in 2013. I am a younger brother to both a sister and brother. I am fortunate to have a family that loves and cares for each other, and are a constant support system for one another. Now with my siblings both recently getting

Picture it: It’s midnight. You’re working in production on a set that is filming a television show. Your location is along the East River under the Brooklyn Bridge. By this time, the temperature has dropped to about 25 degrees (which really seems like -8 degrees because you’ve been outside since 3pm). The director shouts “ACTION”! There is a tap on your shoulder and the set decorator, Zues, is holding two cups. He then says, “Hot chocolate?”, to which he acknowledges your smi

Ya know that feeling at the end of the day when you just want to turn doorknob and crawl right into bed? Well that was me last night. After a day of meetings, Zumba class, an interview, & a comedy show, the only hurdle I needed to complete was walking home from the bus stop. At this point it was well past midnight, and the air was chillingly crisp. As I was on my way to the apartment, I noticed a man trying to shovel his van out of its parking spot. New York City had a histor

Hi there! My name is Chris Bohinski and have decided to create a blog. I could begin by telling you about me, but it is my hope that you’ll get to know me through my blog postings. After living in fast-paced New York City for the past 1 1/2 years (having moved from northeastern Pennsylvania), the range of emotions I have experienced and witnessed is unreal and surprising. My favorite emotion? Happiness. With this blog, I desire to document what makes me smile in the anticipat

Full Story by Lindsay Putnam HERE On New Year’s Day, The Post began a five-month diet challenge. We provided six local readers looking to lose weight with the latest diet books and gym memberships to New York Sports Club. Now, our dieters are ready to reveal their impressive — and inspiring — results. Chris Bohinski, 24 Lost 51 pounds Height: 6-foot-4 Before weight: 260 lbs. After weight: 209 lbs. Bohinski moved to Union City, NJ, from Pennsylvania last April with dreams of b

On New Year’s Day, The Post began a five-month diet challenge. We provided six local readers looking to lose weight with the latest diet books and gym memberships to New York Sports Club. Now, our dieters are ready to reveal their impressive — and inspiring — results. Chris Bohinski, 24 Lost 51 pounds Height: 6-foot-4 Before weight: 260 lbs. After weight: 209 lbs. Bohinski moved to Union City, NJ, from Pennsylvania last April with dreams of becoming a Broadway star — but his

To see Chris's journey in losing weight, click on the link below to see the progress he has made! The link will show articles in a week by week recap! https://nypost.com/tag/chris-bohinski/ #Happiness #Positivity #Joy #NYCSmile4Me #ChrisBohinski #BohtheSmileGuy #SmileStory