Rip Van Winkle adapted for other media for the last two centuries, in cartoons, films, stage plays, music, and other media. Rip Van Winkle "Rip Van Winkle" is a short story by the American author Washington Irving first published in 1819. It follows a Dutch-American villager in colonial America named Rip Van Winkle who falls asleep in the Catskill Mountains and wakes up 20 years later, having missed the American Revolution. Irving wrote it while living in Birmingham, England, as part of the collection "The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent." The story is set in New York's Catskill Mountains, but Irving later
Travis Van Winkle the film, and enjoyed playing in it. He also appeared in Julianne Hough's 2008 music video for "That Song in My Head". In 2011, Van Winkle starred in the suspense thriller film "247°F" co-starring Scout Taylor-Compton. In 2012, he starred in the independent comedy "Last Call" about two underachieving cousins, Danny (Van Winkle) and Phil have to prove themselves when they are charged with managing the family pub, in a bid to save their wayward uncle from prison and financial ruin. He starred as Greg in the thriller "Bloodwork" co-starring Tricia Helfer. In 2011 and 2012, Van Winkle made guest