In 1990 Austen Tayshus had relocated to Los Angeles to pursue a movie career. He had a small cameo in the Sharon Stone movie "Sliver", directed by mate and fellow film school alumnus Phillip Noyce. At night, Austen Tayshus worked in all the comedy clubs in LA and in New York. He was represented for stand-up by Irvin Arthur and Associates in LA in 1993 and for film work by Metropolitain. He auditioned for many movies like "Ace Ventura Pet Detective" and "Clear and Present Danger".