Ermal has been a Gary Cooper look-alike with the voice and mannerisms for most of his life. Ermal started with a 2-hour one-man live performance in "The Legends of John Wayne and Gary Cooper". He made several costume changes on stage for "Wings" and"High Noon".
Ermal's goal is to keep the image of Gary Cooper alive. Cooper never made quite as many movies as the Duke, but his movies were quality. His character seems to be fun for Ermal to perform because of Coop's gift of humor and light heartedness. He even sings. Gary Cooper won two Oscars. The first Oscar for portraying "Sergeant York". His second Oscar was for the movie, "High Noon". The tour takes on several renditions of scenes from various movies starring Gary Cooper and other events in his life.