Celebrity Names with the Letter J: Part 6
This will contain a continuation of where I left off fro part 5. I realize this will take several parts maybe more then ten, but for some reason I am having fun finding some of these celebs I never heard of, so here is part 6. Enjoy!
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Jasper Lewis was born in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. She is known for V/H/S (2012), The Impersonators (2014) and As It's Remembered (2022).- Actor
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He co-stars in the new Lions Gate hit Thriller, Fall, starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, written and directed by Scott Mann (Heist). The film received world wide praise and box office success with a sequel in the works. This film was one of the biggest releases of the summer. Jasper plays "Cory Black" on the hit Bet series, The Family Business, opposite Ernie Hudson. He was awarded Best Screen Villain by the International Nollywood Film Festival for that role. He Co-stars as "Theo" and executive produces the new dark comedy Amazon Prime/Pop Star Tv Series, Kombucha Cure, opposite Emmy winner Tamara Braun and Emmy nominated Denise Boutte. He was awarded Best Supporting Actor and the series has won 45 awards so far, including a Telly Award for Best Series. He also plays "Jaggar" in Season 2 of the hit Amazon comedy series, Smothered. opposite Jason Stuart. He stars as "Mike" and is a Producer on the new TV series, The Church of Mike, Executive produced by David Jeffery from Prison Break and Bones.
As a veteran character actor with over a 100 TV/film credits, Jasper continues his villainous streak having co-starred in the box office smash hit film, The Purge: Anarchy as a "Homeless Man" produced by Michael Bay and Jason Blum, in Captured, as "Shelly" starring Brittany Curran and Kristin Prout and Anyone Home? as "Walker" opposite Emmy winner Kathy Baker and Monique Gabriella Curnan. He will soon be seen in the lead role of "Bad Cop" in the horror/thriller Savage Sistas and as "Dark Butler" in the horror film Spirits opposite Lynn Lowry as well as "Peter" in Awaken The Shadow man, starring Jean Smart. He appears as "Jacques De Leon" in the new Cbs Drama, Training Day, opposite Bill Paxton. He will also be seen Guest Starring in the 2017 season of American Horror Story and booked roles on Baskets and West World. Watch for him in 2019 as "Goobler" in the new series Palamino & Swissy" and he's also appearing as "Crack Head Fred" in the new Abc Series The Rookie. He also played a "Homeless Man" opposite Tatiana Ali in the Tv movie. Second Sight. He was seen in the third season of Brooklyn Nine-Nine as "The Oolong Slayer" opposite Andy Sandberg and Andre Baugher. Jasper also co-starred in the 2013 hit horror film, Hansel & Gretel as "John", iconic actress, Dee Wallace's son.
Jasper has appeared in dozens of theatrical productions and national TV commercials and has Guest Starred on some of television's top shows, including, C.S.I., Married With Children, Saved By The Bell, Touched by An Angel, Party Of Five, La Femme Nakita, Tales From The Crypt, Baywatch, Pacific Blue and Clueless. More recently, Jasper has obtained critical acclaim for his work on Michael Eisner's Emmy Nominated series, Prom Queen, his unforgettable stint on Everybody Hates Chris and his recurring role on the Abc series, The Forgotten, starring, Christian Slater. He has also guest starred on HBO's hit series Funny Or Die Presents and appeared regularly in various comedy sketches for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
Film and Tv audiences will also remember Jasper as "Reno", the bad cowboy, in the award winning Showdown at Seven commercials for the popular movie website, Fandango, and he appeared in the popular national Direct Tv commercials opposite Rob Lowe. You can see him worldwide as a Pirate in the 1-800-contact commercials as well. Nickelodeon fans know Jasper as "Oswald" in the final season of their hit series Victorious and he appeared in several episodes of the hit syndicated series, Outlaw Empires.
Once established as Hollywood's "bad guy", it was a matter of time before Jasper graced the big screen. He has appeared in multiple films such as18 Again, Alien Nation, Get Your Stuff, Friday the 13th Part VIII, and Urban Assault-Tko. Jasper flaunted his sinister side and became an International sensation as Val Kilmer's sidekick, Zeke Pleshette" in the blockbuster MacGruber alongside Ryan Phillipe, Kristin Wiig and Will Forte. The film is gaining cult status on Dvd and TV. Jasper is also the host of the nationally syndicated Radio/TV show....One On One With Jasper Cole.- Actor
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Jasper Newell is known for We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011), Keep Me Where the Light Is (2022) and Lovebroke.- Actor
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Jasper Pääkkönen is an actor, fly fisherman, environmentalist and an entrepreneur. His most recent work include the role of Felix in Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman and Halfdan the Black in the hit TV series Vikings. In his home country Finland, according to newspaper Ilta Sanomat, he is "the most profitable film actor in Finland" for having starred in many of Finland's biggest box office hits during his career. For his role Harri in Dome Karukoski's Heart of a Lion (Leijonasydän) he won the Finnish Jussi award (local Oscar). Many of Pääkkönen's films have made #1 in the Finnish B.O., including Pahat Pojat (Bad Boys - a true story), Matti, Frozen Land and Lapland Odyssey. Apart from his work in film, he is know as the cult outdoor brand Patagonia's ambassador. The architectural spa Löyly, which he built and owns in Helsinki, was named one of World's 100 Greatest Places by Time Magazine. In his free time he travels the world fly fishing as the cult outdoor brand Patagonia's brand ambassador.- Actor
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Jassa Ahluwalia was born on 12 September 1990 in Coventry, West Midlands, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Heart's Ease (2018), Peaky Blinders (2013) and 50 Kisses (2014).- Producer
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Jaume Collet-Serra was born on March 23, 1974 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. At the age of 18, he moved to Los Angeles and attended Columbia College Hollywood, working as an editor on the side. Upon graduation, he began shooting music videos and caught the eye of several production companies. From there he began directed various commercials for companies such as Playstation, Budweiser, Mastercard and Verizon. Since then, he has directed and produced movies such as The Shallows (2016), Orphan (2009) and Unknown (2011).- Actor
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Javier Bardem belongs to a family of actors that have been working on films since the early days of Spanish cinema.
He was born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, to actress Pilar Bardem (María del Pilar Bardem Muñoz) and businessman José Carlos Encinas Doussinague. His maternal grandparents were actors Rafael Bardem and Matilde Muñoz Sampedro, and his uncle is screenwriter Juan Antonio Bardem. He got his start in the family business, at age six, when he appeared in his first feature, "El picaro" (1974) (A.K.A. The Scoundrel). During his teenage years, he acted in several TV series, played rugby for the Spanish National Team, and toured the country with an independent theatrical group. Javier's early film role as a sexy stud in the black comedy, Jamón, Jamón (1992) (aka Ham Ham) propelled him to instant popularity and threatened to typecast him as nothing more than a brawny sex symbol. Determined to avert a beefcake image, he refused similar subsequent roles and has gone on to win acclaim for his ability to appear almost unrecognizable from film to film. With over 25 movies and numerous awards under his belt, it is Javier's stirring, passionate performance as the persecuted Cuban writer, Reynaldo Arenas, in Before Night Falls (2000) that will long be remembered as his breakthrough role. He received five Best Actor awards and a Best Actor Oscar nomination for his portrayal.- Actor
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Javier Botet was born on 30 July 1977 in Ciudad Real, Spain. He is an actor and writer, known for It (2017), Amigo (2019) and The Mummy (2017).- Actor
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Born in La Rioja (Spain) in 1967. Soon he moved to Madrid to graduate in Dramatic Arts. He use to work as an usher at the Fígaro Theatre in Madrid. His stage debut was in "El caballero de Olmedo" by Félix Lope de Vega back in 1991. After his great success in the TV-sitcom 7 vidas (1999), he worked with Pedro Almodóvar in the acclaimed Talk to Her (2002).- Actor
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Javier Godino was born in Spain, he has worked in both Spanish and international film and TV productions (from Argentina, Mexico, UK, US, Colombia, Belgium, France...), musicals and theatre plays.
In 2009, he played an important role in Juan José Campanella's film The Secret in Their Eyes (winner of the Academy Award for Best Film in a Foreign Language): the sinister Isidoro Gomez. He played an Argentinian for the first time and shared the lead with Ricardo Darín and Soledad Villamil. He also starred in Sound of freedom, Advantages of travelling by train, Everybody has a plan, Into the night...
On stage, he was one of the protagonists in Mecano's Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar, 2005. It went on to become Spain's longest running and highest selling musical. Godino's portrayal of the character of Colate received rave reviews.
He has worked with filmmakers like Viggo Mortensen, Ricardo Darín, J. J. Campanella, Hugh Jackman, Ewan Mc Gregor, Jim Caviezel, John Madden, Julian Sands, José Sacristán, Inma Cuesta, Asier Etxeandía, Bill Camp, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Elvira Mínguez, Miguel Ángel Solá, Carla Quevedo, among others.
He has starred in multiple Theatre and Musical plays, for whom he recorded several songs as a lead singer, he also created the band The Wyest. He likes to spend time writing music, screenplays and wants to become a movie director.- Jax Jackson is known for Jamie and Jessie Are Not Together (2011), Hannah Free (2009) and Perhaps, Somewhere (2009).
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In 2016, Jax Smith directed two short films, Mental (*BravoFACT recipient & winner of 'Achievement in Filmmaking Short Form' at the Covellite International Film Festival 2017) and The Stakeout (Official Selection of Whistler Film Festival 2017 & nominated for 'Best Female Directed Short'). Previously she directed projects for First Star, World Wildlife Fund and The Projecting Change Film Festival, several of which have been showcased on CBS, The Knowledge Network, Urban Rush and On Da Grine TV and featured in The Vancouver Sun and The Province.
Jax is half of the writing duo, M&J (Meeshelle Neal & Jax Smith) and is co-head of Creative Services for Jeb Beach & Associates. She has also served on the board of Women in Film & TV Vancouver as Co-chair of Communications.
Jax starred in the short film Glow (2010), which she co-wrote with the film's director, Nicolas Kadima. She was Joan of Arx on Canada's Space Channel and has had roles on Eureka (2006), Hiccups (2010) and "Gone" (2011)_ starring Molly Parker. Jax has performed with the Soulpepper Theater Company in Toronto. She is a classically trained dancer who studied with the Toronto Dance Theater, American Ballet Theater and the Kirov Academy of Ballet.
A singer and songwriter, Jax is signed with Core Music Agency. Vic Levak of Balligomingo produced and co-wrote the tracks on her debut EP, Elevator Goodbyes. Jax also composes with musician Jason Poulsen and one of their songs is featured in the short film, The Stakeout. Jax directed and produced her own music video for the track, Pocket Full of Words from her EP, Elevator Goodbyes. The video was selected by B.C's public broadcaster, Knowledge Network, to air throughout the summer of 2011.
Jax wrote, directed and produced a PSA for First Star, an organization which is dedicated to improving the lives of America's abused and neglected children. The PSA was screened in LA and has aired on CBS.
Jax wrote, directed and produced numerous videos for World Wildlife Canada to help inspire viewers to conserve energy, starting with a PSA/Music Video 'Flicking The Lights Off', for WWF's Earth Hour. That video, a parody of another very popular YouTube video by comedian Sarah Silverman and actor Matt Damon, made its debut on the popular Vancouver talk show "Urban Rush" (2001), was screened at the 2008 Projecting Change Vancouver Film Festival and at Vancouver's Celluloid Social Club, and has been posted on Green sites and blogs all over the internet. As a result of her efforts, WWF Canada invited Jax to participate in their 2009 Earth Hour event and to continue working with them to help inspire others to become involved. Jax co-wrote, produced, directed and starred in four inspirational videos for WWF in honor of Earth Hour 2010. She also created a fun video for WWF's National Sweater Day.
Jax Smith is represented by Andrew Webster of Webster Talent Management [ca] and her publicity is handled by NoodleHead Productions [us].- Producer
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Jax Taylor was born on 11 July 1979 in Shelby Township, Michigan, EUA. He is a producer and actor, known for Savage Salvation (2022), Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens (2016) and Vanderpump Rules (2013). He has been married to Brittany Cartwright since 29 June 2019. They have one child.- Actor
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Jay Abdo is a Syrian American actor based in Los Angeles. Born in 1962 in Damascus. Jay was fascinated with acting from early age. He found himself transported by films as widely ranging as Dr. Zhivago, The Godfather, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest..etc. His first experience with performance came when he proved to be a talented concert violinist in primary school, an experience that served to further his passion for the performing arts. He was awarded a scholarship to Cluj-Napoca, Romania to study Civil Engineering, and while there he began acting on the Romanian stage. Even performing in a newly learned language, Jay made a remarkable impression upon theater critics, and positive reviews followed. His success on the stage caused him to redirect his educational ambitions and he soon returned to Damascus, which is widely considered the Hollywood of the Arab world, to study acting at the prestigious Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts. In the year after his graduation, Jay became an A list actor in Syria and the Arab world, and he has been cast for starring roles ever since. To date, Jay has appeared in more than 40 Syrian films and over 1000 episodes of television, most often in the leading role. He has taken the stage in over 20 theatrical runs, performing in English, Spanish, Romanian and Arabic. Jay is a grassroots activist who has long used his fame to assist orphans, children with special needs, and children stricken with cancer. In March 2011 his refusal to publicly support the repressive regime led to personal threats and professional pressure, and he was soon assumed to be sympathetic with the Syrian freedom seekers. By late 2011, Jay's continued refusal to provide support to the regime left him with no option but to leave his fame behind and flee Syria to the United States where his wife, Fadia Afashe, was studying as a Humphrey fellow at the UOM. Upon her graduation, Jay and she moved to Los Angeles, where he began rebuilding his career from scratch. He worked as driver and pizza delivery. Then Booking a few supporting roles in the first year, till he met Werner Herzog, who has cast him to play 'Fattuh', a major role opposite Nicole Kidman in Mr. Herzog's film, "Queen of the Desert". Jay then booked another role with Tom Hanks at "A Hologram for the King". Recently, Jay played a lead in "Bon Voyage", the successful movie that was shortlisted for the Oscars 2017 .- Jay Acovone is a versatile actor who is best known for his ability to play authoritative characters such as Mafia bosses, villains, police/military, and lawyers. He was born in NYC; his parents later moved to Mahopac, NY, where he graduated from Mahopac High School. While he was always an avid movie fan, it was a chance encounter with a friend, urging him to take part in a play, that set him on a path for a career in acting.
Acovone attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA) and the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in New York. His break came when he was cast to play "Skip Lee", opposite Al Pacino, in the controversial movie Cruising (1980) (written and directed by William Friedkin). He spent the next few years working on daytime television in NYC, but moved to Los Angeles when he landed a co-starring role in Hollywood Beat.
Acovone went on to have several supporting roles in film and television including Women of Valor (1986) and Cold Steel (1987) before being recruited to be a series regular on Beauty and the Beast (1987). After Beauty and the Beast ended, he continued to have multiple supporting or lead roles in TV and films including: Out for Justice (1991), Lookin' Italian (1994), Matlock (1986) and Friends (1994). The mid-1990s brought a role in the blockbuster hit Independence Day (1996) and a major recurring role in the TV series Stargate SG-1 (1997). Stargate-SG1 won multiple awards, including the Saturn Award for Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series for three different years.
The following decade led to a role in Cast Away (2000), Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003), and S.W.A.T. (2003); recurring roles in Silk Stalkings (1991), Sliders (1995), NYPD Blue (1993), and The X-Files (1993); guest-starring roles in CSI: NY (2004), Monk (2002), Criminal Minds (2005), and 24 (2001). In recent years, Acovone saw a brief return to daytime television with a recurring role on General Hospital (1963) (Maurice Benard), and then went on to guest-star on multiple hit TV dramas including: The Mentalist (2008), Leverage (2008), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000), Vegas (2012), and NCIS (2003). In 2016, he acted in the motion capture video game Mafia III (2016), playing Mafia boss Sal Marcano.
In 2017, Acovone was asked to perform the audiobook version of George R. R. Martin (Game of Thrones (2011))'s novel, "Wildcards-Dead Man's Hand", along with Adrian Paul.
Acovone lives in Los Angeles with his wife and their cat. - Actor
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Jay Adams was born on 3 February 1961 in Venice, Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Ray (2004), Lords of Dogtown (2005) and Skateboard (1978). He was married to Tracy and Alisha. He died on 15 August 2014 in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico.- Jay Ali was born on 29 March 1982 in Barking and Dagenham, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Clock (2023), Carnival Row (2019) and Magnum P.I. (2018).
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Jay Baruchel was born in Ottawa, Ontario, and was raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is the son of Robyne (Ropell), a freelance writer, and Serge Victor Baruchel, an antiques dealer. He has a younger sister who also acts. He started acting in 1995 when he made his first of three appearances on the hit show Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990). He was also in more localized shows such as My Hometown (1996) and Popular Mechanics for Kids (1997).
Baruchel had spent some downtime and finally got a chance to be in a classic film called Almost Famous (2000) in 2000. He played "Vic", a devout fan of Led Zeppelin. Judd Apatow soon had a show in the works and Baruchel played "Steven Karp" on Undeclared (2001). He also had the chance to star alongside actors such as Ian Somerhalder and James Van Der Beek as "Harry" in The Rules of Attraction (2002). Things began to slow down a bit after a couple more failed shows. He came back as the courageous "Danger Barch" in Million Dollar Baby (2004). He has also appeared in many independent films, such as Fetching Cody (2005), Just Buried (2007) and Real Time (2008).
He was also in many successful American comedy films. He was the lead in She's Out of My League (2010) and played one of Seth Rogen's best friends (which he really is) in the movie Knocked Up (2007). He also made his mark in family-friendly films such as How to Train Your Dragon (2010), playing the unlikely "Viking Hiccup" and also played the title role in The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010) alongside his newly-found kindred spirit, actor Nicolas Cage.
Baruchel lived his dream as he worked on the hockey comedy Goon (2011), and is working on many other films that are what he considers to be passion projects.- Actor
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Jay Brazeau was born on 22 December 1953 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He is an actor and writer, known for Watchmen (2009), Horns (2013) and Insomnia (2002).- Actor
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Jay Brown was born on 15 January 1983 in Wimbledon, London, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Kickoff (2011), The Sweeney (2012) and 12 (2012).- Producer
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Jay Caputo, born in New York, raised in Florida, earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Minnesota where he majored in Business Management and minored in Theatre Arts, all on a Full Athletic Scholarship.
Jay comes from the high-pressure arena of competitive gymnastics. As a world-class athlete, he was chosen for the 1992 Olympic Gymnastic Trials. He was a six-time National Team Member, a four-time All-American, a Big Ten Champion, earned Gold Medals in International Competition and was a nominee for the prestigious Nissan Award.
As of April 2001, Jay established Monkey Dream® - an independent production company dedicated to producing Experimental Films. To date, the company has produced more than a dozen Short Films & Commercials, one of which earned him a finalist nomination at the Cape Fear Independent Film Festival. Monkey Dream continues to develop and shoot new projects.- Editor
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Jay Cassidy is known for American Hustle (2013), A Star Is Born (2018) and Silver Linings Playbook (2012).- Director
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Jay Chandrasekhar was born on 9 April 1968 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is a director and actor, known for Super Troopers (2001), Club Dread (2004) and Beerfest (2006). He has been married to Susan Clarke since 18 September 2005. They have three children.- Actor
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Jay Chou is a Taiwanese musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actor and director. He was born in Taipei to schoolteachers, Yeh Hui-Mei, who taught fine arts, and Chou Yao-Chung, a biomedical researcher. In 2000, Chou released his first album, titled Jay (2000), under the record company Alfa Music. Since then, his music has gained recognition throughout Asia, most notably in regions such as Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and in western Asian communities such as in the United States and Australia. He has sold more than 30 million albums since his debut. Chou continues to write songs for other artists, work on his album and went on to win numerous awards in the music industry. In 2003, he was the cover story of Time magazine (Asia version), titled New King of Asian Pop, acknowledging his influence on popular culture. He has since held five world tours, performing in cities around the world to more than 10 million people. Chou debuted his acting career and made his film debut in Initial D (2005), and also since ventured into many movie projects. He made his Hollywood debut in 2011 with The Green Hornet (2011), starring alongside Seth Rogen and Christoph Waltz. Chou also manages his own record and management company, JVR Music.- Director
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Jay Cutler has always known the value of hard work. He started working as a construction worker at the age of 11, began training in the gym at 18, going on to win numerous competitions as a pro. Jay left the sport as a legend of the sport in 2013, after winning the prestigious Mr. Olympia 4 times. He's one of the greatest bodybuilders ever - but he wanted to become a corrections officer for a maximum security prison in his youth. Born and raised in Massachusetts, America, Jay Cutler grew up in a large family, as the youngest of seven siblings. He began working with his brother in the construction business at the age of 11, naturally developing a muscular physique. Although Jay had been lugging concrete blocks around throughout his youth, it wasn't until he was 18 that he entered the gym to start lifting weights. However, at this point, Jay hadn't considered a career as a bodybuilder. During his time in College, Jay fell in love with the gym after training almost every day. He made serious progress to his physique and began being noticed around his local area for his strong build. After encouragement from a personal trainer at his gym, he entered his first competition as a bodybuilder in 1993, at the age of 20 - the NPC Iron Bodies Invitational show. Impressively, Jay walked away from the show after winning both the teenage and men's heavyweight divisions. He realized his potential to succeed in the industry and decided to pursue a career in fitness. In 1996, he returned to the stage with an incredible package for his biggest show yet - the 1996 NPC Nationals. Jay continued his winning streak by placing 1st, but he'd won more than just a trophy. At the age of 23, Jay had achieved what some athletes spend 10 years trying to do - he'd earned his Pro Card, becoming a professional bodybuilder. The young athlete was on the road to becoming a legend. Over the course of the next 10 years, Jay entered a massive 23 competitions - winning 11 of them and placing in the top 3 numerous times. During this time, he became one of the greatest bodybuilders in the world. Many even believed that he should have beaten Ronnie Coleman at the 2001 Mr. Olympia. However, it was in 2006, at the age of 33, when Jay really reached the peak of his career. Between 2006-2010, Jay battled against the likes of Ronnie Coleman and Phil Heath in the most prestigious competition in bodybuilding - the Mr. Olympia. He won every year during this period, except for in 2008, taking home 4 Sandows in total. Jay continued competing for a further 3 years, appearing in as many shows. However, he stepped on stage as a competitor for the last time at the 2013 Mr. Olympia. Although he didn't win, Jay had done enough to cement his place among the legends of the sport. He left the sport as a bodybuilding icon.- Producer
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Jay Duplass, along with his brother, Mark Duplass, first made a name for himself writing and directing several award-winning short films. His first feature film was the Sundance 2005 breakout hit "The Puffy Chair," which went on to win the Audience Award at SXSW and receive two Independent Spirit Award nominations. The film was released theatrically by Roadside Attractions and Netflix in 2006. "Baghead," the brothers' second feature film, was picked up by Sony Pictures Classics at Sundance 2008 for theatrical and DVD release. Fox Searchlight recently released the Duplass Brothers' first studio feature, "Cyrus," starring John C. Reilly, Jonah Hill and Marisa Tomei, which has garnered rave reviews. Their latest project "Jeff, Who Lives at Home," stars Jason Segal, Ed Helms, and Susan Sarandon. Jay is also a father, husband, runner and documentarian.- Actor
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Jay Ellis is a television and film actor, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. Born in Sumter, South Carolina, Ellis spent the majority of his childhood traveling with his military family. His father completed over 15 years of service in the Air Force while his mother was an accomplished finance executive and former board member of the Consumer Advisory Council for the Federal.
Jay graduated Suma Cum Laude at Concordia University in Portland, Oregon where he also played basketball and held the position of student body president. Ellis interned briefly with the Portland Trailblazers and also joined AmeriCorps to provide care and resources to disadvantaged students of Portland.
Ellis made the move to Los Angeles to pursue his passion for acting before landing his first role on the BET series The Game, which ran for 147 episodes. Over the years Ellis has been featured on critically acclaimed series Masters of Sex, Grace and Frankie, How I Met Your Mother, Grey's Anatomy, and NCIS.
Ellis lives in Los Angeles, CA and can be seen on the HBO comedy series Insecure.- Actor
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Jay R. Ferguson was born on 25 July 1974 in Dallas, Texas, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Mad Men (2007), The Real O'Neals (2016) and The Conners (2018). He is married to Lorena Ruiz. They have three children.- Actor
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Jay C. Flippen could probably be characterized these days as one of those craggy, distinctive faces you know but whose name escapes you while viewing scores of old 1950s and 1960s films and television series. Playing both sides of the law throughout his career, his huge cranium, distinctive bulldog mug, beetle brows, bulky features, usually scowling countenance, and silver-white hair were ideally suited for roles as criminals and rugged adventurers, while his background as a standup comedian in burlesque, vaudeville and minstrel shows.
He was born John Constantine Flippen on March 6, 1899, in Little Rock, Arkansas. His father, John (a bookkeeper), died in 1908. Flippen's older sister, Era, died a year later (in 1909). His mother, Emma L. Flippen (née Pack), earned an income as a dance and theatre instructor. His maternal grandmother, Mary Pack, lived with the family. Picking up on his mother's artistic interests, Flippen joined the Al G. Field Minstrels at age 16. He was discovered by African-American star comedian Bert Williams in the 1920s, and was Williams' Broadway black face understudy and tour replacement for the 1920 musical revue "Broadway Brevities". Between 1924-29, he recorded scores of songs for Pathé Columbia, Perfect, and Brunswick Records. A veteran radio announcer for Yankee baseball games, Flippen was a lifelong baseball fan who forged friendships with several major league baseball stars. He also appeared on Broadway throughout the mid-1920s (and after), including "June Days" (1925), "Hello, Lola" (1926), "The Great Temptation" (1926), "Padlocks of 1927" (1927), "Second Little Show" (1930), the musical "Hellzapoppin'" (1941), and "Take a Bow" (1944).
Flippen made his film debut in the short The Ham What Am (1928), which captured a vaudeville performance, followed by a few other early 1930's shorts. He didn't move strongly into feature films until post-World War II where he could be counted on to provide his patented gruff and bluster in primarily war stories, film noir, and westerns whether playing a sheriff, farmer, cop, prison warden, military high-ranker or bartender. After playing Hodges, a guard, in Brute Force (1947), he appeared in such other crime yarns as Intrigue (1947), They Live by Night (1948), A Woman's Secret (1949), The Las Vegas Story (1952), The Wild One (1953), The Killing (1956), The Midnight Story (1957), Studs Lonigan (1960) and, The Seven Minutes (1971). His also dominated in such westerns as The Lady from Texas (1951), Devil's Canyon (1953), Man Without a Star (1955), Oklahoma! (1955) (as Ike Skidmore), The Restless Breed (1957), Run of the Arrow (1957), The Deerslayer (1957), From Hell to Texas (1958), and The Plunderers (1960).
Flippen supported many a top Hollywood male star during his four-decade film career. His atmospheric characters notably supported James Stewart in several of his top-notch vehicles, including Winchester '73 (1950), Bend of the River (1952), Thunder Bay (1953), The Far Country (1954), Strategic Air Command (1955), The Restless Breed (1957), Night Passage (1957), and Firecreek (1968). He was a regular player on 1960s television as well, including Bonanza (1959), The Untouchables (1959), The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961), Route 66 (1960), Burke's Law (1963), Gunsmoke (1955), Rawhide (1959), That Girl (1966), and The Name of the Game (1968). He also co-starred as an Chief Petty Officer in Ensign O'Toole (1962).
In later years, Flippen was dogged by illness. While filming his sheriff role in the classic comedy western Cat Ballou (1965), he had to have his leg amputated after a minor scrape, probably aggravated by diabetes, turned into a severe infection. He continued his career often in a wheelchair. His latest television roles were on episodes of The Virginian (1962), Here Come the Brides (1968), and Ironside (1967).- Actor
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Jay Gallagher is known for Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead (2014), Nekrotronic (2018) and Captain Cook: Obsession and Discovery (2007).- Actor
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Jay Giannone grew up in the Old Harbor Projects of South Boston (Southie). Jay comes from a long line of artists. His Mom (Janet) is a theatrical actress, and was the lead singer in her rock & roll band. Jay's grandmother was a song writer and his great grandmother was a painter. He is the prodigy and pride of these fine artistic women.
At age 14 Jay's career began as a break dancer and street performer. He was invited to dance with the Floor Lords, collectively known as the best crew in New England and rivaled the N.Y city breakers. At age 17 Jay was a model for Converse and portrayed the "Chuck Taylor" character in a national campaign. Jay also appeared in Gatorade National Print Campaigns with Michael Jordan. Jay is also a former J-Crew catalog model.
In 1995 Jay played a drug dealer on the Venice beach board walk in "Pacific Blue" which was his television debut. In 1996, Jay played Teddy Mac in the feature film "Southie" and was his feature film debut. Jay continued to participate in numerous commercials, television shows and feature films.
In 2006 Jay played a Detective and served as consultant/technical advisor to Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese for the Academy award winning film "TheDeparted" Jay offered his insights on South Boston's Irish mob politics. Giannone's perspective contributed significantly to DiCaprio's grasp on the role of Billy, an undercover State Police officer deep in the Southie mob.
In 2009 Jay wrote, produced, directed and played the lead in the short film, "Diamond In The Rough", which won the Boston Film Night Audience Award. That same year he wrote, produced, directed and starred in the feature film "Scalpers".
As an actor, he has appeared in several television shows including the HBO hit series "Entourage" in which is loosely based on Jay's life as an official member of Mark Wahlberg's crew and most recently "Scorpion" as a S.W.A.T Captain. Jay's noted feature film roles include box office hits "Gone Baby Gone" "The Departed" and "American Hustle". Jay wrote, produced, directed "It snows all the time" due out in 2016. Jay plays a lead in "Justice Served" also scheduled for release on 2016 and most recently Jay plays the role of Jimmy in "Patriots Day" opposite Mark Wahlberg and Michelle Monaghan scheduled to hit theaters in 2017.- Jay Gillespie was born in Dallas, Texas. The youngest of three children and the only boy, Jay spent his childhood in Houston before the family moved to Connecticut. Eager to return to his Southern roots, he started undergrad at the College of Charleston, where he first discovered his love of acting. Ready to pursue his newfound dream, the transient Jay settled in New York to attend NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. His first film was O Beautiful (2002), featured in Boys Life 4: Four Play (2003). He recently completed the lead role in Tim Sullivan's 2001 Maniacs (2005).
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Jay Harrington was born on 15 November 1971 in Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Better Off Ted (2009), American Reunion (2012) and Summerland (2004). He is married to Monica Richards.- Jay Hayden was born as Jonathan Hayden. Hayden was born in Northfield, Vermont and is of mixed Korean and Irish ancestry. His first major role was in the 2011 horror film State of Emergency, playing the lead. In 2012, he went to star on the Hulu mockumentary comedy-drama series, Battleground.
Hayden had series regular role in the ABC comedy-drama The Catch starring Mireille Enos from 2016 to 2017. Later, he has had the recurring roles on One Day at a Time, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and SEAL Team.Later in 2017, Hayden was cast as a series regular in the Grey's Anatomy spin-off Station 19. - Actor
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Carrying talent, the requisite good looks, and plenty of on-screen charisma, Jay Hernandez was born in Morelia, Mexico and grew up in Los Angeles, California, to Isis (Maldonado), an accountant and secretary, and Javier Hernandez, Sr., a mechanic. He is of Mexican descent. Jay had a serendipitous experience that led to his career. While riding an elevator in a high-rise building in Los Angeles, the young man was approached by talent manager Howard Tyner, who suggested Hernandez had what it took to have a successful career in Hollywood. In 1998, he made his TV series debut as "Antonio Lopez", one of the high school basketball players in the NBC Saturday morning teen sitcom, Hang Time (1995), and stayed with the show for two seasons. Departing NBC, Hernandez moved to MTV with the short-term role of pizza delivery guy "Eddie" on the popular late-night serial, Undressed (1999), before segueing to the big screen. In 2001, Hernandez co-starred with Kirsten Dunst in the teen romance, Crazy/Beautiful (2001), portraying stalwart, straight-A high school student "Carlos Nunez", whose plans to attend the US Naval Academy are threatened by his growing attraction to a self-destructive rich girl, (Kirsten Dunst). He next appeared in Disney's surprise hit film, The Rookie (2002), as high school baseball team captain Joaquin "Wack" Campos. He also had a supporting role in the video-game-ish action flick, Torque (2004). Also in 2004, he was in the action-packed drama, Ladder 49 (2004), as "Keith Perez", and in the other action-packed drama, Friday Night Lights (2004). In 2006, he next starred in Eli Roth's Hostel (2005), a brutal horror flick about two American college buddies (Hernandez and Derek Richardson) lured to an out-of-the-way hostel in a Slovakian town rumored to house desperate, but beautiful Eastern European women. Following their wrong heads, both Americans get trapped in a truly sinister situation that plunges them into the dark recesses of human nature.- Jay Huguley is an American film, television and theatre actor, best known for playing David on AMC's The Walking Dead, and Jimmy Ledoux on HBO's True Detective, opposite Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson.
Huguley also played Will Branson on Seasons 3 and 4 of the HBO series, Treme, and Whit Peyton in the Emmy Award-winning ABC TV series, Brothers & Sisters.
In 2015, Huguley starred as Jonah Bock in the hit indie darling, "Sunny in the Dark," a feature film directed by Courtney Ware, for which he took home the award for "Best Actor" from the Northeast Film Festival.
He is set to appear in the highly anticipated horror film, "Abattoir," by the man credited for furthering the Saw franchise, Darren Lynn Bousman. "Abattoir" has already nabbed a sequel deal, prior to its official theatrical release.
In 2013, he appeared in Steve McQueen's Oscar-winning film ("Best Picture"), "12 Years a Slave," with Chiwetel Ejiofor, Brad Pitt and Michael Fassbender. In addition to "Treme," Huguley has also played recurring characters in ABC Family's Ravenswood (the spin-off to Pretty Little Liars), and in the CW's Star-Crossed.
Huguley spent his teenage years attending The Peddie School, a boarding school in Hightstown, N. J., where he later graduated. He spent a year abroad at The University of London studying Political Science, and graduated from American University in Washington, D.C., with a double major in Political Science and Communications.
Huguley studied acting at The Lee Strasberg Institute in New York, under the aegis of Anna Strasberg, and at the Beverly Hills Playhouse in L.A., under the world-renowned teacher Milton Katselas.
He first realized his passion for acting while taking a Directing class in college, where one of his assignments was to audition for the school play to get an idea of what actors experience in their process of attempting to score acting roles. He got the part of the Gentleman Caller in Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie." After rehearsing for his role, he knew this was all he wanted to do.
Huguley also worked as a fashion model for brands like Armani, Valentino, Zegna, and Romeo Gigli, in London, Milan and Paris.
In his earliest appearances on TV, Huguley starred in smaller roles on MADtv; Norm; Walker, Texas Ranger; Providence; and Strong Medicine; before getting more recurring roles on television series such as Summerland and Alias. He also starred as Richard Hightower on the highest-rated daytime drama, The Young and The Restless, in 2010.
In 2008, Huguley starred in David Lindsay-Abaire's Tony Award-winning play "Rabbit Hole" at the Skylight Theatre. For his role, the Los Angeles Times said, "Jay Huguley dwells inside the play's contradictions and connects us to its anguished, buoyant heart." The following year, Huguley played the lead role in Tom Stoppard's "The Real Thing" at Los Angeles' Skylight Theatre. - Actor
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Jay Jablonski was born in November 1977 in Bernards Township, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Black White and the Greys (2023), Take Me Home Tonight (2011) and The Big Short (2015).- Jay Kenneth Johnson was born and raised in Springfield, Missouri. He attended Kickapoo High School and Missouri State University. During Jay's sophomore year at Missouri State, he made the move to Los Angeles and quickly landed a role on Days of Our Lives (1965), playing Philip Kiriakis till 2002. He went on to work with Aaron Spelling, on the remake of Hotel (2003). The following year, Jay found himself on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, playing Chris Remsen on the Fox series North Shore (2004). He also has a recurring role on the NBC show Scrubs (2001), as Dr. Matthews, and rejoined Days of Our Lives (1965) reprising his role as Philip (meanwhile played by Kyle Brandt) in 2007. At the moment, Jay continues to live, work and study in Los Angeles.
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From Chicago, Illinois, where he spent several years in improvisational theater at The Annoyance Theater and Second City before coming to Los Angeles in 1994. Has performed several live stage shows in Los Angeles with sometime collaborator Paul F. Tompkins.- Jay Karnes was born in Omaha, NE and attended the University of Kansas, where he studied theatre, history, and political science. He has performed extensively in the regional theater, including in The Tempest, Two Noble Kinsman, Richard II, Macbeth, Coriolanus, Love's Labor's Lost, and Tom Stoppard's Arcadia, as a company member at The Oregon Shakespeare Festival; Dealing with Claire, The Birthday Party, The Seagull, Dangerous Corner, and The Tavern, with the Matrix Theater Company in Los Angeles; Richard III, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Jekyll, and The Tempest, at the Missouri Repertory Theatre; Neil LaBute's Filthy Talk for Troubled Times, directed by the author at the Westside dance project in New York; as well as roles at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater, South Coast Repertory Theater, Nebraska Shakespeare Festival, and the California Shakespeare Festival, among others.
In the late 1990s, Jay began working in television and film, and is perhaps best known for his portrayal of detective Holland "Dutch" Wagenbach in the Golden Globe winning drama "The Shield."
Jay is married to actress Julia Campbell and the couple have twins, a boy and a girl. - Actor
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Jay Klaitz is known for A Little Help (2010), Grand Theft Auto V (2013) and Table 19 (2017). He is married to Courtney Maggart. They have two children.- Actor
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Jay Laga'aia was born on 10 September 1963 in Auckland, New Zealand. He is an actor and writer, known for Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005), Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) and Daybreakers (2009). He has been married to Sandra Jane since 16 August 1990. They have eight children.- Actor
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Jay Leggett was born on 9 August 1963 in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Employee of the Month (2004), Without a Paddle (2004) and Live Nude Girls (2014). He died on 23 November 2013 in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, USA.- Producer
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Jay Leno began his career in night clubs, where he worked 300 nights a year before hitting it big in 1992 with his own late-night talk show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992). By that time he had appeared on television, acted in a few films (American Hot Wax (1978)) but hit paydirt with his late-night television appearances (he made a record number of visits to [error]); for several years, he served as Johnny Carson's permanent guest host on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962). A big, sweet guy with a very good comedy routine, he vied with David Letterman to inherit Carson's seat when Johnny retired in 1992. His victory was well-publicized, but empty, though he did gain a measure of revenge when his show beat Letterman's for the Emmy in 1995. Though he consistently lost in the ratings to Letterman except on special occasions, like Hugh Grant's first TV appearance after his encounter with Divine Brown, he surged ahead in 1996, as CBS plunged further into oblivion.- Producer
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Jay Manuel was born in Springfield, Illinois, USA. He is a producer, known for America's Next Top Model (2003), Canada's Next Top Model (2006) and Rent Boy.- Actor
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Jay Mohr, born in Verona, New Jersey, USA, wanted to be a comedian all of his life. He performed stand-up comedy at colleges, comedy clubs, and such television forums as An Evening at the Improv (1981) and Two Drink Minimum (1994). He first gained national attention while a cast member on Saturday Night Live (1975), where he became known for his impersonations of such people as Sean Penn and Christopher Walken.- Actor
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Jay North will forever be remembered for giving TV life to the popular comic strip hellion Dennis the Menace (1959). Humanizing this little tornado would not only be his treasure, it would be his torment.
Jay was born Jay Waverly North, Jr. on August 3, 1951, in Los Angeles, and started off on the small screen at age 7 with roles on such series as "Wanted: Dead or Alive," "77 Sunset Strip," "Sugarfoot" and "The Defenders." He quickly moved into minor filming as well with featured roles in the western The Miracle of the Hills (1959) and the low-budget, exploitation film The Big Operator (1959) .
With over 500 children auditioning, Jay was selected by Dennis the Menace cartoon creator Hank Ketcham himself for the star-making title role alongside beleaguered parents Herbert Anderson and Gloria Henry and exasperated neighbors Joseph Kearns and Sylvia Field. During this four-season TV peak that filmed 146 episodes, Jay appeared in countless programs as either himself or Dennis on such shows as "The Donna Reed Show," "The Red Skelton Show," "The Hollywood Squares," "I've Got a Secret," various talk shows, and even a cameo in the film Pepe (1960). Also an occasional presence on variety shows hosted by Dinah Shore, Milton Berle and Tennessee Ernie Ford. He guest starred in episodes of "Wagon Train," The Lucy Show," "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." and "My Three Sons."
However, after the cancellation of his own show, the now active teenager noticed a major tapering off. He found himself badly typecast and efforts to forge ahead with film projects and other series work proved difficult. At first things looked promising. He perpetuated his wholesome image with the family film Zebra in the Kitchen (1965) and, more notably, the exotic adventure Maya (1966), which spun off into a mildly popular TV series, but then all offers dried up. He went from top child star to cruelly, discarded teen in only a few short years, and had a terrible time adjusting.
Despite voicing the popular character Bamm-Bamm in the animated series The Flintstones (1960) and Prince Turhan in The Banana Splits Adventure Hour (1968), he would find occasional work in the field. Jay all but disappeared after a co-starring role in the adult-aimed film The Teacher (1974) with sexy blonde Angel Tompkins. Glimpsed here and there, he appeared on a 70's "Lassie Series" and appeared in the TV movie Scout's Honor (1980), a co-starring role in the "C" film Wild Wind (1985) and an appearance in Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003) as himself.
Jay went through years of personal turmoil and emotional anguish (two divorces, drug experimentation, weight gain) before his recovery. Reportedly abused and mishandled during his peak years by on-set relatives/caretakers, Jay has since been instrumental in providing advice and counseling to other professional child/teen stars in the same boat and remarried a third time (since 1993) to Cynthia Hackney. From time to time these days, Jay has been glimpsed at nostalgia conventions.- Writer
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Jay Oakerson was born in 1977 in New Jersey, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for Isn't It Romantic (2019), Hustlers (2019) and Louie (2010).- Director
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Jay Oliva is an American Director, Producer, show-runner and senior illustrator. He resides in Los Angles, California where he began his career in animation working on Fox's animated series "Spider-Man" in 1996.
He became a Director on the CGI series "Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles"in 1998 and worked on "Extreme Ghostbusters, Godzilla the animated series, Heavy Gear, Max Steele, Spider-Man (MTV series) and finally Jackie Chan Adventures" for Sony before eventually leaving for Mike Young Productions as Storyboard Supervisor for the "He-Man and the Masters of the universe" reboot (2000-2002)
His first foray into the DC superhero universe was when he was hired as a storyboard artist for "The Batman" (2004) series for Warner Bros. Animation. This was to be the beginning of a long career in the DC animated universe from which he has become well known for.
2007 would prove to be a momentous year for him. He would be involved in three different properties: Marvel/ Lionsgate hired him to direct on their newly green lit animated direct to video features starting with "The Invincible Iron Man (2007), Doctor Strange (2007), and finally Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow" (2008), Disney hired him to do storyboard work on the new CGI "My Friends Tigger and Pooh" series, and finally Warner Brothers Animation hired him to storyboard on their first of a series of direct to video animated feature "Superman: Doomsday"
In 2009, Jay accepted a position at Warner Brothers Animation and has been there since. While there, Jay has story-boarded on many of the series and animated films in the WB library: "Scooby Doo: Mystery Inc, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Wonder Woman (animated film), Green Lantern First Flight, Batman: Year One, Batman/ Superman: Public Enemies, Batman/ Superman: Apocalypse and the critically successful Batman: Under the Red Hood."
His directing efforts is where he is best known for. He has directed a total of 9 animated films as well as was the series director for the hugely popular "Young Justice" (2010) for Warner Brothers Animation. Starting with co-directing "Green Lantern: Emerald Knights" (2011) and then finally solo directing on the two part critically and commercially acclaimed "The Dark Knight Returns part 1 and 2" (2012-2013) he has since directed most of the animated films set in the New 52 animated reboot for WBA. "Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013), Justice League: War (2014), Batman: Assault on Arkham (2014), Batman Vs. Robin (2015), and Batman Bad Blood (2016).
It was while he was directing on "The Dark Knight Returns Part 1" that he was contacted by Zack Snyder to storyboard on 'Man of Steel" (2013 that began his second career in live action films. Since then, Jay has worked on films such as "300: Rise of an Empire (2014), Batman V Superman (2016), Ant-man (2015), Deadpool (2016), Wonder Woman (2017), and "Justice League" (2017)
In 2019 Jay founded Lex + Otis animation Studio in Glendale California where he acts as CEO and Showrunner on various projects ranging from animated shorts, series, films to live action features and TV series. The first project for the studio would be the critically acclaimed series "Trese" (NETFLIX) based on the award winning Filipino graphic novel series of the same name.
Jay splits his time from running Lex + Otis, teaching and Directing for Animation and Live Action films.- Actor
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Jay Patterson was born on 22 August 1954 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He is an actor, known for Norman (2016), Nine Lives (2016) and Nobody's Fool (1994).- Actor
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Jay Paulson has worked continuously since his teens. Recently seen as Chaplain Tappmann in George Clooney's Golden Globe nominated Catch-22 and as Detective Andy Ohls opposite Chris Pine in the Patty Jenkins helmed, I Am the Night; he is fondly remembered for his turn as Don Draper's brother Adam Whitman on AMC's Madmen. His film appearances include supporting roles in studio pictures like: GO, Can't Hardly Wait, and The Marc Pease Experience; as well as leading roles in recent independent features such as: Rust Creek, Black Rock, and Lucky Bastard.
His start in entertainment came in 9th grade at Harvard-Westlake. He was cast as the lead of the school play, caught the bug, and performed in every subsequent production. At 16, a talent manager spotted him, and in no time he was working constantly. He was accepted to the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, and managed to pursue his acting career and earn a degree. A lifetime member of The Actors Studio, he trained there with Martin Landau and Allan Miller.
Born in New York City as Joseph Andrew Hughes Paulson (named for his grandfather) his family called him Jay from the first. He lived in Brooklyn until his father moved the family west. He resides in Venice Beach, California with his wife, two sons, and their dog. He enjoys poetry, distance running, and discussing Marshall Mcluhan with anyone who'll listen...- Actor
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Jay Pharoah was born on 14 October 1987 in Chesapeake, Virginia, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Saturday Night Live (1975), Unsane (2018) and White Famous (2017).- Actor
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Jay Pickett was born on 10 February 1961 in Spokane, Washington, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Soda Springs (2012), Abandoned (2010) and Port Charles (1997). He was married to Elena Marie Bates. He died on 30 July 2021 in Oreana, Idaho, USA.- Producer
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Jay Roach was born on 14 June 1957 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Trumbo (2015), Bombshell (2019) and Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997). He has been married to Susanna Hoffs since 17 April 1993. They have two children.- Director
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Best known for Directing critically acclaimed audience pleasing fare, filmmaker Jay Russell has an impressive track record of telling compelling stories with emotional resonance.
Russell completed his postgraduate studies at Columbia University in New York City, where he studied under the tutelage of Academy Award winning director Milos Forman. After receiving his MFA in Screenwriting and Directing, Russell was invited to attend the Sundance Institute Film Workshop. It was there Russell developed his first film, "End of the Line", a tale of two down-and-out railway workers played by Levon Helm and Wilford Brimley. The cast also included Kevin Bacon, Mary Steenburgen, and Holly Hunter.
Russell then developed a number of projects for Imagine Entertainment and TriStar Pictures. Russell also produced and directed documentary series and specials for NBC, CBS, The Learning Channel, and the Discovery Channel. At that time Russell wrote, produced, and directed episodes of "Great Drives", a miniseries on America's most famous highways.
During the filming of "Great Drives, " Russell met Pulitzer-nominated author Willie Morris who was working on an autobiographical memoir about his childhood, "My Dog Skip", which became a national bestseller. Russell secured the movie rights to the book, which led to the Russell Produced and Directed film adaptation of Warner Bros./Alcon release, "My Dog Skip", which starred Kevin Bacon, Frankie Muniz, Luke Wilson and Diane Lane. The film was a hit with critics and audiences alike and went on to score numerous awards, including the Critic's Choice Award for Best Family Film.
Russell followed up with Walt Disney's "Tuck Everlasting", starring Alexis Bledel (Handmaid's Tale) along with Academy Award winners, Sir Ben Kingsley, William Hurt, and Sissy Spacek. The well received fantasy was also nominated for a Critic's Choice Award for Best Family Film.
Next, Russell tackled his most commercial project yet with Disney/Touchstone Pictures' "Ladder 49." The film, an ode to the heroism of firefighters starred Academy Award nominee John Travolta and Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix as a pair of Baltimore firemen who share a father and son relationship that forges the backbone of this emotionally satisfying film. "Ladder 49" remains one of the top October weekend openers of all time and went on to make over $100 + million in worldwide box office.
Next, Sony Picture's "Water Horse: Legend of the Deep," was one of the best-reviewed family films of its year. Starring Alex Etel, Ben Chaplin, Brian Cox and Academy Award winner Emily Watson, the film was nominated by the Visual Effects Society for the groundbreaking digital work of the world-famous New Zealand FX company, Weta Digital. Worldwide, "The Water Horse," became Russell's second $100 + million dollar moneymaker in a row.
In different media, Russell produced the World Premiere of the theatrical stage production of the classic thriller, "Rear Window," adapted by Keith Reddin and directed by Tony Award Winner, Darko Tresnjak, starring Kevin Bacon, McKinley Belcher III, Melinda Page Hamilton, Robert Stanton, and John Bedford Lloyd. He also co-wrote his first graphic novel "Black Sparrow," published by John Carpenter's Storm-King Productions.
Russell has numerous projects in development and continues to make documentary films.- Actor
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Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Jay made the move across to Australia at the age of 19 to take on the role of Jack Scully in Network Ten's long running series, "Neighbours" and as Seaman Billy 'Spider' Webb in the Nine Network's "Sea Patrol". He has also appeared in "Young Hercules", "Xena: Warrior Princess" with Lucy Lawless, "Superfire", "Being Eve", "Interrogation", "The Tribe", "You Wish" and the award winning series "Offspring". Jay just finished starring in the critically acclaimed New Zealand series "Go Girls," and recently appeared in US series "Terra Nova", executive produced by Steven Spielberg. He now stars alongside Kristen Kreuk from "Smallville" in a hit new CW series, "Beauty and the Beast," which began airing this fall in the US. On the big screen Jay has been seen in Belinda Chayko's "Lou" with British legend John Hurt and the AFTRS feature "The Rookie". He has also appeared in the short films "Bleeders", "Mockingbird" and "Franswa Sharl" directed by Hannah Hilliard. Franswa Sharl was awarded the Crystal Bear for Best Short Film at the Berlin International Film Festival, the IF Media Award for Most Popular Film at the Flickerfest International Short Film Festival and Best Australian Short Film at the Melbourne International Film Festival. Jay has appeared in numerous theatre productions including an international tour with "Monty Pythons" John Cleese in "Seven Ways To Skin an Ocelot". He also starred in "The Packer", a one man show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival that went on to tour New Zealand, Australia and Los Angeles. "The Packer" was nominated for Best International Contribution to Los Angeles Theatre at the 2011 Hollywood Fringe Festival. In 2012, Jay began working with Academy Award winning director Jane Campion on the BBC mini-series "Top Of The Lake" and was awarded "Best Actor" in New Zealand's 'Best On The Box' awards.- Actor
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Jay O. Sanders was born on 16 April 1953 in Austin, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for The Day After Tomorrow (2004), Kiss the Girls (1997) and Edge of Darkness (2010). He has been married to Maryann Plunkett since 1 October 1991. They have one child.- Jay Silverheels was born on Canada's Six Nation's Reserve and was one of 10 children. He was a star lacrosse player and a boxer before he entered films as a stuntman in 1938. He worked in a number of films through the 1940s before gaining notice as the Osceola brother in a Humphrey Bogart film Key Largo (1948). Most of Silverheels' roles consisted of bit parts as an Indian character. In 1949, he worked in the movie The Cowboy and the Indians (1949) with another "B movie" actor Clayton Moore. Later that year, Silverheels was hired to play the faithful Indian companion, Tonto, in the TV series The Lone Ranger (1949) series, which brought him the fame that his motion picture career never did.
Silverheels recreated the role of Tonto in two big-screen color movies with Moore,The Lone Ranger (1956) and The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold (1958). After the TV series ended in 1957, Silverheels could not escape the typecasting of Tonto. He would continue to appear in an occasional film and television show but became a spokesperson to improve the portrayal of Indians in the media. - Jay Simpson was born in 1966 in London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Pistol (2022), Small Axe (2020) and Chernobyl (2019).
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Jay Tavare describes himself best when he says he is a storyteller and a citizen of the world.
Jay's acting performances in several Oscar winning films--with some of our era's most talented and acclaimed directors and actors--are the natural outcome of his eclectic life experiences and the direct result of his intense focus on excellence and dedication to authentic characters. Jay's onscreen roles include:
* Pathfinder (Marcus Nispel, 2007) as Black Wing, with Karl Urban and Clancy Brown * The Missing (Ron Howard, 2003) as Kayitah, with Cate Blanchett and Tommy Lee Jones * Cold Mountain (Anthony Minghella, 2003) as Swimmer, Jude Law's Cherokee half brother and fellow Confederate army warrior * Adaptation (Spike Jonze, 2002) as Matthew Osceola, the enigmatic Seminole orchid thief opposite Meryl Streep * Street Fighter (1994) as Vega, the devilishly handsome and lethal Spanish Ninja * Into the West (Steven Spielberg, 2005 mini-series) as Chief Prairie Fire opposite Keri Russell * CSI Miami season finale, Going Ballistic (2009) as Manny Ortega.
For his role on CSI Miami Jay performed all his own stunts for the episode, including an astounding world class 23 story controlled free fall (more than 200 feet!) which was awarded an Emmy nomination. This sort of feat has given Jay an onset reputation as a bit of a daredevil. But it is more accurate to say he is master of an impressive repertoire of physical skills. Jay does not promote himself as a stuntman, but his experience as an athlete and dancer gives him the rare ability to create seamlessly believable characters by preparing and performing his own stunts when the role calls for it. It's no surprise directors and fellow actors recognize him for this.- Actor
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Jay Thomas was born in Kermit, Texas, to Katherine (Guzzino), a tap-dancing South Louisiana belle of Italian descent, and T. Harry Terrell, Sr., an oil man. Reared in New Orleans, he was always active in sports and performing. He won his first award as emcee of the Jesuit High School talent show. He boxed, wrestled, played football, and ran track. At 16 he started as a stand-up on Bourbon St. He attended Gulf Coast College, University of Tennessee, Vanderbilt University, Central Piedmont College, and Jacksonville University, graduating with an AA, BS, and MA. He became a sports announcer and DJ in college. He also found time to put in three years of small college football as a QB. When NYC beckoned Jay continued his eclectic career as a top rated morning DJ, comic at the Improve in NYC, and began an active off Broadway acting career, that saw him mix drama and comedy. His first TV role was in "Mork and Mindy". Then on to LA radio as the #1 jock at Power 106, The Ensemble Theater Group, and recurring on "Cheers" as Carla's ice hockey playing husband. He won two Emmy awards for portraying Jerry Gold on"Murphy Brown". He starred in his own TV shows "Married People" with Beth Armstrong and "Love and War" with Susan Dey and later Annie Potts. He appeared as a leading guest star in dozens of sitcoms, cop shows, and MOW's opposite Judith Light, John Tuturro, and Christine Lahti. On the big screen he was featured in "Mr. Holland's Opus", "A Smile Like Yours", and "Santa Claus" 2 and 3. Returning to the stage he starred in plays written and directed by Wendy Wasserstein and Woody Allen. Recently he has hosted shows at Carolines in NYC and the Bellagio in Vegas. He guest starred in an episode of "Hung" on HBO. He won the best actor for and was a co-writer of best comedy at the LA iTV Fest for "Talker". And the Jay Thomas talk show airs daily on SiriusXM.- From his breakout role in "The Boy Who Could Fly to 'Sonny Bono' in "The Sonny and Cher Story" to appearances at the Sundance Film Festival, Jay Underwood has enjoyed a career of much diversity both in the parts he's played and the mediums he's played in.
Underwood began his theatrical pursuits while growing up in the San Francisco Bay area and then went to a performing arts high school in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was there that Underwood received his "big break" into the movie business when he was chosen from a national casting search to play opposite Annabeth Gish, and Jon Voight in executive producer Robert Redford's "Desert Bloom." From there he moved to 'tinseltown' where, for over 20 years, he made his living as a working actor.
Underwood's film credits include three Sundance Film Festival participants "Dancing in September", "Valerie Flake", and "Possums." Other highlights are Billy Graham's "Road to Redemption", Alan Rudolph's "Afterglow", the Roger Corman cult classic "The Fantastic Four" (as Johnny Storm, The Human Torch), 'Bug' in "Uncle Buck," with John Candy, and Underwood's personal favorite, the title character in "The Boy Who Could Fly."
On the small screen Underwood had the incredible opportunity of portraying 'Sonny Bono' in "The Sonny and Cher Story" for ABC. He also is remembered for that lovable android 'Chip' in the Disney Channel trilogy "Not Quite Human". Other favorites would include young 'Ernest Hemingway' in "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles," the mini-series "Blind Faith" with Robert Urich and "Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone" with the original marshal himself, Hugh O'Brien. Notable guest appearances include "Miracles", "X-Files," "E.R.," "The West Wing," "Star Trek Voyager" and "Millennium." And finally, (but certainly not least), the voice of 'Chester' the Goat in the classic animated Christmas special "The Legend of the Candy Cane."
His theater highlights include studying and performing at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco as well as the Minneapolis Children's Theater Company. In Los Angeles he was seen in "Grand Junction" and "Fortune in Men's Eyes" both at the Coast Playhouse and had a devilish good time playing 'Geoffrey' in the Pasadena Playhouse production of "The Lion in Winter."
More recently, Underwood felt God's call on his life to pursue full time Christian ministry. After starting seminary in 2003, he became a youth pastor and then after graduation in 2007, a full time pastor in a small northern California mountain town. He now lives in "God's country" with his wife, six children and a menagerie of pets. Says Underwood, "I imagine someday standing before the Lord and if He were to ask me what I did with the life that He gave me, I don't want to merely list off my acting credits which are things that really don't have a lot of eternal value, but I want to hear those words from Jesus, "Well done good and faithful servant" because I used the gifts that He gave me to serve Him." That being said, Underwood was convinced to come out of "retirement" to participate in the Christian movie "No Greater Love," produced by Coram Deo Studios, of which he is particularly proud to be a part of. To God be the glory! - Music Artist
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Jay-Z was born Shawn Corey Carter on December 4, 1969 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York. Carter was a school friend of The Notorious B.I.G.. He first started releasing records in the late 1980s. In 1990, he appeared on records by his close friend, Jas ("The Originators") and Original Flavor ("Can I Get Open"), and later scored an underground hit single with 1995's "In My Lifetime". Drawing on Jaz's dealings with mercenary labels, Jay-Z set up his own Roc-A-Fella imprint in 1996 with entrepreneur 'Damon Dash' and 'Kareem 'Biggs' Burke'. His debut set, "Reasonable Doubt", which reached US number 23 in July, attracted fans with a mixture of hard-hitting street lyrics and rhymes, epitomized by the collaboration with The Notorious B.I.G. on "Brooklyn's Finest". The follow-up, "In My Lifetime, Vol. 1", was released in the aftermath of The Notorious B.I.G.'s murder, and debuted at US number 3 in November 1997. Featuring guest appearances from Sean 'Diddy' Combs (aka "Puff Daddy"), Lil' Kim, Too $hort, Blackstreet and DJ Premier, this sombre and intensely personal album included the stand-out tracks, "You Must Love Me" and "Where I'm From". Although in demand as a guest artist, Jay-Z found the time to write, produce, and direct the semi-autobiographical short, "Streets is Watching". The gold-selling soundtrack introduced several of Roc-A-Fella's rising stars, including Memphis Bleek, Rell and Diamonds N' Ruff, and featured the hit single, "It's Alright". Jay-Z then became a major star with the hit singles, "Can I Get A ... " and "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)", the latter built around a line from the musical, "Annie". One of the more bizarre samples to be used on a hip-hop track, the single nevertheless became an international hit (UK number 2, December 1998/US number 15, March 1999). The album of the same name featured hotshot producer Timbaland (aka "Timbaland"), in addition to the usual team of Ski and DJ Premier. Guest rappers included DMX, Foxy Brown and Too $hort, on a package that diluted Jay-Z's hard-hitting lyrical edge in an attempt to corner the crossover market. "Vol. 2: Hard Knock Life" easily succeeded in its aim, staying at US number 1 for five weeks, before finally being deposed by Alanis Morissette's new album. Despite a hectic schedule as a guest producer/writer and rapper, Jay-Z still found the time to enter the studio and record tracks for his new album. Released in December 1999, "Vol. 3: The Life and Times Of S. Carter" confirmed his status as one of hip-hop's most popular artists when it topped the album charts the following month. The following year's "The Dynasty: Roc La Familia 2000", another US chart-topper, was originally planned as a supergroup collaboration with fellow Roc-A-Fella rappers Beanie Sigel, Memphis Bleek and Amil.- Producer
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In April 1948 Jabalpur-based, Bengali-speaking Indira and Tarun Kumar Bhaduri were blessed with a child they named Jaya, and enrolled in the St. Joseph's Convent School in Bhopal.
Her acting career started when she was 15 in a Bengali film Mahanagar. She became an actress in her own right in Bollywood after the release of Guddi. She went on to star in many Hindi language films, including blockbusters like Jawani Diwani, Uphaar, Anamika, Abhimaan, Sholay, Bawarchi, Chupke Chupke Zanjeer just to name a few. Her acting spanned from 1963 to 1981. She also wrote the script of Shahenshah.
She married Amitabh Srivastav alias Bachchan, and subsequently gave birth to Shweta and Abhishek. Amitabh is the son of Sikh-Hindu parents, namely Teji and Harivansh Rai Srivastav alias Bachchan.
Jaya quit acting after 1981. Then her married life faced considerable upheavals especially with the much-publicized affair of her husband with Bollywood actress, Rekha. Then their lives were disrupted when Amitabh was seriously injured by a blow from actor, Puneet Issar, while filming 'Coolie', which almost took his life.
The family suffered another setback in 2005 when her asthmatic husband was admitted in Lilavati Hospital after complains of severe pains in his abdomen.
Her husband did recover, and both husband, wife, Abhishek, and his new bride, continue to dominate Bollywood with their screen presence. Jaya has also received a number of awards recognizing her talents in Bollywood.- Actor
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Jaycee Chan is the son of the Internationally famous action star, Jackie Chan and Taiwnese actress Feng-Jiao Lin. He was born Chan Jo-Ming, but changed his surname to Fong/Fang in February of 2004 as this is his true ancestral name. Although this is his name in the Eastern hemisphere, his name remains "Jaycee Chan" in the Western hemisphere with a few sources listing him as "Jaycee Fong".
Jaycee, who attended The College of William & Mary, is an actor, singer, composer, lyricist, and guitarist. He also plays the piano, drums, and bass guitar. He released his first, self-titled, CD, "Jaycee" on September 15, 2004. This CD, for which he composed the music and wrote the lyrics for 10 of the 13 tracks, earned him many music awards in Asia for Best New Male Singer.
In addition, Jaycee is active in many charities that include children's charities, help for research of organ diseases, natural disaster relief funds,and wildlife awareness public service campaigns in Asia.
Jaycee is currently quite popular in Hong Kong and Mainland China. He is fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin. In addition to his musical and acting skills, Jaycee is noted for his sincerity, impeccable manners, subtle humor and cheerfulness.- Actor
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Jayce began his journey as a filmmaker acting in numerous films and television shows, most notably Richard Linklater's Suburbia, Sam Rami's Spiderman, Tom McCarthy's The Station Agent, and most recently, Ava Duvernay's When They See Us. Jayce's first screenplay, The Cake Eaters (Screen Media), became a critically acclaimed film directed by Mary Stuart Masterson, which he starred in alongside Kristen Stewart and Bruce Dern. Following that, Jayce wrote, directed, and produced Fall To Rise (Panorama Entertainment) starring Daphne Rubin-Vega and legendary dancers Desmond Richardson & Katherine Crockett as well as members of The Martha Graham Dance Company. Robert Redford said of the film "Bartok beautifully captured the emotional difficulty of dancers coming to terms with age and identity." More highlights for Fall To Rise include being an official selection at the prestigious Dance On Camera Festival at Lincoln Center and winner of the Bulleit Frontier Filmmaker Award. Most recently, Jayce stepped into the role of producer on the award-winning documentary, Larger Than Life: The Kevyn Aucoin Story (The Orchard). The LA Times called the film "a rich deeply dimensional documentary." Other credits include co-director and producer of the award-winning documentary Altered By Elvis, and the short films: Suddenly... starring Terry Kinney and Elvis Nolasco, Sunburn, starring Jack Falahee and Damian Young, Cocked and Locked, Jack & Paul, and Stricken, starring Hayley Mills as well as the SXSW winning, Little Pumpkin. His next feature film, The Prince of Soho, will go into production in 2019. In addition, Jayce has been a juror for the Chelsea Film Festival & the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, a frequent moderator & panelist for SAG-AFTRA, a contributor to the book, Now Write!, a columnist for MovieMaker Magazine, and an instructor at the legendary Neighborhood Playhouse. He is also very proud of his role as 'Dad' on PBS' animated series, Pinkalicious and Peteriffic.- Actress
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Jayda Aslan is known for S.W.A.T. (2017), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) and The Young and the Restless (1973).- Tall (5'9"), buxom, and shapely dark-haired brunette knockout Jayde Nicole was born on February 19, 1986 in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. Jayde started modeling for catalogs and fashion shows at age six. Her family moved to Port Perry when she was seven. Nicole decided to take a hiatus from modeling at age eleven. At age fifteen she was spotted outside of the Air Canada Centre by a Toronto modeling agency scout who offered her the opportunity to continue modeling. Jayde briefly studied hotel management at George Brown University in Toronto, but eventually dropped out to focus on modeling instead. Her mother suggested to Nicole that she pose for "Playboy." Jayde was chosen to be the Playmate of the Month in the January, 2007 issue of the famous men's magazine. She was named Playmate of the Year in 2008 and has the distinction of being the first Canadian to receive this particular honor in 26 years. Nicole has appeared as herself on the TV shows "The Girls Next Door" and "The Hills." Moreover, Jayde has been featured in such magazines as "Details," "American Curves," "FHM," "Elle," "Cosmo," and "Vegas." Nicole started a charity called Lengths of Love, which encourages people to donate their hair to be fashioned into wigs for pediatric patients in need. She lives in West Hollywood.
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Jayde Rossi was born in San Diego, California. Rossi began acting at the age of twelve. After landing a full-ride scholarship to a four-year University she decided to focus entirely on academia and work with youth in the foster care system. Rossi received the Spirit of Volunteerism Award as an outstanding volunteer in Orange County during her studies. After completing college she decided to return to the entertainment business, appearing in TV shows like Sons of Anarchy and Castle, as well as hit music videos by Taylor Swift and Phillip Phillips. Rossi has also done a variety of modeling jobs including a Tecate Cerveza campaign and Ulta beauty ads.- Jayden was born in Mississauga, Ontario and lives in Toronto, Ontario. The arts in general have always been an important part of Jayden's everyday life and acting quickly grew into a passion when he received a callback from his first open call audition when he was 5 years old.
So far throughout his career, he has worked in Ontario, Nova Scotia, British Columbia, and Quebec. His credits include working on feature films, short films, T.V. movies, T.V. series (live, animation, voice over, looping, singing), live theatre (musicals and plays), radio ads, commercials, and print ads.
Jayden is a member in good standing of ACTRA and CAEA, and is SAG eligible.
Aside from acting, Jayden enjoys playing rep level hockey in the NYHL (North York Hockey League) singing, and playing video games. - Jaye was born in Riverside, California in 1968, the son of a Ghanaian father and English mother. The family left for England when Jaye was two and a half. Jaye left school at 16 and had been alternately unemployed and doing odd jobs (running for a production company, working in a factory) ever since. Jaye had no real acting experience when discovered by a casting associate at a wrap party for Derek Jarman's Edward II (1991). He was working as a fashion designer at that time and took the role for the money. He was cast to play Dil in The Crying Game (1992), which became a sleeper hit that shocked audiences worldwide and, in 1992, was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor for Jaye. His overnight stardom earned him his next big role as the sun god Ra opposite James Spader and Kurt Russell in the blockbuster Stargate (1994). Since his brush with movie fame, Jaye has spent his time doing big-name fashion shoots: Steven Meisel for Italian Vogue, Michael Roberts for Joseph, and a GAP ad by Annie Leibovitz. He accompanied Kate Moss to the British Fashion Awards, and in Paris at Valentino's jet-set party in honor of Sharon Stone, he accompanied Naomi Campbell and Christy Turlington.
- Jaye Jacobs was born on 27 May 1982 in Bath, Somerset, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Holby City (1999), Waterloo Road (2006) and Casualty (1986).
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Jaye Razor is known for The Happytime Murders (2018), Date Night (2010) and Horrible Bosses 2 (2014).- Actress
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Jaylee Hamidi is an actress known for How to Die Alone (2024), Supernatural (2005), and Supergirl (2015).
A multidisciplinary artist, Jaylee is also a writer, their poetry having been featured in online publications including For Women Who Roar.
Jaylee has been featured in national and international commercials and print campaigns.- Actor
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If talent takes you far in life then Jaylen Moore is a world-class traveler. A true triple threat known for his perilous acrobatic stunts & fighting style, versatile acting chops and comedic timing Moore is the epitome of today's "Action Hero and Renaissance Man" all in one.
Moore currently stars in Season One & Season Two of the scripted series "Six." The contemporary military action drama from A+E Studios on the History Channel. "Six" follows the Navy SEAL Team Six, whose 2014 mission to eliminate a Taliban leader in Afghanistan goes awry when they uncover a U.S. citizen working with the terrorists.
He has amassed an impressive body of work in television and film. He will be seen in the upcoming "Bad Moms," and has appeared in hit films, such as "Hot Pursuit," "Man Down," "Tri," "Aztec Warrior," "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire," "Escape Plan," "Sons of Liberty," "Random," "Oblivion," "The Host," among many others. On the TV side, Moore has appeared in hit shows such as, CW's "The Originals," Fox's "Bones" " MTV's comedy film "Ladies Man: A Made Movie," six episodes of Conan's "Wolfboy" spoof of Taylor Lautner, and recurring roles in "Red Band Society" with Academy Award winner Octavia Spencer and Showtime's Emmy-winning drama, "Homeland" in the role of Eric Baraz.
A man of healthy living and discipline, he boasts extensive work in fitness training. This training has led to the chiseled physique that he sports and has equipped Moore with the agility and flexibility to perform his own stunts when needed.
Moore started his career in theatre where he studied at Chicago's Second City appearing in Ovation Award-winning musical "City Kid." It was also his where he met his wife, actress/screenwriter Britt Logan. He's the father of a beautiful daughter and speaks Dari and is conversational in Spanish, Arabic, and Pashtu- Actress
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Jamia Suzette Mays was born in Bristol, Tennessee, to Susan (Norris) and James Mays, and was raised in Grundy, Virginia with her older brother and sister. Her father was a high school teacher at Grundy Senior High School for seven years, before spending 25 years working in the coal-mining industry. He is now retired and lives with Jayma's mother in Bristol.
At school, Jayma enjoyed Math and singing. She graduated from high school in 1997. She then went on to get an Associate degree from Southwest Virginia Community College. She then did a year at Virginia Tech, transferring to Radford University. After earning her degree in Theatre in 2000, she moved to California.
She started out with an internship with actor Timothy Busfield, of the television series Thirtysomething (1987). In 2004, she had her screen television debut on Joey (2004). Her first feature film came, a year later, in Red Eye (2005). Her breakthrough role came when she won the role of "Emma Pillsbury" on the hit show Glee (2009).- Actor
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Jaymes Butler (A.K.A Jaymes Butler, James E Butler) Was born in Columbus Ohio. His dream to work in the film business was something he had since they early age of 8 years. He would perform backyard shows for the neighborhood "Rug Rats". Later James landed his first professional job at Disney, then later had some small roles in varies Television series. His love for the stage began at Redlands High school under the direction Mrs Billie Daniels (A.K.A Mrs D) .
She was more than a teacher but was a sub mother figure for him as well. OLD "Old lady Daniels " as we would call her was the influence that Jaymes needed to get him moving in the right direction. His biggest fan and supporter, is his sister Tonya L Butler. Jaymes life took a turn after his military career and he found himself in Germany where he worked at the Bavaria film studio as a stunt performer. One thing lead to another and suddenly he was fulfilling his dream which is a career in the film Business . None of these wouldn't have been possible without the help from so many special people he met along the way. These individuals helped me carve his path.- Actress
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Jayme Lynn Evans is known for It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005), Spider-Man (2018) and Aquarius (2015).- Very fetching and slender 5'3" pixie Jayme Langford was born on December 13, 1987 in Providence, Rhode Island. Jayme grew up in Maine; she graduated from Nokomis Regional High School in Newport, Maine in 2005 and attended the University of New England in Biddeford, Maine as a Pre-Medicine and Political Science major. Langford started her career in the adult entertainment industry in 2006. Among the notable companies Jayme has appeared in X-rated features for are Hustler, Private, Bang Productions, Ninn Worx, Harmony Films, and Kick Ass Pictures. She specializes in girl-girl lesbian fare. Jayme graced the cover of the July, 2008 issue of Hustler. Other men's magazines Langford has posed for and/or graced the covers of are Penthouse, Barely Legal, Purely 18, and Finally Legal. Moreover, Langford founded along with her friend and fellow porn starlet Jana Jordan the all-girl rock group Pajamaband in late 2008.
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Jayne Atkinson was born on 18 February 1959 in Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for Free Willy (1993), The Village (2004) and 24 (2001). She has been married to Michel Gill since 3 October 1998. They have one child. She was previously married to Joe Urla.- Actress
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Jayne Brook was born in Northbrook, Illinois, USA. Jayne is an actor and director, known for Star Trek: Discovery (2017), Boston Legal (2004) and Chicago Hope (1994). Jayne has been married to John Terlesky since 11 May 1996. They have two children.- Actress
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Jayne Eastwood was born on 17 December 1946 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is an actress, known for Dawn of the Dead (2004), My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) and My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016). She was previously married to David Flaherty.- Actress
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One of the leading sex symbols of the 1950s and 1960s, film actress Jayne Mansfield was born Vera Jayne Palmer on April 19, 1933 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, the only child of Vera J. (nee Palmer; later Peers) and Herbert W. Palmer. Her parents were well-to-do, with her father a successful attorney in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, where she spent a portion of her childhood. Her parents were both born with the same surname, and her ancestry was seven eighths English and Cornish and one eighth German. She was reportedly a talented pianist and played the violin when she was young.
Tragedy struck when Jayne was three, when her father suddenly died of a heart attack. Three years later, her mother remarried and she and her mother moved to Dallas, Texas, buying a small home where she had violin concerts in the driveway of their home. Her IQ was reportedly 163, and she attended the University of Dallas and participated in little-theater productions. In 1949, at the age of 16, she married a man five years her senior named Paul Mansfield. In November 1950, when Jayne was seventeen, their daughter, Jayne Marie Mansfield was born. The union ended in divorce but she kept the surname Mansfield as a good surname for an actress.
After some productions there and elsewhere, Jayne decided to go to Hollywood. Her first film was a bit role as a cigarette girl in Pete Kelly's Blues (1955). Although the roles in the beginning were not much, she was successful in gaining those roles because of her ample physical attributes which placed her in two other films that year, Hell on Frisco Bay (1955) and Illegal (1955). Her breakout role came the next year with a featured part in The Burglar (1957). By the time she portrayed Rita Marlowe in Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957) and Playgirl After Dark (1960), Jayne was now known as the poor man's Marilyn Monroe. She did not get the plum roles that Marilyn got in her productions. Instead, her films were more of a showcase for her body more than anything else. She did have a real talent for acting, but the movie executives insisted she stay in her dumb blonde stereotype roles. By the 1960s, her career had options that grew lower. She made somewhat embarrassing guest appearances like on the popular game show What's My Line? (1950), she appeared on the show four times in 1956, 1957, 1964, and 1966 and many other 1950s and 1960s game shows. By 1962, she was dropped from 20th Century Fox and the rest of her career had smaller options like being in B movies and low budget movies or performing at food stores or small nightclubs.
While traveling from a nightclub in Biloxi, Mississippi and 30 miles from New Orleans to where she was to be on television the following day, she was killed instantly on Highway 90 in Slidell, Louisiana in a car crash in the early hours of June 29, 1967, when the car in which she was riding slammed into the back of a semi-tractor trailer truck that had stopped due to a truck in front of the tractor trailer that was spraying for bugs. Her car went under the truck at nearly 80 miles per hour. Her boyfriend Samuel Brody and their driver Ronnie Harrison, were also killed. The damage to the car was so bad that the engine was twisted sideways. She was not, however, decapitated, as had long been misreported. She was 34 years old.
Mansfield's funeral was on July 3, 1967 and hundreds of people lined the main street of Pen Argyl for Mansfield's funeral, a small private ceremony at Fairview Cemetery in Plainfield (outside Pen Argyl), Pennsylvania (where her father was also buried), attended by her family. The only ex-husband to attend was Mickey Hargitay. Her final film, Single Room Furnished (1966), was released the following year. In 2000, Mansfield's 97 year old mother, Mrs. Vera Peers, was interred alongside Mansfield.
After Mansfield's death, Mansfield's mother, as well as her ex-husband Mickey Hargitay, William Pigue (legal guardian for her daughter, Jayne Marie), Charles Goldring (Mansfield's business manager), and Bernard B. Cohen and Jerome Webber (both administrators of the estate) all filed unsuccessful suits to gain control of her estate, which was initially estimated at $600,000 ($3,712,000 in 2018 dollars), including the Pink Palace (estimated at $100,000 ($619,000 in 2018 dollars)), a sports car sold for $7,000 ($43,000 in 2018 dollars), her jewelry, and Sam Brody's $185,000 estate left to her in his last will ($1,145,000 in 2018 dollars).
In 1971, Beverly Brody sued the Mansfield estate for $325,000 ($2,011,000 in 2018 dollars) worth of presents and jewelry given to Mansfield by Sam Brody; the suit was settled out of court.
In 1977, Mansfield's four eldest children (Jayne Marie, Mickey, Zoltan, and Mariska) went to court to discover that some $500,000 in debt which Mansfield had incurred ($3,093,000 in 2018 dollars) and litigation had left the estate insolvent.- Actress
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One of four children (two older brothers, one younger sister) born to American missionaries, Jayne Meadows (née Jane Cotter) was born September 27, 1919, in China. The family returned to the US in the early 1930s wherein Jayne was forced to learn the English language, speaking Chinese and other foreign languages at the time before learning English. She settled in Sharon, Connecticut with her parents, Rev. Francis James Meadows Cotter (who was appointed rector of the town's Christ Church), and Ida Miller (Taylor) Cotter.
She developed an early interest in acting and studied at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. She made her Broadway debut with the comedy "Spring Again" (1941), followed by "Another Love Story" (1943), "The Odds on Mrs. Oakley" (1944), "Many Happy Returns" and "Kiss Them for Me" (1945). This led to a post-WWII, MGM contract in which her icy glare and imposing stance frequently made her the perfect manipulating "other woman" in such "B" heavy drama as Undercurrent (1946), Lady in the Lake (1946), Dark Delusion (1947), Enchantment (1948), The Fat Man (1951) and as Michal in the biblical film David and Bathsheba (1951). She occasionally was featured in lighter feature film fare as well, including Song of the Thin Man (1947) and The Luck of the Irish (1948).
Not satisfactorily moving up the credits ladder in films as she hoped, she sought work elsewhere in the early 1950's, especially in the new medium of TV. She became one of Hollywood's more glittery personalities on TV and variety programs, and a sparkling guest panelist on such popular TV game shows as "The Name's the Same, "Masquerade Party, "What's My Line," "To Tell the Truth" and "Password." At one point, she was a regular member of the celebrity panel on I've Got a Secret (1952).
Divorced from film and TV writer Milton Krims after six years, Jayne met her witty match when she married actor/comedian Steve Allen in 1954. They formed an extremely strong personal and professional relationship which would encompass stage ("Love Letters", in which they co-starred on and off for 11 years), film (College Confidential (1960), and especially TV (Meeting of Minds (1977)). Jayne supported Steve as a regular/guest on many of his comedy series ventures, including The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1956), The New Steve Allen Show (1961), The Steve Allen Playhouse (1962) and The Steve Allen Comedy Hour (1967). They appeared as themselves in the film The Player (1992) they did not appear as themselves in the amusing TV movie Now You See It, Now You Don't (1968) and the all-star TV version of Alice in Wonderland (1985).
Jayne's solo work took a deliberate back seat. Usually playing elegant sophisticates, she cameoed in such films as the ribald comedy Norman... Is That You? (1976); the crime thriller Murder by Numbers (1989); as Billy Crystal's mother in the comedies City Slickers (1991) and City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994); and made an appearance in what would become her last feature film The Story of Us (1999).
Over a three-decade period, Jayne appeared in a number of TV movies, including James Dean (1976), Sex and the Married Woman (1977), Miss All-American Beauty (1982), A Masterpiece of Murder (1986) and Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon (1989). She also guested on numerous established programs as well -- "Here Comes the Bride," "Here's Lucy," "Adam-12," "Switch," "Hawaii 5-O," "Matt Houston," "Fantasy Island," "Murder, She Wrote," "The Love Boat," "St. Elsewhere," "The Bold and the Beautiful," "The Nanny" and "Diagnosis Murder." Steady roles on prime-time TV series would include a recurring part as Nurse Chambers on the medical program Medical Center (1969), as well as regular roles on the sitcoms It's Not Easy (1982) and High Society (1995), the latter for which she earned an Emmy nomination for "Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy."
Known for her infectious laugh and joie de vivre, Jayne's confidence grew to include writing stage plays, teleplays, books, and columns. For the most part, however, she was Allen's creative and dedicated business partner for 46 years until his death in 2000. Younger sister Audrey Meadows, of The Honeymooners (1955) TV fame, died in 1996.
Jayne Meadows Allen lived the rest of her life quietly, occasionally granting interviews, until her death on April 26, 2015 in Los Angeles, aged 95.- Jayne Wisener was born on 19 May 1987 in Ballymoney, Northern Ireland, UK. She is an actress, known for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), Jane Eyre (2011) and Misfits (2009). She has been married to Wayne Austin since 6 July 2012. They have two children.
- Blair was born in Detroit, Michigan. He attended L'Anse Creuse High School-North in Macomb Township, MI, where he played tennis. After graduating, he made appearances in commercials for Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and the Honda Civic. He made his major screen debut in 2006 in an episode of CSI: NY (2004). He made his feature debut in the direct-to-video horror-thriller Succubus: Hell-Bent (2007), starring Gary Busey, David Keith and Lorenzo Lamas. His next feature film was the 2008 drama-thriller Big Game (2008), starring C. Thomas Howell and Haley Webb. He landed his first recurring television role on the comedy Hot Hot Los Angeles (2008). Other series appearances included Glee (2009), Heroes (2006), Rizzoli & Isles (2010), 2 Broke Girls (2011), Drop Dead Diva (2009) and The Closer (2005). Blair's next recurring television role came within the sitcom The Hard Times of RJ Berger (2010). Other series he appeared in included The New Normal (2012), Young & Hungry (2014) and Life Sentence (2018) during the 2010's. In addition to his television work, Blair also appeared in film features including Murder Squad (2009), Metro (2011), Detention of the Dead (2012), The Steamroom (2010), Public Relations (2010), Whiplash (2014), Keep It Together (2014), Haunting on Fraternity Row (2018) and Married Young (2019). In 2018, he joined the opening season of the dramedy series Life Sentence (2018), starring Brooke Lyons, Elliot Knight and Pretty Little Liars (2010) star Lucy Hale.
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Jaz Sinclair was born on 22 July 1994 in Dallas, Texas, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Gen V (2023), Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018) and Easy (2016).- Theater, television and film actress from Puerto Rico. While studying drama at the University of Puerto Rico she played Olga in "Summer folk", Melibea in "The Celestin", The Mother in " Six Characters in Search of an Author", Belisa in "Belisa's Fastidiousness", The Countess in "El castigo del Pense que"; que", and various characters in "The Laramie project". All of them directed by Dean Zayas for the University's Traveling Theatre. Trained in boxing, stage combat and fencing. Since her outstanding performance in the musical "Noah's Arc" she has been doing musicals for children. In professional theater she has performed in "Asdrajur", "Horror Tale", "The Ortíz Sisters" and "The Promise". The last one being the first production of Promesa Corp., her Company. She was the lead in two feature films: "Expiration Date" and "In Between". Starred in more than 10 movies for television, such as: "Crazy for love", "Birth", "Open 24 hours" and "The other Mafia", to mention a few. Throughout her career she has been the principle image in print and voice for important companies. Caratini recently moved to the City to continue expanding her horizons in acting. This makes "Don Gil de las Calzas Verdes" her stage debut in New York. Her most beloved challenge has been given to her by Otto, her son.
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Jazmyne Van Gosliga is known for Wrecked (2016), The Pathos of Things (2018) and Power Rangers Dino Charge (2015).- Actress
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Born in Stockton California, Jazz began performing at just two years old. Her mother owned a dance studio where she developed her onstage skills, studying an array of dance styles from salsa to ballroom, and modern to African. She booked her first commercial at just six years old, and landed her feature film debut appearing as Angela Basset's daughter in the classic "Waiting to Exhale." As she started her career in film and television, Jazz's talents in dance were also accelerating as she joined the prestigious Joe Tremaine Teen Dance Company at eight years old lead by Michael Rooney and Marguerite Derricks. She went on to dance with the Boston Ballet and the School of American Ballet before landing a full scholarship to Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Jazz continued balancing her dance career with her education, graduating two years early in the top 5% of the country's high school students. Just ahead of her 18th birthday while a soloist and the face of Columbia City Ballet, Jazz sustained an injury that would change the course of her career and future. She pivoted to her love of bringing characters to life on screen, and she has been working steadily ever since. As an actor Jazz has trained with The Lee Strasberg Institute in Los Angeles and New York, Stella Adler in New York, Janet Alhanti, Lesly Kahn, and John Rosenfeld Studios in Los Angeles just to name a few.
Jazz Raycole is currently in the adaptation of Michael Connelly's books and Netlfix show created by David E. Kelley, "The Lincoln Lawyer." Also in television, Jazz was seen in the NBC/Jerry Bruckheimer drama series "Council of Dads," and is often recognized for her breakout role as Allison Hawkins in the post-apocalyptic drama "Jericho." Additional credits include starring opposite Niecy Nash and Cedric the Entertainer as Lyric Ballentine on the TV Land sitcom "The Soul Man," emerging opposite Tony Award winner Anika Noni Rose on BET's "The Quad," appearing as Stanley Hudson's daughter on "The Office," and holding roles in "Vanity," "Everybody Hates Chris," "Bones," "Rizzoli & Isles," "The Secret Life of the American Teenager," "New Girl," "Suburgatory," "Monk," "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend," and "My Wife and Kids."- Actress
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Jazsmin Lewis was born on 22 March 1976 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Barbershop (2002), Traci Townsend (2007) and My Sisters World. She has been married to Brian Kelly since 2005. They have one child. She was previously married to Jesse Saunders.- Actor
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Originally from San Diego, California, Jazzmun made her first national television appearance on the 1980s talent variety show Puttin' on the Hits (1984), in which she split her body half in male drag and half in female drag, lip-syncing as a "duet". Finding work immediately after that appearance for her theatrical and modeling talents, she moved to Los Angeles and secured agent Ralph Lliteras to represent her. Since then Jazzmun has performed all over the world performing as either her stage character "Jazzmun", her trademark "Whitney Houston" of which she performed as in the female stage review Le Cage, "Grace Jones" or any number of other characters. Drag icon RuPaul even hired Jazzmun to perform in his music video "A Little Bit Of Love", which spoofed drag queens as aliens out to conquer the world. Jazzmun has proven to be a consummate performer and, when not appearing on television or stage, can be seen in a variety of Los Angeles nightclubs promoting her talents in a variety of ways.- Stunts
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Jazzy Ellis seamlessly masters diverse roles in film and TV, excelling as an Actor, SAG Award-winning Stunt Performer, and IDC-trained Intimacy Coordinator. With an extensive portfolio boasting over 80 credits, including impactful contributions to HBO's The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, CW's The Vampire Diaries, and HBO's Lovecraft Country, Jazzy stands out as a dynamic force in the industry.
Dedicated to dismantling discriminatory practices in the stunt department, Jazzy transforms challenges into a guiding light for aspiring performers through her consulting practice, Stunt Sistah. As an Intimacy Coordinator, she extends her influence to University and independent film and acting programs, shaping the future of filmmaking by educating and safeguarding the next generation in intimate scenes.
A Princeton University alumna, Jazzy's journey encompasses diverse roles-from a diabetes lab research intern to a high school math and special education teacher, radio show host, pageant queen, professional dancer, and indigenous healing and medicine researcher in the Amazon jungle. Beyond her filmmaking prowess, Jazzy is a certified yoga teacher and a globally recognized Public Speaker, inspiring individuals to confidently pursue their "impossible" goals. Her multifaceted expertise, dedication to inclusivity, and passion for mentorship make Jazzy Ellis an invaluable asset across various facets of the entertainment industry.- Actress
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London-born Jazzy De Lisser graduated from school in 2009 and wasted no time moving to NYC to enroll in a filmmaking course at the New York Film Academy. Upon successful completion, Jazzy spent two weeks in South Africa directing a short documentary on the Aids and HIV epidemic to raise awareness for A.S.A.P. children.
In 2011, Jazzy was cast as lead role in independent film To Get Her (2011). It went on to win the Sundance Film Festival Audience Award and the River Run International Film Festival Audience Choice Award. Jazzy finished her training in June 2013 at the prestigious William Esper Studio in New York City and her latest role is in HBO's Game of Thrones.
She's Johnny Dumfries step-daughter.- Actor
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One of the most popular and respected actors to come from the French "New Wave" film movement, Jean-Claude Brialy was born to a military family, which included one brother, in French colonial Algeria on March 30, 1933. Residing in various places while his father, a colonel with the French Army, went through the paces of his career, Brialy attended military school in 1946 and also worked in the theatre as a youth. He studied dramatics at a conservatory in Strasbourg, France, the Saint-Etienne Episcopal College.
Following time spent in the theatre, he moved to Paris in 1954 to pursue his career, without the support of his family, and worked various odd jobs before entering military service in Germany. Mixing in with a revolutionary group of artists that included Claude Chabrol and Jean-Luc Godard, he appeared as an extra in Jean Renoir's Elena and Her Men (1956) [Paris Does Strange things] and befriended other such rising film radicals as Éric Rohmer and Jacques Rivette while appearing in their short films. He grew in stature with featured roles in Girl in His Pocket (1957) [Girl in His Pocket] and L'ami de la famille (1957) [A Friend of the Family], but it was his friend Chabrol who provided him the leap to stardom with Le Beau Serge (1958), which is (arguably) considered the forerunner in "New Wave" filming. Co-starring Gérard Blain in the title role, Brialy played a city boy sophisticate returning to his simplified home village just to find that everything had changed and that his once promising friend (Blain) had become a chronic drunkard. He and Blain furthered their stars next playing each other's kin in Chabrol's The Cousins (1959), with Blain the innocent and Bialy the darkly disillusioned cousin. Bialy's association with other French avant-garde directors, including Godard, 'Francois Truffaut' and Louis Malle, placed him in excellent "New Wave" company alongside Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean-Pierre Léaud and the afore-mentioned Blain, as strong, influential leading men.
Known for his lightness, passion, charm and subtlety of performance, Bialy's versatility in films ranged from stark melodrama to comedy farce. While essaying the elegant boulevardier with great sophistication and sympathy, he could just as easily slip into a character's dark and deep cynicism and/or contempt. He starred opposite a fantasia of Europe's loveliest leading ladies including Rosanna Schiaffino, Danielle Darrieux, Nadja Tiller, Elsa Martinelli, Françoise Dorléac, Geneviève Page and Dawn Addams. He ended the 60s notably paired with the enigmatic Jeanne Moreau in Truffaut's stylish Hitchockian thriller The Bride Wore Black (1968) [The Bride Wore Black].
In the 1970s Brialy extended his talents to include writing and directing, which included his debut film, the award-winning Églantine (1972). Most of the works he helmed were delightfully nostalgic and family-oriented in fashion. He also entered a newer phase of supporting character roles that also went on to court awards. After beginning the decade in one of his best film leads with Claire's Knee (1970) [Claire's Knee] for director/friend Rohmer, he earned a supporting César nomination for The Judge and the Assassin (1976) and then won the trophy a decade later for his secondary work in Les innocents (1987). During this time he also organized or supported several film and theatre festivals. He was the director of both the Théâtre Hébertot (1977) and the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens (1986). A long time artistic director of the Festival of Anjou (1985-2001), he was also the creator and artistic director of the Festival of Ramatuelle from 1985. His work also included radio and extensive TV.
Off stage Brialy was a witty raconteur and bon vivant. He was also one of the select few French stars to be openly gay. It was most fitting that two of his more notable roles came late in life -- as the gay uncle in Chabrol's Inspector Lavardin (1986), and as the poet Max Jacob in Monsieur Max (2007), a homosexual Jew who converted to Catholicism before perishing in a Gestapo prison camp.
An occasional yet prolific writer on film, Brialy penned his autobiography Le ruisseau des singes (auto) in 2000 and his memoir, J'ai oublié de vous dire, in 2004. He owned a restaurant, L'Orangerie, in the Saint Louis Island of Paris and died on May 30, 2007, after a extended bout with cancer. Among his many honors: The Commander of the Legion of Honor and the National Order of Merit.- Actor
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Van Damme was born Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Brussels, Belgium, to Eliana and Eugène Van Varenberg, an accountant. "The Muscles from Brussels" started martial arts at the age of eleven. His father introduced him to martial arts when he saw his son was physically weak. At the age of 12, Van Damme began his martial arts training at Centre National De Karate (National Center of Karate) under the guidance of Master Claude Goetz in Ixelles, Belgium. Van Damme trained for 4 years and earned a spot on the Belgium Karate Team. He won the European professional karate association's middleweight championship as a teenager, and also beat the 2nd best karate fighter in the world. His goal was to be number one but got sidetracked when he left his hometown of Brussels. In 1976 at the age of sixteen, Jean-Claude started his Martial Arts fight career.
Over the next 6-years, he competed in both full-contact and semi-contact matches. He debuted under his birth name of Jean Claude Van Varenberg. In his first match, Jean-Claude was staggered by a round-house kick thrown by fellow countryman, Toon Van Oostrum in Brussels, Belgium. Van Damme was badly stunned, but came back to knockout Van Oostrum moments later. In 1977, at the WAKO Open International in Antwerp, Belgium, Jean-Claude lost a decision to fellow team mate Patrick Teugels in a semi-contact match. At the 1978 Challenge De Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials),Jean-Claude placed 2nd in the semi-contact division. He defeated twenty-five opponents during the week long tournament, but lost in the finals to Angelo Spataro from the Naha Club. Later in 1978, Jean-Claude lost a 3-round match for the Belgium Lightweight Championship (semi-contact) to his fellow team-mate to Patrick Teugels.
In 1979, Jean-Claude traveled to the United States of America, to Tampa, Florida. In his first and only match against a United States opponent, Van Damme faced 'Sherman 'Big Train'Bergman', a kick-boxer from Miami Beach, Florida. For the first and only time in his career, Jean-Claude was knocked to the canvas after absorbing a powerful left hook from Bergman. However, Jean-Claude climbed off the canvas and with a perfectly timed ax-kick, knocked Bergman out in 56 seconds of the first round. Jean-Claude was a member of the Belgium team which competed on December 26, 1979 at the La Coupe Fancois Persoons Karate Tournament which was sanctioned by the Federation bruxelloise de Karate. Van Damme's final match victory enabled his team to win the European Team Karate Championship. In Full-Contact karate, Jean-Claude knocked out England's Micheal Heming in 46 seconds of the first round. In 1980, Van Damme knocked out France's Georges Verlugels in 2 rounds of a match fought under kick-boxing rules. Jean-Claude wanted to defeat his rival Patrick Teugels. At the Forest Nationals in Brussels, on March 8, 1980, Jean-Claude knocked Teugels down and Teugels suffered a nose injury and was unable to continue. Jean-Claude was awarded a first round victory.
Jean-Claude retired from martial arts in 1982, following a knockout over Nedjad Gharbi in Brussels,Belgium. Jean-Claude posted a 18-1 (18 knockouts) Kickboxing record, and a Semi-Contact record of 41-4. He came to Hong Kong at the age of 19 for the first time and felt insured to do action movies in Hong Kong. In 1981 Van Damme moved to Los Angeles. He took English classes while working as carpet layer, pizza delivery man, limo driver, and thanks to Chuck Norris he got a job as a bouncer at a club. Norris gave Van Damme a small role in the movie Missing in Action (1984), but it wasn't good enough to get anybody's attention. Then in 1984 he got a role as a villain named Ivan in the low-budget movie No Retreat, No Surrender (1985). Then one day, while walking on the streets, Jean-Claude spotted a producer for Cannon Pictures, and showed some of his martial arts abilities which led to a role in Bloodsport (1988). But the movie, filmed in Hong Kong, was so bad when it was completed, it was shelved for almost two years. It might have never been released if Van Damme did not help them to recut the film and begged producers to release it. They finally released the film, first in Malaysia and France and then into the U.S. Shot on a meager 1.5 million dollar budget, it became a U.S box-office hit in the spring of 1988. It made about 30 million worldwide and audiences supported this film for its new sensational action star Jean-Claude Van Damme.
His martial arts assets, highlighted by his ability to deliver a kick to an opponent's head during a leaping 360-degree turn, and his good looks led to starring roles in higher budgeted movies like Cyborg (1989), Lionheart (1990), Double Impact (1991) and Universal Soldier (1992). In 1994, he scored with his big breakthrough $100 million worldwide hit Timecop (1994). But in the meantime, his personal life was coming apart. A divorce, followed by a new marriage, followed by another divorce. It began to show up in his career when his projects began to tank at the box office - The Quest (1996), which he directed; Maximum Risk (1996) and Double Team (1997). The three films made less than $50 million combined. In 1999 he remarried his ex-wife Gladys Portugues and restarted his lost career to attain new goals. With help from his family he faced his problems and made movies like Replicant (2001), Derailed (2002), and In Hell (2003) which did averagely in box office terms, but he tried to give his fans the best, his acting in those movies got better, more emotional and each movie was basically in different action tones.- Producer
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Jean-Claude La Marre is known for Color of the Cross (2006), Malcolm X (1992) and Chocolate City 3: Live Tour (2022).- Actor
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Celebrated French stage actor/director/producer Jean-Louis Barrault was born on September 8, 1910. A superlative tragedian and mime, his dedication to both avant-garde and classical plays helped revive the French theatre after World War II, while presenting world premières of works by such playwrights as Samuel Beckett, Eugène Ionesco and Jean Genet. A rebel with many causes, he once hid French Underground members on the set of his greatest film Children of Paradise (1945).
Barrault initially was a teacher and studied art before turning to the theatre. A gifted student of both Charles Dullin of drama and Etienne Decroux of pantomime, he supported himself as a bookkeeper and flower salesman during those lean years. He made his official film bow in Vagabonds imaginaires (1950) (billed as J.L. Barrault), and took his first curtain call a year later playing a servant in "Volpone" at the Theatre de l'Atelier. While he made quite an impact in numerous classic, romantic films, including Bizarre, Bizarre (1937), Mirages (1938) and Children of Paradise (1945) (the last two opposite the exquisite Arletty), the theatre would remain Barrault's greatest passion, marking his directorial debut with "Les beaux jours" in 1935. Five years later he would join the Comedie Francaise as both actor/director.
In 1936 Barrault met actress Madeleine Renaud, who was a decade his senior, and married her four years later. Together the couple founded many theatres (including the Renaud-Barrault Paris stage company in 1947) and toured extensively, becoming the Lunt and Fontanne of European theatre with such performances in "Christopher Columbus" (1957) (she as his Queen Isabella), "The Misanthrope" (1957) and "The Marriage of Figaro" (1964) among their many collaborations. In November of 1952, Barrault and Renard made daunting Broadway debuts touring in repertory with "Les Fausses Confidences", "Baptiste", "The Trial", "Amphitryon", "Scapin", "Keep Your Eyes on Amelie" and "Hamlet". In 1957, they returned with "Christopher Columbus", "Volpone", "The Misanthrope", "Intermezzo", and others. He received a "special" Tony award for his work.
Barrault's thin frame, gentle bearing and sensitive features belied a great power and those same talents were utilized magnificently, if sporadically, on film, associating with the greatest of directors including Abel Gance, Georg Wilhelm Pabst, Sacha Guitry, Jean Delannoy, Max Ophüls and Jean Renoir. His initial impression playing Beethoven's nephew Karl in The Life and Loves of Beethoven (1936), led to other fine filming. Arguably his most notable triumph on film was his portrayal of Baptiste in Children of Paradise (1945), which was based on the life of the mime-actor Jean-Gaspard Deburau, a character he originally suggested to Marcel Carné and Jacques Prévert. The phenomenal success of that film singlehandedly revived public interest in the art of pantomime and subsequently influenced the popularity of legendary mime Marcel Marceau. Barrault's peerless performance in that role is still studied in acting and mime schools today. Elsewhere, he appeared in historical characterizations ranging from that of composer Hector Berlioz to Napoleon Bonaparte.
In later years Barrault served twice as director of the Theatre des Nations and in 1974-1981 was the director of the Theatre d'Orsay. His last film performance at age 78 was in La lumière du lac (1988). The beloved 83-year-old actor died of a heart attack in Paris on January 22, 1994; wife Madeleine died in September of that same year at age 94.