| Jamie Kennedy |
Kennedy signing an autograph for a soldier after performing at an USO event at Camp Victory in Baghdad, Iraq, 2007 |
| Born |
James Harvey Kennedy
May 25, 1970 (1970-05-25) (age 39)
Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation |
Comedian/Actor |
| Years active |
1989–present |
| Official website |
James Harvey "Jamie" Kennedy (born May 25, 1970) is an American comedian and actor.
Biography
Early life
Kennedy, the youngest of six children, was born in Upper Darby Township, a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.1 His family is of Irish Catholic descent.23 He attended and graduated from Monsignor Bonner High School in 1988. After studying acting in college, he began his career as a Hollywood extra and honed his skills at voice impersonations.
Career
Kennedy used his voice acting skills to create a false persona, screen agent "Marty Power". Posing as Marty Power over the telephone, Kennedy attracted the attention of real agents and managers who would later book his performances. He eventually landed his first major motion picture role in the late 1990s when he was cast as Randy Meeks in the Scream series of horror films. In recent years, he has also performed minor roles in a number of other films, and most often appears opposite actor Kal Penn, including Malibu's Most Wanted, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, and Son of the Mask.
Kennedy formed a production company called Wannabe Producers, alongside Josh Etting, through which he has produced the shows The Jamie Kennedy Experiment, Blowin' Up, The Starlet, and Living with Fran. Following Malibu's Most Wanted (2003), which he both wrote and starred in, Kennedy co-wrote the MTV show Blowin' Up (2006) featuring his friend Stu Stone.
Kennedy lent his voice as a celebrity in the videogame ESPN NFL 2K5 as a celebrity adversary with his own football team, the Upper Darby Cheesesteaks and he is also unlockable as a Free Agent tight end in season mode. His stint as Activision's emcee at E3 2007, however, drew critics.4
While working on his film Malibu's Most Wanted, Kennedy had ghostwriter Ellen Rapaport write a pseudo-comedic autobiography entitled, Wannabe: A Hollywood Experiment. The book chronicles his life in Hollywood as he attempts to become a star. It gives background on his life and family, and quickly dives into his adventures. It tells of such things as Kennedy's living conditions in the Hollywood slums, his beat up car, his kidney issues, and funky characters throughout the story.
As a performer of stand-up comedy, he is best known for his sketch performances on his television reality show, The Jamie Kennedy Experiment, which became the WB Network's highest ranking new show in 2002, but which was cancelled in April 2004 due to falling ratings.citation needed In 2006, Jizzy Entertainment released Unwashed: The Stand-Up Special. In 2008, Kennedy released the documentary Heckler, about the plight of stand-up comics vs their often-aggressive audience.5
More recently, Kennedy plays psychology professor Eli James in the CBS drama Ghost Whisperer.6 He is also active in California's tourism campaign, having appeared in several commercials with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.7
Personal life
He currently resides in the Griffith Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, and is dating his Ghost Whisperer co-star Jennifer Love Hewitt.8
Filmography/TV
See also
References
External links
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Blowin Up
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