A professional producer, artistic director, director, actor, teacher, writer, musician, Mr. J is a member of BMI and SAG/AFTRA.
During the past year, for over 1000 hours, Mr. J has taught beginning, intermediate and advanced students online in the arts of acting, voice acting, improvisation, audition prep, and interpersonal communication.
He has directed, acted, and served as dance and fight choreographer for plays by Shakespeare, Chekov, Webster, and Feydeau as well as many original...
A professional producer, artistic director, director, actor, teacher, writer, musician, Mr. J is a member of BMI and SAG/AFTRA.
During the past year, for over 1000 hours, Mr. J has taught beginning, intermediate and advanced students online in the arts of acting, voice acting, improvisation, audition prep, and interpersonal communication.
He has directed, acted, and served as dance and fight choreographer for plays by Shakespeare, Chekov, Webster, and Feydeau as well as many original and contemporary plays and musicals.
Mr. J studied dance with Martha Graham, Jose Limon, Carlton Johnson, Paul Draper, William Bales and Ruth Beckford. He studied judo with Professor William Montero Sr., and Senshin Budo karate with Jeremiah Tobin.
He has directed, taught, or performed for the Old Globe Theatre, the Folger Theatre, American Conservatory Theatre, the USO, California Actors Theatre, Mt. Hope Estate, William Shakespeare Road Company, LA County Parks, Junior League, Sterling Renaissance Festival, Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire, Hollywood Bowl, Franklin Institute, McCabe’s Guitar Shop, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Knott’s Berry Farm, Frontier Village, Yosemite National Park, and for a decade produced exclusive interactive entertainment for Hersheypark and Christmas Candy Lane.
Mr. J has written, produced and directed dozens of film, video, and audio projects, and has performed as voice and on-camera talent for national and regional companies including the Boston Red Sox, NFL Films, League of Legends (original Gangplank, Taric, Heimerdinger), NESN, Fleer, Crayola, Black & Decker, Harley Davidson, and many others.
He co-created and has presented interpersonal communication workshops for persons in law enforcement, medicine, hospitality, sales, recreation, education, and for corporate executives.
Mr. J has directed thousands of acclaimed educational performances, improvisations, and workshops.
His most cherished accomplishment is having raised four children as a single father.
