Jamie Kennedy

James Harvey "Jamie" Kennedy (born May 25, 1970) is an American stand-up comedian, television producer, screenwriter, and actor.
==Early life==
Kennedy was born in Upper Darby Township, a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Kennedy was raised Roman Catholic.Kennedy does stand-up Dailytargum.comJamie Kennedy: Man-Child In The Promised Land | Mens Magazine Online He attended and graduated from Monsignor Bonner High School in 1988. After high school, Kennedy began his career as a Hollywood extra. Meanwhile, he worked on voice impersonations.
==Career==
When Kennedy first arrived in Los Angeles, he became a professional Hollywood extra. During his first night in L.A., he was reading a Joan Rivers autobiography in a diner when the waiter explained to him that he had been in a dozen movies as an extra. Kennedy asked, "If you've been in so many movies, why are you a waiter?" The waiter responded, "I have to keep my day job."
After a few years of struggling, Kennedy was unable to find an agent and worked as a host at Red Lobster. He auditioned for over 80 commercials and could not book one. He then took a job as a telemarketer, and learned that he had a talent in selling things. Kennedy then thought that if he could sell anything, "why not sell myself?", becoming his own agent.
Kennedy created a false persona, screen agent "Marty Power", to attract the attention of real agents and managers over the phone, who would later book his performances. He came to prominence in the late 1990s for playing Randy Meeks in the Scream film series. His lead role as Tim Avery in Son of the Mask earned him a Golden Raspberry Award nomination for Worst Actor.
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, in which he both wrote and starred, Kennedy co-wrote the MTV show Blowin' Up (2006) featuring his friend Stu Stone.
Kennedy lent his voice to the videogame ESPN NFL 2K5 as a celebrity adversary with his own football team, the Upper Darby Cheesesteaks. He is also unlockable as a free agent tight end in season mode. His stint as Activision's emcee at E3 2007, however, drew much criticism not only for failing to understand anything about the industry, but also for performing drunk as he insulted the audience.
While working on his film Malibu's Most Wanted, Kennedy wrote an 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.
A performer of stand-up comedy, he is also 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 viewership.Jamie Kennedy review In 2006, Jizzy Entertainment released Unwashed: The Stand-Up Special. In 2008, Kennedy released the documentary Heckler, about the plight of stand-up comics versus their often-aggressive audiences. In 2007, he appeared in Criminal Minds as a cannibal satanist serial killer.
From 2008-2010, Kennedy played psychology professor Eli James in the CBS drama Ghost Whisperer. From 2009-2013, he was in the TV series, The Cleveland Show, playing Roberta Tubbs' boyfriend.
He also stars in the Nicktoon Fanboy and Chum Chum as Kyle, an insecure boy wizard who loathes the fun-loving Fanboy and Chum Chum, but who secretly yearns for their friendship. In April 2010, sources reported that Kennedy would very likely return to the Scream franchise to star in the fourth installment; however, according to Scream screenwriter Kevin Williamson, plans were never made for him to rejoin the franchise, attributing the misinformation to a fabrication by Kennedy.
Kennedy hosted and produced First Night 2013 with Jamie Kennedy, an alternative New Year's Eve television special on December 31, 2012. His film Lost & Found in Armenia, in which he plays an American tourist who ends up in an Armenian village, accused of being a Turkish spy, later opened to select theatres on June 7, 2013. His latest film, Buddy Hutchins, in which Kennedy plays a down-on-his-luck recovering alcoholic, is set for a 2015 VOD release. In 2015, he portrayed Frump in the Colton Tran adventure mystery film Gloom and Beach Patrol Alex in Allegra Pictures' horror film The Sand.Exclusive: Jamie Kennedy Talks Buddy Hutchins, Chainsaws, and Tremors 5 In 2015, he also starred as Travis Welker in Tremors 5Tremors 5 Shakes, Rattles, and Rolls in October 2015 and as Rob in Rivers 9.Jamie Kennedy Talks “BUDDY HUTCHINS,” “TREMORS 5” and More
==Personal life==
Kennedy dated his Ghost Whisperer co-star Jennifer Love Hewitt from March 2009 to March 2010.
Kennedy is also active in California's tourism campaign, having appeared in several commercials with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
== Filmography ==
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1989 	Dead Poets Society 	Extra 	uncredited
1994 	VR Troopers 	Elmo 	episode: "Cybertron"
1994 	California Dreams 	Hiccup GuySea Kelp 	2 episodes
1995 	Unhappily Ever After 	Stoney / Pony Burger Attendant (voice) 	3 episodes
1995 	Ellen 	Tad 	2 episodes
1996 	Romeo + Juliet 	Sampson 	
1996 	Scream 	Randy Meeks 	
1997 	Coax 	Jamie 	Short film
1997 	Bongwater 	Tommy 	
1997 	On the Edge of Innocence 	Luke Canby 	TV movie
1997 	Clockwatchers 	Eddie 	
1997 	Perversions of Science 	Spaceman John 	episode: "Panic"
1997 	Sparkler 	Trent 	
1997 	Scream 2 	Randy Meeks 	Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actor - Horror
1997 	As Good as It Gets 	Street hustler 	
1998 	Stricken 	Banyon 	
1998 	Starstruck 	George Gordon Flynn 	
1998 	 	Deputy Jim Banks 	
1998 	Soundman 	Frank's assistant / Marty (voice) 	
1998 	Enemy of the State 	Jamie 	
1999 	Bowfinger 	Dave 	
1999 	 	 	
1999 	Three Kings 	Walter Wogaman 	
2000 	Road to Flin Flon 	Brad 	
2000 	Stark Raving Mad 	Doobs 	episode: "My Bodyguard"
2000 	Boiler Room 	Adam 	
2000 	Scream 3 	Randy Meeks 	Cameo
2000 	Bait 	Agent Blum 	
2000 	 	Amok 	
2001 	Slacker Cats 	Buckley (voice) 	TV movie
2001 	Da Möb 	Rooster (voice) 	TV series
2001 	Dr. Dolittle 2 	Various (voice) 	
2001 	Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back 	Chaka's production assistant 	
2001 	Strange Frequency 	Pete Derek 	episode: "A Change Will Do You Good"
2001 	Max Keeble's Big Move 	Evil ice cream man 	
2001 	Pretty When You Cry 	Albert Straka 	
2002 	Bug 	Dwight 	
2002 	Night Visions 	Mark Stevens 	episode: "Cargo"
2002–2004	 	Host 	61 episodes
2003 	Malibu's Most Wanted 	Brad 'B-Rad' Gluckman 	
2003 	Sol Goode 	Justin Sax 	
2003 	King of the Hill 	Dr. Tim Rast (voice) 	episode: "Queasy Rider"
2004 	King of the Hill 	Fudgie / Police chief (voice) 	episode: "Phish and Wildlife"
2004 	Crank Yankers 	Wally Palumbo (voice) 	episode: "2.23"
2004 	Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle 	Creepy guy (uncredited) 	
2005 	Son of the Mask 	Tim Avery 	Nominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst ActorNominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Couple (with anybody stuck sharing the screen with him)
2005 	Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone 	Spazz (voice) 	
2005 	Living With Fran 	TV announcer 	episode: "Who's the Parent?"
2006 	Farce of the Penguins 	Jamie (voice) 	
2006 	Wild 'n Out 	himself 	
2006 	Mind of Mencia 	Will Pillowbiter 	episode: "Stereotype Olympics"
2007 	Me & Lee? 	Joel 	TV movie
2007 	Kickin' It Old Skool 	Justin Schumacher 	
2007 	Living With Fran 	Alan 	episode: "School Ties"
2007 	Criminal Minds 	Floyd Feylinn Ferell 	episode: "Lucky"
2007 	Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular	Ghost of Christmas past 	TV movie
2008 	Reaper 	Ryan Milner 	episode: "Hungry for Fame"
2008 	Extreme Movie 	Mateus 	
2008 	Hollywood Residential 	himself 	
2008 	Heckler 	himself 	
2008–2010	Ghost Whisperer 	Eli James 	45 episodes
2009 	Finding Bliss 	Dick Harder 	
2009 	Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! 	'Danno' Wolfe (voice) 	
2009–2012	Fanboy and Chum Chum 	Kyle Bloodworth-Thomason / Fankylechum (voices)	46 episodes
2009–2013	 	FederlineVarious (voice) 	15+ episodes
2010 	Cafe 	Dealer 	
2010 	Eureka 	Dr. Ramsey 	episode: "The Story of O2"
2011 	Spring Break '83 	Ballzack 	
2012 	Bending the Rules 	Theo Gold 	
2012 	The Patriot of America 	Frank (voice) 	
2012 	Good Deeds 	Mark Freeze 	
2012 	Lost & Found in Armenia 	Bill 	
2013 	Foreclosed 	Forrest Hayes 	Lifetime movie
2014 	The Hungover Games 	Justmitch 	
2014 	The After 	David 	
2014 	Bermuda Tentacles 	Dr. Zimmern 	TV movie
2014 	Kingdom 	Bucky 	TV series (episode: "Eat Your Own Cooking")
2015 	Buddy Hutchins 	Buddy 	Movie
2015 	Other Plans 	Nathan McKeon 	Movie
2015 	Star vs. the Forces of Evil 	Helios (voice) 	TV series (episode: "Royal Pain")
2015 	Tremors 5: Bloodlines 	Travis B. Welker 	Video
2016 	Drawn of the Dead 	Adam Simmons (voice) 	Movie
2016 	Heartbeat 	Dr. Callahan 	TV series
==Discography==
*Blowin' Up (2006)
==Awards and nominations==
Year	Award 	Work 	Result
1996	Awards Circuit Community Awards for Best Cast Ensemble 	Romeo + Juliet 	
1998	Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actor - Horror	Scream 2 	
2003	Teen Choice Award 	Malibu's Most Wanted	
2005	Stinkers Bad Movie Awards-Worst Actor 	Son of the Mask 	
2005	Stinkers Bad Movie Awards-Worst Screen Couple 	Son of the Mask 	
2006	Worst Actor 	Son of the Mask 	
2006	Worst Screen Couple 	Son of the Mask 	
==References==
==External links==
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* Review of Heckler
* Alternative Review of Heckler
* Jamie Kennedy on Tom Green Live
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