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Jamie Kennedy Biography

Birth Name:James Harvey Kennedy

Birth Place:Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession Actor, Producer, Writer, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

  • Won the Comedy Star of Tomorrow award at the 2004 ShowEast Convention
  • Unable to find an agent, he discovered his talent for selling things while working as a telemarketer and decided to sell himself, calling real agents and managers about acting jobs using the persona of screen agent Marty Power
  • A comedian and comic actor, he's known for his sketch comedy show "The Jamie Kennedy Experiment," in which he played such memorable characters as Brad Gluckman the Malibu rapper
  • Started his own production company called Jamie Kennedy Entertainment
  • Wrote "Wannabe: A Hollywood Experiment," which details his early acting career
  • According to his website, he has no hobbies because he is too busy training for a "Thunder Down Under" audition
  • Slept on an air mattress in Hollywood while waiting for his first big break

Awards

  • 1996ACCA-Best Cast Ensemble: nominated
  • 1998Blockbuster Entertainment Award-Favorite Supporting Actor - Horror: winner
  • 2003Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Actor - Comedy: nominated
  • 2005Stinker Award-Worst Actor: winner
  • 2005Stinker Award-Worst Song or Song Performance in a Film or End Credits: nominated
  • 2005Stinker Award-Worst On-Screen Couple: winner
  • 2006Razzie Award-Worst Actor: nominated
  • 2006Razzie Award-Worst Screen Couple: nominated
  • 2021Best Actor Supporting-: winner