Jamie Kennedy
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
- Started his own production company called Jamie Kennedy Entertainment
- 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
- 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 On-Screen Couple:Winner
- 2005Stinker Award - Worst Song or Song Performance in a Film or End Credits:Nominated
- 2005Stinker Award - Worst Actor:Winner
- 2006Razzie Award - Worst Screen Couple:Nominated
- 2006Razzie Award - Worst Actor:Nominated
- 2021Best Actor SupportingWinner
- 2025Best Feature Film - Comedy:Nominated
- 2026February Award - Best International Feature film:Winner
- 2026Feature Film - Best Feature Film:Winner
- 2026Best International Feature Film - Best international feature film:Nominated
- 2026Festival Award - Best International Feature Film:Nominated
- 2026March Award - Best Feature Film:Nominated
- 2026Best Comedy - Feature Film:Winner