Jimmy Shubert
Birth Name:
James Francis Shubert
Birth Place:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Profession
Actor, Writer
Fast Facts
- As part of the America Supports You program for the Defense Department and Armed Forces Entertainment, he and Drew Carey performed for the troops in the Middle East and Afghanistan
- Majored in drama at the Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts
- Became a professional magician when he was 15 years old
- Sam Kinison met him while he was working at The Comedy Store and invited him to be one of the original Outlaws of Comedy, a show he toured with for 5 years
- Started performing comedy in Philadelphia-area clubs straight out of high school
- Quote: "I like to entertain people in any form under any circumstances․"
- Quote: "I will run through your bubble garden with a pin and make no apologies!"
- Has performed in Canada, Ireland, the Bahamas and Korea
- His comedy usually pokes fun at pop culture, uses an observational point of view, and is delivered in the short story form
- Produced several albums of his material including "Animal Instincts" and "Pandemonium․"