Wes Chatham

Birth Name:

John Wesley Chatham

Birth Place:

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Profession

Actor, Producer, Soundtrack

At the age of 5 he was offered a role in a national ad campaign for Tide detergent as he waited for his sister to finish her audition
Became interested in acting professionally after becoming involved with a mentoring program by a professional theater company in his hometown
He was finishing a four-year tour of duty as an aviation firefighter on the flight deck of the USS Essex when a casting director discovered him as the movie "Antwone Fisher" was being filmed on board his ship
Quote: "[on trying other things instead of acting] "I couldn't fool myself․ I had a strong, strong pull to come do this․""
Frequently takes on the role of characters in the military
At their wedding reception, he and his bride recreated the final dance number from the film "Dirty Dancing․"
Performed his own stunts for the film "The Philly Kid․"

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