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Jami Gertz

Biography

Jami Gertz

Overview

  • Born
    October 28, 1965 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Birth name
    Jami Beth Gertz
  • Height
    5′ 5″ (1.65 m)

Mini bio

  • Jami Gertz was born on October 28, 1965 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Twister (1996), The Lost Boys (1987) and Still Standing (2002). She has been married to Antony Ressler since June 16, 1989. They have three children.

Family

  • Spouse
      Antony Ressler(June 16, 1989 - present) (3 children)
  • Children
      Oliver Jordan Ressler
      Nicholas Simon Ressler
      Theo Ressler
      Abigail Brynn Ressler
  • Parents
      Walter Gertz
      Sharon Gertz
  • Relatives
      Michael Gertz(Sibling)
      Scott Gertz(Sibling)

Trivia

  • Jami, and her husband own the NBA team the Atlanta Hawks.
  • She is one of the wealthiest women in the United States. Her husband is a major partner in an investment firm and worth almost 1.5 billion dollars. They are also co-owners of the Milwaukee Brewers.
  • Was considered for the role of Rachel Green on Friends (1994), which went to Jennifer Aniston.
  • Both Jami and Tom Cruise made their film debuts in Endless Love (1981). Both are also mentioned in Bret Easton Ellis' 1991 novel, American Psycho.
  • Originally planned on being a figure skater.

Quotes

  • [in a 1987 interview] Most of the parts I've played have been passive girls who are just sort of there. I have trouble with that because I'm not like that and being passive gets you in big trouble personally. It's not the kind of quality that young girls should be looking up to.
  • I'm at a time in my life where I'm so filled up that I don't want more.
  • There have been times when I've been in the bathroom and someone that saw me come in and says, "Can you spare a square?"
  • Endless Love was really the first time I ever did a movie, and I remember Brooke Shields just being so sweet to me.
  • I kind of missed out on part of high school. Like, my junior and senior year. And I didn't go to college, really, so I kind of missed out on all of that. Sixteen Candles was just my way to be at a big high-school party.

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