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Jay Disney

Biography

Jay Disney

Biography

  • Award-winning film actor Jay Disney has maintained a presence on stage as well as onscreen, from major theatrical venues such as the Guthrie Theater and the Cricket Theater (Minneapolis) to Carnegie Hall (New York) to the Kennedy Center (Washington DC). He loves performing in period works and plays that are language-driven (Shakespeare, Ibsen, Chekhov, Shaw).

    On camera, Jay Disney's performances span father figures to rockers to psychopathic killers. He is known for his exacting passion while working in front of the camera and is tireless in his pursuit this craft. With his excellent ear for dialects (including American), he seamlessly morphs into characterizations with a chameleon-like effortlessness.
    - IMDb mini biography by: Ilyssa Fradin
  • Throughout his career, Jay Disney has maintained a presence in theater as well, from major venues such as the Guthrie Theater and the Cricket Theater in Minneapolis to Carnegie Hall in New York to the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, to smaller theaters around the country. He loves doing period works and plays that are language-driven (Shakespeare, Ibsen, Chekhov, Shaw).
    - IMDb mini biography by: self

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    Male

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  • Jay Disney is not related to Walt Disney.
  • Jay Disney is the author of two cookbooks, LET THERE BE LITE! and THE MIDDLE PATH, both published by The Overlook Press (NY).
  • Jay Disney is a classically trained pianist and harpsichordist. He studied with Juilliard-trained teacher Samuel Viviano and gave two solo recitals.
  • In Tokyo, Jay attended the first kabuki symposium for Westerners taught by actual kabuki masters.
  • Has four titanium screws in his back and two in his foot.

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