Jamie Kennedy - Overview

Date of Birth: May 25, 1970

Place of Birth: Upper Darby, Pennsylvania

Nationality: American

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Jamie Kennedy is best known for his breakthrough performance as Randy Meeks, the video store clerk well-versed in the conventions of scary movies, in Wes Craven's 1996 self-referential horror film "Scream" and its follow-up "Scream 2" (1997). The Pennsylvania native headed west after high school and began performing stand-up comedy while supporting himself in a variety of odd jobs. Kennedy was spotted at one of the comedy clubs and cast in the little-seen 1995 indie comedy "The Road to Flin Flon". An appearance as a punked-out rival to John Leguizamo in "William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet" (1996) and as a street hustler who attacks Greg Kinnear in the Oscar-nominated "As Good As It Gets" (1997) can be counted among his smaller roles.

This offbeat, high-energy actor frequently sports a shock of peroxide blond in his short brown hair and has cultivated a rumpled hipster look complete with colorful eye-catching shoes reportedly culled from the set of "Scream". His laid-back yet edgy persona and dynamic performances have earned him an impressive fan followi... Read More

Filmography (27)

Finding Bliss (2009)

Extreme Movie (2008)

Blonde Ambition (2007)

Heckler (2007)

Kickin' It Old Skool (2007)

Farce of the Penguins (2007)

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Milestones (36)

2008
Cast as psychology professor Eli James in the CBS drama "Ghost Whisperer"

2007
Starred as a 32 years old breakdancer in "Kickin' It Old Skool"

2007
Appeared as himself in the documentary film, "Heckler"

2006
Starred in the comedic reality show "Blowin' Up" on MTV

2006
Featured in the stand-up comedy special "Jamie Kennedy: Unwashed" (also aired on Comedy Central)

2005
Starred in the comedy "Son of the Mask"

2005
Created the short-lived reality program "The Starlet" on the WB

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