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Dan Jessup
SAG, AFTRA
Big Mouth Talent
312-421-4400
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Physical Characteristics:
Gender: Male
Height: 5' 6"
Weight: 130 lbs.
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Waist: 29"
Hips: 31"
Body Type(s): Slim
Portrayable Age: 23 years - 35 years
Portrayable Ethnicities: Caucasian/White, Irish
Disability Information:
Experience:
Commercial
| AT&T |
Principal |
DDB Chicago |
| Time Warner Business Class |
Principal |
Incubator Films, Colle & McVoy |
| Sonus Hearing Aids |
Principal |
Uber Content, Kruskopf Coontz |
Film
| Boys and Girls |
Mr. Lancaster |
Big Tree Productions |
| The Miss |
Lead |
Corbett Lunsford |
Other
| Improv (various) |
Ensemble |
The Annoyance, iO |
Stage
| Love Is Dead |
Sheriff June Harvey |
New York International Fringe Festival |
| 58! |
Various |
Second City - Unhinged |
| Deltones Improvised Musical |
Ensemble |
iO - Chicago |
| Love Is Dead |
Sheriff June Harvey |
The Annoyance |
| Amelia Earhart, Jungle Princess |
Professor Phineas Pin |
The New Colony |
| Only You |
Big Voice |
Rubicon Theatre Project |
Television
| Haunted Chicago |
Detective |
The Travel Channel |
Voice Over
| McDonald's - McGriddles |
Primary |
Leo Burnett Worldwide |
| McDonald's - McRib |
Primary |
Leo Burnett Worldwide |
Actor Bio
Dan is currently a Chicago-based actor/improviser, with stage and on-camera projects across the country. TV credits include national spots for Time Warner Business Class and Sonus Hearing Aids, along with voice-overs for McDonald's. Other on-camera experience includes additional commercials (TV and web), independent films, and industrials. Recent stage credits include the Chicago and New York premiers of Love Is Dead: A Necromantic Musical Comedy, along with improv tours to festivals nationwide including the Los Angeles Improv Festival and the Del Close Marathon in NYC. Dan has trained at Acting Studio Chicago, The Annoyance Theatre (where he now teaches), and iO (formerly ImprovOlympic). Outside of scripted theatre and improvisation, Dan works as a host/emcee for various events at theatre companies and universities.
Chicago on-camera representation - Big Mouth Talent, 312-421-4400. Chicago voiceover - Naked Voices, 312-563-0136. |
Skills and Training:
Special Skills
Bartender, Comedian (Stand-Up), Disc Jockey, Gymnast, Impersonator-Mimic, Improv, Interpreter, Roller Blader, Snow Boarder
Languages
Spanish
Other Skills
Singing, Interviewing, Textbook Somersaults
Professional Training/Education
Acting Studio Chicago, iO (formerly ImprovOlympic), The Annoyance, University of WI - Stevens Point