March 4, 2012

CELEBRITY IMPRESSIONIST | COMEDIAN - This week our guest is Jim Ross Meskimen. Jim has been a professional actor for over 25 years. He has appeared in three "Best Picture" nominated films, Apollo 13, There Will Be Blood and Frost/Nixon. His impressions of: President George W. Bush, John Kerry, Arnold Schwartzeneggar, Bill Clinton and others for Jibjab.com is a global sensation and one of the biggest viral hits, "This Land" have been heard by over 80 million people. He was Will Smith's Western Philosophy teacher on "Fresh Prince of Bel Air", where he also did impressions of: Jack Nicholson, William Shatner, and The Fly. His improvised performances on the British show "Whose Line is it, Anyway?" with partner Christopher Smith are legendary. At 17 years old, Jim appeared on his mother's (Marion Ross) famous hit television series "Happy Days." He was the guy who ran up the beach to inform the world that there was a shark penned up offshore, that Fonzie would later have to jump over on waterskis, inspiring the term "jumping the shark." Jim Meskimen stars in "JIMPRESSIONS" which is his hilarious one-man show that features him performing an infinity of celebrity voices such as: George Clooney, Morgan Freeman, Paul Giamatti, Orson Welles, Colin Firth, Jack Nicholson and many more! He will even perform a live version of his viral hit, "Shakespeare in Celebrity Voices!" "JIMPRESSIONS" runs Fridays and Saturdays from March 3, 2012 to March 24, 2012 at The Acting Center Theatre in Hollywood. DISCUSSION TOPICS: What does it take to survive as a comedian? How do you know if being a comedian is right for you? JIM MESKIMEN WEBSITES: appliedsilliness.com youtube.com/user/jimmeskimen theactingcenterla.com/JIMPRESSIONS