Jimmie F. Skaggs
(Father & co-producer)

Jimmie studied speech and drama at Santa Barbara C.C., graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in NYC and was the artistic director of Footlight Theatre in Bucks County, Pa., staging several seasons of plays and musicals. In 1974 he moved to Chicago where he joined the National Company of the musical Grease, playing Eugene and serving as dance captain in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd national tours. After returning to the Windy City, he appeared as Peyote in Teeth ‘n Smiles, created the role of Pap in the World Premiere musical Keegle Street and sang the role of George in Harry Chapin’s Lies and Legends. In 1984, Jimmie moved to L.A. and had the good fortune in being able to join the ranks of working actors. He has guest-starred in over 35 T.V. series and was twice nominated for best supporting actor by First Americans in the Arts for his work on Diagnosis Murder and the movie of the week, Blue Rodeo. He co-starred in the mini-series Lucky/Chances, was seen as Bes-Das in Larry McMurtry’s Dead Man’s Walk and as HaHa Jones in the Truman Capote classic A Christmas Memory. He has starred in the cult films Puppetmaster, Ghost Town, Oblivion, and Oblivion II: Backlash and has had memorable roles in Lethal Weapon, Pink Cadillac, Underworld, Cutthroat Island, Hollow Man and Catch Me if You Can. In LA theatre, Jimmie is a member of First Stage Hollywood, has performed Antonio in Twelfth Night and Laertes in Hamlet on the Half-Shell at the Pacific Shakespeare Co.,won a Drama-Logue Award for his role as Adam in the original play Adam & Eva Marie at Actors Art Theatre and created the role of Dallas in the World Premiere of Boiler Room, also at Actors Art Theatre. He is also a proud father, having co-produced, with Virginia Morris, ShapeShifter Productions’ World Premiere of Doris Baizley’s Mimi’s Guide, the West Coast Premiere of Joseph Skibell’s Our Own Dear Anton…, and the World Premiere of Lilly Thomassian’s Let The Rocks Speak.

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