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99+ Photos. Jay Anthony Franke was born in Leonardtown, Maryland, USA as Jason Anthony Franke. He is known for his work on California Dreams (1992), Deus Ex (2000) and Deus Ex: Invisible War (2003). He currently resides in Melbourne, Australia. He has been married to Tracey since January 25, 2009.
- January 1, 1
- 1.78 m
- Leonardtown, Maryland, USA
- What Was Going on in Your Life and Career When You Were Diagnosed with Type 1?
- Did You Immediately Worry About Your Future as A Dancer?
- What Were Some of The Steps That You Took to Begin Finding A Balance?
- Were Any of Your Friends with Diabetes Dancers as well?
- Do You Have A Particular T1D Role Model?
- What Was One T1D Obstacle That You Found particularly Difficult to Adapt to?
- In What Ways Did T1D Impact You as An Artist?
I moved to Chicago in 1999 to work with a company called Hubbard Street, where I danced most of my career. So everything was going pretty swell, pretty groovy, until I turned 30, and all of a sudden I started having all these changes that I couldn’t control. I was losing a lot of weight, and thankfully, I was wearing the same costumes night after n...
Type 1 was something that wasn’t in the cards for me. I felt that way at that moment (of diagnosis). So, I had to take some time to figure out how I was going to live with type 1 and continue my professional career. I’m a problem solver. I think dancers by nature are problem solvers. I’m just wired that way, and I think that when I was faced with t...
I had to gain control of the disease, which is what we all have to do, but we all have our own way of doing that, and I had to figure out what works for me. My rehearsal schedule was still going to be insane, I was still going to be touring, I was still going to sometimes be the middle of nowhere trying to find food that I could eat, that was decen...
No, that would have been way too easy (laughing).I think that for most people who find out that they’re diabetic, dancing is a difficult path. The dance world is very small, so when I was first diagnosed, I put the word out to several friends, just like, “Do you know anybody?” And I was connected with a woman who had been a dancer in New York City ...
So, initially, one of the greatest mentors to me was a good friend of mine, Ron Santo, who was a former Chicago Cub, type 1 diabetic, and we knew Ron through a friend. When I was diagnosed, I went to meet with Ron. He was the announcer for the Chicago Cubs for a long period of time, so I got to go up and meet with him in the box, and we talked. He ...
It was difficult for me as a dancer to go up to a choreographer and say, “I need a 10-minute break because my blood sugar is low.” It’s counter-productive to the creative process. I had to really get over that. I had to be more courageous, I had to force the situation because in this moment, diabetes came first. It’s a creative process where the cr...
It allowed me to step back and just see things in a different way, and realize what really matters, what’s really important. It helped me re-prioritize what was going on, because dance is such a short time span, so your focus can be on just getting to that next performance, or that next job, or whatever. So, it really helped me look at a bigger pic...
4,178 Followers, 1,486 Following, 678 Posts - Jay Anthony Franke (@jayanthonyfranke) on Instagram: "ONLY ACCOUNT Jake Sommers in California Dreams. (NBC) Voiced JC Denton in the video game Deus Ex. @aedmanagement🇦🇺".
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Actor: California Dreams. Jay Anthony Franke was born in Leonardtown, Maryland, USA as Jason Anthony Franke. He is known for his work on California Dreams (1992), Deus Ex (2000) and Deus Ex: Invisible War (2003). He currently resides in Melbourne, Australia. He has been married to Tracey since January 25, 2009.
- May 17, 1972
Oct 10, 2023 · Exclusive Interview: Jay Anthony Franke Talks About the California Dreams Reunion, the Fans, and More - Pop-Culturalist.com. If you grew up in the ’90s, you know Jay Anthony Franke is a surf dude with attitude and one of the stars of the cult classic, California Dreams.
Jay currently serves on the Boards of The Art Institute of Chicago and Youngarts. Diagnosed with Type 1 in 2003, Jay is committed to supporting the Diabetic community through education and philanthropy. Read Beyond Type 1’s Interview with Jay Franke.
Jay Anthony Franke, Melbourne, VIC. 3,583 likes · 40 talking about this. Jay Anthony Franke played Jake Sommers on the hit TV Sitcom California Dreams!
