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Occupation. Actor. Years active. 1992–present. Jere Shea (born June 14, 1965) is an American actor. He is best known for originating the role of Giorgio in the Broadway production of Passion, for which he received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. [1]
YearTitleRoleVenue2016Ben Weatherstaff1998Bohun1997Mike Connor1996OvertimeBassanioJere Shea is a Tony Award nominated American actor and musician. Jere stars in the Ben Affleck and Matt Damon produced Showtime series City On A Hill (2019) with Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge. Jere also starred as Giorgio in the film version of Stephen Sondheim's Broadway musical Passion (American Playhouse/PBS), a role he originated on Broadway ...
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Apr 16, 2021 · Meet Jere Shea. The Tony Award Nominee and Showtime actor is teaching at Stonehill this semester. We caught up with him.
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Any musical theater fan who knows their Broadway history before, say, Wicked remembers Jere Shea. Ah yes, Jere Shea. That strapping actor who landed a 1994 Tony nomination for creating the role...
- He’S A Boston Native
- He Was Nominated For A Tony Award
- He’S An Acting Coach
- He’S Not Really Into Social Media
- He Took A Break from Acting to Focus on His Family
- He’S A Musician
- He Attended NYU
- He’S A Trained Sky Diver
- He Loves Giving Back to Others
- He Has Less Than A Dozen On-Screen Credits
Boston has a very long history of being home to many talented people in the entertainment industry and Jere Shea is one of them. He was born and raised in South Boston and attended Boston College where he earned a bachelor’s degree in theater. Jere still lives in the area with his family.
Many know him from his TV roles, but the stage has always felt like home to Jere and that’s where he’s spent the majority of his career. He was in the Broadway productions of Passion andThe Secret Garden. His role in Passionearned him a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in 1994.
Jere doesn’t just like sharing his talent with viewers, he also likes sharing his knowledge with other actors. Jere is very passionate about acting and he wants to help up-and-coming actors achieve their professional dreams. He has been a private acting coach for many years.
If you’re one of Jere’s fans and you would like to keep up with him on social media, I have some bad news for you. While he does have an Instagram account, he hasn’t invested much time into building a solid online presence. He has less than 1,000 followers and he doesn’t post very often.
Being a professional actor is a very demanding job and finding success requires a lot of success. Unfortunately, that success usually comes at the expense of actors’ loved ones. Jere, however, decided that he wasn’t going to allow his job to take him away from his family. During an interview with The Packie, Jere talked about his decision to take a...
The world is most familiar with Jere as an actor, but what many people don’t realize is that he also has other creative talents. Jere has also been a musician for most of his life and he enjoys singing and playing the guitar. From what we can tell he has never pursued music at the professional level.
After earning his bachelor’s degree from Boston College, Jere knew he wasn’t done studying acting just yet. He decided to enroll in a graduate program at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. From there, he went on to study at the Stanislavsky Moscow Art Theatre School.
Being creative isn’t the only thing Jere has to offer. He also has a very adventurous side and he loves a good adrenaline rush. Jere is a trained skydiver and in his younger years, he was involved in an accident after his parachute deployed when he was just a few hundred feet from the ground. Fortunately, he didn’t sustain any serious injuries.
When people work in the entertainment industry it can be somewhat easy for them to become self-absorbed, but Jere has never lost touch with the needs of others. He loves giving back to those in need and he’s traveled to Haiti and Rwanda to raise money for an organization called Partners in Health.
Even though Jere has been in the industry for more than 25 years, he hasn’t spent much time doing on-screen work. Since making his debut TV appearance in 1995, he has only had 10 other on-screen roles. Hopefully, we’ll be seeing him do much more work in front of the camera.
The production starred Jere Shea, Donna Murphy, and Marin Mazzie; all three would be nominated for Tony Awards for their performance, with Murphy taking home the Tony Award for Best Actress in a...
Aug 21, 2019 · Assisting Ward is a Massachusetts State Police Detective Hank Signa (played by Jere Shea). The man is an ace detective and plays a key role in helping nab the Charlestown armored car robbery gang. Ahead of the season 1 finale, MEA WorldWide (MEAWW) caught up with Shea and the Tony Award-nominated American actor and musician, spoke in-depth ...