Jamie Galen

Jamie Galen
Jamie with Barbara Bain at The Actors Studio west
Born (1966-09-17) September 17, 1966 (age 60)
New York City, New York, U.S.
OccupationsStage, Film, Television actor
Years active1981–present

Jamie Galen is an American theatre, television and film actor. He played the lead role of Jay Kurnitz in the Pulitzer Prize winning play Lost in Yonkers and co-starred in the 1994 cult classic Brainscan.

Early life

He was born on September 17, 1966, in New York City. His mother at the time was an unwed teenager and he was placed with a foster family.

Career

In 1981, while living with his adopted family in Stockholm, Sweden, Jamie was cast in his first movie, the Swedish production Montenegro. From 1987 to 1991, he studied at HB Studio.

In 1991, he originated the role of Jay Kurnitz in the original cast of the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning play Lost in Yonkers written by Neil Simon. By 1992, it had been performed over 500 times on Broadway at The Richard Rodgers Theater.

In 1992 Ellen Burstyn invited Jamie to be a member of The Actors Studio. Jamie has been an active member of The Actors Studio west coast since 1993 studying with Mark Rydell and Martin Landau.[citation needed]

He co-starred in the 1994 film Brainscan alongside Edward Furlong. Other film roles include Best Laid Plans (1999), Beethoven's 3rd (2000) and Even Money (2006).

His TV appearances include ER, X-Files and NYPD Blue.

Jamie has also appeared in national commercials for brands including Coke, Volkswagen, Budweiser, M&M's and AT&T.

Galen's M&M's commercial has aired on Halloween since 2001 and is considered a 'classic' commercial.

For most of his career, he was known as Jamie Marsh. In 2023, he changed his last name to his birth family name Galen. He is now known personally and professionally as Jamie Galen.

References

  1. 1 2 "List". Theatre World. Vol. 48. Crown Publishers. 1991. p. 221. MARSH, JAMIE. Born September 17, 1966 in New York City. Attended HB Studio. Bdwy debut 1991 in Lost in Yonkers.
  2. ↑ "Jamie Marsh". Theater Week. Vol. 4, no. 22–23. That New Magazine, Incorporated. 1991. p. 27. Jamie Marsh.. in Montenegro which was filmed in Sweden. "My Father had been transferred there and they were looking for an American kid in Stockholm. They found 10, but I was the one who could act."
  3. ↑ Rich, Frank (22 February 1991). "Review/Theater; Simon on Love Denied". The New York Times.
  4. ↑ "The Pulitzer Prizes". pulitzer.org.
  5. ↑ "Broadway Bond". New York Magazine. Vol. 24, no. 9. March 4, 1991. p. 17.
  6. ↑ Hornby, Richard (1996). Mad About Theatre. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 154. ISBN 9781557832603. The rest of the cast were also fine, especially Jamie Marsh as the older brother. It is tricky to play an adolescent (the actor is actually in his early twenties), but Marsh gave the role not just accuracy, but dignity and sensitivity.
  7. ↑ "Neil Simon's Lost in Yonkers". Theater Week. Vol. 5, no. 35–47. That New Magazine, Incorporated. October 1992. p. 7. Lost In Yonkers passed its 500th performance at the Richard Rodgers Theater. Jamie Marsh and Lauren Klein are the two remaining original cast members in the production.
  8. 1 2 Squires, John (January 17, 2023). "'The Forest Hills' – Edward Furlong and Jamie Marsh Discuss the Film's 'Brainscan' Reunion [Exclusive]". bloody-disgusting.com.
  9. ↑ "Brainscan". The New York Times Film Reviews, 1993-1994. Garland Publishing, Incorporated. 1996. p. 276.
  10. 1 2 "Interview with Jamie Galen of Brainscan". buzzsprout.com. January 17, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Jamie Marsh". movie-screencaps.com.
  12. 1 2 "About the Project: Cast". hollywoodfringe.org.
  13. ↑ M&M's Commercials (11 April 2015). "M&M's - Trick or Treat (2001, USA)". Retrieved 20 April 2018 – via YouTube.[dead YouTube link]
  14. ↑ "Bud Light TV spot not shown on Super Bowl 2009". 1 February 2009. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 20 April 2018 – via YouTube.
  15. ↑ "Decree Changing Name" (PDF). wikimedia.org. February 6, 2023.