Jake's background consists of many areas of the arts including acting, dancing, music, and filmmaking. He was a member of the traveling youth jazz dance company, the On Broadway Dancers, and has tap danced since the age of four. Jake has held lead roles in live musical productions, including Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors, and Joe in Sugar, based on the classic film Some Like it Hot. For five years he lead a teen Classic Rock band playing the keyboard, guitar, and singing for live audiences. After studying Film and Broadcast, he moved from Chicago to Los Angeles where he continues to create. He produced a short film called "My Best Girl" that can be streamed on Amazon and IndieFlix. He most recently played tap dancing Pope Benedict on Conan in the musical comedy sketch "Two Popes: The Musical!"
The Company Town Budget: $30M+ | Horror ⋄ Adventure When the ghosts of child laborers return to haunt the president of an online retailer behemoth in a revived company town, three young friends are swept up in a mystery that shows them the power of community against greed.
Sutton's Drama The heiress of a mail-order department store in 1938 Chicago, struggles to please those above her and those below her during a rising labor movement, all while achieving her own ambitions.
Schnozberry Library Comedy The unlikely staff of a new research library in 1893 Chicago forges a presence ripe with high jinks against the backdrop of the World's fair.
Meet Me Halfway Comedy Straight-edged Jimmy welcomes three previously incarcerated folks to live in the Victorian mansion that he inherited from his private prison-owning uncle in a quaint well-to-do American town.
Conan
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Television
by TBS
Pope Benedict Jake played tap dancing Pope Benedict in the musical comedy sketch "Two Popes: The Musical" on Conan on TBS
Detroit Cycles
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Film (short)
by Nick Bergeman
Alex
Chuck!
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Film (short)
by Brandon Phipps
Chuck / Writer
Shave My Head
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Music
by Basket Case Creative
Producer Music video for "Shave My Head" by Thievery
My Best Girl
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Film (short)
by Capsize
Producer Two ex-lovers are reunited by the death of their dog.
Bass
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Film (short)
by Rachelle Hoppel
Cody Taylor
North
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Film (short)
by Sarah Franke
Max
Midnight Special
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Film
by Warner Bros.
Staff Assistant - Post Production
Bow & Arrow Entertainment
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Film
by Production/Finance
Assistant
The Cloning Box
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Film (short)
by Tribeca Flashpoint Academy
Producer
Consistently Inconsistent - Music Video
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Music
by Independent
Producer
Radical Grace
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Documentary
by Interchange Productions
Crowd funding, Social Media, Assistant
Studio Gibson Docu-Series
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Internet
by Ambitious Media
Production Assistant
Transformers: Age of Extinction
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Film
by Paramount Pictures
Production Assistant
Life Itself
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Documentary
by Kartemquin Films, Dir: Steve James, EP: Martin Scorsese
Crowd funding, Research, Social Media, Assistant
AFA Studio
(2019-2022)
Upright Citizens Brigade
(2018-2018)
Kalmenson Voiceover
(2018-2018)
Elijah Rock, Bel Canto Singing
(2018-2018)
Natalie Ford, Private Acting Coach
(2015-2018)
Alan Feinstein Acting Sudio
(2014-2016)
Flashpoint Chicago
(2012-2014)