- Jimmy Baron
Infobox actor
name = Jimmy Baron
birthdate = birth date|1961|11|13|mf=y
location =Chicago, Illinois
height = 5' 6"
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occupation =Film ,television actor
homepage = http://www.myspace.com/jimmybaron
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academyawards =Jimmy Baron (born
November 13 ,1961 inChicago, Illinois ) is an Americandisc jockey oncommercial radio . He has also acted in severalTV show s andmovie s from 1980 to 1985. Films include "Risky Business ", "The Sure Thing ", and "Heart Like a Wheel ". Television work includes "Facts Of Life", "Quincy ", "Hart to Hart ", and "M*A*S*H".Baron began his radio career in
Oxnard, California in 1990 at KZTR FM as half of the "Mac and Jimmy Morning Show", along withJeff McMurray . In August of that year he moved toSan Diego to produce the "Stevens & Grdnic Morning Show" onY95 . In March 1991 he went cross-town to produce the "Dawn Patrol" withDave Rickards ,Shelly Dunn , andCookie "Chainsaw" Randolph onKGB-FM . He left in August 1992 to move back toChicago , producing the legendary "Jonathon Brandmeier Showgram " onWLUP-FM .He joined 99X in Atlanta in 1993 as part of the
morning show withLeslie Fram andSean Demery , eventually named "The Morning X". Baron stayed with the morning show through its various changes: "The Morning X with Barnes, Leslie and Jimmy"; "The Don Miller Morning Show"; "The Toucher, Jimmy, and Leslie Morning Show"; and "Mornings with Axel, Jimmy, and Leslie". While with "The Morning X" from 1993 to 2003, the show won numerous national and local awards from industry and media. At one point "The Morning X" was one of the highest-rated morning shows on American alternative radio. Baron exited 99X in early April 2006 when he and new ownersCumulus Broadcasting could not agree on terms to a new deal. He officially announced his departure from 99X on FridayApril 28 .Baron also did some work with
World Championship Wrestling during its heyday in the late 1990s, serving as a "road reporter," providing recorded "scoop" info, and co-hosting a monthly pay-per-view broadcast with Chad Damiani on DirectTV called Backstage Blast.While he's currently seeking a new radio job, he has found minor successes in Hollywood selling two TV projects that are currently in development, one to CBS and one to Endemol USA.
Baron began "reconnecting" with his
Jew ish heritage around 1998. He observesShabbat and keeps kosher.Was a vegetarian for many years until 2006 but is still active in animal rights. [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0056256/bio Jimmy Baron - Biography ] ]
References
External links
*imdb name|id=0056256|name=Jimmy Baron
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* [http://www.AJLMagazine.com/baronblog/ The Baron Blog] at [http://www.AJLMagazine.com/ American Jewish Life Magazine]
* [http://www.MySpace.com/jimmybaron Jimmy's MySpace page]
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