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Personal Information
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First Name
Jay
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Last Name
Amari
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Gender
Male
Personal Details
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About Me
Actor, Writer, Avid Tennis Enthusiast, Jay Amari moved to New York in 1988 to accept the Woolrich Scholarship at Columbia University. He further accepted a Fellowship in Film at Columbia University's School of the Arts and was awarded a Master's Degree in Fine Arts in 1995.
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Amari was artist in residence at the Savannah Theatre Company in the early 80s, and has appeared in numerous union and non-union independent films, and TV.
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His two scripts, "The Greatest" and "Cloudy All Day" were finalists at Actors Theatre of Louisville National 10-Minute Play Contest in 1992 and 1993.
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Amari resides in New York and has three screenplays about post-modern urban lifestyle that he is seeking funding for.
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Skills-
Hand Guns:(I can load and fire a .38 revolver and hit anything within 20 yards!); I play very vocal Billiards (8 Ball, 9 Ball, etc.); I play Piano-Bar piano; Singing- the more you drink, the better I sound! Computer Literate; Video Filmmaker; Driving (Drivers License) - motorcycle, stick-shift; I can Bartend; Theatre/Film Director; I write, and teach acting/writing workshops; I can ride a bicycle without hands!