Billy Jayne

Not to be confused with William Jayne.
Billy Jayne
Born William Jayne
April 10, 1969
Queens, New York
Other names Billy Jacoby, William Jayne
Occupation Actor, musician, director
Years active 1977–2003
Spouse(s) April Wayne

Billy Jayne (born April 10, 1969) is an American actor, musician, and director. He has been in many films, and has sometimes been credited as Billy Jacoby. His siblings, Scott Jacoby, Robert Jayne, Susan Jayne and Laura Jacoby, are also actors.[1]

Name

Jayne was born in Flushing, New York. At the age of three years, he was visiting his older brother Scott Jacoby on the set of That Certain Summer, for which Scott later won an Emmy for Best Supporting Actor.[2] The director needed someone to play Scott in flashbacks, and Billy was selected and began his career.

Scott and Billy have different fathers and therefore different last names. Billy's mom thought it would be best at the time for Billy to use his brother Scott's last name of Jacoby. At the age of seventeen, Billy changed his professional name to coincide with his birth name from Jacoby to Jayne. He has also done years of extensive voice work for cartoons and films.

Career

He was one of the most established child actors from the mid-to the late 80s, starring in numerous guest appearances on famous TV shows as Trapper John, M.D., The Golden Girls, as Blanche's 14-year-old rebellious grandson, The A-Team, 21 Jump Street.

He is most known for his role in the successful teen show Parker Lewis Can't Lose, starring alongside with actor Corin Nemec. The show ran from 1990 until 1993. After the show ended he had smaller roles in shows such as Renegade, Murder One (1995), Walker, Texas Ranger (1996), Charmed (1999), Cold Case in 2009.

In the late 90s he began to star in and direct big budget commercials for trademarks such as Dr Pepper, Nokia, Snickers and AT&T. He is now an established commercial director and producer and acts only occasionally.

Music

Jayne plays, writes and produces music. Mainly a guitar player, he has toured the Persian Gulf for the troops in wartime. Billy has played on stage with Macy Gray.

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ "The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
  2. ↑ "Emmy Awards Database". Retrieved 7 December 2012.

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