Jason Dottley
Jason Dottley (born December 30, 1980, in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American TV and stage actor, recording artist and producer. His work for gay rights, his Out 100 status and his year after year successes have made him a "Superstar in the GLBT community." [1]
He first worked professionally as an actor in "Lisbon Traviata" in Los Angeles in 2003. He was introduced to the global TV community when he starred as "Ty" in "Sordid Lives: The Series." He later released three records in the United States, all three ("Party Round the World", "Pop It" and "It's Our Night"[2]) going Top 25 on Billboard. "Pop It" was a Top 10 UK smash hit,[3] and "It's Our Night" was a Top 20 UK Pop summer hit. He was a member of 2008's Out 100 Most Influential People in GLBT culture.[4]
In 2010, Dottley produced "Yellow" at the Coast Playhouse in West Hollywood which won him the LA Drama Critic's Circle Award for Best World Premiere Play.
Jason Dottley married playwright Del Shores in 2003 and they divorced in 2013.[5]
After his divorce from Del Shores, Dottley dated famed Israeli journalist Itay Hod [6] about whom he wrote his record "It's Our Night".
On February 13, 2015 Dottley released a cover of the Madonna hit record "Crazy For You." [7]
References
- ↑ http://issuu.com/folioweekly/docs/021412/1
- ↑ http://blog.promotion-us.com/jason-dottley-launches-we-believe-movement-22-billboard-dance-chart
- ↑ http://renownedforsound.com/index.php/jason-dottley-releases-its-our-night/
- ↑ http://blogs.dailynews.com/outinhollywood/2008/11/07/more-out-100-names-revealed/
- ↑ http://www.frontiersla.com/frontiers-blog/2014/01/08/star-of-sordid-lives-jason-dottley-returns-to-love-after-divorce
- ↑ http://getoutmag.com/jason-dottley/
- ↑ http://www.nextmagazine.com/content/gay-crazy-you-cover-killer
Entry for Jason Dottley at Internet Movie Database