jimmy aquino

I grew up in Jacksonville, Florida and moved to New York City in 1994 to pursue the acting career. I left the biz around 2000 after my last national tour and immersed myself into the NYC bar scene. Bartending and bar managing for years.

Currently, I am a bartender at Marseille and bar manager at Kemia Bar in New York City.

www.marseillenyc.com
www.kemiabarnyc.com

As a full time actor, singer and dancer, I performed in numerous regional and national touring productions and made my NYC debut in TURANDOT and MATHIS DER MALER with The New York City Opera. I also had such roles as "Woof" in HAIR (30th Anniversary Production), "Chris Perez" in SELENA FOREVER (Nat'l tour), and "The Kralahome" in THE KING AND I (Westchester Broadway). Other productions include JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, WEST SIDE STORY, MACBETH, KING LEAR, and HENRY V.

Around 2005, I started doing sketch comedy with HOMEGROAN SKETCH COMEDY and began writing a lot more. Really dug that. The group is now defunct, but it inspired me to write more.

Currently, I am co-host of COMIC NEWS INSIDER. A weekly podcast about the world of comic books and animation with some sci-fi/fantasy and a sprinkle of pop culture.

www.comicnewsinsider.com
www.myspace.com/comicnewsinsider

Oh yeah, and I have an obsession with bulgarian midget siamese twin strippers.