COMIC NEWS INSIDER!
May 08, 2025
I haven't used this blog in years. Go check out my long running podcast COMIC NEWS INSIDER!
For some reason, my "About" page doesn't show. Here's the info:
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 have been bartending at a cool spot in New York City for several years.
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 (since April 05) about the world of comic books, animation, sci-fi/fantasy and pop culture. Interviews with lots of comic book artists/writers, actors, directors, producers, editors, publishers, musicians, and big time celebs as well!
I had my first published comic book work out in June 09. (6 pages in an anthology from Slave Labor Graphics called Fat Chunk Vol. 2: Zombies).
In 2011, I became the Pop Culture Contributing Editor at Stated Magazine interviewing many artists including Michael Emerson, Frisky & Mannish, Emily Hagins, Frankie Boyle, Ben Templesmith, Qui Nguyen, Natali Morris and more!
For more info/social media links:
https://linktr.ee/JimmyAquino