Jackie Tohn
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Tohn in 2007
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jaclyn Tohn |
| Born | August 24, 1980 |
| Origin | Oceanside, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Pop, R&B, blues rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actress |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Associated acts | Powerfox and Ponymane |
| Website | http://www.jackietohn.com/ |
Jaclyn "Jackie" Tohn (born August 24, 1980) is an American actress and musician. She is known for taking part in American Idol season 8 making it to Top 36 (the Semifinals). She also took part in the 2011 songwriting competition series Platinum Hit on the Bravo network.
Jackie Tohn was born in Oceanside, Long Island, to Alan, an eBay seller of rare documents, and Bella Tohn. She has been acting professionally since approximately age 9, but her first major role came on The Nanny at age 12. Tohn attended Camp Lokanda in Glen Spey, New York and Oceanside High School in Nassau County, New York. After high school, she went to the University of Delaware for a semester and majored in elementary education and in the fall of 1998 was in an a cappella group called the Deltones. In November 1999, she starred in the one-act play "This Property is Condemned" by Tennessee Williams at the Chapel Street Theatre.
She later went to Los Angeles with her mother and agent at the time. She played Tina in "Tony-n-Tina's Wedding" at the Henry Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles. She also originated the role of Joanie in "Body Snatchers: The Musical" at the Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles.
In March 2004, she starred in the play Jewtopia at the Coast Playhouse in West Hollywood in Los Angeles, which ran from May 8, 2003 to August 2004, a record for longest running comedy in LA. The producers then decided to move the play to the Westside Arts Theater in New York and she relocated.
She began doing solo acoustic guitar shows in April 2004 and in November 2005 released an EP called The Golden Girl which was recorded at a studio in Tarrytown, New York. She has played at Pianos, The Living Room, CBGB, The Cutting Room, and The Rothko in New York and at Highland Grounds, The Mint, and Wizard Finger in Los Angeles.
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