Jess Winfield
| Jess Winfield | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Jess Borgeson August 3, 1961 |
| Occupation | Novelist, author, screenwriter, voice actor |
| Known for | Co-founding the Reduced Shakespeare Company |
| Notable work | |
Jess Winfield (born March 8, 1961) is an American novelist, self-help author, television writer, and voice actor. His books include: What Would Shakespeare Do (2000) and My Name Is Will (2008). He is a founding member of The Reduced Shakespeare Company.
In 1981, Winfield joined writer-performer Adam Long and actor Daniel Singer to found the Reduced Shakespeare Company, a collective dedicated to the writing and performing of Shakespearean parodies. In 1987, the Company presented The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), which became an international hit and, eventually, the longest running comedy production in London's West End, where it was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy in 1997. He contributed to the editing and adapting of The Complete Works for publication and television performance.
After departing from The Reduced Shakespeare Company, Winfield served as a writer for the Daytime Emmy Award-winning series Teacher's Pet (starring Nathan Lane and Jerry Stiller), as well as for the animated features Stitch! The Movie and Leroy & Stitch (he has also served as a dialogue director) for Disney. He served as executive producer for Lilo & Stitch: The Series, and voiced Jumba Jookiba in the English dub of Stitch!. He has also written scripts for several other television series such as Mickey Mouse Works, All-New Dennis the Menace, House of Mouse, The Penguins of Madagascar, The Legend of Tarzan, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, 101 Dalmatians: The Series, The Savage Dragon, The Incredible Hulk and Hercules.
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