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Born |
Tommie Jenkins November 13, 1965 Canton, Ohio, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor, voice actor |
Years active | 1979–present |
Tommie Earl Jenkins (born 13 November 1965) also credited in some productions as Tee Jaye or Tommie Jenkins, is an American actor, voice actor, musician and stage performer most noted for his work as Ubercorn from the television show Go Jetters. Go Jetters was nominated for a 2016 BAFTA award in the Preschool - Animation section. Other notable work includes the origination of the role Barry Belson in Jersey Boys, and the narration of the audiobook Twelve Years A Slave and the narration of two documentaries released concurrently with Roots (2016 miniseries).
A native of Canton, Ohio, he has spent more than twenty years in the UK. He returned to the US in 2014.
Tommie Earl Jenkins originally trained as a classical ballet dancer. He has worked with the Canton Ballet in Ohio, The Duluth Ballet of Minnesota and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York CIty. He has worked in numerous theatrical performances as both a dancer and actor as well as a film and voice actor.
[also appeared as Four-eyed Moe in the 1995 live video recording]