Early life

Kennedy was born in Upper Darby Township, a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Kennedy was raised Roman Catholic. He attended and graduated from Monsignor Bonner High School in 1988. After high school, Kennedy began his career as a Hollywood extra. Meanwhile, he worked on voice impersonations.

Career

When Kennedy first arrived in Los Angeles, he became a professional Hollywood extra. During his first night in L.A., he was reading a Joan Rivers autobiography in a diner when the waiter explained to him that he had been in a dozen movies as an extra. Kennedy asked, "If you've been in so many movies, why are you a waiter?" The waiter responded, "I have to keep my day job."

After a few years of struggling, Kennedy was unable to find an agent and worked as a host at Red Lobster. He auditioned for over 80 commercials and could not book one. He then took a job as a telemarketer, and learned that he had a talent in selling things. Kennedy then thought that if he could sell anything, "why not sell myself?", becoming his own agent.

Kennedy created a false persona, screen agent "Marty Power", to attract the attention of real agents and managers over the phone, who would later book his performances. He came to prominence in the late 1990s for playing Randy Meeks in the Scream film series. His lead role as Tim Avery in Son of the Mask earned him a Golden Raspberry Award nomination for Worst Actor.

Kennedy formed a production company called Wannabe Producers, alongside Josh Etting, through which he has produced the shows The Jamie Kennedy Experiment, Blowin' Up, The Starlet, and Living with Fran. Following Malibu's Most Wanted, in which he both wrote and starred, Kennedy co-wrote the MTV show Blowin' Up (2006) featuring his friend Stu Stone.

Kennedy lent his voice to the videogame ESPN NFL 2K5 as a celebrity adversary with his own football team, the Upper Darby Cheesesteaks. He is also unlockable as a free agent tight end in season mode. His stint as Activision's emcee at E3 2007, however, drew much criticism not only for his ignorance of the industry, but also for performing drunk as he insulted the audience.

While working on his film Malibu's Most Wanted, Kennedy wrote an autobiography entitled, Wannabe: A Hollywood Experiment. The book chronicles his life in Hollywood as he attempts to become a star. It gives background on his life and family, and quickly dives into his adventures. It tells of such things as Kennedy's living conditions in the Hollywood slums, his dilapidated car, and his kidney issues.

A performer of stand-up comedy, he is also known for his sketch performances on his television reality show, The Jamie Kennedy Experiment, which became the WB Network's highest-ranking new show in 2002, but which was cancelled in April 2004 due to falling viewership. In 2006, Jizzy Entertainment released Unwashed: The Stand-Up Special. In 2008, Kennedy released the documentary Heckler, about the plight of stand-up comics versus their often-aggressive audiences. In 2007, he appeared in Criminal Minds as a cannibal satanist serial killer.

From 2008-2010, Kennedy played psychology professor Eli James in the CBS drama Ghost Whisperer. From 2009-2013, he was in the TV series, The Cleveland Show, playing Roberta Tubbs' boyfriend.

He also stars in the Nicktoon Fanboy and Chum Chum as Kyle, an insecure boy wizard who loathes the fun-loving Fanboy and Chum Chum, but who secretly yearns for their friendship. In April 2010, sources reported that Kennedy would very likely return to the Scream franchise to star in the fourth installment; however, according to Scream screenwriter Kevin Williamson, plans were never made for him to rejoin the franchise, attributing the misinformation to a fabrication by Kennedy.

Kennedy hosted and produced First Night 2013 with Jamie Kennedy, an alternative New Year's Eve television special on December 31, 2012. His film Lost & Found in Armenia, in which he plays an American tourist who ends up in an Armenian village, accused of being a Turkish spy, later opened to select theatres on June 7, 2013. His latest film, Buddy Hutchins, in which Kennedy plays a down-on-his-luck recovering alcoholic, is set for a 2015 VOD release. In 2015, he portrayed Frump in the Colton Tran adventure mystery film Gloom and Beach Patrol Alex in Allegra Pictures' horror film The Sand. In 2015, he also starred as Travis Welker in Tremors 5 and as Rob in Rivers 9.

Personal life

Kennedy dated his Ghost Whisperer co-star Jennifer Love Hewitt from March 2009 to March 2010.

Kennedy is also active in California's tourism campaign, having appeared in several commercials with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Dead Poets Society	Extra	uncredited
1994	VR Troopers	Elmo	episode: "Cybertron"
1994	California Dreams	Hiccup Guy Sea Kelp	2 episodes
1995	Unhappily Ever After	Stoney / Pony Burger Attendant (voice)	3 episodes
1995	Ellen	Tad	2 episodes
1996	Romeo + Juliet	Sampson
1996	Scream	Randy Meeks
1997	Coax	Jamie	Short film
1997	Bongwater	Tommy
1997	On the Edge of Innocence	Luke Canby	TV movie
1997	Clockwatchers	Eddie
1997	Perversions of Science	Spaceman John	episode: "Panic"
1997	Sparkler	Trent
1997	Scream 2	Randy Meeks	Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actor - Horror
1997	As Good as It Gets	Street hustler
1998	Stricken	Banyon
1998	Starstruck	George Gordon Flynn
1998	Pass, TheThe Pass	Deputy Jim Banks
1998	Soundman	Frank's assistant / Marty (voice)
1998	Enemy of the State	Jamie
1999	Bowfinger	Dave
1999	Debtors, TheThe Debtors
1999	Three Kings	Walter Wogaman
2000	Road to Flin Flon	Brad
2000	Stark Raving Mad	Doobs	episode: "My Bodyguard"
2000	Boiler Room	Adam
2000	Scream 3	Randy Meeks	Cameo
2000	Bait	Agent Blum
2000	Specials, TheThe Specials	Amok
2001	Slacker Cats	Buckley (voice)	TV movie
2001	Da Möb	Rooster (voice)	TV series
2001	Dr. Dolittle 2	Various (voice)
2001	Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back	Chaka's production assistant
2001	Strange Frequency	Pete Derek	episode: "A Change Will Do You Good"
2001	Max Keeble's Big Move	Evil ice cream man
2001	Pretty When You Cry	Albert Straka
2002	Bug	Dwight
2002	Night Visions	Mark Stevens	episode: "Cargo"
2002-2004	Jamie Kennedy Experiment, TheThe Jamie Kennedy Experiment	Host	61 episodes
2003	Malibu's Most Wanted	Brad 'B-Rad' Gluckman
2003	Sol Goode	Justin Sax
2003	King of the Hill	Dr. Tim Rast (voice)	episode: "Queasy Rider"
2004	King of the Hill	Fudgie / Police chief (voice)	episode: "Phish and Wildlife"
2004	Crank Yankers	Wally Palumbo (voice)	episode: "2.23"
2004	Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle	Creepy guy (uncredited)
2005	Son of the Mask	Tim Avery	Nominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor Nominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Couple
2005	Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone	Spazz (voice)
2005	Living With Fran	TV announcer	episode: "Who's the Parent?"
2006	Farce of the Penguins	Jamie (voice)
2006	Wild 'n Out	himself
2006	Mind of Mencia	Will Pillowbiter	episode: "Stereotype Olympics"
2007	Me & Lee?	Joel	TV movie
2007	Kickin' It Old Skool	Justin Schumacher
2007	Living With Fran	Alan	episode: "School Ties"
2007	Criminal Minds	Floyd Feylinn Ferell	episode: "Lucky"
2007	Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular	Ghost of Christmas past	TV movie
2008	Reaper	Ryan Milner	episode: "Hungry for Fame"
2008	Extreme Movie	Mateus
2008	Hollywood Residential	himself
2008	Heckler	himself
2008-2010	Ghost Whisperer	Eli James	45 episodes
2009	Finding Bliss	Dick Harder
2009	Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!	'Danno' Wolfe (voice)
2009-2012	Fanboy and Chum Chum	Kyle Bloodworth-Thomason / Fankylechum (voices)	46 episodes
2009-2013	Cleveland Show, TheThe Cleveland Show	Federline Various (voice)	15+ episodes
2010	Cafe	Dealer
2010	Eureka	Dr. Ramsey	episode: "The Story of O2"
2011	Spring Break '83	Ballzack
2012	Bending the Rules	Theo Gold
2012	The Patriot of America	Frank (voice)
2012	Good Deeds	Mark Freeze
2012	Lost & Found in Armenia	Bill
2013	Foreclosed	Forrest Hayes	Lifetime movie
2014	The Hungover Games	Justmitch
2014	The After	David
2014	Bermuda Tentacles	Dr. Zimmern	TV movie
2014	Kingdom	Bucky	TV series (episode: "Eat Your Own Cooking")
2015	Buddy Hutchins	Buddy	Movie
2015	Other Plans	Nathan McKeon	Movie
2015	Star vs. the Forces of Evil	Helios (voice)	TV series (episode: "Royal Pain")
2015	Tremors 5: Bloodlines	Travis B. Welker	Video
2016	Drawn of the Dead	Adam Simmons (voice)	Movie
2016	Heartbeat	Dr. Callahan	TV series

Discography

• Blowin' Up (2006)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Work	Result
1996	Awards Circuit Community Awards for Best Cast Ensemble	Romeo + Juliet	Nominated
1998	Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actor - Horror	Scream 2	Won
2003	Teen Choice Award	Malibu's Most Wanted	Nominated
2005	Stinkers Bad Movie Awards-Worst Actor	Son of the Mask	Won
	Stinkers Bad Movie Awards-Worst Screen Couple		Won
2006	Worst Actor		Nominated
	Worst Screen Couple		Nominated

Charities

Jamie Kennedy supports the following charitable cause: Children.

[ Source: Wikipedia ]