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Jim Jacobs (II)

Soundtrack | Actor | Composer

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Was nominated for Broadway's 1972 Tony Award with collaborator Warren Casey as Best Book (Musical) for "Grease." See more trivia »

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in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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2012 Glee (TV series)
– Glease (2012) (music: "Greased Lightning" - uncredited, "Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee" - uncredited, "Beauty School Dropout" - uncredited, "Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee" reprise - uncredited, "There are Worse Things I Could Do" - uncredited / lyrics: "Greased Lightning" - uncredited, "Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee" - uncredited, "Beauty School Dropout" - uncredited, "Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee" reprise - uncredited, "There are Worse Things I Could Do" - uncredited)
– The Role You Were Born to Play (2012) (music: "Born to Hand Jive" - uncredited / lyrics: "Born to Hand Jive" - uncredited)
– Yes/No (2012) (writer: "Summer Nights" - uncredited)
 
2009-2012 Dancing with the Stars (TV series)
– Honoring Veterans (2012) (writer: "Greased Lightnin'")
– Round Six (2011) (music: "We Go Together" / lyrics: "We Go Together")
– Round Ten: Final Results (2009) (writer: "We Go Together" - uncredited)
– Round One: Part 2 (2009) ("We Go Together" - uncredited)
 
2012 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
– Episode #20.184 (2012) (writer: "Greased Lightnin'")
 
2012 Dancing with the Stars (TV series)
– Episode #12.5 (2012) (writer: "We Go Together" - uncredited)
 
2012 The Big Bang Theory (TV series)
– The Rothman Disintegration (2012) (writer: "We Go Together" - uncredited)
 
2010 Easy A (writer: "We Go Together")
 
2008-2010 20 to 1 (TV series documentary)
– Our All Time Favourite Films (2010) (writer: "Greased Lightning" - uncredited, "Summer Nights" - uncredited, "Beauty School Dropout" - uncredited, "Look At Me, I'm Sandra Dee" - uncredited)
– Karaoke Classics (2008) (writer: "Summer Nights")
 
2010 Dancing on Ice (TV series)
– Episode #5.24 (2010) (writer: "We Go Together")
– Episode #5.18 (2010) (writer: "Summer Nights")
– Episode #5.19 (2010) (writer: "Summer Nights")
 
2009 Planet 51 (writer: "Greased Lightnin")
 
2008 It Takes Two (TV series)
– Episode #3.3 (2008) (writer: "Summer Nights")
 
2007 Banda sonora (TV series)
– Episode #1.9 (2007) (writer: "We Go Together")
 
2007 Mania (TV series)
– Grease Mania (2007) (writer: "Summer Nights")
 
2006 The Shaggy Dog (writer: "Greased Lightnin'" 1972)
 
2006 American Dreamz (writer: "Greased Lightnin'")
 
2006 My Name Is Earl (TV series)
– Didn't Pay Taxes (2006) (writer: "Beauty School Drop-Out")
 
2006 Crumbs (TV series)
– Maybe I'm Tony Randall (writer: "Summer Nights")
 
2005 What I Like About You (TV series)
– Someone's in the Kitchen with Daddy (2005) (writer: "Summer Nights" - uncredited)
 
2005 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jimmy Fallon (video) (writer: "Summer Nights")
 
2004 Veronica Mars (TV series)
– Meet John Smith (2004) (writer: "Summer Nights")
 
2004 Connie and Carla (writer: "There are Worse Things I Could Do")
 
2002 Un paso adelante (TV series)
– Detrás del telón (2002) (writer: "Born to Hand-Jive", "Beauty School Drop-Out")
 
2001 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
– Gwyneth Paltrow/Ryan Adams (2001) (writer: "Summer Nights" - uncredited)
 
1994 Mystery Science Theater 3000 (TV series)
– Girls Town (1994) (writer: "Greased Lightning")
 
1992 Beau fixe (writer: "We Go Together")
 
1991 Lo Kolel Sherut (TV series)
– Episode #2.8 (1991) (writer: "Shir Ka'itz")
 
1987 Papá soltero (TV series)
– Vaselina (1987) (writer: "Greased Lightning", "We Go Together", "Summer Nights")
 
1985 Great Performances (TV series)
– The Best of Broadway (1985) (writer: "Summer Nights")
 
1980 Taxi (TV series)
– Guess Who's Coming for Brefnish (1980) (writer: "SUMMER NIGHTS")
 
1978 Grease (writer: "Summer Nights", "Beauty School Drop-Out", "Look At Me I'm Sandra Dee", "Greased Lightning", "It's Raining on Prom Night", "Those Magic Changes", "Born to Hand Jive", "Mooning", "Freddy, My Love", "Rock 'N' Roll Party Queen", "There Are Worse Things I Could Do", "Look At Me I'm Sandra Dee reprise", "We Go Together", "Alma Mater")
 
1977 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
– New York Week: Shubert Alley (1977) (writer: "We Go Together", "Summer Nights")
 
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1980 Love in a Taxi
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1969 Medium Cool
Kennedy Student (as James Jacobs)
 
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1978 Grease (musical)
 
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2007 Grease: You're the One That I Want! (TV series)
Himself - Judge / Himself / Judge
– The Finale (2007) … Himself - Judge
– Episode #1.10 (2007) … Himself - Judge
– Episode #1.9 (2007) … Himself - Judge
– Episode #1.8 (2007) … Himself/Judge
– Episode #1.7 (2007) … Himself - Judge
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2001 Behind the Music (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Grease (2001) … Himself
 
1981 The Midnight Special (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 February 1981 (1981) … Himself
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Played Graham in the Heathcote Williams play "The Local Stigmatic" in Chicago in Goodman Theatre's Stage 2 series in 1976. Also in the cast were Warren Leming, Dan Ziskie and Leonard Kraft. Gary Houston directed. See more »

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Alternate Names:

James H. Jacobs | James Jacobs
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Trivia:

Was nominated for Broadway's 1972 Tony Award with collaborator Warren Casey as Best Book (Musical) for "Grease." See more »

Star Sign:

Libra