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Joel Bailey(I)

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  • Actor
  • Writer
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Joel Bailey
Writer, producer, actor, director.

Affiliations: Writers Guild of America West, Actors Equity, Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. The Actors Studio-Lifetime Member.

Stage credits (actor) include: Sweet Bird Of Youth, supporting with Ed Harris (Dynarski Theatre), 69 Degrees Below, lead with John Laroquette (Powerhouse Theatre), A Streetcar Named Desire, lead with Delta Burke (Stage Seventy-five), The Rose Tattoo, supporting with Karen Kondazian and Leo Rossi (Beverly Hills Playhouse), Hostile Terrain, lead with Angel Salazar (The Circle Theatre), Trendy Amour, lead with Savannah Smith (The Actors Studio West, workshop), The Strange Case Of The Tenacious Suitcase, lead with Michael Sabatino (Pilot Theatre), Botticelli lead (Actors Studio West, workshop), Blues For Mister Charlie, supporting (Odeon Theatre), In the Boom Boom Room (Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, workshop), Umpires (Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute)

Education: Writing: Robert McKee (Story Seminar), Elise Dewsberry, John Sparks, Scott Guy, (Academy for New Musical Theatre). Acting: The Actors Studio moderators: Lee Strasberg, Marty Landau, Shelley Winters, Mark Rydell, Ellen Burstyn. Harold Clurman (Seminar), Stella Adler, and Dominique DeFazio (Strasberg Theatre Institute), Florida State University (BS Mass Communications).

Emmy Award for Best Information series (Los Angeles area)- Health Fax (Coordinating Producer, 1989). Emmy nominations: What A Year (Best Primetime Special, LA area), Emergency Room Crisis (Best Social Issues Special, LA area), "Steroids" (Best Information Segment- Health Fax, LA area).

Joel is married to actor Gina Gallego. Their son together is Brendan E. Bailey.
BornMay 6, 1953
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    Known for

    Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
    Beverly Hills Cop
    7.4
    • Det. McCabe
    • 1984
    Sally Struthers in A Gun in the House (1981)
    A Gun in the House
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • Matt Grine
    • 1981
    Morgan Fairchild, Mark Harmon, and Cristina Raines in Flamingo Road (1980)
    Flamingo Road
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Tony Prado
    Murder 1, Dancer 0 (1983)
    Murder 1, Dancer 0
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • Judd Hampton
    • 1983

    Credits

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    Producer



    • Intersection: African Americans and Law Enforcement
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Colin Powell in American Graduate Day 2015 (2015)
      American Graduate Day 2015
      TV Special
      • Producer KLCS Stories of Champions
      • 2015
    • Teachers Talking About...
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2014
    • Technology in the Classroom: An Inside Look
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2014
    • Technology in the Classroom: An Inside Look
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Technology in the Classroom
      TV Special
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Rockets' Red Glare (2009)
      Rockets' Red Glare
      • producer
      • 2009
    • Wild and Weird (2007)
      Wild and Weird
      TV Series
      • associate producer
      • 2007–2008
    • Velvet Lounge: The Ultimate Chill Out Experience (2002)
      Velvet Lounge: The Ultimate Chill Out Experience
      Video
      • producer
      • 2002
    • Clear and Present Danger: The Evolution of Modern Terrorism (2002)
      Clear and Present Danger: The Evolution of Modern Terrorism
      6.2
      Video
      • producer
      • 2002
    • Nostradamus: Beyond the Prophecies (2001)
      Nostradamus: Beyond the Prophecies
      5.1
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2001
    • Body Signals (2001)
      Body Signals
      Video
      • producer
      • 2001
    • Between the Lines with Barry Kibrick (1997)
      Between the Lines with Barry Kibrick
      7.8
      TV Series
      • co-producer
      • 1997–1998
    • Cops: Too Hot for TV! (1996)
      Cops: Too Hot for TV!
      6.0
      Video
      • associate producer
      • 1996
    • Sci-Fi Trader (1994)
      Sci-Fi Trader
      TV Series
      • co-producer
      • 1994–1995

    Actor



    • The Crude Oasis (1993)
      The Crude Oasis
      4.9
      • Crude Oasis Bar Patron
      • 1993
    • Tom Hanks and Beasley the Dog in Turner & Hooch (1989)
      Turner & Hooch
      6.2
      • Ferraday
      • 1989
    • Family Medical Center
      TV Series
      • 1988
    • Days of Our Lives (1965)
      Days of Our Lives
      5.3
      TV Series
      • ISA Agent Hartman
      • Cameron Davis
      • 1986–1988
    • Jack and Mike (1986)
      Jack and Mike
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Reid
      • 1987
    • Superior Court (1986)
      Superior Court
      6.8
      TV Series
      • 1986
    • Robert Englund, Mariska Hargitay, Blair Underwood, Millicent Martin, and Michael Nouri in Downtown (1986)
      Downtown
      7.2
      TV Series
      • 1986
    • Jamie Rose in Lady Blue (1985)
      Lady Blue
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Damon
      • 1985
    • Nicholas Campbell and Stoney Jackson in The Insiders (1985)
      The Insiders
      7.1
      TV Series
      • McBratney
      • 1985
    • Santa Barbara (1984)
      Santa Barbara
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Lindsay Smith
      • 1985
    • This Is the Life (1952)
      This Is the Life
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Brad Post
      • 1984
    • Tony Lo Bianco and Lindsay Wagner in Jessie (1984)
      Jessie
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Hodge
      • 1984
    • Loni Anderson and Lynda Carter in Partners in Crime (1984)
      Partners in Crime
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Wingate Sloan
      • 1984
    • Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
      Beverly Hills Cop
      7.4
      • Det. McCabe
      • 1984
    • Yaphet Kotto, Gary Grubbs, Cliff Potts, and Shelley Smith in For Love and Honor (1983)
      For Love and Honor
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Lt. Keith Benart
      • 1983

    Writer



    • Intersection: African Americans and Law Enforcement
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2015
    • Teachers Talking About...
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2014
    • Technology in the Classroom: An Inside Look
      TV Series
      • head writer
      • 2014
    • Technology in the Classroom: An Inside Look
      TV Series
      • head writer
      • 2013
    • Technology in the Classroom
      TV Special
      • head writer
      • 2013
    • Clear and Present Danger: The Evolution of Modern Terrorism (2002)
      Clear and Present Danger: The Evolution of Modern Terrorism
      6.2
      Video
      • Writer
      • 2002
    • Nostradamus: Beyond the Prophecies (2001)
      Nostradamus: Beyond the Prophecies
      5.1
      TV Movie
      • additional material and interviews
      • 2001
    • Body Signals (2001)
      Body Signals
      Video
      • Writer
      • 2001
    • Between the Lines with Barry Kibrick (1997)
      Between the Lines with Barry Kibrick
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1997–1998
    • Cops: Too Hot for TV! (1996)
      Cops: Too Hot for TV!
      6.0
      Video
      • Writer (uncredited)
      • 1996
    • Sci-Fi Trader (1994)
      Sci-Fi Trader
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1994–1995
    • Emergency Room Crisis
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 1989
    • The Emergency Room
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1989
    • It'z Fritz
      TV Series
      • Writer (1988)
      • 1988–1990
    • Fritz Coleman in On the Fritz (1988)
      On the Fritz
      2.6
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1988

    Personal details

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    • Born
      • May 6, 1953
      • Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
    • Spouse
      • Gina GallegoJuly 2, 1983 - present (1 child)

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    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Male
    • Pronouns
      • he/him
    • Sexual orientation
      • Straight
    • Race / Ethnicity
      • White

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      Attended Florida State University in the 1970's.

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