Eddie Jemison

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Eddie Jemison
Born
Edward Francis Jemison, Jr.

(1963-11-25) November 25, 1963 (age 61)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1995–present
SpouseLaura Lamson
ChildrenDaisy (daughter), Jasper (son)

Edward Francis Jemison, Jr. (born November 25, 1963) [1] is an American film and television actor. He is known for his roles as Livingston Dell in the Ocean's film trilogy and Mickey Duka in The Punisher , as well as the television series Hung , iZombie and Chicago Med .

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Early life

Jemison was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, [1] the son of Rosalie (née Centanni) [2] and Edward Francis Jemison, Sr. [2] [3] and is of Irish and Italian descent. He was raised in Kenner, Louisiana, and attended a Catholic secondary school, Archbishop Rummel High School. [4] He graduated from Louisiana State University where he was a member of the Delta Chi fraternity. [5]

Career

As an actor in films, Jemison's major breakthrough was the Ocean's franchise, a series of movies in which he played Livingston Dell. [6] [7] He made his directorial debut in 2013 with an independent film called King of Herrings, starring himself and longtime friends Joe Chrest and John Mese, who both also came out of LSU's theatre department. [8] [9] Jemison's wife, Laura Lamson, co-starred in the film as well. [8]

Television career

In the mid-1990s, before launching a film career, he starred in a series of Bud Light commercials with the tagline "Yes, I am". [7] [10] [11] This catchphrase, "Yes, I am," has stuck to Jemison over the years, to the point that he became a little weary of being the "Yes, I am" guy. [4] Other major commercial credits for Jemison included a Wheaties commercial with basketball star Michael Jordan and an appearance alongside football star Joe Montana. [12] Online, Jemison starred in the web series Self Storage. [13] Jemison has also appeared on Late Night with David Letterman . [14]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 Schizopolis Nameless Numberhead ManUncredited
2001 Ocean's Eleven Livingston Dell
2003 Bruce Almighty Bobby
2004 The Punisher Mickey Duka
Ocean's Twelve Livingston Dell
2006 Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders Kantor
2007 Waitress Ogie Anhorn
Ocean's Thirteen Livingston Dell
On the Doll Mr. Garrett
Nancy Drew Adoption Clerk
2009 Ingenious Bean
Bob Funk Ron Funk
All About Steve Psychiatrist with Crossword PuzzleUncredited
The Informant! Kirk Schmidt
2010 Miss Nobody Joshua Nether
2013 Coffee, Kill Boss [15] Henry Wood
King of HerringsDitch
2014 Veronica Mars JC Borden
2015UndertakingRoy MaynardShort film
2016 War Dogs Hillsdale Home Mgr
2017 Amelia 2.0 Max Parker
2022For ProphetMayor Kevin Owens
Nope Buster

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 Early Edition Bystander1 episode
2002 The Guardian Mall Lawyer1 episode
2002 Six Feet Under Casket Salesman1 episode
2002, 2004, 2010 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Vincent / Mr. Dorsey / Craig Lifford3 episodes
2003 Strong Medicine Walter Shenckman1 episode
2003, 2011 CSI: Miami Parker Boyd / Arnold Wilkins2 episodes
2004 Judging Amy Colton Gerard1 episode
2005 ER Lysander Martin1 episode
2006 The Closer Elvis Presley 1 episode
2006, 2018 NCIS Terry Spooner2 episodes
2009 Medium Willem Wittmar1 episode
2009 Criminal Minds Ray Campion1 episode
2009–2011 Hung Ronnie HaxonMain role, 21 episodes [16]
2010 Justified Stan Perkins1 episode
2012–2013 Franklin & Bash Robbie Ambriano2 episodes
2013 Grey's Anatomy Stan Grossberg2 episodes
2013 Behind the Candelabra Assistant DirectorTelevision film
2013 Crossing Lines Gerald Wilhoit2 episodes
2015 Newsreaders Fitz Bagley1 episode
2015 Rizzoli & Isles Elliot Dutton1 episode
2015 Masters of Sex Hand Massager Salesman1 episode
2015–2019 iZombie Stacey BossRecurring role, 19 episodes [16]
2017 Legion The Greek2 episodes
2017–2018 Chicago Med Stanley StohlRecurring role, 12 episodes [16]
2023 Magnum P.I. Nolan Pierce1 episode
2023 Goosebumps Ephraim Biddle1 episode
2024 9-1-1 Ship Doctor2 episodes

Theatre

Month/YearVenueTitleRoleNotes
July 1987Tulane Center Stage (New Orleans, LA) Loot by Joe Orton Hal [17]
September 1988Northlight Theatre (Evanston, IL)Talking to Myself by Studs Terkel [18] Stud Terkel [19]
October 1989Northlight Theatre The Butter and Egg Man by George S. Kaufman "a Big Apple newcomer" [20] Chicago Sun Times review [21]
November 1989 Goodman Theatre (Chicago) A Christmas Carol [22]
September 1990 Victory Gardens Theater T Bone N Weasel by Jon KleinWeasel [23]
February 1991Wisdom Bridge Theatre (Chicago)Only Kidding by Jim GeorghanJerry Goldstein [24] [25] [16] [26]
September 2000 Chicago Shakespeare Theater The Two Gentlemen of Verona Proteus [27] [16] [26]
National Jewish TheatreWizards of Quiz [16] [26]
2017Looking Glass TheatreLife Sucks [16] [26]
2019Brooks Atkinson Theatre (New York, NY) Waitress OgieReprising his role in the film version [28]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
2002 MTV Movie & TV Awards Best On-Screen Team Ocean's Eleven Nominated
2007 Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie Chemistry Ocean's Thirteen Nominated
2013 New Orleans Film Festival Best Narrative FeatureKing of HerringsWon
Best Louisiana Narrative FeatureNominated
Louisville International Festival of FilmBest Feature [29] Nominated
2014 Phoenix Film Festival Best Picture – Feature FilmNominated
Dan Harkins Breakthrough Filmmaker AwardWon
Gwinnett Center International Film FestivalBest Actor Coffee, Kill Boss Won
2022Faith in Film – Film FestivalBest Ensemble Cast (shared with the cast) [30] For ProphetWon
Canadian International Faith & Family Film FestivalBest Supporting ActorNominated

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