William Jacoby (actor)

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Billy Jayne
Billy Jayne 1982.jpg
Jayne in 1982
Born
William Jayne

(1969-04-10) April 10, 1969 (age 55)
Other namesBilly Jacoby
OccupationActor
Years active1972–present

William Jayne (born April 10, 1969), known professionally as Billy Jayne and previously Billy Jacoby, is an American actor, known for his roles in the teen comedy film Just One of the Guys (1985) and in the teen sitcom Parker Lewis Can't Lose (1990–1993). His siblings, Robert Jayne, Susan Jayne, Laura Jacoby, as well as his half-brother Scott Jacoby are also actors. [1]

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Early life

Jayne was born in Flushing, Queens, New York City, on April 10, 1969. He is of Jewish descent. [2] At the age of three, he was visiting his older half-brother Scott Jacoby on the set of That Certain Summer , for which Scott won an Emmy for Best Supporting Actor. [3] The director needed someone to play Jacoby in flashbacks, and Jayne was selected and began his career.

Although Jayne's birth name was not Jacoby, when he started his career his mother thought it would be best if he used Jacoby, the last name of his already established half-brother. At the age of 17, however, Billy Jacoby changed his professional name to Billy Jayne to coincide with his birth name.

Career

Jayne was a child actor from the mid to late 1980s, starring in numerous guest appearances on TV shows such as Trapper John, M.D. , The Golden Girls as Blanche's 15-year-old rebellious grandson David, The A-Team , and 21 Jump Street . He is also known for the role of Buddy, the brother of Terri, in Just One of the Guys from 1985.

From 1990 to 1993, Jayne starred in the teen sitcom Parker Lewis Can't Lose alongside actor Corin Nemec. After the series ended, he had smaller roles in shows such as Renegade , Murder One (1995), Walker, Texas Ranger (1996), Charmed (1999) and Cold Case (2009).

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
1979 The Runner Stumbles James
1979SunnysideBilly Martin
1981 Back Roads Boy Thief
1981 Bloody Birthday Curtis Taylor
1982 Hospital Massacre Young Harold Rusk
1982 The Beastmaster Young Dar
1982 Superstition Justin Leahy
1983 Man, Woman and Child Davey Ackerman
1983 Cujo Brett Camber
1983 Nightmares Zock Maxwell
1984 Reckless David Prescott
1985 Just One of the Guys Buddy Griffith
1987 Party Camp District Attorney
1988DemonwarpTom Phillips
1989 Dr. Alien Wesley Littlejohn
1989 The 'Burbs voice
1999 Road Kill Lars
2000 The Crew Young Tony 'Mouth' Donato

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1977 ABC Afterschool Specials IvanEpisode "The Horrible Honchos"
1978 Little Lulu AlvinTV movie
1979 The Big Hex of Little Lulu TV movie
1979–1980 Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo Additional voices
1979–1980 The Bad News Bears Rudi SteinMain role
1980 Lou Grant MikeEpisode "Cover-Up"
1980 Galactica 1980 TuckerEpisode "Galactica Discovers Earth: Part 3"
1980 CBS Library OscarEpisode "Animal Talk"
1980 The Magical World of Disney David Williams2 episodes
1980 The Ghosts of Buxley Hall David WilliamsTV movie
1980Angel on My ShoulderJoe NavotnyTV movie
1980 Trapper John, M.D. TommyEpisode "Hot Line"
1981 Hart to Hart Herbie GellerEpisódio "Hart-Shaped Murder"
1981Crazy TimesOlder BoyTV movie
1981 Murder in Texas Mel KurthTV movie
1981 How to Eat Like a Child BillyTV movie
1981–1982 Maggie Mark WestonMain role
1981 Alice JeffEpisode "Alice's Halloween Surprise"
1982 Code Red LutherEpisode "My Life Is Yours"
1982 American Playhouse NewsboyEpisode "Working"
1982 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Eddie BartonEpisode "Neighbors"
1982–1983 The Scooby & Scrappy-Doo/Puppy Hour voice, Petey the Puppy
1982–1984 The Puppy's Further Adventures voice, Petey the Puppy
1983 ABC Weekend Special BillEpisode "The Red Room Riddle"
1983 Benson 'Buzzy' SheridanEpisode "Katie's Boyfriend"
1983 The A-Team NickyEpisode "The Out-of-Towners"
1983 It's Not Easy Matthew TownsendMain role
1984 Tales from the Darkside Petey CoombsEpisode "The New Man"
1984 Highway to Heaven Brad GainesEpisode "Dust Child"
1985 The Golden Girls DavidEpisode "On Golden Girls"
1986 The A-Team Jeffrey SullivanEpisode "The Trouble with Harry"
1986 The Wizard Jack CraigEpisode "El Dorado"
1986 The Magical World of Disney WhittleEpisode "The B.R.A.T. Patrol"
1986 Lazer Tag Academy voice, Tom Jaren
1985–1987 Silver Spoons Brad LangfordRecurring role (Seasons 4–5)
1987 Rags to Riches JimEpisode "Bad Blood"
1987 21 Jump Street Mark DorianEpisode "America, What a Town"
1987 A Year in the Life JerryEpisode "EM7, Raiders Minus 3 and a Half for a Nickel"
1988 The Charmings AlEpisode "The Charmings Get Robbed"
1988 The Bronx Zoo BradEpisode "On the Land, on the Sea and in the Halls"
1989 The Young Riders BilEpisode "Ten-Cent Hero"
1990 CBS Schoolbreak Special Bill McCallisterEpisode "The Girl with the Crazy Brother", as William Jayne
1990–1993 Parker Lewis Can't Lose Mikey RandallMain role
1995 Renegade Otis MoonEpisode "Living Legend"
1995 Spring Fling! ChrisTV movie
1995 The Client T.J. RutherfordEpisode "A Perfect World"
1995 Murder One Billy McBrideEpisode "Chapter Five"
1996 Walker, Texas Ranger Derek MalloyEpisode "Flashpoint"
1996 Breaking Through MikeTV movie
1997 Extreme Ghostbusters voiceEpisode "Bird of Prey"
1999 Charmed Billy WatersEpisode "The Wendigo"
2003 The Bernie Mac Show CoachEpisode "Eye of the Tiger"
2009 Cold Case Al 'Baltimore Red'Episode "November 22nd"
2010 United States of Tara EdEpisode "Open House"
2016ConspiracyJohn 'John Q'TV movie
2023 MILF Manor HimselfEpisode "I Ain't Your MILF"

As director

YearTitleNotes
2013 Buckcherry: Gluttony music video
2014 BuckCherry: Wrath music video
2014 Buckcherry: Say Fuck It music video
2015 Buckcherry: Bring It On Back music video
2018 Josh Todd and The Conflict: Story of my Life music video
2017 Louise Goffin: Let Me in Again music video
2017 Josh Todd and The Conflict: rain music video

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References

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  2. "Dolores Jacoby May Look Like a Stage Mother, but She Has Her Kids in Movies and TV Commercials Too." Friedman, Jack. www.people.com. Published November 19, 1984. Accessed April 7, 2017.
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