
Jamie Kennedy
Highest Rated: 94% Three Kings (1999)
Lowest Rated: Not Available
Birthday: May 25, 1970
Birthplace: Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, USA
Jamie Kennedy was best known for his breakthrough performance as Randy Meeks, the video store clerk well-versed in the conventions of scary movies, in Wes Craven's 1996 self-referential horror film "Scream" and its follow-up "Scream 2" (1997). The Pennsylvania native headed west after high school and began performing stand-up comedy while supporting himself in a variety of odd jobs. Kennedy was spotted at one of the comedy clubs and cast in the little-seen 1995 indie comedy "The Road to Flin Flon." An appearance as a punked-out rival to John Leguizamo in "William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet" (1996) and as a street hustler who attacks Greg Kinnear in the Oscar-nominated "As Good As It Gets" (1997) can be counted among his smaller roles. This offbeat, high-energy actor frequently sported a shock of peroxide blond in his short brown hair and cultivated a rumpled hipster look complete with colorful eye-catching shoes reportedly culled from the set of "Scream." His laid-back yet edgy persona and dynamic performances earned him an impressive fan following. Following his success in "Scream," Kennedy took on roles in the 1997 films "Sparkler," as one of a trio of youths headed to Las Vegas, and "Clockwatchers," as the office mailman who develops a crush on a temp worker. He continued to add to his gallery of eccentric characters with a dramatic turn as a heroin addict in "Bongwater" and a novice screenwriter in the comedy "Starf*cker" (both 1998). He added much-needed comedy in the dramas "The Three Kings" (1999) and "The Boiler Room" (2000). After years of obtaining his fair-share of supporting and featured roles, Kennedy was given his own sketch comedy show, "The Jamie Kennedy Experiment" (WB, 2002-04), which quickly became The WB's highest-rated new show. Among the wacky characters (played by Kennedy), one became across the board an all-time favorite: Brad Gluckman, the Malibu rapper. The character was such a hit that Kennedy decided to take it, naturally, to the next level. Thus, in 2003, "Malibu's Most Wanted" was released starring Kennedy as the white "wanna-be rapper" from Malibu. Kennedy next appeared in the cult comedy "Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle" (2004) before starring in the critically-reviled flop "Son of The Mask" (2005). The extreme reaction to that setback hurt the trajectory of Kennedy's career, which soon found him reduced to occasional low-budget films and TV guest spots until a recurring role on Jennifer Love Hewitt's "Ghost Whisperer" (CBS 2005-2010) regained some respect. His voiceover career took off during this period as well, with a recurring role on "Fanboy and Chum Chum" (Nickelodeon 2009-2014) and various voices on "The Cleveland Show" (Fox 2009-2013). Against type, Kennedy was cast as a surgeon on the medical drama "Heartbeat" (NBC 2016), but the series was canceled after its first season.








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Filmography
Movies
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14% | 66% | Roe v. Wade | Larry Lader (Character) | - | 2021 |
0% | 73% | Last Call | Whitey (Character) | $46.5K | 2021 |
36% | 28% | Trick | Dr. Steven (Character) | - | 2019 |
40% | 27% | Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell | Travis B. Welker (Character) | - | 2018 |
42% | 37% | Spinning Man | Ross (Character) | - | 2018 |
No Score Yet | 40% | Surviving the Wild | Kristopher (Character) | - | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Blueprint | Film Editing | - | 2017 |
No Score Yet | 35% | Walk of Fame | Hugo (Character) | - | 2017 |
No Score Yet | 53% | Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge and Me | Jerry Heller (Character) | - | 2016 |
No Score Yet | 31% | R.L. Stine's Mostly Ghostly: One Night in Doom House | Simon (Character) | - | 2016 |
No Score Yet | 57% | Little Savages | Fritz (Character) | - | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rivers 9 | Rob (Character) | - | 2015 |
40% | 20% | The Sand | Beach Patrol Alex (Character) | - | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 36% | Tremors 5: Bloodlines | Travis Welker (Character) | - | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 44% | Nowhere Safe | Kevin Carlisle (Character) | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet | 50% | Mission Air | Galvez (Character) | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet | 33% | Other Plans | Nathan (Character) | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jackhammer | Lance Selmour (Character) | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet | 15% | Buddy Hutchins | Buddy Hutchins (Character) | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet | 12% | Bermuda Tentacles | Dr. Zimmern (Character) | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet | 18% | The Hungover Games |
Justmitch / Producer |
- | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bro, What Happened? | MF Bob (Character) | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Feels So Good | Mr. Horton (Character) | - | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Foreclosed | Forrest Hayes (Character) | - | 2013 |
No Score Yet | 68% | Lost and Found in Armenia | Bill (Character) | $120.5K | 2012 |
No Score Yet | 24% | The Reef 2: High Tide | Ronnie (Voice) | - | 2012 |
No Score Yet | 33% | Bending the Rules | Theo Gold (Character) | - | 2012 |
36% | 76% | Tyler Perry's Good Deeds | Mark Freeze (Character) | $35.0M | 2012 |
No Score Yet | 17% | Cupid | Vernon Gart (Character) | - | 2012 |
No Score Yet | 44% | Café | Dealer (Character) | - | 2011 |
30% | 30% | Finding Bliss | Dick Harder (Character) | $6.8K | 2009 |
No Score Yet | 50% | Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey | "Danno" Wolfe (Voice) | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet | 18% | Extreme Movie | Mateus (Character) | - | 2008 |
60% | 52% | Heckler | Producer | - | 2007 |
2% | 42% | Kickin' It Old Skool |
Justin (Character), Producer |
$4.5M | 2007 |
No Score Yet | 36% | Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone | Spazz (Voice) | - | 2005 |
6% | 16% | Son of the Mask | Tim Avery (Character) | $17.0M | 2005 |
31% | 54% | Malibu's Most Wanted |
Brad Gluckman (Character), Writer |
$34.3M | 2003 |
No Score Yet | 77% | Bug | Dwight (Character) | - | 2002 |
No Score Yet | 39% | Pretty When You Cry | Albert Straka (Character) | - | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Strange Frequency 3 | Pete Derek (Character) | - | 2001 |
No Score Yet | 52% | Sol Goode | Justin Sax (Character) | - | 2001 |
29% | 38% | Max Keeble's Big Move | Evil Ice Cream Man (Character) | $17.3M | 2001 |
53% | 75% | Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back | Chaka's Production Assistant (Character) | $30.1M | 2001 |
47% | 55% | The Specials |
Amok (Character), Co-Producer |
$13.0K | 2000 |
26% | 40% | Bait | Agent Blum (Character) | - | 2000 |
66% | 78% | Boiler Room | Adam (Character) | $16.9M | 2000 |
41% | 37% | Scream 3 | Randy Meeks (Character) | $89.1M | 2000 |
94% | 77% | Three Kings | PV2 Walter Wogaman (Character) | $60.7M | 1999 |
81% | 61% | Bowfinger | Dave (Character) | $66.4M | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Pass | Deputy Jim Banks (Character) | - | 1998 |
17% | 65% | Bongwater | Tommy (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Stricken | Banyon (Character) | - | 1998 |
17% | 43% | Sparkler | Trent (Character) | $5.5K | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Starf... er | George Gordon Flynn (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | 0% | Starstruck | George Gordon Flynn (Character) | - | 1998 |
85% | 62% | Clockwatchers | Eddie (Character) | $444.4K | 1997 |
81% | 57% | Scream 2 | Randy Meeks (Character) | $101.3M | 1997 |
No Score Yet | 52% | On the Edge of Innocence | Luke Canby (Character) | - | 1997 |
79% | 79% | Scream | Randy Meeks (Character) | $103.7M | 1996 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 86% | Criminal Minds | Floyd Feylinn Ferell (Guest Star) | 2007 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | To Tell the Truth | Guest | 2017 |
88% | 72% | Lucifer | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2017 |
89% | 86% | Outlander | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2015-2016 |
21% | 71% | Heartbeat | Dr. Callahan (Character) | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Doctors | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Today | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | 76% | Star vs. the Forces of Evil | Helios (Guest Star) | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Funniest Wins | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2014 |
No Score Yet | 37% | Fanboy & Chum Chum |
Kyle (Character), Unknown (Voice) |
2009-2012 2014 |
No Score Yet | 81% | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2014 |
No Score Yet | 100% | The Soul Man | Kevin (Guest Star) | 2013 |
20% | No Score Yet | Oh Sit! | Host | 2012-2013 |
No Score Yet | 63% | The Cleveland Show | Franklin (Guest Voice) | 2009-2013 |
65% | 83% | Entourage | Jamie Kennedy (Guest Star) | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Wendy Williams Show | Guest | 2010 |
No Score Yet | 86% | Ghost Whisperer | Eli James (Character) | 2008-2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Bonnie Hunt Show | Guest | 2008-2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lopez Tonight | Guest | 2010 |
No Score Yet | 20% | Late Night With Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Million Dollar Password | Contestant | 2009 |
No Score Yet | 10% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2008 |
80% | 62% | Reaper | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jamie Kennedy's Blowin' Up | Unknown (Character) | 2006 |
0% | No Score Yet | Living With Fran |
Executive Producer, Writer |
2005-2006 |
74% | 85% | Arrested Development | Himself (Guest Star) | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Starlet | Executive Producer | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Jamie Kennedy Experiment | Unknown (Character) | 2002-2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Crank Yankers | Wally Palumbo (Guest Voice) | 2004 |
No Score Yet | 56% | King of the Hill | Dr. Tim Rast (Guest Voice) | 2003-2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Strange Frequency | Unknown (Character) | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Perversions of Science | Unknown (Character) | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ellen | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Unhappily Ever After | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | California Dreams | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1994 |