Growing up in the Black Hills of South Dakota, Jim first began performing for
                                audiences as 11-year old "Jim the Magician." He discovered the theater while a 
                              student in high school, winning several state one-act-play competitions.  He continued
                            his acting experience at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis where he earned his
                         BA degree in Speech Communications with an emphasis on Broadcasting and Theater. 

                   Before graduating, Jim combined his theatrical, comedic, musical, and magic skills to co-host and
          produce a Minneapolis based daily television show, "Breakfast with Casey Jones" with his friend and 
        mentor, Roger Awsumb.  This led to the development of his one-man comedy show which he has performed
       at nearly 2000 colleges and universities nationwide as well as for hundreds of corporate events of all types. 

    In addition to appearances at various clubs, theaters, conventions, corporate and
   industrial shows and fairs, he was featured for two season on Opryland USA's
   "General Jackson Showboat" in Nashville, TN.  
  
     His Armed Forces USO tours have taken him across the United States
     and to fifteen foreign countries.  He has now performed in every state in
      the U.S. except Hawaii, but his grass skirt is packed and ready to go!

        Jim also combines his creativity with computers as an owner/partner
          of a full service multimedia company, Image Works, Inc.  For more
            information please visit www.imageinc.biz .