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Jim O’Rear is a Actor, Writer, Producer, Editor and Stunts American born on 28 september 1970 at Cordova (USA)
Jim O'Rear is an American actor, screenwriter, and director.
O'Rear’s background in stage magic led him to other theatrical interests. He developed a love for stage acting and went to New York where he was trained at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts. After some very successful theatrical runs in dramas, comedies, and musicals, O'Rear was offered roles in films and television where he has worked steadily as an actor, stuntman, and special make-up effects artist on such projects as Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, ''ABC's Nashville, FX's Outlaw Country, The Vampyre Wars, Lethal Weapon 3, Creature Feature, Stephen King's The Boogeyman , Hayride Slaughter, Cop and a Half, Psycho Beach Party, Evita, Little Shop of Horrors, No Retreat No Surrender 3, Mortal Kombat: Conquest''.
O'Rear had always been interested in writing and wanted to see some of his own ideas hit the silver screen, so he successfully moved into the area of screenwriting where he wrote and sold a number of horror-related screenplays, including The House Of Pain, Hayride Slaughter, Hayride Slaughter 2, The Deadly Obligation, Vampyre Tales, Wolfsbayne, Scream Farm, and The Deepening (featuring Gunnar Hansen and Scream Queen Debbie Rochon). O'Rear has also won various awards for screenwriting in national competitions.
In addition to screenplay writing, O'Rear has also contributed many articles to national publications, such as Scary Monsters Magazine, Haunted Attraction Magazine, Comics Interview, and Underground Entertainment, and has been recognized in Fangoria, Alternative Cinema, Fright Times, and Femme Fatale Magazine. O'Rear was also “immortalized” as a comic book character opposite Thor in issue #14 of Marvel Comics What The--?! and appears as himself (along with Ken Foree, Brinke Stevens, Tom Savini, Debbie Rochon, and James Gunn) in the new fictional horror novel, Bad Moon Rising the third installment of Jonathan Maberry’s Ghost Road Blues Pine Deep Trilogy and Zombie: C.S.U. and appears as himself, again, in Shane Moore's zombie novel The Apocalypse of Enoch, alongside Peter (Chewbacca) Mayhew.
O'Rear also has four of his own books in stores with a fifth currently in the works. Currently available is the horror novel Mortuary Of Madness (co-written with R Thomas Riley) and from Schiffer Publishing are two paranormal books, titled Hollywood Paranormal Films and Tennessee Ghosts, covering the history behind many actual hauntings in the state of Tennessee, and a travel book titled Traveling In Tennessee.
Because of his close association with the horror genre, O'Rear was one of several actors selected to appear in a set of horror movie trading cards with Debbie Rochon, Ben Chapman, Gunnar Hansen, and more. Jim also was turned into an action figure in 2010 as his character from the zombie film Beverly Lane.
In 2009 Jim beat out genre great Bruce Campbell (Evil Dead) to win the Golden Cob Award for "Best Horror Actor" and won again in 2010 beating genre great Bill Moseley (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2). In 2012 O'Rear won a Haunted Entertainment Award for "Best Horror Actor," beating out Kane Hodder (Friday The 13th).
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Jim O'Rear is an American actor, screenwriter, and director.
Biography
O’Rear began his professional career in the entertainment industry on tour as “The Youngest Professional Magician,” working on stage with the talents of David Copperfield, Harry Blackstone, Jr., and The Great Tomsoni and opening for musical acts such as Cheap Trick and John Anderson. O'Rear became very well respected as a magician and was one of the youngest people to ever be accepted into the Society of American Magicians when he was only 12 years old. Audiences seemed to be fascinated with the way O'Rear could manipulate objects with his small hands in the same manner as the adult magicians of his time.O'Rear’s background in stage magic led him to other theatrical interests. He developed a love for stage acting and went to New York where he was trained at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts. After some very successful theatrical runs in dramas, comedies, and musicals, O'Rear was offered roles in films and television where he has worked steadily as an actor, stuntman, and special make-up effects artist on such projects as Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, ''ABC's Nashville, FX's Outlaw Country, The Vampyre Wars, Lethal Weapon 3, Creature Feature, Stephen King's The Boogeyman , Hayride Slaughter, Cop and a Half, Psycho Beach Party, Evita, Little Shop of Horrors, No Retreat No Surrender 3, Mortal Kombat: Conquest''.
O'Rear had always been interested in writing and wanted to see some of his own ideas hit the silver screen, so he successfully moved into the area of screenwriting where he wrote and sold a number of horror-related screenplays, including The House Of Pain, Hayride Slaughter, Hayride Slaughter 2, The Deadly Obligation, Vampyre Tales, Wolfsbayne, Scream Farm, and The Deepening (featuring Gunnar Hansen and Scream Queen Debbie Rochon). O'Rear has also won various awards for screenwriting in national competitions.
In addition to screenplay writing, O'Rear has also contributed many articles to national publications, such as Scary Monsters Magazine, Haunted Attraction Magazine, Comics Interview, and Underground Entertainment, and has been recognized in Fangoria, Alternative Cinema, Fright Times, and Femme Fatale Magazine. O'Rear was also “immortalized” as a comic book character opposite Thor in issue #14 of Marvel Comics What The--?! and appears as himself (along with Ken Foree, Brinke Stevens, Tom Savini, Debbie Rochon, and James Gunn) in the new fictional horror novel, Bad Moon Rising the third installment of Jonathan Maberry’s Ghost Road Blues Pine Deep Trilogy and Zombie: C.S.U. and appears as himself, again, in Shane Moore's zombie novel The Apocalypse of Enoch, alongside Peter (Chewbacca) Mayhew.
O'Rear also has four of his own books in stores with a fifth currently in the works. Currently available is the horror novel Mortuary Of Madness (co-written with R Thomas Riley) and from Schiffer Publishing are two paranormal books, titled Hollywood Paranormal Films and Tennessee Ghosts, covering the history behind many actual hauntings in the state of Tennessee, and a travel book titled Traveling In Tennessee.
Because of his close association with the horror genre, O'Rear was one of several actors selected to appear in a set of horror movie trading cards with Debbie Rochon, Ben Chapman, Gunnar Hansen, and more. Jim also was turned into an action figure in 2010 as his character from the zombie film Beverly Lane.
In 2009 Jim beat out genre great Bruce Campbell (Evil Dead) to win the Golden Cob Award for "Best Horror Actor" and won again in 2010 beating genre great Bill Moseley (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2). In 2012 O'Rear won a Haunted Entertainment Award for "Best Horror Actor," beating out Kane Hodder (Friday The 13th).
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The Hospital (2013)
, 1h30Origin USA
Genres Horror
Actors Jim O’Rear, John Dugan, Roni Jonah
Roles Alan
Rating23%
College student Beth Stratman (Constance Medrano) decides to travel to the small town of Bridgeport to do some additional research for a paper about local folklore. There are many stories about the old abandoned hospital there. The police think it is full of drug dealers and prostitutes. The locals think it is full of ghosts.
Country Strong (2011)
, 1h52Directed by Shana Feste
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Musical films
Actors Gwyneth Paltrow, Tim McGraw, Garrett Hedlund, Leighton Meester, Jeremy Childs, Donald Farmer
Rating62%
The film begins with Beau (Hedlund), singing with Kelly (Paltrow), a recovering alcoholic going through rehab. Beau is clearly smitten by her, and it is later revealed that the two have been having an affair, even though Kelly is married to James (McGraw). Kelly is checked out of rehab a month early by James, who wants her to go on a three-city tour to restore her image. She agrees on the condition that Beau becomes her opening act, but James has already made plans to see Chiles Stanton (Meester), a beauty queen with potential to become a rising singer, perform that night in hopes that she will be Kelly's opener instead.
Beverly Lane (2010)
, 1h9Origin USA
Genres Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Comedy horror films, Disaster films
Actors Jim O’Rear
Roles Adam Cadabra
Rating71%
On his first day at a new job at a local metal company, Andy attends the boring retirement party of a manager. The party includes clowns, mimes, and magicians, all of whom are eccentric and annoy the office workers. However, the frustrated office workers are soon put into an even worse situation when zombies attack the building.
The Dead Matter (2010)
, 1h29Origin USA
Genres Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Vampires in film, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Disaster films
Actors Andrew Divoff, Jason Carter, Tom Savini, Tom Nagel, Jim O’Rear, Jessica Cameron
Roles Vampire Junkie Ernie
Gretchen (Sean Serino), a young woman, becomes desperate to contact her brother after his passing. She discovers an amulet that allows her to control the dead—which she uses to try and contact him. The amulet also allows results in the calling forth of a small army of zombies, comedically called "Post-Mortem Americans" in the film. This amulet is a sought after relic, pursued by two feuding vampires who have been at odds for millennia: Vellich (Andrew Divoff) and Sebed (Tom Savini). After encountering the vampires, Gretchen and her friends are joined by the vampire-hunter McCallister (Jason Carter), who had originally stolen the amulet from Vellich. McCallister helps Gretchen and her friends combat the villains, and the film ends with a final showdown between the protagonists and the vampires. The film was called a "vampire-zombie hybrid movie" by the Columbus Dispatch.
Dorm of the Dead (2006)
, 1h15Directed by Donald Farmer
Origin USA
Genres Erotic, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Disaster films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Tiffany Shepis, Dukey Flyswatter, Jim O’Rear, Donald Farmer
Roles Adam
Rating24%
A professor returns to Arkham University with the blood of a zombie. As he tests it on the students, Amy accidentally initiates a zombie attack. During the confusion, bully Clare targets goths Sarah and Allison for involuntary conversion into zombies.
Scriptwriter
The Hospital (2013)
, 1h30Origin USA
Genres Horror
Actors Jim O’Rear, John Dugan, Roni Jonah
Roles Writer
Rating23%
College student Beth Stratman (Constance Medrano) decides to travel to the small town of Bridgeport to do some additional research for a paper about local folklore. There are many stories about the old abandoned hospital there. The police think it is full of drug dealers and prostitutes. The locals think it is full of ghosts.
Producer
The Hospital (2013)
, 1h30Origin USA
Genres Horror
Actors Jim O’Rear, John Dugan, Roni Jonah
Roles Producer
Rating23%
College student Beth Stratman (Constance Medrano) decides to travel to the small town of Bridgeport to do some additional research for a paper about local folklore. There are many stories about the old abandoned hospital there. The police think it is full of drug dealers and prostitutes. The locals think it is full of ghosts.
Editor
The Hospital (2013)
, 1h30Origin USA
Genres Horror
Actors Jim O’Rear, John Dugan, Roni Jonah
Rating23%
College student Beth Stratman (Constance Medrano) decides to travel to the small town of Bridgeport to do some additional research for a paper about local folklore. There are many stories about the old abandoned hospital there. The police think it is full of drug dealers and prostitutes. The locals think it is full of ghosts.
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Cyborg (1989)
, 1h22Directed by Albert Pyun
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Martial arts, Action, Adventure, Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction
Themes Medical-themed films, Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Sports films, Films set in the future, Martial arts films, Films about viral outbreaks, Political films, Dystopian films, Disaster films
Actors Jean-Claude Van Damme, Vincent Klyn, Deborah Richter, Dayle Haddon, Ralf Moeller, Matt McColm
Roles Stunts
Rating50%
A plague known as the living death cripples civilization. A small group of surviving scientists and doctors — located in Atlanta, Georgia, home of the CDC — work on a cure to save what remains of humanity. To complete their work they need information stored on a computer system in New York City. Pearl Prophet volunteers for the dangerous courier mission and is made into a cyborg through surgical augmentation.