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J.D. Lewis

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J.D. Lewis
J.D. Lewis is one of the top Acting Coaches in America. He established The Actor's Lab in Los Angeles in 1990. He has studios in Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, and Palm Springs, CA, Charlotte North Carolina and Portland Oregon.. He has worked with some of the top names in the entertainment industry. J.D. has appeared as an actor on Friends, ER, Suddenly Susan, Oliver Beene....all the way back to L.A. Law. He is best known for playing Ross Parker on the NBC series, Midnight Caller with Gary Cole. Commercially, in the 80s and 90s, he was the face of Vidal Sassoon, L.A. Gear (with Kathy Ireland), and Bud Lite. He lives between Tavira, Portugal and Santa Barbara, California and does workshops all over the world. In addition to his success as an actor and acting coach, he is also known for his work as a philanthropist and humanitarian. He founded The Twelve In Twelve Foundation in 2012. He has been celebrated for setting a world record. He and his two sons, Jackson and Buck, were the first family in history to have traveled to all seven continents in one year, specifically to do humanitarian work. Among his many accomplishments, he is a triathlete and an IronMan.
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    Known for

    Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer in Friends (1994)
    Friends
    8.9
    TV Series
    • The Customer
    Noah Wyle, Linda Cardellini, Laura Innes, Maura Tierney, Parminder Nagra, and Goran Visnjic in Urgences (1994)
    Urgences
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Michael(uncredited)
    Jack Killian, l'homme au micro (1988)
    Jack Killian, l'homme au micro
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Ross Parker
    Brooke Shields, Judd Nelson, Eric Idle, Nestor Carbonell, Rob Estes, Kathy Griffin, Barbara Barrie, Currie Graham, and Sherri Shepherd in Susan! (1996)
    Susan!
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Mac the Bartender

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    Actor



    • Nepenthe
      Short
      • Nepenthe
      • 2020
    • Meeting Time (2019)
      Meeting Time
      Short
      • William
      • 2019
    • Andrew Lawrence, Wendy Makkena, Grant Rosenmeyer, and Grant Shaud in Oliver Beene (2003)
      Oliver Beene
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Josh
      • 2003
    • Dead Last (2001)
      Dead Last
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Co Pilot
      • 2001
    • Matt Beck and Susannah Devereux in Stranger - A Burning Man Film (2000)
      Stranger - A Burning Man Film
      Short
      • The Bartender
      • 2000
    • Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer in Friends (1994)
      Friends
      8.9
      TV Series
      • The Customer
      • 2000
    • Brooke Shields, Judd Nelson, Eric Idle, Nestor Carbonell, Rob Estes, Kathy Griffin, Barbara Barrie, Currie Graham, and Sherri Shepherd in Susan! (1996)
      Susan!
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Mac the Bartender
      • 1998
    • Burning Man (1997)
      Burning Man
      7.9
      Short
      • Buzz
      • 1997
    • Noah Wyle, Linda Cardellini, Laura Innes, Maura Tierney, Parminder Nagra, and Goran Visnjic in Urgences (1994)
      Urgences
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Michael (uncredited)
      • 1996
    • Robert Carradine, Meg Foster, Mike Farrell, and John Saxon in The Killers Within (1995)
      The Killers Within
      4.2
      • John
      • 1995
    • Killing Obsession (1994)
      Killing Obsession
      4.9
      • Jerry
      • 1994
    • Deux femmes pour un tueur (1994)
      Deux femmes pour un tueur
      4.5
      • 1994
    • Twenty Dollar Star (1990)
      Twenty Dollar Star
      5.4
      • Buddy
      • 1990
    • Goin' to Chicago (1990)
      Goin' to Chicago
      6.7
      • Aaron
      • 1990
    • The White Girl (1990)
      The White Girl
      5.5
      • Judge Barnes
      • 1990

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    • Herman Brood and His Wild Romance (2024)
      Herman Brood and His Wild Romance
      • writer
      • 2024

    Producer



    • Herman Brood and His Wild Romance (2024)
      Herman Brood and His Wild Romance
      • executive producer
      • 2024

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      J.D. Lewis and his sons set a world record. They were the first family in history to have traveled to all seven continents in one year, specifically to do humanitarian work. He was named an American Hero by the HuffPost.

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