Jessica Tar

Jessica Tar (nee Sadowski) grew up in Cedar Knolls, New Jersey. Her parents, Lois and Lambert Sadowski, were both teachers and guidance counselors. Jessica has one older sister, Jennifer and one younger sister, Lauren. From the age of eight, after first appearing as an innkeeper in her elementary school's Nativity play, it was clear to Jessica that she enjoyed the stage! Throughout her academic career, Jessica excelled in forensics, vocal music, piano and art. Jessica appeared in numerous roles throughout her high school and college career including Little Red in "Into the Woods," and The Professor, in "The Would-Be Gentleman." Following this, Jessica was an intern in the Walt Disney World College Program in Florida, but elected to come home to her family following the events of September 11, 2001 and took a new job in New Jersey as a waitress. She then thew herself into a flurry of songwriting and dedicated much of her time to learning her instruments and succeeded in a solo compilation of songs roused by her emotions of 9/11 and the uncertainty and wishful sense of her relationship with her then boyfriend, Thomas "TJ" Tar. Eventually, seven years after first meeting in their high school marching band, TJ would take his place as Jessica's true love of her life. He proposed to her and they were married on November 19, 2005 when Jessica was 23 years old and TJ was 26. Among Jessica's many interests, she also loved animals, having been greatly influenced by her sister Jenn, a veterinary technician and the late wildlife conservationist, Steve Irwin and his wife Terri Irwin. Jessica took a position as a volunteer animal keeper at the Newark Museum's Mini Zoo in Newark, New Jersey and another job in the billing department at the Animal Clinic of Morris Plains, alongside her sister. It was during this time that Jessica rescued her two dogs, Maya, a German Shepard Mix and Maddie, a yellow Labrador retriever. Meanwhile, she continued to make progress with her unfinished college career and took courses at County College of Morris in biology, psychology and social work; finally discovering inspiration in the fine arts, concentrating on painting. In 2008, came Jessica's inclination for running and she completed two major events, The Long Branch Half Marathon and The Atlantic City Half Marathon. Her father, Lambert, a runner himself, was there along with her family to cheer her on. Unfortunately, in about a year's time, the family would learn that Lambert had lung cancer. After six months of enduring the sickness brought on by the cancer and treatments, Jessica's Dad passed away, forever changing the dynamic of their family. Motivated by her father's constant encouragement for her pursuit of a career in entertainment, Jessica went out on her first audition in seven years for a short film called "Eat Me."