Jordan Frechtman
- Actor
- Producer
Jordan Frechtman is an American actor and screenwriter who was born and raised in Glen Rock, NJ.
His first acting role was at the age of eight, when he played Sandy the dog in a production of "Annie" at Southwoods Summer Camp in the Adirondacks. While in college, Jordan worked at Southwoods, where he hosted many campfires and talent shows, mainly as his alter-egos: Tom Cruise, Alan Schoman (AKA Alan from Brooklyn), Chesley O'Houlihan (AKA Chet), among many others.
He loved movies from a young age and would often run around his backyard pretending to be Luke Skywalker, James Bond, and Indiana Jones. His Bar Mitzvah theme was Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
Jordan played several sports growing up, his favorite being ice hockey. During his sophomore year of high school, he accepted that his dreams of being an NHL goalie were a bit far-fetched, so instead he decided to pursue a more realistic profession: acting.
Over the next few years at Morristown-Beard in Morristown, NJ, His theatrical work included Dave the Bee in "2B or Not 2B," John Brooke in "Little Women," and Uncle Tony in "Lucky Stiff," where he so convincingly played a corpse that audiences were shocked when he finally stood up and began to dance.
Jordan graduated from Emerson College with a BA in film, and a focus in screenwriting. He is currently writing and producing multiple film projects with his childhood best friend and creative partner, Conor McAdam.
His first acting role was at the age of eight, when he played Sandy the dog in a production of "Annie" at Southwoods Summer Camp in the Adirondacks. While in college, Jordan worked at Southwoods, where he hosted many campfires and talent shows, mainly as his alter-egos: Tom Cruise, Alan Schoman (AKA Alan from Brooklyn), Chesley O'Houlihan (AKA Chet), among many others.
He loved movies from a young age and would often run around his backyard pretending to be Luke Skywalker, James Bond, and Indiana Jones. His Bar Mitzvah theme was Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
Jordan played several sports growing up, his favorite being ice hockey. During his sophomore year of high school, he accepted that his dreams of being an NHL goalie were a bit far-fetched, so instead he decided to pursue a more realistic profession: acting.
Over the next few years at Morristown-Beard in Morristown, NJ, His theatrical work included Dave the Bee in "2B or Not 2B," John Brooke in "Little Women," and Uncle Tony in "Lucky Stiff," where he so convincingly played a corpse that audiences were shocked when he finally stood up and began to dance.
Jordan graduated from Emerson College with a BA in film, and a focus in screenwriting. He is currently writing and producing multiple film projects with his childhood best friend and creative partner, Conor McAdam.
