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recent-news

  • Just booked and filmed a commercial for LONGHORN STEAK HOUSE. Delicious…
  • In the midst of Season 1 of my new SAG-AFTRA webseries called “DEAD ON ACTING”, which follows the misadventures of an NJ based acting class and their oddball acting teacher who instructs them on how to play convincing death scenes.




about

My name is Jimmy Martin and no I do not play bluegrass music like most of the Google search results may claim.

Who I am is a hyphenate artist (writer/actor/producer) based in New York City.

Below are few interesting things to know about me:

  • I am from a small town in Pennsylvania called “Forty-Fort”
  • I was the founder of my high school N’Sync cover band with five of my Caucasian classmates called “Diversity”.
  • I have worked many different/odd jobs while pursuing work as a professional actor/writer (i.e. Zamboni driver, nude art model, humor greeting card writer, Starbucks barista, luxury personal trainer in the Upper East Side/TriBeca.
  • I am an alumnus of George Mason University, where I majored in Communication with a Minor in Business Administration and upheld my responsibilities as a scholarship student-athlete for their Division 1 Men’s Wrestling Team from 2003-2007.
  • I trained with the 2004 Olympic Wrestling team in Colorado Springs, Co in the Summer of 2004.
  • I have a 4 year old cinnamon and white colored female Boston Terrier
  • I’ve been featured several times as a background performer on Saturday Night Live (view the “Saturday Night Live” sidebar for more details)
  • I own and operate a company called Mayamo Jimmy, where I write and produce creative projects for clients in the arts and entertainment industry.


writing-samples

SKETCH COMEDY SAMPLES


WEB SERIES

COMEDY WRITING SAMPLES


OTHER WRITING SAMPLES

All work found in the above links is protected under the Writer’s Guild of America. Any  inquiries regarding further explanation on concepts/scripts are asked to be requested at mayamojimmy@gmail.com.



acting-resume



web-and-film-videos

Writing/Directing Credits

Acting Credits



saturday-night-live

The following are videos from my background work on SNL.

2012-2013

2011-2012




press-reviews

The following is press regarding my work on my Off-Off Broadway show “The Bark of the Underdogs”:



gallery

I know you won’t believe me but I actually wear shirts in public…Here are a few photos from photographers Andrew Day, Laundrew Diamond, and  Jade Young.




contact

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