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Jim BeaverAmerican theater, film and television actor
Date of Birth: 12.08.1950
Country:  USA |
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Biography of Jim Beaver
Early Life and EducationJim Beaver was born on August 12, 1950, in Laramie, Wyoming, to Dorothy Adelle (née Crawford) and James Norman Beaver Sr. His father was an accountant and a church minister, of Franco-English descent, and his mother had Scottish and German roots, as well as Cherokee ancestry. Despite his parents living in Texas for most of his childhood, Jim was born in Laramie because his father was completing his accounting degree at the University of Wyoming. Jim grew up in Irving, Texas, with his three sisters, Denise, Rene, and Teddli. He attended high school in Irving and later transferred to the Christian Academy in Fort Worth, where he graduated in 1968.
Early Career and Writing
During his school years, Jim developed a passion for the history of cinema and began writing short stories. He made his professional stage debut in October 1972 while still in college at the Oklahoma Theater Center. After returning to Texas, he worked in a film distribution company and as a stagehand at the Dallas Theater. In 1976, Jim became a member of a theater group and performed in the Shakespeare Festival. In 1979, he wrote three plays for the Actors Theater of Louisville, which earned him recognition as a finalist in prominent American playwriting competitions.
In addition to writing plays, Jim started writing film reviews, columns, and critical articles while also contributing material to "Films in Review" magazine. In 1979, he moved to New York, where he worked as an understudy actor, continued writing plays, and delved into researching the biography of actor George Reeves. Jim appeared in various plays, including "The Hasty Heart" and "The Rainmaker" in Birmingham, Alabama, and "The Lark" in Manchester, New Hampshire. He later toured the country as part of a theater troupe, playing roles in "Macbeth" and "The Last Meeting of the Knights of the White Magnolia."
Acting Career and Personal Life
In 2006, Jim received multiple opportunities in television, including a role in the HBO drama "Deadwood," the series "Supernatural," and another HBO drama called "Big Love." In 2003, after his wife Cecily Adams was diagnosed with lung cancer, Jim began writing his autobiographical book titled "Life's That Way," which was published by Putnam and Penguin in 2007. The book was later included in the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers program in April 2009.
Jim married his college sweetheart, Debbie Young, in August 1973, but the couple divorced after four months of marriage (officially in 1976). He later moved to California and shared accommodation with actor Hank Worden, whom he had been friends with since childhood. In 1989, after four years of courtship, Jim married actress and head of the studio's Acting Department, Cecily Adams, who was the daughter of Don Adams from the television series "Get Smart." They welcomed their daughter Madeline in 2001. Unfortunately, Cecily Adams passed away from lung cancer on March 3, 2004.
