James Wlcek
Actor, TV Actor
1964 –
Who is James Wlcek?
James 'Jimmy' Wlcek is an American actor born in New York.
He began his acting career in 1986 with an episode of Tales from the Darkside. In 1987, he auditioned for a part on All My Children; however he did not get the part because he was not old enough. After his audition tape was sent to the producers of Ryan's Hope, he landed the role of Ben Shelby. He was working for Keebler Cookies at the time, in the warehouse loading trucks on the graveyard shift. Wlcek was nominated for Outstanding Male Newcomer Daytime for his role as Ben Shelby on Ryan's Hope in 1988.
During the time he spent on Ryan's Hope he acted in the play Liars by Elliot Meyers directed by Shellen Lubin at the Producers Club Theatre. Eight months later, he was cast as Linc Lafferty on As the World Turns. He stayed there for the next two years. A year after he left As the World Turns, he came out to Los Angeles and acted in several commercials. In 1997 he got the role of Trent Malloy in a two-hour Walker, Texas Ranger movie called Sons of Thunder. The role became a recurring one for Jimmy, who went on to guest star in several more episodes of the long-running series.
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- Born
- Feb 22, 1964
New York City - Also known as
- James M. Wlcek
- Jimmy Wlcek
- Jim Wlcek
- Jimmy Wleck
- Spouses
- Susan Broccoli
(1997 - )
- Susan Broccoli
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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