Tommie Earl Jenkins

Tommie Earl Jenkins
Publicity headshot of Tommie Earl Jenkins
Born	Tommie Jenkins November 13, 1965 Canton, Ohio, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, voice actor
Years active	1979–present

Tommie Earl Jenkins (born 13 November 1965) also credited in some productions as Tee Jaye^[1] or Tommie Jenkins, is an American actor, voice actor, musician and stage performer most noted for his work as Ubercorn from the television show Go Jetters. Go Jetters was nominated for a 2016 BAFTA award in the Preschool - Animation section.^[2] Other notable work includes the origination of the role Barry Belson in Jersey Boys,^[3] and the narration of the audiobook Twelve Years A Slave^[4] and the narration of two documentaries released concurrently with Roots (2016 miniseries).^[5][6]

Personal life

A native of Canton, Ohio, he has spent more than twenty years in the UK. He returned to the US in 2014.^[7]

Career

Tommie Earl Jenkins originally trained as a clasical ballet dancer. He has worked with the Canton Ballet in Ohio, The Duluth Ballet of Minnesota and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York CIty.^[1][3] He has worked in numerous theatrical performances as both a dancer and actor as well as a film and voice actor.^[3][8]

Filmography

Theater

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1979	Purlie the Musical[3]
1990-1998	Cats	various (Alonzo, Macavity, Munkustrap, Plato, Rum Tug Tugger)	Hamburg 1990, 1991; London 1996, 1997, 1998
1993-1996	A Chorus Line	Richie	Carr Performing Arts Centre, a non-commmercial BBC Radio broadcast was made with the 1996 cast.[9]
1994-1995	Five Guys Named Moe	swing, Big Moe, Nomax, Four-eyed Moe[3][10]	Albery Theater
1999-2000	Oh What A Night!	Brutus T. Firefly	Apollo Hammersmith Theatre[11]
2000-2002	Fame	Tyrone Jackson[12][13]	Victoria Palace Theatre and Cambridge Theatre[11]
2004	Purlie	Purlie Victorious[14]	Bridewell Theatre
2004-2005	Aladdin	Genie[3]	Old Vic Theatre[11] with Sir Ian McKellen[3]
2005-2008	Tick, Tick...Boom!	Michael	Menier Chocolate Factory[15]
2006	Whistle Down the Wind	Ed	Palace Theatre[11]
2006-2008	Dirty Dancing[16]	Tito Suarez (stand by)	Aldwych Theatre[17]
2008-2012	Jersey Boys	Barry Belson[18] and others	Prince Edward Theatre and August Wilson Theatre[11]
2011	Cinderella	Dandini	Hackney Empire pantomime[19]

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Patriot Games	voice-over[1]	possibly dubbing and/or revoicing
1997	The Peace Maker	voice-over[1]	possibly dubbing and/or revoicing
2002	The Bourne Identity	voice-over[1]	possibly dubbing and/or revoicing
2002	Reign of Fire	voice-over[1]	possibly dubbing and/or revoicing
2003	Agent Cody Banks	voice-over[1]	possibly dubbing and/or revoicing
2004	Fascination	voice	German release film[20]
2005	Tideland	performer	"Wash Me in the Blood of Jesus"[21]
2012	Gambit	couple husband	with Lorna Brown[22]
2013	The Callback Queen	Chuck Rydell[23]
2014	The Trip[24]	Jeremy	London Sci-Fi Festival[25]
2015	Tulips		short film to launch upcoming feature film The White King[26]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Goodnight Sweetheart	Niles	Guest role; Series 3 Episode 10; The Yanks Are Coming[27]
2011	Moby Dick	sailor	uncredited[21]
2015	Autopsy: The Last Hours Of...	O.J. Simpson	Episode: Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman[28]
2015	American Odyssey	Osela soldier #1	Season 1, Episode 1 Gone Elvis[29]
2015	Galavant	pirate	uncredited[30]
2015-2016	Go Jetters	Ubercorn	Funky-disco grooving unicorn[31]
2016	Roots: A New Vision	narrator	television special documentary[6]
2016	Roots: A History Revealed	narrator	television special documentary[5]

Audiobooks

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	Twelve Years A Slave	Narrator	W.F. Howes Ltd[32]
2014	The Autobiography of Malcolm X	Narrator	RNIB[33]
2014	The Racketeer	Narrator	RNIB[34]
2014	Brother Ray–Ray Charles' Own Story	Narrator	RNIB[35]
unknown	Sweet Soul Music: Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom	Narrator	RNIB[1]

Music Videos

Year	Title	Artist	Role	Notes
1988	DEF=Doug E. Fresh	Doug E. Fresh	staging and choreographing	music video[1]
1988	Cut That Zero	Doug E. Fresh	staging and choreographing	music video[1]

Music^[36]

Year	Title	Label	Notes
1992	Never Too Late	Polydore Records	Pop
1992	Baby, Come Back	Polydore Records	Funk/Soul
1994	Who's That Girl?	BMG	Electronic/Euro House
1994	Don't Call It Destiny	RCA/BMG	Electronic/Euro House
1995	Let Me Be Your Love[37]	One Way Records	Electronic/House/Euro House
1997	Oh Oh My Girl	One Way Records	Electronic/Euro House

References

1. "ABOUT". www.tommieearljenkins.com. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
2. "Children's Awards Nominations Announced". www.bafta.org. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
3. "Interview with Tee Jaye: West End, Broadway, Film/TV performer and writer". London Theatre 1. 2011-08-02. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
4. Northup, Solomon; Jenkins, Tommie Earl; Audiobooks, Whole Story. Twelve Years a Slave. Whole Story Audiobooks.
5. Roots: A History Revealed (2016), retrieved 2016-07-23
6. Roots: A New Vision, 2016-06-04, retrieved 2016-07-23
7. "Harris Management Signs International Actor and Performer, Tommie Earl Jenkins". harrismanagement.prezly.com. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
8. Afridiziak.com. "Tee Jaye, Jersey Boys". Afridiziak Theatre News. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
9. A Chorus Line - 1996 BBC Radio Cast, retrieved 2016-10-20
10. Augins, Charles (1995-11-11), Five Guys Named Moe, retrieved 2016-07-23
11. "Tommie Earl Jenkins - Other works - www.imdb.me/tommieearljenkins". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
12. "Fame Forever | Kids From Fame". www.fameforever.com. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
13. "Stock Images, Medical Scientific & Historical Photos - DIOMEDIA". www.diomedia.com. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
14. www.t75.org. "indielondon.co.uk - theatre - Purlie, Bridewell Theatre, review". www.indielondon.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
15. "Tick, Tick...Boom! @ Menier Chocolate Factory, London | Theatre | musicOMH". musicOMH. 2008-11-06. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
16. Lizzie, CurtainUp, Lizzie. "Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story On Stage, a CurtainUp London review". www.curtainup.com. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
17. "Dirty Dancing – Original London Cast Recording 2006 | The Official Masterworks Broadway Site". Retrieved 2016-07-23.
18. "Dan Burton | confessionsofatheatregirl". confessionsofatheatregirl.com. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
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28. "O.J. Simpson (Character)". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
29. "American Odyssey" Gone Elvis (TV Episode 2015), retrieved 2016-07-23
30. Galavant, 2015-01-04, retrieved 2016-07-23
31. Go Jetters, 2015-10-26, retrieved 2016-07-23
32. 2699, Eazytiger | [email protected] | 0116 269. "Tommie Earl Jenkins - WF Howes". www.wfhowes.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
33. "The Autobiography of Malcolm X - RNIB - Supporting Blind and Partially Sighted People.". www.rniboverdrive.com. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
34. "The Racketeer - RNIB - Supporting Blind and Partially Sighted People.". www.rniboverdrive.com. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
35. "Brother Ray - RNIB - Supporting Blind and Partially Sighted People.". www.rniboverdrive.com. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
36. "Tommie Jenkins". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
37. "Tommie Jenkins - Let Me Be Your Love". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-10-20.