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Jesse David Perez
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Jesse David Perez was born and raised on the North side of Chicago. Movies and acting have been an inspiration to him since an early age. Ever since he could remember, making people laugh was an easy task and it was something he loved to do. No matter where he was, he would find himself mimicking actors and scenes from movies. Laughter from family, friends, classmates and even strangers was something he was getting used to hearing.  His dreams and passions were clear to him. 

Throughout elementary school and high school, Jesse's passion for acting grew while performing in plays and taking classes involving improve. Soon after graduating high school, he realized he wanted to continue gaining education and experience in acting. 

In 2004 and 2005, he completed classes at Piven Theater in Evanston, IL and in 2006 began taking classes at Act One Studios located in Chicago, IL. During this time, some areas of study included Audition Technique, Commercial Technique, Fundamentals of Acting and Advance Scene Study. Jesse also honed his performing, hosting and dance skills while working for an entertainment company in 2005 and 2006.   

"Having a back up plan leads to nowhere" is statement that has inspired Jesse to never give up on his true dreams and life goals. Dedicating effort and time to his passion throughout his life lead him to pursue acting full time. He began putting full time into taking a numerous amount of classes at Act One Studios & Piven Theater.Recently, he took a chance and didn't know what to expect when going on his audition with Gray Talent Group and actually found himself a little nervous, but all went well.  Jesse is grateful and intends on taking full advantage of the opportunity that has been given to him by being apart of Gray Talent Group.  He hopes to grow and progress his acting career while working in commercial, film and theater.