Broadway, TV and film actor Jimmi Simpson, a 1998 BU grad, will conduct auditioning workshops and share insight into the industry Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 30 and 31, at the BU campus.
Simpson has been in numerous films, Broadway, and television programs ... including
Lyle the Intern on the David Letterman. (Fav line: Your loss Dr. Zaius.)
Simpson, who earned a bachelor’s degree in theatre arts from BU, will answer questions about transitioning from college graduate to professional actor Tuesday, Aug. 30, at 4 p.m. in Carver Hall, Kenneth S. Gross Auditorium. The question-and-answer session is open to the public with donations to the Michael Collins Scholarship Fund accepted in lieu of an admission charge.
He also will teach a two-day auditioning workshop for BU theater majors with a performance emphasis. For the first session, Simpson will provide feedback to students who present prepared monologues or scenes. Based on his suggestions, the students will rework the pieces to present again during the next day’s session.
Simpson starred on Broadway with Hank Azaria in the title role of “The Farnsworth Invention.” He has had recurring roles on “24,” “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” “Carnivale,” “Psych,” “My Name Is Earl,” and “How I Met Your Mother.” He also appeared in Stephen King’s “Rose Red” where he met his wife, actress Melanie Lynsky, best known for her roles in “Ever After,” “Heavenly Creatures,” “The Informant!” and as Rose in “Two and a Half Men.”
His film credits include “The Mother of Invention,” “Loser,” “Herbie: Fully Loaded,” “D.E.B.S.,” “Stay Alive,” “Seraphim Falls,” “Zodiac,” “The Invention of Lying” and “Date Night.” He is currently starring in “Breakout Kings” and the as-yet-unreleased “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.”
For information, contact Bruce Candlish, associate professor of music, theatre and dance, at (570) 389-5108 or
bcandlis@bloomu.edu.
