Born on September 22, 1948, Jim Byrnes grew up in St. Louis, the middle child of a middle class family. He learned to play blues guitar at age 13-- and continues to play on his favorite guitar, a Gibson 1969 Hummingbird. An eclectic individual, he studied for the priest hood in a seminary, and was even a professional shepherd at one point. He ...
Juno Award for Blues Album of the Year, Juno Award for Best Blues/Gospel Album
Albums
Everywhere West, House of Refuge
Star Sign
Virgo
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Quote
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I suppose every positive thing that I have achieved is a reflection of my mother and dad. They were always there for me and stood by me through thick and thin. No matter how badly I screwed up, after the reprimand there was always a pat on the back and the admonition to 'keep your chin up, buddy'.
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It's sometimes difficult to find that healthy work-life balance, as there is little consistency in the day-to-day life of an actor or musician. It seems that we are either swamped with projects, places to be and people to see or we are waiting for the phone to ring and hoping that is not the wolf at the door. As time goes by you learn to deal with the ups and downs and you realize you will be disappointed, but you mustn't get discouraged.
3
One of the great things about the work I do is its diversity, the vastly different situations you find yourself in, the variety of people you work with and deal with on so many levels, and the opportunities to travel to so many places.
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I am so grateful to be alive, to be able to share my love of music and hope that it helps people along the way, the way it has helped me through the hardest times and the way it has helped me celebrate the best of times.
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Fact
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Served one tour of duty with the American military in Vietnam.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Legend of the Hawaiian Slammers
1994
TV Movie voice
Whale Music
1994
Dewey Moore
Conan and the Young Warriors
1994
TV Series
Epimetrius the Sage
King Arthur and the Knights of Justice
1992-1994
TV Series
Merlin / Nilrem
Neon Rider
1991-1994
TV Series
Kevin
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
1993
TV Series
Additional Voices
Conan: The Adventurer
1992-1993
TV Series
Epimetrius the Sage
Street Justice
1993
TV Series
The Doctor
The Hat Squad
1993
TV Series
Carl Drake
Mega Man: Upon a Star
1993
TV Mini-Series
Dr. Light (English)
Invader
1992
Engineer Powell (scenes deleted)
Harmony Cats
1992
Frank Hay
Dirty Work
1992
TV Movie
Stan
Christmas on Division Street
1991
TV Movie
Benedetti
Omen IV: The Awakening
1991
TV Movie
Noah
G.I. Joe
1990-1991
TV Series
A Klondike Christmas
1990
TV Movie
Wolfie (voice)
Camp Candy
1989-1990
TV Series
In the Best Interest of the Child
1990
TV Movie
Kurt
Wiseguy
1987-1990
TV Series
Daniel Benjamin 'Lifeguard' Burroughs
Madeline
1989
TV Series
Chef Flambé / Mr. Moneybags / Metro Train Conductor / ... (voice)
$19 Million
