Full Name James Moody Role Television actor Name Jim Moody | Years active 1980–present Occupation Actor | |
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Movies Bad Boys, The Last Dragon, Fame, The Best Man, Personal Best Similar People Eric Gurry, Reni Santoni, Christopher Murney, Mike Starr, Rick Rosenthal | ||
Jim Moody (born September 25, 1949 in Portsmouth, Virginia) is a television and film character actor. He played the tough-talking counselor/teacher Gene Daniels in Bad Boys. His first feature film role was in the 1980 hit film Fame, in which he played Mr. Farrell, a drama teacher. Jim starred in the 1983 comedy film D.C. Cab as Arnie, a member of the rival cab company, Emerald Cab. He also appeared in the 1999 drama The Best Man and as Leroy Greene, Sr. (the father) in The Last Dragon.
Jim has made some guest appearances on television shows like Law & Order. He appeared in a few episodes of that TV series, in each episode playing a different character. Jim's other appearances were Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Third Watch, and New York Undercover.
He was a drama teacher at the LaGuardia High School of the Performing Arts and the subsequent LaGuardia High School of Music and Arts and the Performing Arts, with Adrien Brody among his more famous students. He is now a private drama coach and working actor based in New York.
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