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Occupation
  
Actor, singer

Name
  
Jonathan Tiersten


Education
  
New York University

Albums
  
Heaven, Tied Up

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Born
  
August 11, 1965 (age 58) (
1965-08-11
)
Queens, New York, United States

Years active
  
1983, 1987, 2008, 2011, 2013

Spouse(s)
  
Emily Richardson (1 son)

Role
  
Actor ยท jonathantiersten.com

People also search for
  
Robert Hiltzik, Randy Kent, Kris Hulbert

Movies
  
Sleepaway Camp, Return to Sleepaway Camp, The Perfect House, Sleepaway Camp Reunion

Felissa rose and jonathan tiersten angela and ricky from sleepaway camp at scarefest 2011


Jonathan Tiersten (born August 11, 1965) is an American actor and singer, who is mostly known for his role as Ricky Thomas in the 1983 cult classic Sleepaway Camp. He reprised the role in the 2008 sequel Return to Sleepaway Camp.

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In between acting Jonathan took to music, fronting a number of bands, mostly based out of the Fort Collins, Colorado area. Tiersten is currently the lead singer of his own band, Ten Tiers and composed the score to a short starring David Krumholtz (from the TV series Numb3rs). Also fronted a band, Gaphiltofunk (Came in just under Gun's N Roses in a worst 100 bands list circa 1991. Tiersten also starred in the 2012 film The Perfect House in which he played a serial killer named John Doesy and the upcoming (as of May 2014) thriller film Redemption which co-stars George Loros (Buffalo Ray Curto from The Sopranos) and Meredith Ostrom (Love Actually). Tiersten also composed the theme song for The Perfect House and contributed to the soundtrack of Redemption. Tiersten's 2011 EP We'll See, released by Edward Records, is his most critically acclaimed album to date, finishing third in Magnet magazine's most anticipated albums list. Shakefire.com called the album "surprising" and "simply amazing", rating it 4 out of 4 stars.

In 2012 and 2013 Tiersten garnered three best actor awards and was nominated for a fourth for his portrayal of John Doesy in The Perfect House. Tiersten also recorded a version of the (Grammy Hall of Fame) Mickey & Sylvia song "Love Is Strange" for the remake of Ed Wood's Plan 9 from Outer Space called Plan 9, starring Brian Krause (Charmed).

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Filmography

Actor
-
Open House (Short) (post-production) as
Mark
2022
Time's Up as
Gene
2022
Last American Horror Show: Volume II as
Captain Strike
2021
Toilet Zombie Baby Strikes Back as
Eric Sommers
2019
Lake of Shadows as
Alex Kintner
2018
Slaughsages (Short) as
Jahnethin Teahrsdine
2016
The House That Wept Blood as
Chris Laymon
2016
Terror Tales as
The Sledgehammer (segment "Radical Video")
2016
Sugar! as
Joe
2016
Slayer: You Against You (Music Video) as
Gangster
2015
Then and Again (Short) as
Nigel
2014
Blood Reservoir as
Ricky Thomas
2013
Redemption as
Manny
2013
The Perfect House as
John Doesy
2008
Return to Sleepaway Camp (Video) as
Ricky Thomas
1987
ABC Afterschool Specials (TV Series) as
Jason
- Seasonal Differences (1987) - Jason
1984
CBS Schoolbreak Special (TV Series) as
Chip Beddington
- The Alfred G. Graebner Memorial High School Handbook of Rules and Regulations (1984) - Chip Beddington (uncredited)
1983
Sleepaway Camp as
Ricky (as Jonathan Tierston)
1981
Another World (TV Series) as
Kid With Basketball
- Episode #1.4386 (1981) - Kid With Basketball (uncredited)
Producer
2016
The House That Wept Blood (producer)
2015
Then and Again (Short) (producer)
2013
The Perfect House (associate producer)
Composer
2015
Then and Again (Short)
2008
Demption (Short) (original music by)
Soundtrack
2015
Plan 9 (performer: "Love is Strange", "City of Angels") / (producer: "Love is Strange", "City of Angels")
2014
M Is for Matchmaker (Short) (performer: "Love is Strange") / (producer: "Love is Strange")
2013
The Perfect House (performer: "If I Die (On My Last Day)", "In The Air") / (writer: "If I Die (On My Last Day)", "In The Air")
2007
Juncture (writer: "How To Love You")
Production Manager
2016
Slayer: Pride in Prejudice (Music Video) (unit production manager)
2016
Slayer: You Against You (Music Video) (unit production manager)
Writer
2014
The Princess (Short) (composition)
Music Department
2000
Closing the Deal (composer: additional music)
Self
2021
Dead Talk Live (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Jonathan Tiersten is our Special Guest (2021) - Self - Guest
2021
The Jimmy Star Show with Ron Russell (TV Series) as
Guest
- John Ford Coley/Jonathan Tiersten (2021) - Guest
2016
Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran (Documentary) as
Self
2014
At the Waterfront After the Social: The Legacy of Sleepaway Camp (Video documentary) as
Self
2014
The Princess (Short) as
Self
2014
Without Your Head (Podcast Series) as
Self
- Jonathan Tiersten and Fatal Pictures (2014) - Self
2014
Reel Nerds Podshow (TV Series) as
Self - Actor / Musician
- Jonathan Tiersten's Human Barbeque (2014) - Self - Actor / Musician
2013
Groovey.TV's Celebration of Badassery Interview Series (TV Series) as
Self
- Jonathan Tiersten Star of Sleepaway Camp and the Perfect House Interview (2013) - Self
2008
Return to Sleepaway Camp: Behind the Scenes (Video documentary short) as
Self
Archive Footage
1992
Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor (Video) as
Ricky Thomas

References

Jonathan Tiersten Wikipedia