Rollin Jarrett

Rollin Jarrett
Born Rollin William Jewett
(1960-04-15) April 15, 1960
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Occupation Actor, Screenwriter
Years active 1984-Present
Spouse(s) Debra Ables (2003–present); 1 child

Rollin Jarrett (born Rollin William Jewett, April 15, 1960) is an American actor, screenwriter and playwright.

Early life

Jarrett was born in Charlotte, NC, the youngest of four brothers. His family moved to Miami, Florida when he was three and later settled in Fort Lauderdale, Florida where Jarrett attended Fort Lauderdale High School. In school, Jarrett's participation in the arts, acting in plays as well as writing for the school's creative writing journal, earned him a spot in the 1978 edition of Who's Who Among American High School Students. After high school, Jarrett attended Florida State University where he was a Theatre major. Classmate and friend Alan Ball cast Jarrett in his original play, "Dickinson Hall", which premiered at the university in 1980. After college, Jarrett returned to Miami and began auditioning for plays, films, commercials and print work.

Career

Jarrett's career began in South Florida, where he was a successful stage and commercial actor and print model. His first feature film role was in the teen comedy "Summer Job", where he played an effete hairdresser. Next came minor roles in such films as The Bodyguard with Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston as well as Miami Vice and Unsolved Mysteries. Jarrett also hosted several nationally syndicated television shows, such as "Flight," "American Automotive," and "Better Farming" for SportsChannel America, as well as an exercise video with world championship boxer Alexis Arguello called "Boxercise." In 1992, Jarrett journeyed to Los Angeles and turned his attention to screenwriting. His original screenplay Laws of Deception was made into a film in 1997 and starred C. Thomas Howell, James Russo and Brian Austin Green and was directed by Joey Travolta, brother of John Travolta. Jarrett had a small role in this film as Mr. Farina, a corrupt businessman. Another original script entitled American Vampire was produced and starred Carmen Electra, Sydney Lassick, and Adam West. It was Carmen Electra's first feature. In 2003, Jarrett appeared as a contestant on the brainy television game show Jeopardy! as Rollin Jewett. In 2004, Jarrett was commissioned by Scott Reeves and Aaron Benward, the popular country music duo known as Blue County, to write a script in which they were to costar as brothers in a fictional place called Blue County. As the duo's music became more popular, the film was postponed and Benward and Reeves used the name for their band. A singer/songwriter himself, Jarrett's heartfelt ballad "Arizona Sun" went on to win the Chicago IMSTA FESTA (International Songwriting Competition) Award in July, 2015. The following year his outlaw rock ballad "Ride Tall" was a winner in the same competition. In September 2015, Jarrett's comedic play "Blind Date" was performed by Cary Playwright's Forum at SPARKcon, a yearly interdisciplinary creativity, art & design festival in downtown Raleigh, NC. In 2016, Jarrett's play "Our Little Secret" was an award winner in the Helen Jean Play Contest and a semifinalist in the Neil LaBute New Play Festival. His plays are published by Lazy Bee Scripts.

Personal

Jarrett is the great-great grandson of the first president of Panama, Manuel Amador Guerrero. He married Debra Ables (Showgirls), a professional dancer, in Panama City, Panama in 2003 during the 100 year anniversary celebration of that nation as a guest of president Mireya Moscoso. They have one son.

References

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