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 Jim Bailey started out in the 1950s in the Nationally Syndicated show The Children's hour. By the early 1960s he turned to Theater on Broadway and in Summer Stock acting and singing. He was in The Diary of Anne Frank, Fly Blackbird, The Boyfriend, Wildcat, The Bells are Ringing and Calamity Jane with Ginger Rogers. He would also go onto Television, Movies and headline some of the Worlds major concert venue, including several appearances at New York's Carnegie Hall (which was recorded and released in 1973) London's Palladium, Los Angeles' Dorothy Chandler Pavillion, Shubert Theater and Hollywood Bowl , Toronto's O'Keefe Center and Boston's Symphony Hall and most of the main showrooms in Las Vegas and Atlantic City. He has also performed in Europe, Australia, South America and South Africa.Among the high points of his career are televised performances for the The Queen of England and Prince Phillip in 1973 and Princess Diana and Prince Charles in 1992. He also did performances for American Presidents. He appeared at the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid in 1981 and the Super Night at the Superbowl in New Orleans in 1978. Both of these performances had a worldwide audience. Most of these performances are online.In November 1970 he broke new ground By performing as Judy Garland on the Ed Sullivan Show. It was so successful he was asked back In January 1971 to perform again . The following month he performed on the Carol Burnett Show and a few months later he performed for the first time on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. He went on to perform on Here's Lucy and What's my line in 1972 and then went onto some of the hottest Variety shows of the 1970s' like The Dean Martin Show, The Merv Griffin Show and The Mike Douglas Show. In the United Kingdom he performed on David Frosts show, Russell Hartys and Harry Secombe. He then In his nationally syndicated newspaper column Earl Wilson said 'Jim bailey is the hottest thing in show business' Army Archerd said in his column "Jim Bailey is responsible for bringing the art of female impersonation onto mainstream television " By the mid 1970s he turned to acting roles on such shows as Switch, The Rockford Files and Vegas. By the 1980s he was in the Emmy nominated episode of Night Court playing the Transexual Chip/ Charlene. A character actor, singer and comedian, he has long specialized in bringing to life some of America's most revered female performers, including Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand Phyllis Diller and Peggy Lee. An accomplished singer in his own right with an operatic background and a degree from the Philadelphia Conservatory of Music, Jim also performs as himself and has several recordings. Among his other career highlights was performing with Judy Garland in Los Angeles in 1964. The recreation with Liza Minnelli of the famous " Judy and Liza at the London Palladium" in Las Vegas in 1972 . He also performed a concert for Barbra Streisand and other Hollywood heavyweights like Clint Eastwood and Warren Beatty in Los Angeles in 1995.Later credits include "Tallulah and Tennessee", "Mae West at the club El Fey" , "Me and Jezebel". "Fragile Fire", (directed by the late Paul Winfield), "Nightclub Confidential" and his last acting role was Ally Mcbeal playing Harold Dale in 2001. By then his varied career had lasted 40 years.He also had The Jim Bailey Theater in Palm Springs, CA.
Bio:
Jim Bailey started out in the 1950s in the Nationally Syndicated show The Children's hour. By the early 1960s he turned to Theater on Broadway and in Summer Stock acting and singing. He was in The Diary of Anne Frank, Fly Blackbird, The Boyfriend, Wildcat, The Bells are Ringing and Calamity Jane with Ginger Rogers. He would also go onto Television, Movies and headline some of the Worlds major concert venue, including several appearances at New York's Carnegie Hall (which was recorded and released in 1973) London's Palladium, Los Angeles' Dorothy Chandler Pavillion, Shubert Theater and Hollywood Bowl , Toronto's O'Keefe Center and Boston's Symphony Hall and most of the main showrooms in Las Vegas and Atlantic City. He has also performed in Europe, Australia, South America and South Africa.Among the high points of his career are televised performances for the The Queen of England and Prince Phillip in 1973 and Princess Diana and Prince Charles in 1992. He also did performances for American Presidents. He appeared at the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid in 1981 and the Super Night at the Superbowl in New Orleans in 1978. Both of these performances had a worldwide audience. Most of these performances are online.In November 1970 he broke new ground By performing as Judy Garland on the Ed Sullivan Show. It was so successful he was asked back In January 1971 to perform again . The following month he performed on the Carol Burnett Show and a few months later he performed for the first time on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. He went on to perform on Here's Lucy and What's my line in 1972 and then went onto some of the hottest Variety shows of the 1970s' like The Dean Martin Show, The Merv Griffin Show and The Mike Douglas Show. In the United Kingdom he performed on David Frosts show, Russell Hartys and Harry Secombe. He then In his nationally syndicated newspaper column Earl Wilson said 'Jim bailey is the hottest thing in show business' Army Archerd said in his column "Jim Bailey is responsible for bringing the art of female impersonation onto mainstream television " By the mid 1970s he turned to acting roles on such shows as Switch, The Rockford Files and Vegas. By the 1980s he was in the Emmy nominated episode of Night Court playing the Transexual Chip/ Charlene. A character actor, singer and comedian, he has long specialized in bringing to life some of America's most revered female performers, including Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand Phyllis Diller and Peggy Lee. An accomplished singer in his own right with an operatic background and a degree from the Philadelphia Conservatory of Music, Jim also performs as himself and has several recordings. Among his other career highlights was performing with Judy Garland in Los Angeles in 1964. The recreation with Liza Minnelli of the famous " Judy and Liza at the London Palladium" in Las Vegas in 1972 . He also performed a concert for Barbra Streisand and other Hollywood heavyweights like Clint Eastwood and Warren Beatty in Los Angeles in 1995.Later credits include "Tallulah and Tennessee", "Mae West at the club El Fey" , "Me and Jezebel". "Fragile Fire", (directed by the late Paul Winfield), "Nightclub Confidential" and his last acting role was Ally Mcbeal playing Harold Dale in 2001. By then his varied career had lasted 40 years.He also had The Jim Bailey Theater in Palm Springs, CA.
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Jim Bailey |
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Actor,Soundtrack (IMDB) |
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All World |
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Jim Bailey started out in the 1950s in the Nationally Syndicated show The Children\'s hour. By the early 1960s he turned to Theater on Broadway and in Summer Stock acting and singing. He was in The Diary of Anne Frank, Fly Blackbird, The Boyfriend, W |
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Actor,Soundtrack |
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