Edward Francis Jemison, Jr. (born November 25, 1963)[1] is an American film and television actor. He is known for his roles as Livingston Dell in the Ocean's film trilogy and Mickey Duka in The Punisher, as well as the television series Hung, iZombie and Chicago Med.
Eddie Jemison | |
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Born | Edward Francis Jemison, Jr. November 25, 1963 |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1995–present |
Spouse | Laura Lamson |
Children | Daisy (daughter), Jasper (son) |
Jemison was born in New Orleans, Louisiana,[1] the son of Rosalie (née Centanni)[2] and Edward Francis Jemison, Sr.[2][3] and is of Irish and Italian descent. He was raised in Kenner, Louisiana, and attended a Catholic secondary school, Archbishop Rummel High School.[4] He graduated from Louisiana State University where he was a member of the Delta Chi fraternity.[5]
As an actor in films, Jemison's major breakthrough was the Ocean's franchise, a series of movies in which he played Livingston Dell.[6][7] He made his directorial debut in 2013 with an independent film called King of Herrings, starring himself and longtime friends Joe Chrest and John Mese, who both also came out of LSU's theatre department.[8][9] Jemison's wife, Laura Lamson, co-starred in the film as well.[8]
In the mid-1990s, before launching a film career, he starred in a series of Bud Light commercials with the tagline "Yes, I am".[7][10][11] This catchphrase, "Yes, I am," has stuck to Jemison over the years, to the point that he became a little weary of being the "Yes, I am" guy.[4] Other major commercial credits for Jemison included a Wheaties commercial with basketball star Michael Jordan and an appearance alongside football star Joe Montana.[12] Online, Jemison starred in the web series Self Storage.[13] Jemison has also appeared on Late Night with David Letterman.[14]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Schizopolis | Nameless Numberhead Man | Uncredited |
2001 | Ocean's Eleven | Livingston Dell | |
2003 | Bruce Almighty | Bobby | |
2004 | The Punisher | Mickey Duka | |
Ocean's Twelve | Livingston Dell | ||
2006 | Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders | Kantor | |
2007 | Waitress | Ogie Anhorn | |
Ocean's Thirteen | Livingston Dell | ||
On the Doll | Mr. Garrett | ||
Nancy Drew | Adoption Clerk | ||
2009 | Ingenious | Bean | |
Bob Funk | Ron Funk | ||
All About Steve | Psychiatrist with Crossword Puzzle | Uncredited | |
The Informant! | Kirk Schmidt | ||
2010 | Miss Nobody | Joshua Nether | |
2013 | Coffee, Kill Boss[15] | Henry Wood | |
2014 | Veronica Mars | JC Borden | |
2016 | War Dogs | Hillsdale Home Mgr | |
2017 | Amelia 2.0 | Max Parker | |
2022 | Nope | Buster |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Early Edition | Bystander | 1 episode |
2002 | The Guardian | Mall Lawyer | 1 episode |
2002 | Six Feet Under | Casket Salesman | 1 episode |
2002, 2004, 2010 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Vincent / Mr. Dorsey / Craig Lifford | 3 episodes |
2003 | Strong Medicine | Walter Shenckman | 1 episode |
2003, 2011 | CSI: Miami | Parker Boyd / Arnold Wilkins | 2 episodes |
2004 | Judging Amy | Colton Gerard | 1 episode |
2005 | ER | Lysander Martin | 1 episode |
2006 | The Closer | Elvis Presley | 1 episode |
2006, 2018 | NCIS | Terry Spooner | 2 episodes |
2009 | Medium | Willem Wittmar | 1 episode |
2009 | Criminal Minds | Ray Campion | 1 episode |
2009–2011 | Hung | Ronnie Haxon | Main role, 21 episodes[16] |
2010 | Justified | Stan Perkins | 1 episode |
2012–2013 | Franklin & Bash | Robbie Ambriano | 2 episodes |
2013 | Grey's Anatomy | Stan Grossberg | 2 episodes |
2013 | Behind the Candelabra | Assistant Director | Television film |
2013 | Crossing Lines | Gerald Wilhoit | 2 episodes |
2015 | Newsreaders | Fitz Bagley | 1 episode |
2015 | Rizzoli & Isles | Elliot Dutton | 1 episode |
2015 | Masters of Sex | Hand Massager Salesman | 1 episode |
2015–2019 | iZombie | Stacey Boss | Recurring role, 19 episodes[16] |
2017 | Legion | The Greek | 2 episodes |
2017–2018 | Chicago Med | Stanley Stohl | Recurring role, 12 episodes[16] |
2023 | Magnum P.I. | Nolan Pierce | 1 episode |
2023 | Goosebumps | Ephraim Biddle | 1 episode |
2024 | 9-1-1 | Ship Doctor | 1 episode |
Month/Year | Venue | Title | Role | Notes |
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July 1987 | Tulane Center Stage (New Orleans, LA) | Loot by Joe Orton | Hal[17] | |
September 1988 | Northlight Theatre (Evanston, IL) | Talking to Myself by Studs Terkel[18] | Stud Terkel[19] | |
October 1989 | Northlight Theatre | The Butter and Egg Man by George S. Kaufman | "a Big Apple newcomer"[20] | Chicago Sun Times review[21] |
November 1989 | Goodman Theatre (Chicago) | A Christmas Carol[22] | ||
September 1990 | Victory Gardens Theater | T Bone N Weasel by Jon Klein | Weasel[23] | |
February 1991 | Wisdom Bridge Theatre (Chicago) | Only Kidding by Jim Georghan | Jerry Goldstein[24][25][16][26] | |
September 2000 | Chicago Shakespeare Theater | The Two Gentlemen of Verona | Proteus[27][16][26] | |
National Jewish Theatre | Wizards of Quiz[16][26] | |||
2017 | Looking Glass Theatre | Life Sucks[16][26] | ||
2019 | Brooks Atkinson Theatre (New York, NY) | Waitress | Ogie | Reprising his role in the film version[28] |
The first of the recent "catch phrase" ads, the commercials featured a pathological liar who would make any claim just so he could get his hands on some Bud Light. For example, the obviously white man - played by Eddie Jemison, who has gone on to star as techno-thief Livingston Dell in the George Clooney/Brad Pitt "Ocean's 11" trilogy - is asked if he is Dr. Lee, an Asian man for whom a reception stocked with Bud Light, is being held. The man replies, "Yes, I am."
Eddie Jemison, the "Yes I am" guy in the Bud Light ads, star of "One Way Glass" (Canal Place, 7pm, Fri.)
While the footlights provide satisfaction, Jemison says TV commercials are paying the rent. His best-known work to date is the Wheaties commercial with Michael Jordan. The diminutive, curly-haired Jemison provides a comic foil for Jordan, as he taunts the Chicago Bulls basketball star at a practice gym, challenging him to a game of one-on-one. "Come on Michael. You and me. Right now," Jemison's character squeaks, casually flipping the ball up in the air. Jordan looks down at Jemison and deadpans the camera. As it turns out, his challenge to Jordan is for a game of basketball tiddly-winks, free inside specially marked boxes of Wheaties. A similar commercial involving Jemison and San Francisco 49ers quarterback Joe Montana is also running.
Then there's Jemison, the slight, wonderfully graceful, endlessly animated young actor who played Studs Terkel so memorably in an otherwise forgettable show at Northlight last season. Jemison has a face that sparkles like Italian Christmas lights. And he brings precisely the right kind of deft comic energy to his role that should have marked the entire production. He dances, while nearly everyone else plods. He can even wear a top hat with style.
and Eddie Jemison, who has a touch of comic madness in him, proves once again that there are no small parts.
Weasel, with a scuzzy little beard and a polyester print shirt, is illiterate poor white trash. Yet as played by that most enchanting comic actor Eddie Jemison (best known for his portrayal of the young Studs Terkel two seasons ago at Northlight), his mind seems to be working a hundred miles a minute.
(Eddie Jemison, whose usual manic energy is here fused with a startling streak of nastiness)
Eddie Jemison as Proteus' remarkably rubber-faced and earthy philosopher-clown