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'''James Kall''' (born October 6, 1961) is an American actor. He began his career in the 1970s. Kall has done works in television, film and theater.
'''James Kall''' (born October 6, 1961) is an American actor. He began his career in the 1970s. Kall has done works in television, film and theater.

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James Kall (born October 6, 1961) is an American actor. He began his career in the 1970s. Kall has done works in television, film and theater.

James Kall
Bachelor of Science degree)
Yale University School of Drama (MFA
)
Occupation
  • Actor
Years active1978–present

Early life and education

Kall was born in Columbus, Ohio on October 6, 1961 to John and Billie Kall. He has three sisters and one brother. Kall was raised in Maple Heights, Ohio, he attended Holy Name High School and St. Wenceslas Grade School.

Kall graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the School of Speech at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. He also graduated from Yale University School of Drama with an MFA in acting.[1]

Career

Kall first worked professionally in the 1978 TV miniseries The Dark Secret of Harvest Home. He has made appearances in a wide range of TV series, motion pictures, and advertisements, such as "Schitt's Creek", "Christmas in Washington", "It Takes a Christmas Village", "Mayday", "Suits", "Murdoch Mysteries", "Terror in the Country", "Salvation", "Life With Judy Garland", "Queer as Folk", "Impulse", "Quints", and "The Christmas Market".

He has worked in theaters across the United States and Canada. With more than 100 professional theater credits, he has starred in national tours of "Mamma Mia," "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,"[2] and "Fiddler on the Roof," in addition to the Broadway production of "By Jeeves,"[3] which was directed by Sir Alan Ayckbourne. He appeared in the Tony Award-winning Canadian original casts of musicals, "Kinky Boots" and "Come From Away". [4]

Personal life

Kall’s father John Kall, was a professional baseball player and scout for the Cleveland Indians.[5][6]

Kall helped to organize a fundraiser to help save the life of an Ottawa child who suffers from an advanced form of epilepsy heightened by Crohn’s Disease. Kall was part of the effort to start a pay-it-forward school campaign & raise $10,000.[7]

References

  1. ^ "James Kall: Credits, Bio, News & More | Broadway World". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  2. ^ Writer, Staff. "A show with buzz". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  3. ^ "James Kall". Playbill.
  4. ^ "Come From Away actors feeling the Newfoundland spirit after St. John's debut". CBC News. January 24, 2019.
  5. ^ "John Kall Obituary (2009) - Sagamore Hills, OH - Cleveland.com". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  6. ^ "'They were our boys'". Kentucky New Era. 2009-06-25. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  7. ^ "Teaching how to 'pay it forward' for young Ottawa boy in need". Ottawa Citizen. November 12, 2021.