ACTOR / WRITER / PRODUCER / DIRECTOR
In 1975, Freddy James lived in New York City and studied in numerous capacities in acting, writing, and film production at the Lee Strasburg Theater Institute, his goal was to work in the entertainment industry. He then started his acting career at the New Jersey Public Theater. After three years at this theater, one of his most important assignments came when he was asked by that theater to produce, direct, and coordinate several other productions. He then moved on to his chosen profession in film and television in a free-lance capacity.
Film Credits: Prizzi's Honor, Amityville Horror, Fort Apache The Bronx, Robocop, Lock-Up, Turk 182", The Train, Silent Death, Money Talks, The Second, Godlike, Lonely And The Brave, Grand Old Flag, Conversations With The Underground, and The Hitman.
Television Credits: The Equalizer, Law & Order, Law & Order Criminal Intent, All My Children, Hunter, The Son of Sam, Night Hawks, Kane And Able, Zelig, Offbeat, Hometown, and Without A Trace. 
Commercial Credits: Dr. Pepper, Nynex Telephone, Sports Illustrated, Including print work for GQ Magazine.
Spokesman For The Special Olympics in 1993.
He then signed on with Reina Productions as Executive in charge of project development, duties included: budgeting, script revisions, and negotiating actors' contracts. He was then approached by the Jersey City Council, to function as Technical Director for the highly publicized TV's 100th Birthday Celebration Salute To Lady Liberty children of the immigrants. In May of 95, he was then called by Senator Paul Simon of the United States Senate to oversee all phases of development for the new documentary entitled: soldiers of misfortune The Persian Gulf War.
Additional undertakings was for Cooper and Don'ts productions. Wrote all pilots, scripts, budgets, cash flow charts, arranging shooting schedules, release dates, casting of all visitors appearing, raised all financing and produced and directed all pilots and episodes. At BP Productions his duties included: film budgets and negotiated film investments with investors.
Rewritten Screenplays: Snow Job, for Leonard Schwende of the (DGA) Directors Gild Of America. For independent production company's and producers, Just Divorced, Caught Up In The Crossfire, Rapture, Dragon Fire, and WASP. Written Screenplays Include: From the books Stalin's Gold and The Reckoning Trail by Richard B. Talbot writer and developer of books, magazine articles, games, and educational materials for children, and "Last Hour Of Honor" by Freddy James.
For Children's programming: consulted on Fluff The Bear, and the Let's Create TV series. Consulted and created corporate logo for the Stirring Things Up With Calico Penny Kitten TV series.
His Upcoming Undertakings: in 2012 thru 2017 will be as writer, producer, and creator for children's educational programming. Roddy Raccoon (Practical living skills and moral values for children in today's world). Let's Create Something With The Little Raccoons, and Stirring Things Up With The Little Raccoons. Characters, Costume and Set Design created by Freddy James, in association with award winning graphic designer and illustrator Michael D. Ericsson from American Greeting Cards.
Parenting Parents ( The fine arts of raising children in a modern family unit for parents and grandparents alike). A new TV series, The Young Cry Help (And a special T/A unit for teenagers on drugs, alcohol, runaways, and more). The Journey (A special series for first time investors on the dos and don'ts of the deal). It's Your Business (Failures and successes on the dos and don'ts in the industry).
James began sharing his knowledge and wisdom of his experiences. He worked at the Sollazzo Theater Institute in New Jersey. There he coached actors on location, instructed students on inside information about the industry, and counseled novice filmmakers on maintaining professionalism and motivation. He, has also dun motivational speaking on career awareness, drugs and alcohol in varies schools in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
In 2012 he will be one of the producers for the new upcoming TV series Pitch TV for Rollercoaster Studios.
James is the Author of the book, "From smoke screen to the silver screen the new breed of film investors" soon to be published. He is a member of the (AFI) American Film Institute, (AFTRA) American Federation Of Television and Radio Artists, and soon to be a signed signatory of the (DGA) Directors Guild Of America. He is an investor's consultant in the motion pictures and the television industry for investors on (The dos and don'ts of the deal.
After thirty-seven years in the industry, Freddy James know longer qualifies as an outsider.
Agent: John Bilotti
Manager: Silvia Fay
Publicist: Lori-Ann Tonte
Publicist Lori-Ann Tonte
