William Jayne (born April 10, 1969), known professionally as Billy Jayne and previously Billy Jacoby, is an American actor, known for his roles in the teen comedy film ''

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'' (1985) and in the teen sitcom ''

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'' (1990–1993). His siblings,

Robert Jayne Robert Jayne (born July 16, 1973), also known as Bobby Jacoby, is an American actor, real estate developer and professional blackjack player. Career Starting his career as a child actor, he has appeared in many television series as well as films ...

, Susan Jayne, Laura Jacoby, as well as his half-brother Scott Jacoby are also actors.

Early life

Jayne was born in

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, on April 10, 1969. He is of

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descent. At the age of three, he was visiting his older half-brother Scott Jacoby on the set of ''

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'', for which Scott won an

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for Best Supporting Actor. The director needed someone to play Jacoby in flashbacks, and Jayne was selected and began his career. Although Jayne's birth name was not Jacoby, when he started his career his mother thought it would be best if he used Jacoby, the last name of his already established half-brother. At the age of 17, however, Billy Jacoby changed his professional name to Billy Jayne to coincide with his birth name.

Career

Jayne was a child actor from the early to late 1980s, starring in numerous guest appearances on TV shows such as '' Trapper John, M.D.'', ''

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'' as Blanche's 15-year-old rebellious grandson David, ''

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'', and ''

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''. He is also known for the role of Buddy, the brother of Terri, in ''

'' from 1985. From 1990 to 1993, Jayne starred in the teen sitcom ''

'' alongside actor

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. After the series ended, he had smaller roles in shows such as ''

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'', '' Murder One'' (1995), ''

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'' (1996), ''

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'' (1999) and ''

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'' (2009).

Filmography

Film

Television

As director

References

Bibliography

* Holmstrom, John. ''The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995''. Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 371.

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jayne, Billy 1969 births American male film actors American male television actors American male child actors American people of Jewish descent William Jacoby Living people Male actors from Queens, New York People from Flushing, Queens