Edward Francis Jemison, Jr. (born November 25, 1963) is an American film and television actor. He is known for his roles as Livingston Dell in the ''

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'' film trilogy and Mickey Duka in ''

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'', as well as the television series '' Hung'', '' iZombie'' and ''

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''.

Early life

Jemison was born in

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, the son of Rosalie (''née'' Centanni) and Edward Francis Jemison, Sr. and is of Irish and Italian descent. He was raised in

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, and attended a Catholic secondary school,

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. He graduated from

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where he was a member of the

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fraternity.

Career

As an actor in films, Jemison's major breakthrough was the ''

'' franchise, a series of movies in which he played Livingston Dell. 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

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's theatre department. Jemison's wife, Laura Lamson, co-starred in the film as well.

Television career

In the mid-1990s, before launching a film career, he starred in a series of

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commercials with the tagline "Yes, I am". 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. Other major commercial credits for Jemison included a

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commercial with basketball star

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and an appearance alongside football star

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. Online, Jemison starred in the web series ''Self Storage''. Jemison has also appeared on ''

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''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jemison, Eddie 1963 births 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors American people of Irish descent American people of Italian descent Living people Louisiana State University alumni Male actors from New Orleans