Jay Wayne Baker (born April 12, 1961) is an American actor, producer, and television host.
Biography
Jay was born in
Sweetwater, Tennessee
Sweetwater is a city in Monroe and McMinn counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the most populous city in Monroe County. The population was 5764 at the 2010 census and 6,312 at the 2020 census. Sweetwater is the home of the Craighead C ...
, and is an alumnus of
Tennessee Military Institute Tennessee Military Institute (TMI) was a military academy in Sweetwater, Tennessee.
Sweetwater Military College
The school was founded as Sweetwater Military College in 1874 by J. Lynn Bachman, a Presbyterian minister, with the avowed purpose o ...
, where he was in the drama program. Jay's professional career began in 1978 as a musical stage performer. He was based in Los Angeles until 2001, appearing in movies and television. In 2001, he moved back to his native Tennessee and began focusing his talents on production and hosting of
DIY
"Do it yourself" ("DIY") is the method of building, modifying, or repairing things by oneself without the direct aid of professionals or certified experts. Academic research has described DIY as behaviors where "individuals use raw and sem ...
-themed television programs.
Filmography
Film
Television
Producer
References
External links
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Living people
20th-century American male actors
American male film actors
1961 births
People from Sweetwater, Tennessee