Jimmy Baron (born November 13, 1961) is an American

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. He has also acted in several

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s and

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s from 1980 to 1985. Films include ''

Risky Business ''Risky Business'' is a 1983 American coming-of-age teen comedy film written and directed by Paul Brickman (in his directorial debut) and starring Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay. It follows the sexual exploits of high school senior Joel G ...

'', ''

The Sure Thing ''The Sure Thing'' is a 1985 American romantic comedy Christmas road film directed by Rob Reiner and starring John Cusack, Daphne Zuniga, Viveca Lindfors, and Nicollette Sheridan. The film chronicles the cross-country journey of college stud ...

'', and ''

Heart Like a Wheel ''Heart Like a Wheel'' is the fifth solo studio album by Linda Ronstadt, released in November 1974. It was Ronstadt's last album to be released by Capitol Records. At the time of its recording, Ronstadt had already moved to Asylum Records and re ...

''. Television work includes '' Facts Of Life'', '' Quincy, M.E.'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He also appeared as a contestant on

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in 1989. Baron was born in

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. He began his radio career in

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in 1990 at KZTR FM as half of the ''Mac and Jimmy Morning Show'', along with Jeff McMurray. In August of that year he moved to

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to produce the ''Stevens & Grdnic Morning Show'' on Y95. In March 1991 he went cross-town to produce the ''Dawn Patrol'' with

Dave Rickards ''The DSC Show'', formerly ''The Dawn Patrol'' and ''The Dave, Shelly, and Chainsaw Show'' (DSC), also known simply as ''Dave and Chainsaw'', was a long-running morning Radio programming, radio show in the San Diego, California, area. Broadcast o ...

, Shelly Dunn, and Cookie "Chainsaw" Randolph on

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. He left in August 1992 to move back to

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, producing the legendary '' Jonathon Brandmeier Showgram'' on WLUP-FM. He joined 99X in

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in 1993 as part of the

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with

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and Sean Demery, eventually named ''The Morning X''. Baron stayed with the morning show through its various changes: ''The Morning X with Barnes, Leslie and Jimmy''; ''The Don Miller Morning Show''; ''The Toucher, Jimmy, and Leslie Morning Show''; and ''Mornings with Axel, Jimmy, and Leslie''. While with ''The Morning X'' from 1993 to 2003, the show won numerous national and local awards from industry and media. At one point ''The Morning X'' was one of the highest- rated morning shows on American alternative radio. Baron exited 99X in early April 2006 when he and new owners

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could not agree on terms to a new deal. He officially announced his departure from 99X on Friday April 28. Baron also did some work with

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during its heyday in the late 1990s, serving as a "road reporter," providing recorded "scoop" info, and co-hosting a monthly pay-per-view broadcast with Chad Damiani on

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called Backstage Blast. From August 17, 2009 to November 10, 2011, Baron co-hosted mornings with Yvonne Monet on Dave FM (

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Atlanta, GA). He has found minor successes in Hollywood selling two TV projects that are currently in development, one to CBS and one to

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. Baron began "reconnecting" with his

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ish heritage around 1998. He observes

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and keeps

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. In 2011, Baron left radio and launched a career in residential real estate. In 2013 he joined Keller Williams Realty First Atlanta where he is consistently one of the top performers.

External links

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The Baron Blog
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American Jewish Life Magazine

Jimmy's MySpace page
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