JIM CARUSO was recently seen co-starring
with Kathie Lee Gifford on Showtime Television in Personal Assistant,
which was written and directed by Charles Busch. Jim also co-starred on
the Nostalgia Network variety sit-com, Café DuArt for two seasons.
As a singer, Jim has won four MAC Awards and two BackStage Magazine Bistro
Awards for his sold-out New York runs at Arci’s Place, The Oak Room
at the Algonquin Hotel, The Russian Tea Room, Carnegie Hall, Caroline’s
Comedy Club and Birdland. He has also performed in runs at the Cinegrill
and Gardenia in Los Angeles, The Vic Theater and Davenport’s in
Chicago, Libby’s in Atlanta, the Colony Palm Beach Hotel in Florida
and the Connaught Room in London.
Caruso guest-hosted "Broadway On Broadway"
in Times Square for a crowd of 100,000 theater fans, the 2000 MAC Awards
at Town Hall in Manhattan and most recently, the 2003 Drama Desk Awards
Live Webcast. His debut recording, "Caruso Live and In Person"
was released last year on the LML Music label, and within two weeks, went
to number one on both the album and singles charts at Outvoice.com. Caruso
was the founding member of the nationally acclaimed, award-winning jazz
vocal and comedy trio, Wiseguys. After performing in an all-star Inaugural
extravaganza, they were invited to sing at President Clinton’s First
State Dinner at the White House in an evening hosted by Lauren Bacall.
Wiseguys were also special guests of Liza Minnelli in her sold-out Las
Vegas, Atlantic City, United Nations and Central Park concerts. The trio
performed in concert at the Weill Recital Hall in Carnegie Hall, and in
"the big room" with Rosemary Clooney.
As a writer, Jim was consulting editor and writer for
the largest selling InTheater Magazine in history, and contributes regularly
to InStyle Magazine and Theatermania.com. He has produced and booked television
talk and entertainment programs like "Jim J. & Tammy Faye"
and "Fox After Breakfast," and is also a regular Field Producer
for E!Entertainment Television, working on "Celebrity Profiles"
and covering the 2002 Tony Awards.
Please visit www.Jim-Caruso.com
for more information.
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