CELEBRITY ACTOR | WRITER - This week, our guest is JIM BEAVER. Jim is a character actor,
best known for his leading roles on the TV series "Deadwood" and "Supernatural." He obtained a degree in
theatre and worked for five seasons with the Dallas Shakespeare Festival. He began to make appearances in bit
roles in films and television shows shot in the Dallas area which included the hit TV show, "Dallas." He
worked in stock and dinner theatre tours, and also maintained a side career as a critic, columnist, and
feature writer for "Films in Review," the magazine of the National Board of Review. He eventually moved to
Los Angeles and began a successful period as a television writer; one of which was nominated for a Cable Ace
Award.
After two seasons on "3rd Rock from the Sun," he landed his most prominent and critically acclaimed role,
that of "Ellsworth," the gruff, but decent and beloved prospector in the landmark Western series "Deadwood."
Nominated along with other cast members for a 2006 Screen Actors Guild Award, he found his career in high
gear following that series. Currently, he stars as the popular father-figure role of demon hunter "Bobby
Singer" on the hit TV show "Supernatural" on The CW Network. This role has brought him a worldwide fan base
and a secondary career making personal appearances. His latest book is a best-selling memoir, "Life's That
Way" is available at Amazon.com and most bookstores.
