Jay Anthony Franke
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Jay Anthony Franke is an actor
and voice actor, best known for voicing JC Denton
and Paul Denton from the video game Deus Ex
. He was also one of the stars of the NBC
show California Dreams
in which he played "Jake Sommers", the tough, leather-clad lead guitarist.
He is a musician who played his own guitar during the musical scenes on the show. He has studied ballet
and he writes. In addition to the role in California Dreams, he has acted on General Hospital
, Married... with Children
and the 1991 TV movie Earth Angel.
Franke married his wife Tracey in her hometown of Melbourne on January 25, 2009.
Franke created a Pilot and his wife Tracey produced it.
On March 4, 2010, Franke and the rest of the California Dreams cast reunited on the Jimmy Fallon show.
Franke is a quality assurance engineer. Franke is hoping to start acting again in both America and Australia.
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and voice actor, best known for voicing JC Denton
JC Denton
JC Denton is the player character and protagonist of the first-person role-playing computer game Deus Ex. He is voiced by Jay Anthony Franke in both Deus Ex and its sequel, Deus Ex: Invisible War....
and Paul Denton from the video game Deus Ex
Deus Ex
Deus Ex is an action role-playing game developed by Ion Storm Inc. and published by Eidos Interactive in 2000, which combines gameplay elements of first-person shooters with those of role-playing video games...
. He was also one of the stars of the NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
show California Dreams
California Dreams
California Dreams is an American teen-oriented sitcom that aired from 1992 to 1996 on Saturday mornings during NBC's TNBC programming block. It was created by writers Brett Dewey and Ronald B. Solomon and executive produced by Peter Engel, all known for their work on Saved by the...
in which he played "Jake Sommers", the tough, leather-clad lead guitarist.
He is a musician who played his own guitar during the musical scenes on the show. He has studied ballet
Ballet
Ballet is a type of performance dance, that originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century, and which was further developed in France and Russia as a concert dance form. The early portions preceded the invention of the proscenium stage and were presented in large chambers with...
and he writes. In addition to the role in California Dreams, he has acted on General Hospital
General Hospital
General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
, Married... with Children
Married... with Children
Married... with Children is an American surrealistic sitcom that aired for 11 seasons that featured a dysfunctional family living in Chicago, Illinois. The show, notable for being the first prime time television series to air on Fox, ran from April 5, 1987, to June 9, 1997. The series was created...
and the 1991 TV movie Earth Angel.
Franke married his wife Tracey in her hometown of Melbourne on January 25, 2009.
Franke created a Pilot and his wife Tracey produced it.
On March 4, 2010, Franke and the rest of the California Dreams cast reunited on the Jimmy Fallon show.
Franke is a quality assurance engineer. Franke is hoping to start acting again in both America and Australia.