Jimmy Workman Wiki Bio
James Christopher ‘Jimmy’ Workman was born in Fairfax, Virginia USA, on 4 October 1980 – his zodiac sign is Libra, and he holds American nationality. He’s a former actor with 13 credits to his name, perhaps still known best for his debut film appearance portraing Pugsley Addams in the critically acclaimed 1991 fantasy comedy movie “The Addams Family”, directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, and which starred Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia and Christopher Lloyd. The movie follows a con artist who’s trying to steal the land which belongs to the Addams family; it won five of the 28 awards for which it was nominated, including an Oscar nomination.
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Early life and education
Jimmy was raised in Fairfax alongside his sisters Shanelle Gray and Ariel Winter Workman, by their father Glenn Workman who was the owner of a communications company, and their mother Chrisoula ‘Crystal’ who’s a housewife. Shanelle has become a popular actress, film producer and director, and is probably known best for her portrayal of Sarah ‘Flash Roberts’ in the romantic drama series “One Life to Live”. Ariel has also become an actress, and is possibly known best for her portrayal of Alex Dunphy, in the comedy series “Modern Family”.
Jimmy became interested in acting at a very early age, as he would often watch TV with his family.
He was 11 years old when he appeared in “The Addams Family”, and the same year saw him reprise his role as Pugsley Addams in the short comedy adventure film “Hammer: Addams Groove”. He continued acting throughout his entire education, and upon matriculating in 1998, Jimmy didn’t enroll at college.
Roles in TV series
Jimmy made his debut TV series appearance in 1992, with his portrayal of Little Bud Delp, in the episode “Pennies from Heaven” of the crime drama “Jake and the Fatman”, and the same year saw him play Bully #1, in the episode “Mr. Awesome” of the mystery crime drama “Matlock”. Created by Dean Hargrove, it starred Andy Griffith, Linda Purl and Kene Holiday, and follows the criminal defense lawyer Ben Matlock who’s charging $100,000 per case, and is helping his clients by catching the real killers; the series aired from 1986 to 1995, and won six awards, including a Primetime Emmy, while it was nominated for five other awards.
In 1991 and 1993, Jimmy appeared in two episodes of the comedy series “Saturday Night Live” – his only other TV series role has been his voice role of Marvin in the 1996 episode “Caddy on a Hot Tin Roof” of the animated adventure comedy “Life with Louie”. It was created by Louie Anderson, who also starred in it alongside Edie McClurg and Justin Shenkarow; it follows Louie as he’s being raised alongside his 10 siblings, and the series won five of the 12 awards for which it was nominated.
Roles in movies
In 1992, Jimmy was cast to play both Kevin and Anthony, in the romantic comedy “Christmas in Connecticut”, directed by Arnold Schwarzenegger, and which starred Dyan Cannon, Kris Kristofferson and Tony Curtis. It follows Elizabeth, who has become famous for her cooking show, but no one knows that she can’t actually cook; the movie was nominated for two awards.
In 1993, Jimmy reprised his role as Pugsley Addams, in the sequel “Addams Family Values”, and the short musical film “Tag Team: Addams Family (Whoomp!)”. In 1996, he was cast to play Druggy Teen in the comedy “Black Sheep”, directed by Penelope Spheeris, and which starred Chris Farley, David Spade and Tim Matheson. It follows a gubernatorial candidate who has hired a man to take care of his well-being.
In 1997, Jimmy portrayed Sean from the Bakery in the critically acclaimed romantic comedy drama “As Good as It Gets”, which won 40 awards including two Oscars, while it was nominated for 54 other awards.
His following role was in the 2002 drama “The Biggest Fan”, and Jimmy’s final film role before he retired from acting, was in the 2004 comedy “To Kill a Mockumentary”. He retired from acting that year to work behind the camera.
Other credits
In 1993, he made a guest appearance in the talk-show “Late Night with Conan O’Brien”.
In 1998, Jimmy co-produced the action science fiction adventure movie “Star Trek: Insurrection”, which won three of the 11 awards for which it was nominated.
He has worked as a transportation co-ordinator on 10 movies and TV series, with some of the most popular amongst these having been the 2016 comedy movie “The Standoff”, the 2017 crime comedy movie “Suburbicon”, and the 2018 mystery crime series “Ingobernable”.
Awards and nominations
Jimmy has been nominated for two Young Artist Awards, winning one in 1993 for Best Young Actor Co-Starring in a Motion Picture, for his performance in “The Addams Family”.
Love life and relationships
Jimmy’s highly secretive when it comes to his love life, and hasn’t spoken of any women (or men) whom he has perhaps been with. This is mostly why there are rumors circulating the internet concerning his marital status, as well as his sexual orientation.
Some of his fans believe him to be gay, and this is the reason why Jimmy hasn’t spoken of the women whom he has been with. A fan has also claimed that he has seen Jimmy spending time with a man who could perhaps be his boyfriend, but Jimmy hasn’t commented on the rumors, nor has any evidence been provided to support these.
There are also those who believe that he’s a married man, but prefers to keep his wife away from the media’s attention; this hasn’t been confirmed either.
As of September 2021, Jimmy appears to be single, hasn’t married, and doesn’t have children.
Hobbies and other interests
Jimmy’s a huge lover of animals, and has donated money to several animal shelters in Virginia. He has had various pet dogs and cats, which can be seen featured in his Instagram pictures; Jimmy has made his Instagram account private, and one has to be his follower to be able to see his pictures.
He likes to travel, and his career in the film industry has taken him to various US states, as well as a couple of European countries, including England and Germany.
Jimmy is quite sporting, and has multiple training sessions at the gym each week, thus his muscular body; he also enjoys playing basketball and soccer with his friends.
He has his own favorite actors and actresses, some of whom are Robert Downey Jr., Will Smith and Rosario Dawson – a couple of his favorite films are “Avengers: Endgame”, “Independence Day” and “Seven Pounds”.
Legal dispute with his sister Shanelle
In August 2013, Jimmy asked a court for custody over his younger sister Ariel, who was 15 years old at that time; their sister Shanelle had become her legal guardian after it was revealed that their mother Chrisoula was abusive towards Ariel.
Jimmy claimed that Shanelle was using Ariel to promote her acting school, and that she used the money which Ariel earned from acting to throw parties and rent limousines; the court decided in May 2014 that Shanelle would remain Ariel’s guardian, but would have make frequent reports to the court.
Age, height and net worth
Jimmy’s age is 40. He has short brown hair and brown eyes, his height is 5ft 10ins (1.78m) and he weighs around 176lbs (80kgs).
As of September 2021, his net worth has been estimated at over $500,000.
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