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Budding Child Actor Already Making His Mark Jacks Dean
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f you have a child chances are you are familiar with the popular cartoon Chuggington. This charming cartoon follows the adventures of three train engines Wilson, KoKo, and Brewster, with their friends as they learn important lessons about perseverance, respect, and how to work together. What you might not know is that Brewster, the hybrid diesel, is voiced by Jacks Dean, a ten-year-old local actor from Valdosta.
him for the third main character, "Brewster." After landing the role, Jacks went to work quickly. In November of 2019, the production company flew Jacks to Los Angeles to record the first five songs for the series. After that, he traveled to a studio in Atlanta every other Thursday where he would record three episodes and a song if needed. He receives the scripts on Monday to review before recording on Thursday. He usually completes the week's recordings in three hours.
Jacks, a fifth-grader at Valwood School, got his start locally with Amanda's Models and Talent before signing with his agent, J. As one might imagine, the Pervis Talent in Atlanta. Though show is something the entire Jacks has been the voice of family enjoys. “We were able Brewster for about a year, he to watch the episodes that is also a well-established actor started in the summer as a with experience in theater and family. Now that school has Jacks is the voice for movies. He was in a national started, we record them and Brewster, one of the three main Belk commercial as young as watch them as a family when characters in the animated four years old, as we all get home,” said Jacks’ series, Chuggington. well as other regional and mother, Kerri. national commercials, and in 2017 he played “Bernard” in the For Jacks, he seems to really box office movie, A Bad Moms Christmas. enjoy the acting despite the hectic schedule. “I love the work and the entertainment it brings to people,” he said. Locally, Jacks has been in several productions with The Gingerbread Players at the 'Dosta Playhouse and has performed As far as the future is concerned, he continues to audition and onstage with the Peach State Summer Theater at Valdosta State would like to continue acting for as long as he can. “I would University. like to be an actor or director when I grow up,” he explained. There is no telling where this young, talented actor’s career Jacks got the opportunity to work on Chuggington when his agent will take him. But, for now, he and his parents, J.D. and Kerri, sent him the audition information. Initially, the producers wanted will continue to evaluate opportunities as they come along Jacks to read for several supporting roles since the other two main while making sure Jacks’ enjoys life as a ten-year-old, right characters, Wilson and KoKo, had already been cast with older here in Valdosta. kids. After a few months, the producers told Jacks they wanted Summer 2020
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