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Jeffrey Jones is best known for his performances as the music loving
Emperor Joseph II in "Amadeus" and his classic portrayal of the frustrated
school principal matching wits with Matthew Broderick in "Ferris
Bueller's Day Off."
Born in Buffalo, New York, Jones began acting while a pre-Med student at
Lawrence College in Wisconsin. He joined the prestigious Guthrie Theatre
in Minneapolis before attending London's Academy of Music and Dramatic
Arts as a scholarship student.
Jones' feature film credits include the just completed "Dr. Doolittle 2"
with Eddie Murphy and a lead role in the independent feature "Par 6" as
well as "Stuart Little," "Sleepy Hollow," "The Crucible," "Ed Wood," "The Hunt
For Red October," "The Revolutionary," "Easy Money," "Transylvania 6-500,"
"Howard The Duck," "Beetlejuice," "Who's Harry Crumb?" "Valmont" and "Out On A
Limb."
On television, Jones starred in the series "The People Next Door" and made
an appearance in the Steven Spielberg produced anthology show "Amazing
Stories." He also appeared in the comedy mini-series "Fresno" and the
made-for-television films "The Avenging Angel," "Gambler III: The Legend
Continues" and "If Tomorrow Comes."
Making his acting debut at the Guthrie Theatre, Jones has appeared in
more than 125 stage productions on and off-broadway including "Elephant
Man," "Trelawny of the Wells," "Boy Meets Girl," "Secret Service," "Crucifer of
Blood," "Cloud 9," "Comedy of Errors," "The Tempest," "Scribes," "The Death Of
Baron Von Richtofen as Witnessed from Earth," and "London Suite."
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