James is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, BFA Drama / Music Theater. He began his professional career on Broadway in Neil Simon's Award Winning play Biloxi Blues. Regional Theater productions include Hurlyburly, Speed-The-Plow, Orphans, West Side Story, A Life Of Crime, The Misanthrope, and Burn This. He is also a screenwriter and playwright.

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