If you need a ver­sa­tile, en­ter­tain­ing actor and singer, the videos, audio samples and resumes below should  convince you! I've been all around this business, from Broadway to Feature Film and TV.

Jon Koons: SINGER features snip­pets of 21 songs and singing styles, per­formed at 15 dif­fer­ent venues, all in un­der 8 minutes. A great overview of what I can offer your production or event!
Fea­tur­ing ap­pear­ances by Court­ney Fos­ter Don­ahue, R.J. Lewis, Mer­lin Ryan Koons, Mol­ly Dens­more, Erin Za­p­cic, and Ilan Kwit­tken as Judy Gar­land, and live mu­sic by Meta­mor­phic Winds and Mik­ki Ryan. We are all avail­able for your event. For many of these songs and more in their entirety, click The Way I Sound below.

 JON KOONS   Actor  •  Singer                 AEA  *  SAG  *  AFTRA

917-622-5069/cell   434 Tenafly Road / Englewood, NJ 07631

5’10”  •  180+/- lbs              Baritone              Brown Eyes •  Dk. Brown Hair

jon@jestmaster.com   •  www.Jestmaster.com

ABRIDGED RESUME

BROADWAY

• The Ritz                -ChaCha (snooty patron)    Henry Miller Theatre

OFF BROADWAY, REGIONAL AND SUMMER THEATRE

• Cockeyed Radio                        -Buddy Irvin                          JestMaster Productions, Inc.
• Sax-O-Philm                               -Buddy Jr. / Buddy               JestMaster Productions, Inc.
• Plaza Suite                                 -Jesse Kiplinger                   Slapdash & Huckle Prod./NJ
• Dr. Miracle                                  -The “Real” Dr. Miracle        Orchestra of St. Lukes / NYC
• Memorial                                    -Noncom                               The Open Book / NYC
• Bastien and Bastienne (tour)    -Crabby Stage Manager      Opera Festival of New Jersey
• Angel                                          -The Prosecutor                   The Open Book / NYC
• Chaplin                                       -Sydney Chaplin/Narrator    Perona Farms Dinner Theatre/NJ
• Hoboken Chicken Emergency  -The Professor, et al.            The Open Book / NYC
• Dearest Nicky, Darling Alex       -Rasputin/Narrator               The Open Book / NYC
• The Good Doctor                        -The Writer                           THUD Players / NJ
• A Christmas Carol                       -Scrooge                               Forward Prod. / Atlantic City 
• Oliver                                           -Fagin                                    John Harms Plaza Theater
• Fiddler on the Roof                     -Tevye                                   Tenafly Theatre Company
• ...Cuckoo’s Nest                          -R.P. McMurphy                    Tenafly Theatre Company
• Snoopy!!!                                     -Snoopy                                 Discovery Theatre
• Mash                                           -Hawkeye                              Parish Players
• Macbeth                                     -Seyton/Third Murderer        Wagner College Theatre
• The Fantasticks                         -Hucklebee                            Tenafly Theatre Company
• Tevye & Friends (with Harry Goz)  -Ensemble                        Centerstage
• The Mousetrap                          -Major Metcalf                       Stagedoor Manor
• VARIETY PERFORMANCES, REVUES, CABARETS & MURDER MYSTERIES at numerous events, private and public

FEATURE FILM AND TELEVISION

• Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation         -Dahl Papadam 
• OZ     (HBO)                                                                   -Corrections Officer Parks
• Between The Lions   (PBS)                                           -Inquisitive Bookworm                         
• Hair                                                                                -Featured Hippie                
• Legal Eagles                                                                 -Ambulance crew chief             
• Whose Behind the Faces  (music video)                    -Clown/Actor (principal)              
• Seize the Day                                                               -Hasidic Jew                                      
• The Believers                                                               -Paramedic                                      
• Man Who Fell to Earth                                                 -Fire Eater/Street Performer               
• Another World                                                              -Several day player roles          
• Slaves of New York                                                      -Featured Paramedic

COMMERCIALS,  INDUSTRIALS and VOICEOVER  [No Conflicts]

• Anacin  “Emergency” / national TV spots                                      -Ambulance Driver (principal)
• The Magic of Instructing / industrial video for Jackson Hewitt    -Spokesperson/Magician
• Terror/Crisis Management / US Army training film                        -Police Sergeant 
• The Man and His Art; A Retrospective / multi-image                    -Voiceover (character)
• New York in 7 Minutes / multi-image                                              -Voiceover
• Be Prepared: The Boy Scouts of America / multi-image              -Voiceover
• The Adventure of the Missing Countess/ audio book                  -All vocal characterizations

SPECIAL TALENTS AND SKILLS

Variety Skills: Magic, Clowning, Ventriloquism, Fire Eating, Juggling, Balloon Sculpting, Face Painting, Stilt Walking, Mime, Slapstick, Improvisational and Stand-Up Comedy, Celebrity/Character Impersonation. Limited dance, stage combat, limited stunt work, make-up design, theatrical design, graphic design, stage and film direction, construction, published author, guitarist, wide range of dialects, photography, skiing, horseback riding, gourmet cook, entrepreneur. OWN: driver’s license, various vehicles, bicycle, floppy Schnauzer, numerous costumes of all descriptions, all manner of props, set pieces and other junk!