Jesse Draper
Jesse Draper | |
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| Born | Jessica Cook Draper |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Website | http://www.jessedraper.com/ |
Jessica Cook Draper (born January 5, 1986) is an American actress. She first became renowned as a star on the Nickelodeon series The Naked Brothers Band, which starred her cousins Nat Wolff and Alex Wolff and was created by her aunt Polly Draper. As of recently, she became the star and producer for the web show called The Valley Girl Show.
Career and family life
In 2006, Draper graduated from UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television.[1] Draper's television credits include a guest appearance on American Dreams[2] and the made-for-TV film Broken Promises: Taking Emily Back which starred Draper's aunt, Polly Draper.[3]
Draper is the daughter of venture capitalist Timothy C. Draper and Melissa Draper. She has two brothers Billy Draper and Adam Draper, and one sister, Eleanor Draper. Jesse's aunt Polly Draper is best known for her role as Ellyn Warren on the 1987–91 TV series Thirtysomething. Her uncle is jazz musician Michael Wolff, the conductor of the orchestra on The Arsenio Hall Show. Nat and Alex Wolff are her real life cousins.
Draper starred in The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie and as she explains:[4]
"We've always performed for each other at family reunions. We're constantly singing songs at Christmas, goofy songs we've made up, or we'll put on little family plays or make family movies. So when Polly said, 'Let’s make a family movie,' we didn't realize it was like, a real movie."
Television projects
Draper had a starring role in The Naked Brothers Band as Jesse Cook, the band's ditzy nanny.[1] The Naked Brothers Band is a Nickelodeon mockumentary show based on her cousins Nat and Alex Wolff, two musical brothers who write and perform all of the show's songs.[1] The show is directed, written, created and executive produced by her aunt Polly Draper (Nat and Alex's mom);[1] it also stars her uncle Michael Wolff who is also the music supervisor;[1] her father Tim Draper, the consulting producer, has also guest starred.[1]
She is the star and producer of The Valley Girl Show. Her production company entitled Valley Girl Inc. is the distributer of the online show, which is shot in Silicon Valley, California. It features cameo appearences by venture capitalists including Eric Schmidt, the CEO of Google; her father Tim Draper, founder of venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson amongst others.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1993 | Broken Promises: Taking Emily Back | Homeless Girl | uncredited |
| 2005 | The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie | Herself | |
| American Dreams | Bandstand Girl | 1 episode | |
| 2007 | The Naked Brothers Band | Herself | 40 episodes, 2007-2009 |
| 2009 | Ticket Out | Bank Telle | post-production |
| 2010 | The Mighty Macs | Mrs.Ballard | compeleted |
References
- ^ a b c d e f <http://www.dailybruin.ucla.edu/news/2008/jan/16/playing-together-staying-together/>
- ^ American Dreams - California Dreamin' (2005) at IMDb
- ^ Broken Promises: Taking Emily Back (1993) at IMDb
- ^ Elrod, Ashley (January 16, 2008). "Playing together, staying together". Daily Bruin. Retrieved May 29, 2009.
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