Manny Jimenez Jr.

Manny Jimenez Jr. began performing in talent shows at the age of seven. In 2005, Manny Jr. and his father put together a one-man show for his Elementary School Talent Show entitled "Movie Montage" in which Manny Jr. played a handful of famous movie characters, all in about three minutes. This led to Manny Jr. being cast as the Lead in several school plays. First as the Grinch in "How The Grinch Stole Christmas" and later as Bagheera in "The Jungle Book". In 2010 at age 12, Manny Jr. had the honor of playing the trumpet at Carnegie Hall with the North Park Middle School Band. Although he loved performing on stage with the band, Manny Jr. kept developing his acting skills while working on many short films for NYFA, AFI, UCLA, and USC. That same year during an audition, a casting director recommended Manny Jr. to an agent and he was signed to Nicole Jolley and Milton Perea at Amsel, Eisenstadt, Frazier & Hinojosa Talent Agency (AEFH). In 2011, Manny Jr. auditioned and was accepted into