![]() Full given name: Jacob Parker Mahler Role: John/Judas Instrument: Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin Where you were born/where you were raised: Minnetonka, MN Special skills: I play various instruments-piano, guitar, ukulele, banjo, mandolin. I can solve a rubik's cube. Something you're REALLY bad at: Cooking salmon Did you have any particular mentors or inspirations as a young actor? My older brother Mike has always been a hero of mine. I so wanted to be him growing up and still am inspired by him. Current local show you have been recommending to friends: Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind Favorite Chicago neighborhood: Andersonville Favorite show tunes of all time: "Rainbow Connection," the scores to Into the Woods and The Last 5 Years Favorite musical: The Last 5 Years Favorite play: The Pillowman You personal acting idols: Michael Mahler, Tom Hanks, Kevin Spacey, and Kevin Klein MAC or PC? PC Most played song on your iPod: "I Can't Help Falling in Love With You" as performed by Ingrid Michaelson Must-see TV show(s): Breaking Bad, How I Met Your Mother, Castle, Perception, White Collar, Big Bang Theory, Dirty Jobs, New Girl Last good movie you saw: The Dark Knight Rises Some films you consider classics: Usual Suspects, Back to the Future trilogy, Indiana Jones trilogy (the fourth one doesn't count) Performer you would drop everything to go see: Ingrid Michaelson Three favorite cities: Minneapolis, Chicago, Santa Rosa First stage kiss: Working on the gentleman caller scene in Glass Menagerie with Mikala Bierma. Moment you knew you wanted to perform for a living: Watching my older brother and sister performing onstage with my mom in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Worst costume ever: I had a pretty awful wig when I played Roger DeBris in The Producers. Most challenging role you have played onstage: Konstantine in The Seagull Leading man role you've been dying to play: Iago or any of the guys in The Pillowman Leading lady role you wish you could play: There's few enough roles for women out there without me taking one. Three things you can't live without: My wife, chocolate, the puppies "I'll never understand why…": They made food that is so bad for you so damn delicious an food that is good for you taste like poo. -------------------- See Jake in The Brown Paper Box Co.'s production of GODSPELL September 20 - October 7, 2012 at Collaboraction Studio 300 in the Flat Iron Arts Building, 1579 North Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago. For tickets and additional information, visit brownpaperbox.org.
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