Jim Byrnes (I)
Jim Byrnes (I) Trivia
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Trivia
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Jim is a supporter of the charities World Vision Canada and the Face The World Foundation.
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Jim is a railroad enthusiast.
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Jim has released 6 albums; "Burnin'", "I Turned My Nights Into Days", "That River", "Love is a Gamble", "Fresh Horses" and "House of Refuge".
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In 1996 Jim won a Leo Award for Best Supporting Actor for Highlander.
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In 1995 Jim was inducted in to the British Columbia Entertainment Hall of Fame.
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Jim was the host of the short-lived variety show called The Jim Byrnes Show. It aired for a few weeks in 1998.
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Jim's father was a municipal accountant and his mother was a home maker.
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Jim has 2 daughters Caitlyn and Serene.
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Jim began playing the piano when he was 5 years old.
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In 2007 Jim was nominated for 3 Maple Blues Awards; Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year and Songwriter of the Year.
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Jim had an uncredited parts in the movies "Masterminds" and "For Hope", also in the TV show Sliders in "Pilot" and the TV movie "Hands of the Stranger".
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Jim created original music for the Canadian movie "We Fall Down".
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In 1993 Jim was nominated for a Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for "Harmony Cats".
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Jim is a major baseball aficionado.
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Jim landed his pivotal Wiseguy role as Lifeguard 15 years to the day that he lost both legs in an automobile accident Feb. 26, 1972.
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Jim is a highly regarded Blues & Gospel artist.
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In 1981, Jim formed the blues group, The Jim Byrnes Band, began playing dates throughout Canada, and has become a staple of the Vancouver music scene.
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Jim got bitten by the acting bug at the age of 15 when he did Shakespeare in the Park in St. Louis.
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Jim still uses his favourite guitar, a Gibson 1969 Hummingbird. He received the guitar as a child.
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By age thirteen Jim was singing and playing blues guitar.
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Jim once worked as a professional shepherd.
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Jim almost became a Catholic priest.
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Jim won a Juno award (Canada) for Best Blues/Gospel Recording in 1995 for his album "That River". He won again in 2007 for "House of Refuge".
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Jim authored the Letters from Vietnam that was submitted in the Highlander anthology An Evening at Joe's.
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Jim appeared in radio ads for Vancouver Grizzlies NBA basketball in 1996.
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Jim appeared in television ads for Arby's in 1995.
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Quotes
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Jim Byrnes: I was devastated. I was 17. Who could take the Rolling Stones seriously after watching Howlin' Wolf down on his knees singing Little Red Rooster?
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Jim Byrnes: (about how much he is like his Highlander character "Joe Dawson") Well, obviously there's a lot of things that are alike, although there's things that are different, too, (laughing) I'm not quite as quick to pull a gun out of my coat!
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Jim Byrnes: (about his carrier highlight) Sittin' down in a room with Muddy Waters, just him and me, and he showed me a couple of licks on his guitar.
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Jim Byrnes: Early bluesmen were really 'songsters' who interspersed their blues with spirituals, popular music, folk songs, anything to get the crowd to take note, and I suppose that's how I cast myself when I began my career.
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Jim Byrnes: We never had any problems. We were too naïve, too innocent, and had too much respect for the music and the culture - they knew it, they could tell.
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