Jack Rooney was born in Hammond, Indiana. The son of an Indiana Ironworker, Jack grew up in the Midwest.
After completing military service in the US Army, Jack entered Indiana State University, majoring in Philosophy, and then entered Northern Arizona University graduate school Master of Arts program to major in English/Creative Writing and American Literature.
After Graduate studies, Jack returned to the Midwest to begin his present career in the media industry, focusing on film, television, music, and print media. Today, Jack concentrates on the Internet and on the emerging technologies relating to and influencing these traditional media, the "New Media".
Jack is an accomplished pianist, vocalist, and music composer, blending classical form in a light rock style. He is a member of the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) and The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. (ASCAP). He has a number of alternative chart hits to his credit including "Time Waits", "China Journey", and "After All", and he has successfully released four top selling independently produced music albums in the world music marketplace, including "Nemesis" (1999), "Jack Rooney" (2001), "Jack Rooney 2.1" (2002), “Eternal Upgrade” (2003), and the latest album titled “What Goes Around”.
In combination with his successful music career, Jack is also an accomplished actor. He has worked on, appeared in, and helped produce more than twenty feature films with some of the world's most renowned talent.
Working at first as a crewmember and bit part player in large productions, such as, "Natural Born Killers", "The Negotiator", "I Love Trouble", "Blue Chips", "Rudy", and the highly rated television series, "The Untouchables", Jack quickly moved up the industry ladder. He has starred in and directed a number of independent feature motion pictures and music videos, including "Deadly Discovery", "Our Burden Is Light", with Nate Mendel of the Foo Fighters, and the classic film, "Pushed Too Far" starring the late Claude Akins. His latest feature film is titled "Last of the Pawnbrokers" and is coming soon.
Jack presently resides in Indianapolis.
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