Cj Jones Biography
CJ Jones is a deaf American actor, producer, comedian, and motivational speaker. He is known for his portrayal in See What I’m Saying: The Deaf Entertainers Documentary (2009). Jones made his feature film debut with Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver (2017), in which he portrays Joseph, the deaf foster father of Ansel Elgort’s protagonist.
Cj Jones Age | Birthday
He was born on the 29th of September 1950 (aged 68 years as of 2018).
Cj Jones Family | Cj Jones Parents
CJ Jones was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. He is one of seven hearing children born to two deaf African American parents, Clarence, and Ruth who attended a school for deaf children in Missouri. Jones’ deaf condition came as a result of him falling ill with spinal meningitis (he was 7 years old as of then).
Clarence graduated from high school with honors, and wanted to go to college but was discouraged from doing so because the local deaf college refused black students. However, success was his aim and goal, so he took up boxing and won a Golden Glove, an amateur boxing award, in the 1930s. He later went to work for a tire company, where he became a supervisor.
CJ speaks up of his father and says, “He never gave up. He worked hard any way he could to support the family. We all grew up to be successful and went on to have good lives.”
Nevertheless, Cj was taught sign language by his parents at an early age, so becoming deaf was not quite as traumatic as it might have been. Jones discovered he had a knack for comedy, as well as his father’s determination and agility, all qualities which have led to his success as an entertainer, he said.
He said his father taught him and his siblings they would have to fight for what they wanted and also taught them to believe in themselves.
“He showed a lot of love and support, encouraging us to have the best education,” Jones said. “Dad was a role model, gave that to me, and I decided that’s a good way to pass along that heritage to my kids.”
Cj Jones Education
He attended Missouri School for the Deaf. Active in sports, he was voted class valedictorian. Jones remains active in deaf awareness causes and charities.
Cj Jones Wife
Jones’ wife is called Cassandra Dawn Davis-Marsh (producer and actress, born on November 2, 1974, in the USA). The couple has been married to since September 7, 2002. Cassandra said her husband is a fun and engaging father who strives to instill a sense of responsibility and awareness of other people in his son.
Cj Jones Children
The couple has a son Quinn (age 7). Quinn is proud of his dad’s success. “He does comedy, he juggles, and he’s an actor. He knows sign language and he’s funny,” said Quinn, who enjoys playing games and hiking with his dad. Jones also has five grown children from a previous marriage.
Cj Jones Through Deaf Eyes
Through Deaf, Eyes is the story of a hidden and complex culture in America, a story of conflicts and prejudice that reaches the heart of what it means to be human. The deaf minority has seldom if ever had a voice. This documentary provides that voice, and that story, for the first time ever.
Cj Jones Baby Driver
Baby Driver premiered at the South by Southwest festival on March 11, 2017. It was released in theaters in North America and the United Kingdom on June 28. The film received critical acclaims by the media, though the characterization and screenplay drew occasional criticism.
The film earned $226 million globally, bolstered by positive word-of-mouth support and fatiguing interest in blockbuster franchises. Baby Driver received a number of awards; three Academy Awards (for Best Film Editing, Best Sound Editing, and Best Sound Mixing), two BAFTAs, two Critics’ Choice Awards, and a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Elgort), and won several other honors chiefly for technical achievement.
Cj Jones Career
Cj Jones Comedy
Jones worked for a Xerox computer center for three years, becoming a supervisor. However, he could not move up any further because he was unable to use the telephone. Telecommunication devices for the deaf were not widespread at that time.
As an actor, producer, comedian and motivational speaker, Jones has appeared on “Frasier,” “Lincoln Heights” and the PBS shows “ Sesame Street” and “ Rainbow’s End.” He’s also performed onstage in touring shows and has directed deaf children in theater productions.
In his stand- up routines, Jones combines voice, American Sign Language and mime with recorded music and multimedia projections. his drawings and sketches reveal what it was like to grow up in a tough St. Louis neighborhood, and the challenges he faced during his quest to make it as a comedian and actor in Hollywood.
Cj Jones Movies | Cj Jones Filmography
Film
- 2009 See What I’m Saying: The Deaf Entertainers Documentary
- 2017 Baby Driver
- 2017 Door in the Woods
- 2020 Avatar 2
Television
- 1991 A Different World
- 2003 Cold Case
- 2003 Frasier
- 2007 Lincoln Heights
- 2018 Castle Rock
Cj Jones Net Worth
His net worth is $6 Million.
Cj Jones Quotes
- It’s been nine years of do-nothing by eat, breath and sleep ferrets; I’ve done everything I could.
- They’re going to end up – I don’t want to think about it; it haunts me.
- For the first year, we rescued 250 ferrets and after that, it’s been 375 to 400 a year.
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