James Leland Walters Jr. (born June 13, 1969) is an American actor and
singer, best known for his roles on Beverly Hills, 90210 and The
Heights and his number one single "How Do You Talk to an
Angel".Walters was born in Boston, Massachusetts and grew up in
Marblehead, Massachusetts. After graduating from high school, Jamie
Walters attended New York University and studied film for two years
and studied acting at The Actors Space in New York City.While
attending college, he was discovered at a bank by a casting agent who
placed him in three high-profile commercials for Levi's 501 Jeans. He
then moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting and musical career. He
played a bit role on Everyday Heroes. His film debut came in 1991 with
the movie Shout, alongside John Travolta, Heather Graham, and Gwyneth
Paltrow. Walters performed the song "Rockin' the Pad" on the Shout
soundtrack album.In 1992, Aaron Spelling cast Jamie as the lead on the
Fox series The Heights, in which he also sang the theme song "How Do
You Talk to an Angel?." The single reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100
on November 14, 1992 knocking Boyz II Men's "End of the Road" from the
top spot. It was also nominated for an Emmy Award for "Outstanding
Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics". (The award went to Liza
Minnelli.) The show was canceled by Fox, but it launched Jamie's music
career when Atlantic Records took an interest in Walters and signed
him to a recording contract.
singer, best known for his roles on Beverly Hills, 90210 and The
Heights and his number one single "How Do You Talk to an
Angel".Walters was born in Boston, Massachusetts and grew up in
Marblehead, Massachusetts. After graduating from high school, Jamie
Walters attended New York University and studied film for two years
and studied acting at The Actors Space in New York City.While
attending college, he was discovered at a bank by a casting agent who
placed him in three high-profile commercials for Levi's 501 Jeans. He
then moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting and musical career. He
played a bit role on Everyday Heroes. His film debut came in 1991 with
the movie Shout, alongside John Travolta, Heather Graham, and Gwyneth
Paltrow. Walters performed the song "Rockin' the Pad" on the Shout
soundtrack album.In 1992, Aaron Spelling cast Jamie as the lead on the
Fox series The Heights, in which he also sang the theme song "How Do
You Talk to an Angel?." The single reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100
on November 14, 1992 knocking Boyz II Men's "End of the Road" from the
top spot. It was also nominated for an Emmy Award for "Outstanding
Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics". (The award went to Liza
Minnelli.) The show was canceled by Fox, but it launched Jamie's music
career when Atlantic Records took an interest in Walters and signed
him to a recording contract.
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