Jamison Newlander (born April 2, 1970) is an American actor. He
starred in the 1987 horror film The Lost Boys, playing vampire hunter
Alan Frog.Newlander is best known for his role as Alan Frog, one of
the two vampire-hunting Frog brothers, in The Lost Boys (1987),
alongside Corey Feldman. He reprises his role as Alan Frog in the Lost
Boys: The Thirst (2010), as he and Feldman fight side-by-side again
for what's been celebrated as the return of the Frog Brothers.
Newlander also makes an appearance as Alan Frog in one of the
alternative endings for Lost Boys: The Tribe (2008). He also played
alongside the late River Phoenix in a TV Movie, Circle of Violence: A
Family Drama, and Jason Bateman in Valerie. He also appeared in the
1988 remake of The Blob. He starred in two commercials during the
80's, for Pearle Vision and AT&T in 1984 and 1987 respectively.A
graduate of Beverly Hills High School, he went on to get a BFA in
acting at NYU, and acted on stages in New York, Vermont, Kentucky and
California throughout his 20s. While doing theater, Newlander began
writing and became an award-winning playwright with his 1996 play
"Remember This" at Actors Theatre of Louisville. He put all of his
talents together (writing, directing and acting) for his film
"Rooster," which played on the film festival circuit, most notably at
the Hamptons International Film Festival in 2003. In 2009, he then
went on to write, produce, direct and star in a second short film
titled Room Service. He made cameo appearances in both seasons of The
Two Coreys, a reality TV show starring Lost Boys co-stars Corey Haim
and Corey Feldman on A&E Network. Since then, he has played small
roles in multiple movies, including Bone Tomahawk, alongside Kurt
Russell. Newlander created Wikisoap, the first ever user-created soap
opera on the web. He is currently working on his play, "The Virtual
Adventures of Riff-Cat Polito" He had a cameo appearance as a police
officer in "The Tale of Two Coreys," the Lifetime movie documenting
the lives of Corey Haim and Corey Feldman.Newlander co-hosted a short
bi-weekly podcast called "The Jamison Newlander and Some Other Guy
Show" with an unidentified co-host. The podcast included regular
updates on Newlander's life and career, as well as comedy sketches,
celebrity guests, and casual conversation. It was released every
second Sunday, but is now on extended hiatus, although previous
episodes remain available. Newlander is working on an upcoming second
podcast titled Current Frequencies, a collection of original 20-30
minute radio-dramas based on contemporary issues.
starred in the 1987 horror film The Lost Boys, playing vampire hunter
Alan Frog.Newlander is best known for his role as Alan Frog, one of
the two vampire-hunting Frog brothers, in The Lost Boys (1987),
alongside Corey Feldman. He reprises his role as Alan Frog in the Lost
Boys: The Thirst (2010), as he and Feldman fight side-by-side again
for what's been celebrated as the return of the Frog Brothers.
Newlander also makes an appearance as Alan Frog in one of the
alternative endings for Lost Boys: The Tribe (2008). He also played
alongside the late River Phoenix in a TV Movie, Circle of Violence: A
Family Drama, and Jason Bateman in Valerie. He also appeared in the
1988 remake of The Blob. He starred in two commercials during the
80's, for Pearle Vision and AT&T in 1984 and 1987 respectively.A
graduate of Beverly Hills High School, he went on to get a BFA in
acting at NYU, and acted on stages in New York, Vermont, Kentucky and
California throughout his 20s. While doing theater, Newlander began
writing and became an award-winning playwright with his 1996 play
"Remember This" at Actors Theatre of Louisville. He put all of his
talents together (writing, directing and acting) for his film
"Rooster," which played on the film festival circuit, most notably at
the Hamptons International Film Festival in 2003. In 2009, he then
went on to write, produce, direct and star in a second short film
titled Room Service. He made cameo appearances in both seasons of The
Two Coreys, a reality TV show starring Lost Boys co-stars Corey Haim
and Corey Feldman on A&E Network. Since then, he has played small
roles in multiple movies, including Bone Tomahawk, alongside Kurt
Russell. Newlander created Wikisoap, the first ever user-created soap
opera on the web. He is currently working on his play, "The Virtual
Adventures of Riff-Cat Polito" He had a cameo appearance as a police
officer in "The Tale of Two Coreys," the Lifetime movie documenting
the lives of Corey Haim and Corey Feldman.Newlander co-hosted a short
bi-weekly podcast called "The Jamison Newlander and Some Other Guy
Show" with an unidentified co-host. The podcast included regular
updates on Newlander's life and career, as well as comedy sketches,
celebrity guests, and casual conversation. It was released every
second Sunday, but is now on extended hiatus, although previous
episodes remain available. Newlander is working on an upcoming second
podcast titled Current Frequencies, a collection of original 20-30
minute radio-dramas based on contemporary issues.
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