Who is Jacob Canon?
Jacob Canon is an individual with many unique qualities and life experiences. At this time, Jacob is fervently pursuing his career goal as a communicator and public persona in Film, Television and Radio. Some have characterized his voice as that of a young James Earl Jones, and his physical appearance has been compared to that of Eric Stoltz. Having several stage experiences in his 20’s, he has most recently honed his ability as a public speaker with Toastmasters Intl.
Mr. Canon has entered the media business in several venues. Most recently, he became the producer, copy editor and voice talent for “The Oscar Show, “ an NPR-style expose concerning research at the University of Virginia, and has written and produced two radio promos for WTJU 91.1 FM in Charlottesville. He has been an extra in feature films and commercials. His tenacity pushed him to excel from production assistant to assisting the director of photography on a NYU graduate thesis film. In television, he worked in production and as a cameraman, and performed research and image acquisition for an interactive media firm.
Born in Baltimore, MD, Jacob’s life has been immersed in history, arts and sports. On the move from childhood, Jacob was exposed to many different people and cultures. By 10, he had traveled throughout the original 13 states. At 15, he vacationed in Europe for a month; with stops in Paris for Bastille Day, and Italy where he visited Venice, Bologna, the seaport town of Rimini, and the mountain village of Padua. As a young adult, he traveled the US with stops in Boulder, CO where he hiked the Flat Irons through 18” of fresh snow, and the Grand Canyon where he hiked the Boucher Trail.
Jacob’s formal education includes an associates degree in Liberal Arts, a Bachelor of Science in Economics; Cum Laude, and several post graduate programs including seminars in television production and screenwriting.
Mr. Canon’s professional career includes 11 years as a REALTOR where he honed his skills in direct marketing, contract negotiation and personal consultation. Jacob also worked in the Food Service industry. He has often felt that these experiences developed his ability to interact with anyone, without feeling intimidated by his or her public stature. During this time, he had contact and personal conversations with many known dignitaries and public figures including; Bruce Hornsby, Lawrence Eagleburger, George Shultz, John Grisham, David McCullough, KK Kellogg (family board member and part owner of Kellogg), Martin Killgallon (CEO of Ohio Arts toy company) to mention a few.
All of Jacob’s life experiences have developed a strength, character and depth which he utilizes everyday to promote his ideals, and advocate the ideals of others, in a positive, strong and productive manner. To learn more and experience his work, please visit: www.myspace.com/jacobcanon1/