February 5 2021
Living the Life of Your Dreams: Check out our interview with award-winning actor Greg Jbara, a star on CBS’ “Blue Bloods”
A Note from Hope Katz Gibbs, producer, Inkandescent Radio: I am thrilled to have interviewed Tony Award-winning actor Greg Jbara on Facebook Live.
A friend since childhood (while attending Juilliard, he was the drama counselor at Camp Akiba, which I attended from ages 10-20), Greg and I have remained in touch. When I reached out to ask if he’d be willing to be the cover story of my magazine’s next issue, BeInkandescent Health & Wellness www.BeInkandescent.com — Greg said YES!
While I am a publicist — and Greg plays one on TV – we are thrilled to talk about his career, his role on Blue Bloods, his mission as an actor, and what it’s like to have lived the life of his dreams!
Be sure to watch our interview!
About Gregory Jbara:
Greg began his undergraduate studies at the University of Michigan with a minor in physics and a major in communications. By his second year, he was enrolled as a theatre major, and his third year was a founding inaugural class member of the renowned University of Michigan Musical Theatre Department. He also co-founded the still flourishing Impact (Jazz) Dance Company through the University Activities Center.
He transferred to The Juilliard School, where he completed his BFA in acting in 1986.
In the fall of his fourth year of training at Juilliard, he was selected to join five other acting students to represent the Drama Division performing live on the televised 80th-anniversary celebration of the Juilliard School, “PBS Live From Lincoln Center: Juilliard at 80”.
He remained a New York resident through December of 1997. Born and raised in suburban Detroit, Jbara resides with his wife Julie and their sons Zachary and Aidan in Los Angeles.
Skills:
- Performance Skills: Host, Stunts, Improvisation, Teleprompter, Voiceover, Juggling, Singing, Dancing, Comedian
- Athletic Skills: Golf, Swimming, Baseball, Rollerblading, Basketball, Football, Tennis, Cycling, Track & Field, Soccer
- Accents: Spanish, West Indian, Middle Eastern, Midwest, Jamaican, Russian, Australian, Italian, Chinese, German, French, British, Scottish, Irish, Southern
- Musical Instruments: Bass Guitar, Trumpet, Trombone, Recorder, Drums, French Horn, Tuba, Percussion, Flute, Dulcimer
- Dance: Waltz, Swing, Tap, Square, Club/Freestyle, Ballroom, Polka, Line, Disco
Education
- The Juilliard School, BFA, New York City, 1986
- University of Michigan 1979-1982
Awards
- Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer
- Critics Circle Award, Best Featured Actor in a Musical, 2009 — Billy Elliot
- Drama Desk Award, Featured Actor in a Musical (Nominated), 2005 — Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
- Caricature Unveiled at Sardi’s, New York City, 2005
