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Jay Alaimo
Born
James Joseph Alaimo III

Occupation(s)Writer, producer, director

Jay Alaimo, also known as James Joseph Alaimo III; is a writer, director and producer in the film, television, and web series. He recently named a new CBD soda water, the first of its kind to be based out of New York City, called Bimble.[citation needed]

Early life

Alaimo was born in Suffield, Connecticut. Alaimo graduated from Roanoke College where he was a member of Alpha Psi Omega National Theatre Honor Society.[1]

Career

Alaimo's first film, Pretzel, was made in 2001 which he wrote, directed, produced.[2] He then co-wrote, directed and co-produced Slingshot, which had its world premiere at the 2005 Tribeca Film Festival.[3] In 2006, he directed episodes of the television series Scrubs.[4] Starting in 2011 and through 2012, he directed the independent film Chlorine, starring Kyra Sedgwick and Vincent D'Onofrio.[4]

Jay Alaimo and partner Chris Davis produced the award winning movie Picaresque, with Mikey DeTemple. They immediately followed up on the global success with their second film with Mikey, Sight | Sound, which won several awards and was promoted in partnership with Tommy Hilfiger.[citation needed]

In the Spring of 2018, Jay and his longtime friend & collaborator, Phil Conserva, started Moveable Artist Inc. Their first mission was to chase the story of the Rallye des Gazelles, an all female, off-road, motor and electric vehicle race, spanning 10 days, across south eastern Morocco, deep in the Saharan Desert.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Jay Alaimo Biography". Hollywood Up Close. Retrieved November 7, 2008.
  2. ^ "Jay Alaimo Filmography". Hollywood Up Close. Retrieved November 7, 2008.
  3. ^ "Tribeca NY, NY Competition Selection". Film Fetish. March 13, 2005. Retrieved November 7, 2008.
  4. ^ a b Kit, Borys. "Kyra Sedgwick, Vincent D'Onofrio in 'Chlorine'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 30, 2010.
  5. ^ Sara Coughlin (May 21, 2018). "The 29-Year-Old Tradition That Brings 300 Women To The Moroccan Desert Each Year". refinery29.com. Retrieved August 3, 2019.