James Wolk Net Worth

James Wolk's Quotes

• Regarding being selected to portray Brad Cohen in 2008's Front of the Class, Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) - It mobilized my emotions, which makes it so much easier to act. When you feel moved by the story, you want to tell that story.
• The Lone Star experience was tough at the time, but it really allowed me to look at things from a 3,000-foot high view. You can think something is the greatest thing in the world, but, as we know, anything can happen. It really taught me that I always want to make choices that I believe in artistically. No one can take that away from you.
• [on his film, There's Always Woodstock] I play a young, Jewish doctor... My mom's dream come true.

Interesting Facts about James Wolk

1. Graduated in 2007 from the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre and Dance. Other graduates include James Earl Jones, Arthur Miller, Christine Lahti, Gilda Radner and David Paymer.
2. Graduated from North Farmington High School in 2003. Other graduates include Pam Dawber and Elizabeth Berkley.
3. Shares his birth name, James Wolk, with a noted set designer who works on the New York stage.
4. Mother, Edie Wolk, is an art teacher.
5. Is a fan of old Robert De Niro movies.
6. Favorite film is Terug naar de toekomst (1985).
7. Loves the 1950s.
8. Got the script for Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) - Front of the Class (2008) the night before his audition.
9. When James was a child, his father was a fan of Frank Sinatra songs and he entertained his parents by singing and dancing to them.
10. James is a member of an elite group of entertainers and filmmakers who hail from Michigan including Roger Corman, Wally Cox, Francis Ford Coppola, Michael Moore, Sam Raimi, John Hughes , Madonna, Alice Cooper, Iggy Pop,Diana Ross, Jerry Bruckheimer, Ellen Burstyn, Selma Blair, Sonny Bono, Christie Brinkley, Robert Wagner, Kim Hunter, Julie Harris, George Peppard, Della Reese, Sandra Bernhard, Tom Selleck, Lily Tomlin, Elaine Stritch, and a host of others.
11. James scored the lead in Lone Star (2010) after passes by Josh Lucas and James Marsden.
12. Has an older sister named Katie Ray.
13. Favorite actors are Michael J. Fox and Tom Hanks.
14. James's father, Robert Wolk, owns a ladies' shoe store and James grew up selling women's footwear. As a result, the first thing James notices about a woman is her shoes.
15. As a student at the University of Michigan and a struggling actor in New York, James worked as an event d.j., performing at parties, weddings and bar mitzvahs.
16. Considered studying medicine or law prior to becoming a theatre major at the University of Michigan.
17. As a student at the University of Michigan's School of Music, Theatre & Dance, James acted in a number of theatrical productions including "The Laramie Project", "You Can't Take It With You", "Arthur Miller Celebration" and the provocative drama, "In Arabia We'd All Be Kings". "The Laramie Project" dealt with the murder of university student Matthew Shepard and the production was picketed by the anti-gay activist, Fred Phelps.
18. James is on the Board of Directors of the Brad Cohen Tourette Foundation.
19. James is entirely of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry (his family emigrated from Poland, Russia, Latvia, and Lithuania). He was raised in Reform Judaism and had a Bar Mitzvah ceremony.
20. His last name means 'cloud' in Dutch.