Jim Dailakis Comedian from New York City, NY

Australian Greek actor/writer/comedian Jim Dailakis has been touring the USA for the last 16 years headlining in major comedy clubs including Caroline's,Standup New York, Broadway and The Laugh Factory all in New York City. He's also performed at The Borgata in Atlantic City. He headlines worldwide as a standup comedian Australia, the Edinburgh Comedy Festival in the UK, and The Pilandri International Comedy Festival in Australia, the Montréal Comedy Festival, Cayman Islands and all across Canada. Jim also headlines and performs for English-speaking Greek communities around the world. He performed on a 53 city tour across Canada in sold-out 2000+ seat theaters. He has worked with the likes of Jerry Seinfeld, Larry the Cable Guy, Kevin Nealon, Carolyn Rhea, The Temptations, Aretha Franklin and Weird Al Yankovic. He's performed alongside Brad Garrett from Everybody Loves Raymond at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Since his arrival in the US, Jim has appeared in TV commercials as well as having performed a lot of voiceovers in radio and television. He recently played a role in the independent award winning movies Mona and Broadway's Finest. He had a supporting role in the movie Uncle Melvin's Apartment and currently playing a Greek immigrant in the film, This Is Reality. Jim is working on several feature films he's written as vehicles for himself including All My Friends Are Getting Married which has a sales agent already in place. He has a one-man show called, Conversations with Myself (and The Other Voices in My Head) where he convincingly plays over 20 characters and celebrities. The start date is April 2013 in New York City. Charles Messina is directing. The project has attracted the attention of Broadway producer Robert Blume. On stage, Dailakis talks about relationships, love and mimics movie stars with an uncanny ability of being able to contort his face so he can look like them too. His performances have earned him standing ovations and adoration from audiences across the world. He's audience friendly, never abrasive, personable, animated and very high energy. Comedians and bookers alike have said that they call upon Jim to do a show "When you need a guaranteed homerun!"