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WEST PALM BEACH | RADIO
wpbz-fm 1031. the buzz
Jason Anfinsen started his performing career as a radio host in his native West Palm Beach, Florida. For more than three years he was the co-host and producer of 'The Morning Buzz with Mark and Meathead', the number one rated 18-34 morning radio show on Florida's New Rock Alternative 103.1 The Buzz / WPBZ-fm.
new york city | radio
virgin radio
Jason Anfinsen was hired by Virgin to be the in-store dj voice of the 60,000 square foot flagship Virgin Megastore in Times Square, New York City.
new york city | improv
kuru
Jason Anfinsen made his theatre debut in New York City in 1999 in the limited engagement of KURU, a wrong-form improvisational experience scored by a guitar and built by a group of physical and absurdist actors who aligned in improv classes taught by veteran improviser Todd Stashwick.
kuru
Anfinsen was a founding member of KURU.
KURU ran for a 5-week engagement in the Solo Arts Group space in Manhattan from April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 1999.
Performers: Amy Andrews, Jason Anfinsen, Pat Love, Liz Parish, Don Puglisi, Lisa Rock & Ellen Schinderman
solo performances
Popularity Contest
Solo Performance
WNEP Theater (Chicago)
July 13 – Aug 17, 2002
Saturdays | 10:30 p.m.
Directed by John Lutz (30 Rock, SNL, Late Night with Seth Meyers)
Popularity Contest: A solo performance by Jason Anfinsen, with comedy sketches and comic monologues featuring weird characters desperately seeking popularity.
Fun Factory
Solo Performance
Playground Theater (Chicago)
March 15 – April 26, 2003
Directed by Dan Izzo
COMEDY FESTIVAL APPEARANCES
COMEDY FESTIVAL APPEARANCES
2007 Seattle Bumbershoot Arts and Music Festival, Hogwash.
2007 Seattle Festival of Improvisational Theater, Stimulus.
2006 Seattle Festival of Improvisational Theater, Stimulus.
2005 Singapore, The Arts House at The Old Parliament, ComedySportz Chicago.
2005 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Securities Comm. Auditorium, ComedySportz Chicago.
2005 Miami Improv Festival, Dori Goldman & Jason Anfinsen (D & J).
2005 Chicago Improv Festival, Dori Goldman & Jason Anfinsen (D & J).
2004 London Comedy Festival, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), Dori Goldman & Jason Anfinsen (D & J).
2004 Seattle Festival of Improvisational Theater, Character Assassination (Teacher).
2004 North Carolina Improv Festival, Mr. Fancypants.
2004 Toronto Improv Festival, Dori Goldman & Jason Anfinsen (D & J).
2004 Chicago Improv Festival, Dori Goldman & Jason Anfinsen (D & J).
2003 Del Close Improv Marathon, Mr. Fancypants.
2003 Gilda’s Club LAUGH Benefit, Mr. Fancypants.
2003 Chicago Improv Festival, Mayfly.
2003 2nd Annual Comedy Oktoberfest, Solo Performance.
2002 North Carolina Improv Festival, Mr. Fancypants.
2002 Single File Solo Festival, Popularity Contest.
2002 Gilda’s Club LAUGH Benefit, Mr. Fancypants.
2002 Chicago Improv Festival, Mayfly.
2002 Del Close Improv Marathon, Mr. Fancypants.
2001 Gilda’s Club LAUGH Benefit, Mr. Fancypants.
2001 Chicago Improv Festival, Mayfly.
theatre experience
Theater Experience
Theater Experience
2009 Johnny Astronaut, Ensemble, iO West Theatre, Los Angeles, CA.
2008 Hogwash, Director, Historic University Theater, Seattle, WA.
2008 Hogwash, Ensemble, Children’s Theater at Seattle Center, Seattle, WA.
2007 D. R., Ensemble, Historic University Theater, Seattle, WA.
2007 Hogwash, Executive Producer, Bailiwick Theatre, Chicago, IL.
2006 Haener vs. Haener, Director, Northwest Actors Studio, Seattle, WA.
2005 Stimulus, Director, Freehold Theater, Seattle, WA.
2005 Kitchen Sink, Executive Producer, Playground Theater, Chicago, IL.
2005 Hogwash, Executive Producer, Lakeshore Theater, Chicago, IL.
2004 D & J, Ensemble, Athenaeum Theater, Ensemble, Chicago, IL.
2003 Hogwash, Creator, Producer, ComedySportz Theatre, Chicago, IL.
2003 D & J, Ensemble, Second City Skybox, Chicago, IL.
2003 Mainstage, Ensemble, ComedySportz Theatre, Chicago, IL.
2003 Garbage’, Ensemble, ImprovOlympic, Chicago, IL.
2003 Fun Factory, Writer-Performer, Playground Theater, Chicago, IL.
2003 M.C. Willie & Music Factory, Shrapnel Sampson, ComedySportz Theatre, Chicago, IL.
2002 Popularity Contest, Writer-Performer, WNEP Theater, Chicago, IL.
2002 Popularity Contest, Writer-Performer, Slugfest at ImprovOlympic, Chicago, IL.
2002 Terrorslide, Ensemble, Playground Theater, Chicago, IL.
2002 A Sonny Kitchen Mystery, Ensemble, ComedySportz Theatre, Chicago, IL.
2002 How To Eat Fried Worms, Mr. Forrester, ComedySportz Theatre, Chicago, IL.
2002 JiHaHad, Ensemble, ImprovOlympic, Chicago, IL.
2001 Chartreuse, Host-Writer, ImprovOlympic, Chicago, IL.
2001 Faces in the Crowd, Ensemble, ImprovOlympic, Chicago, IL.
2000 Mr. Fancypants, Founding Member, Playground Theater, Chicago, IL.
2000 Red Headed Stepchild, Ensemble, ImprovOlympic, Chicago, IL.
2000 Cheap Easy Improv, Ensemble, Annoyance Theatre, Chicago, IL.
2000 Bait and Switch, Ensemble, ImprovOlympic, Chicago, IL.
2000 Biological Error, Writer, Second City Skybox, Chicago, IL.
1999 Sunshine and Lollipops, Ensemble, Second City Skybox, Chicago, IL.
1998 KURU, Ensemble, Solo Arts Group, New York City, NY.
FILM AND TELEVISION
Film and Television Credits
Angels and Demons, Directed by Ron Howard, Protester, Imagine Entertainment.
A Thousand Words, Directed by Brian Robbins, Hospital Orderly, DreamWorks SKG.
“Bomb Squad,” Upright Citizens Brigade, Directed by Peyton Reed, Neighbor, S 2, E 2, Comedy Central.
“Christian Troy II,” Nip/Tuck, Directed by Diane Valentine, Paparazzi, S 1, E 16, FX.
“Out on the Roof,” Raising The Bar, Directed by Rick Bota, Juror, S 1, E 8, TNT.
Soul Survivors, Directed by Stephen Carpenter, Student, Artisan Entertainment.
Yes Man, Directed by Peyton Reed, Convention Participant, Village Roadshow Pictures.