Jimmy Doom
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Jimmy Doom is an American writer and actor who was born in New York, New York.[1][2]
Born James Kenneth Abraham, his family moved to Detroit, Michigan when he was two months old and he was raised on the West Side of the city.[3] His birth certificate was later changed to Graham reflecting his adoption by his stepfather.[4]
Jimmy Doom helped create the Detroit Punk scene in the 1980s and his writing has been published by major Metropolitan Detroit news outlets including The Detroit Free Press, The Detroit Metro Times, Orbit Magazine. He currently writes and publishes a daily piece of short fiction on Substack. In an interview for Punk Noir Magazine, Doom describes his writing style as "spare, unflinching, brash, caustic, and real."[5]
Music and Acting Career
Doom graduated from the University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy in 1983.[6] In 1987, Doom was selected as the lead vocalist of the punk band The Almighty Lumberjacks of Death (ALD), replacing the original singer Danny Mason.[7]
With ALD, Doom wrote the lyrics on the 1989 5-song EP Always Out of Control But Never Out of Beer on Force Majeure Records.[8]
At a show at St. Andrew's Hall in 1991[9], independent film director Kevin King offered Doom a role in the short film "Whatever Happens is Good."
In response to that performance, writer Paul Zimmerman invited Doom to audition for his film Grummy. The film was never completed as Zimmerman accepted a position at Flynt Publications in LA.[10]
After the breakup of ALD and a layoff from American Axle, where he worked on an assembly line[11], Doom attended open auditions at the Motion Picture Institute of Michigan. He was offered roles in various student productions, including The Horsemen.[12]
Doom's role in The Horsemen led to a role in Doug Schulze's Dark Fields opposite David Carradine.[13] Dozens of film and music video roles followed, including the role of Motorcycle Club Leader Biker Bill in Kill the Irishman.[14] Additional movie credits include appearances in The Good Thief, Ovid and the Art of Love, Division 19, and Orion.[15] Doom also served as brand ambassador for the Detroit beer Altes as the Easter Bunny.[16]
Recently, Doom can be seen playing Clete McKinley[17] in the 2022 award-winning thriller Ash and Bone.[18]
Writing Career
Doom's first published piece was in the Detroit Free Press Sunday Magazine and The Detroit Metro Times titled Underground Rock, which was inspired by the funeral of Cold as Life vocalist Rodney Barger, aka Rawn Beuty.[19]
He then wrote freelance entertainment pieces for the Detroit Free Press, Real Detroit, The Detroit Metro Times[20], and Orbit. At Orbit, he was named Fine Food Editor.[21]
After writing a series of flash fiction pieces on Medium, Doom released a book of drabbles called Humans, Being (A Story a Day for a Year) on Dec 1, 2020.[6] As of June 19, 2023, Doom's book has a 4.9 out of 5 star rating on Amazon by verified purchasers.[22]
Doom's second book, That Fountain Ain't Gonna Grant Your Wish, a collection of 62-longer form short stories, was published on August 9, 2023.[23]
Doom publishes short stories daily on the writing platform Substack where he has amassed an archive of over 1,020 pieces of short fiction as well as videos of the author reading stories and sharing autobiographical material.[24][25]
References
- ↑ Jackman, Michael. "Talking a lifetime of Tigers fandom with Jimmy Doom". Detroit Metro Times.
- ↑ "Actor, rocker, writer: Detroit's Jimmy Doom, 'Renaissance loser,' publishes a book". www.deadlinedetroit.com.
- ↑ "The Backroom Jimmy Doom, Live on Zoom". March 3, 2021.
- ↑ Rubin, Neil. "Actor Jimmy Doom Helps Homeless Man." January 22, 2023. Detroit Free Press.
- ↑ stevegone (2021-11-18). "An Interview with Writer, Actor and Original Punk Jimmy Doom @JamesDoom". Punk Noir Magazine. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 McFarlin, Jim (April 20, 2021). "Jimmy Doom Distills a Lifetime of Hard Living Into Bite-Sized Daily Stories".
- ↑ "Defunct Punk". www.defunctpunk.com.
- ↑ "Almighty Lumberjacks Of Death - Always Out Of Control But Never Out Of Beer" – via music.metason.net.
- ↑ "Almighty Lumberjacks of Death | The Concert Database".
- ↑ "About Film Threat".
- ↑ "Axing for more". Detroit Metro Times.
- ↑ ""The Horsemen" (2007)" – via en.kinorium.com.
- ↑ "Dark Fields". www.tcm.com.
- ↑ "Kill the Irishman". TVGuide.com.
- ↑ "Jimmy Doom". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ↑ Lyons, Mickey. "Altes, a beloved made-in-Detroit dad beer, is back in town". Detroit Metro Times. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ↑ "Ash and Bone (2022)". The A.V. Club.
- ↑ "Ash and Bone Premiere Causing a Horror Fan Outbreak in los Angeles! | the Hollywood Times". 20 September 2022.
- ↑ Doom, Jimmy. "Cold As Life: Music, murder, and the legend of Rawn Beuty". Detroit Metro Times.
- ↑ "Jimmy Doom". Detroit Metro Times.
- ↑ "The Orbit Magazine Anthology | Wayne State University Press". www.wsupress.wayne.edu.
- ↑ "Amazon.com: Customer reviews: Humans, Being: A Story a Day for a Year". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ↑ Reid, S. E. (21 August 2023). "ISSUE SIX". Talebones 🔭. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ↑ Dykeman, Mark (June 12, 2023). "Creator Q&A with Jimmy Doom".
- ↑ Doom, Jimmy (September 1, 2020). "Jimmy Doom's Roulette Weal | Substack". jimmydoom.substack.com.
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