Jake Arky is an actor, writer, and storyteller. His is the author of the plays Little Perfections, The Green Flash, The Ruby Goldberg Machine, and Erasers, as well as the film Brothers of Emery. His short story #deathies and Video Tape Sleepover was published by SSWA Press.
Jake co-founded So Say We All: a non-profits arts production and education organization specializing in the literary and storytelling arts. He regularly performs stories on stage with The Moth, RISK!, Fireside Storytelling, and the Oakland Story Slam.
His original television comedy series, Open and Amateur, have been developed by the CineStory Foundation for the last two years.
How To Make A Man Comedy How To Make A Man is a half-hour comedy about the Jensens, a Mormon family from Salt Lake City who adopt Mithun, a special needs child from India. Their lives are turned upside down when Thane, the father and husband, decides to leave the family, forcing biological son, Josh, to step up and help his now single mother, Bonnie, raise his new little brother.
DJ Fun Girl Comedy DJ Fun Girl is a half-hour comedy about a wild and crazy DJ in her 20’s who is the queen of partying until the day she black out at her first professional gig and realizes she needs to sober up and grow up.
Amatuer Comedy Amateur is a half-hour comedy about Naomi, a down on her luck actress, who finds a new calling when she directs a cast of adult film stars in a community theater production of Noises Off.
Floaties Comedy Floaties is a half-hour comedy about Randy, a depressed, former Olympic athlete who finds a new reason to live after his sister Jude, an art teacher, gets him a job as a swim coach at her school for special needs.
THAT’S JUST HOW I’M MADE
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Industrial
by Service Now
Actor - Co-Worker
World's Most Astonishing News
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Television
by Duo Productions
Actor - Larry International (Japan)
BUILDING TALENT IN THE IOT ECONOMY
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Industrial
by Cisco
Actor - Business Man
HR COMMERCIAL PRINT MEDIA CAMPAIGN
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Print
by Intel
Model - Blogger
FITNESS
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Industrial
by The Mindbody Ecosystem
Actor - Fitness Consumer #3
WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAM
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Commercial
by Panasonic
Actor - Draftsman
Erasers
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Theater
by Owl & Cat Theater Co.
Playwright Melbourne, AU
Bad Man
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Video
by Be Calm Honcho
Actor - Baseball Player
Brothers of Emery
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Film (short)
by Richard Van
Writer
Lyfe
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Film (short)
by Jake Arky
Actor/Writer
Everything Is Illuminated
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Film
by Big Beach Films
Production Assistant
Little Miss Sunshine
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Film
by Big Beach Films
Production Assistant
New York University
(2004-2008)