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James Leland Walters Jr. (born June 13, 1969) is an American actor and singer, best known for his roles on Beverly Hills, 90210 and The Heights and his number one^[2] single "How Do You Talk to an Angel".

Career

Walters was born in Boston, Massachusetts^[3] and grew up in Marblehead, Massachusetts.^[4] After graduating from high school, Jamie Walters attended New York University and studied film for two years and studied acting at The Actors Space in New York City.^[5]

While attending college, he was discovered at a bank by a casting agent who placed him in three high-profile commercials for Levi's 501 Jeans. He then moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting and musical career. He played a bit role on Everyday Heroes. His film debut came in 1991 with the movie Shout, alongside John Travolta, Heather Graham, and Gwyneth Paltrow. Walters performed the song "Rockin' the Pad" on the Shout soundtrack album.

In 1992, Aaron Spelling cast Jamie as the lead on the Fox series The Heights, in which he also sang the theme song "How Do You Talk to an Angel?." The single reached #1^[2] on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 14, 1992 knocking Boyz II Men's "End of the Road" from the top spot. It was also nominated for an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics". (The award went to Liza Minnelli.) The show was canceled by Fox, but it launched Jamie's music career when Atlantic Records took an interest in Walters and signed him to a recording contract.

In October 1994, he started playing Ray Pruit on Beverly Hills, 90210; he was the musician-boyfriend of Donna (played by Tori Spelling), a role he played for two seasons.{{cn|date=March 2019}}

On September 20, 1994, Jamie released his self-titled debut album Jamie Walters. The first single from the album "Hold On" peaked at no. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100,^[6] and no. 76 in Australia.^[7] The album sold over 1 million copies and was certified platinum.^[8]

In 1997, Jamie released his second album 'Ride'. The album was certified gold.^[8] A third album, Believed, followed in 2002.

In 2009, Walters appeared in the VH1 reality show Confessions of a Teen Idol, in which former teen idols attempt to resurrect their careers.^[9]

Personal life

In 2002, Walters married Patricia Walters; they have three children. In 2015 Patty filed for divorce.^[10]

Filmography

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

References

1. ^{{cite news |title= Today in history |date= 13 June 2014 |newspaper= The New York Times |agency= Associated Press |accessdate= 14 June 2014 |url= http://nyti.ms/Uv1YKC}}
2. ^¹Top 10 TV Theme Songs 1980-2011
3. ^[https://web.archive.org/web/20091027113503/http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Palladium/4542/int97.html On The Road Again]
4. ^{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p141695|pure_url=yes}}|title=Jamie Walters > Biography|last=Prato|first=Greg|publisher=allmusic|accessdate=April 17, 2010}}
5. ^{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=19950427&id=0gYkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YAMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1946,8270356|title=Music Lifted TV's Jamie Walters|last=Rodolpho|first=Adolfo|author2=Talboo, A.J. |author3=Jacobs, Adam |date=April 27, 1995|work=Toledo Blade}}
6. ^[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jamie walters|chart=all}} Hold On - Jamie Walters | Billboard.com]
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://i.imgur.com/MOyisGv.jpg|title=The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 03 Sep 1995|publisher=Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA)|accessdate=July 4, 2017}} N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
8. ^¹http://cdbaby.com/cd/jamiewalters
9. ^Confessions of a Teen Idol VH1 Page
10. ^HOW DO YOU TALK TO AN ANGEL About Divorce?

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