Jamie DeWolf
Jamie DeWolf | |
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Dewolf performing at Tourettes Without Regrets in 2013 | |
| Born | Jamie Grant October 28, 1977 Eureka, California, U.S. |
| Known for | Slam poet, spoken word, comedian, storyteller, showman, filmmaker |
| Relatives | L. Ron Hubbard (great-grandfather) |
| Awards | 2003 San Francisco Bay Guardian "Best of the Bay" award |
| Website | jamiedewolf |
Jamie DeWolf (born October 28, 1977) is an American slam poet, film director, writer, spoken word artist, and circus ringmaster from Oakland, California.
DeWolf is known for his career as a slam poetry champion, his award-winning films for the Youth Speaks Bigger Picture Project, live tours with the performance trio The Suicide Kings, hosting the monthly variety show The Ruckus Revival (formerly known as Tourettes Without Regrets) in Oakland, and for his work as a producer and performer on NPR's Snap Judgment. DeWolf has appeared on HBO's Def Poetry, 60 Minutes, UPN, Inside Edition, and CBS. He directed, wrote, and starred in the feature film Smoked. The Movie (2012).
He is the great-grandson of author and Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard and an outspoken critic of the Church of Scientology. In 2000 he hosted the first ever anti-Scientology summit in Clearwater, Florida. He was named one of the "Top 25 People Crippling Scientology" by The Village Voice in 2011.