Jim MacKrell's illustrious broadcast career has spanned multiple decades, encompassing every facet of communications, from local and network commercials to hosting specials, and guest-starring in popular series and features.
For four years, Jim was the star of the hit NBC game-show, Celebrity Sweepstakes, which aired from 1974. He also hosted The Game Game on CBS in 1969, Quiz Kids on Columbia Pictures TV in 1978, and numerous other shows throughout his career.
Jim's career has taken him to all areas of television and movies, with his theatrical credits including memorable films such as Woody Allen's Annie Hall in 1977, Albert Brooks' Defending Your Life in 1991, Semi-Tough in 1977, Gremlins in 1984, and Teen Wolf in 1985 with Michael J. Fox.
He has had guest-starring roles on television in Dallas in 1978, Soap in 1977, Moonlighting in 1985, and The Golden Girls in 1985, among over 40 others. His made-for-TV movies include Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A. in 1977, Run, Don't Walk in 1981, and A Reason to Live in 1985.
Jim was also a regular on General Hospital in 1963, Capitol in 1982, and Days of Our Lives in 1965.
As a performer, writer, and producer, Jim has made advertising a major focal point of his career, serving as corporate spokesman for giants such as Chevrolet and Disney. He has starred in spots for household names such as Whirlpool, Fiber Con, Serta, Goodyear, Mattel, Oster, Radio Shack, Exxon, Entex, and more.
Jim has also appeared as a spokesman for industrials and corporate films for Toyota, Exxon, Xerox, Shell, Coca Cola, and more. For 14 years, he was the corporate host for the National Easter Seals Telethon, and he wrote and produced several projects for ACTA Communications in Chicago.
A veteran of radio, Jim's credits include some of the top radio stations in the nation, including KMPC Los Angeles, KFI Los Angeles, WMEX Boston, WNOE New Orleans, WFUN Miami. In recent years, he hosted a top-rated talk show in Houston, Texas, on 97 Talk.
With his extensive experience in acting, hosting, writing, and producing highly-motivating sales films, and having most of his life laid out in Video Rental Stores across the country, there is not an avenue of entertainment or marketing in which Jim MacKrell has not excelled.
