Jami Gertz
Jami Gertz
Jami Beth Gertzis an American actress. Gertz is known for her early roles in the films Sixteen Candles, Crossroads, The Lost Boys, Less Than Zero and Quicksilver, the 1980s TV series Square Pegs with Sarah Jessica Parker, and 1996's Twister, as well as for her roles as Judy Miller in the CBS sitcom Still Standing, and as Debbie Weaver in the ABC sitcom The Neighbors...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth28 October 1965
CityChicago, IL
CountryUnited States of America
Two years ago I created Painted Turtle Camp in Lake Hughes, California. Each week the summer camp welcomes children with a different disease.
Less than Zero was not an easy movie to make. It was hard-fought for me to get. Even on the audition they did not want to see me.
We are so lucky Americans are impressive with what they're willing to give. We get bashed too much. And, so many young people in this country give so much. They're not all gang bangers.
Sometimes movies gloss over things, and it was important to me that this was realistic.
It's based around a Jewish family but it really is a universal theme about getting along and coming along.
I also think a Hot Mom is someone who can connect with what's current in her kids' world.
Hopefully this movie will help people understand that if a child is never given the tools to know how to love others and love and respect themselves, this is what happens.
Well yes, my son was bar mitzvahed last April, after I made this film.
I'm at a time in my life where I'm so filled up that I don't want more.
And we had a DJ - my childhood friend from Chicago came to be the DJ at our party out in LA. It was a party, rockin' and rolling, and it was dancing and fun. For me it was different; just to have family with us.
They see a work ethic in both of us. But, they also see that my husband is more in control of his future, and I am more reliant on other sources for my career.
Special effects movies have taken over the universe. That and scary movies.
As a mom, I always feel I have to protect them. I talk about them because they are the most important things in my life but they are private people. I won't use them for my own press.
I have three sons, and I think were both fierce protectors of our children.