Jerry Leggio
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Non-Profit |
| Occupation | Actor / Employment Counselor |
| Location | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Introduction | Jerry designed the casting system for the Louisiana State Employment Service(today's LaWORKS). Some 20 other states have emulated and adopted this program. Jerry won a Louisiana State Science Foundation project in 1969 entitled DEVELOPMENT OF THE MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY IN LOUISIANA, receiving national acclaim and resulting in the formation of the Louisiana Film Commission. Jerry led a committee to form the National Cineposium in 1975. Was featured speaker in '75 and '76. In 1975, 76 and 84 Jerry published a Louisiana Players' Directory which included a comprehensive skills cross-index. 2014 recipient of the ANNE PRICE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD |
| Interests | Theatre, walking, biking, reading, music, blogging |
| Favorite books | Writers Vince Flynn, Ted Bell, James Grissom, Robert Ludlum, Jeff Lindsey, James Patterson, Tom Clancy, Michael Crichton |