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Jonathan Tiersten

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Jonathan Tiersten

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Aug 11, 1965 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jonathan Tiersten (born August 11, 1965) is an American actor and singer, who is mostly known for his role as Ricky Thomas in the 1983 cult classic Sleepaway Camp. He reprised the role in the 2008 sequel Return to Sleepaway Camp. In between acting Jonathan took to music, fronting a number of bands, mostly based out of the Fort Collins, Colorado area. Tiersten is currently the lead singer of his own band, Ten Tiers and composed the score to a short starring David Krumholtz (from the TV series Numb3rs). Tiersten also starred in the 2012 film The Perfect House in which he played a serial killer named John Doesy and the upcoming (as of May 2014) thriller film Redemption which co-stars George Loros (Buffalo Ray Curto from The Sopranos) and Meredith Ostrom (Love Actually). Tiersten also composed the theme song for The Perfect House and contributed to the soundtrack of Redemption. Tiersten's 2011 EP We'll See, released by Edward Records, is his most critically acclaimed album to date, finishing third in Magnet magazine's most anticipated albums list. Shakefire.com called the album "surprising" and "simply amazing", rating it 4 out of 4 stars.

Known For

Acting
2022Time's Up!Gene
2022The Last American Horror Show: Volume IICaptain Strike
2021Toilet Zombie Baby Strikes BackEric Sommers
2018Lake of ShadowsAlex Kintner
2016Terror TalesThe Sledgehammer (segment "Radical Video")
2015Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony MoranSelf
2014At the Waterfront After the Social: The Legacy of Sleepaway Camp
2014Blood ReservoirRicky Thomas
2012Sleepaway Camp IV: The SurvivorRicky (archive footage)
2012The Perfect HouseJohn Doesy
2008Return to Sleepaway CampRicky
1987Seasonal DifferencesJason
1983Sleepaway CampRicky
-Dracula's WarLogan Talbot