Jack Rooney was born in Hammond, Indiana. The son of an Indiana Ironworker, Jack grew up in Terre Haute, Indiana, and after completing military service in the US Army, he returned to Terre Haute and attended Indiana State University, majoring in Philosophy and English. Jack entered Graduate School a Read more...
Jack Rooney was born in Hammond, Indiana. The son of an Indiana Ironworker, Jack grew up in Terre Haute, Indiana, and after completing military service in the US Army, he returned to Terre Haute and attended Indiana State University, majoring in Philosophy and English. Jack entered Graduate School at Northern Arizona University, majoring in English/Creative writing and American Literature. After completing Graduate studies, Jack returned to Indiana to begin his present career in showbusiness. To date, Jack has worked on and appeared in more than twenty feature films, at first as a crewmember and bit part player in large productions, such as, "Natural Born Killers", "The Negotiator", "I Love Trouble", "Blue Chips", "Rudy", and the highly rated television series, "The Untouchables". Armed with an extensive educational background and work experience, Jack quickly moved up the ladder of showbusiness to Writer/Director/Actor/Composer, and has starred in and directed a number of feature motion pictures, including "Deadly Discovery", "Our Burden Is Light", and the classic film, "Pushed Too Far" starring the late Claude Akins. Music is an integral part of what I do", says Jack. "It is the mortar that holds the structure of my work together, the foundation of it all." Jack presently resides in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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