Jim O'Rear is an American

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, and

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Career

O’Rear began his professional career working on stage with magicians including

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and Harry Blackstone, Jr. He then trained as an actor at The

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in New York. In addition to acting and writing screenplays, O'Rear has written for ''Scary Monsters Magazine'', ''Haunted Attraction Magazine'', ''Comics Interview'', and ''Underground Entertainment'', and has been recognized in ''

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''. O'Rear was one of several actors selected to appear in a set of horror movie trading cards with other genre actors including

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, Ben Chapman, and

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. In 2010, O'Rear was turned into an action figure as his '' Beverly Lane'' zombie film character. O'Rear works as an actor, stuntman, and screenwriter and recently appeared in '' The Dead Matter'', with Andrew Divoff,

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, and Jason Carter and ''

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'' with John Dugan, Daniel Emery Taylor, Scott Tepperman, and April Burril. O'Rear is also a member of The Hollywood Ghost Hunters. 2014 starred in the American

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film '' Three Tears on Bloodstained Flesh'' and in the

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'' Volumes of Blood''.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Orear, Jim 1967 births American male film actors Living people Male actors from Alabama People from Cordova, Alabama American Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni Film directors from Alabama Actors from Walker County, Alabama