Jeff Garretson

Jeff Garretson was raised in Streator, Illinois.

       He began his acting career at Otter Creek-Hyatt Grade School, where he performed in several productions every year.  Jeff eventually broadened his audience at Streator’s Engle Lane Theater, including productions of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Free to Be.. A Children’s Musical. 

     In 2003, Jeff  moved to Chicago and began studying improv at the famed Second City Theater and acting at the Metropolis Theater.  Upon completion of the “Beginning Program” at The SC Training Center, Jeff began performing with his group Improv This! around the Chicago suburbs.  
    Having a love for movies, Jeff began his film career with extra work in the films  such as Omama: Royal Blood, Chasing Robert, and The Break Up. Later he secured supporting and lead roles in the independent films: Umlaut: Around the Sound, Missed Connections, a zombie feature The Undeadening, Drop Shadow’s Tree, English is Hard, and most recently in the sitcom pilot effort, The Birthday Card.

     Jeff is currently a student in the Conservatory at The Second City and a member of TVI Actors Studio in Chicago.  He has recently completed improv training at the Annoyance Theater where he can be seen performing with Corrupt Ferret in beginning Jan 2007.  He also performs live and makes sketch comedy videos with Baron Von Awesome.