jonny williams
Actor | speaker| Producer
Jonny was born in...
Milwaukee, WI. From a high school dropout to a first generation college student and a Master of Fine Arts. He received a full tuition scholarship for Hip-Hop as a member of UW-Madison’s First Wave Hip-Hop community. He has since performed on Broadway, the 2012 London Olympics’ Cultural Olympiad, American Graduate Day on CBS and at the Kennedy Center as a winner for the Rise Up High School Dropout Crisis competition, among many more.
Background
University of Wisconsin
B.A. - Communication Arts
First Wave Hip-Hop Scholar
University of Florida
Master in Fine Arts
Acting
Hillman Grad
Mentorship Lab
Lena Waithe’s Hillman Grad
Acting Mentee
Performance
New York Knicks Slam
Cultural Olympiad
Key Lite Boys & Girls Conference
Conference of Teachers in English
Colloquiem of Black Males in Education
Rise Up High School Drop Out Crisis
American Graduate Day
“At-Risk” Student Circle
Empowering Paths
Where
Broadway (New Amsterdam Theatre)
Queen Elizabeth Theatre, London
Anaheim Convention Center
Boston Convention Center
University of Leeds, UK
Kennedy Center, DC
New York Studio
MPS Schools
Women’s Detention Center
Crowd
1,700
500
5,000
2,000
800
1,500
CBS
30
12
speaker
- School Wide Performance
- Hip-Hop and Poetry Writing Workshops
- Acting Classes & Coaching
- Student Circle for At-Risk Youth
Testimonials
dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings
University of Wisconsin
“If you really want to understand what students’ experience and crave from their schooling environments you need this scholar/artist. In the true spirit of ‘edutainment’ you will leave educated, entertained, and prepared to work!”
Jessica Santiago
New Berlin West High School
“Jonny uses the power of words to inspire people of all ages to love themselves and find motivation to put their talents into motion. His personal, relatable stories reveal themes of anti-bullying, social-emotional wellness, and human rights, and focus on personal growth and empowerment, forgiveness, team-building, and perseverance.”
Dr. larry love
Jefferson Middle School
“His performance was captivating, timely, culturally relevant, and thought provoking for both staff and students. He is a testament of the ways in which various art forms can serve in our pursuits of a more socially just world.”
producing
Please inquire for script, pitchdeck or finance plan
When a young Black man escapes from a nefarious top-secret facility, he meets a kind family and a talented hacker who help him expose this secret to the world.
A manager at an underfunded nursing home must control her dietary aides as they find relentless competition and abnormal culture within their monotonous work days.
Your everyday fantasy football league made up of 12 friends from college on a quest to fantasy football immortality.
An underachieving rapper is dropped from his label and decides to emcee for a failing strip club.
Work with me
Please direct all inquiries to
iamjonnywilliams@gmail.com