Bio

Justin Jackson is thrilled to be a member of the Playground Theater and performing with Mustang Repair since March of 2006. In the past, Justin has performed with "Something Clever" productions in Happy Ending 1, 2 & 3, as well as SMUT and Horrid. Justin has trained at the iO Theater, ComedySportz, and the Second City Conservatory. He was with DSi's "The Beatbox" for a couple years and with the DSI ensemble. Then he was at the iO Theater with "Search Party" and "The Lottery", and during that time he could also be seen at ComedySportz with "Thunder Thieves." Justin was also one half of the hip-hop comedy duo "Adventure Club" with Chicago emcee "Me Myself and Rhyme" which was named "Best Bet" by the Chicago Tribune, "Critics Choice" by TimeOut Chicago and "Reader Recommended" by the Chicago Reader. Justin has performed with various teams at the Philladelphia Improv festival, Oberlin Improv Festival, Couragous Mongoose Improv Festival, Indiana University Improv Festival, DSi's Implosion and the Del Close Marathon in New York. In 2007, he was named the Artistic Director for Chicago Improv Festival's College Comedy Championships. Justin performs music under the moniker "RunnerUP" and he has released 2 albums: "First Place Loser" and "Broken Tape" (available now on itunes) Justin is a graduate of Loyola University Chicago where he ran on full scholarship for the track and cross country programs. He would like to thank his friends, and family for their support.