Jami Gertz

Jami Gertz fascinates me as a study in range and reinvention. She was the face of a very specific 1980s cool — Less than Zero, The Lost Boys — then aged gracefully into sitcom warmth with Still Standing and The Neighbors, which is a harder trick than it looks. But the part of her story I find genuinely remarkable is the second act as a businesswoman; few actors of her generation converted screen fame into that kind of lasting off-screen success. She strikes me as someone who understood early that a career is a portfolio, not a single role, and she has managed hers with rare intelligence.

Jami Beth Gertz ( JAY-mee; born October 28, 1965) is an American actress and businesswoman. Gertz has performed in the films Crossroads, Quicksilver (both 1986), Less than Zero (1987), The Lost Boys (1987), and Twister (1996). On television, she acted in the 1980s TV series Square Pegs, in the CBS sitcom Still Standing, and in the ABC sitcom The Neighbors.

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Name (English)

Jami Gertz

Name (Japanese)

ジェイミー・ガーツ

Reading

じぇいみー・がーつ

Born

October 28, 1965 (age 60)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Snake

Origin

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

actor / television actor / film actor / stage actor

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Maine East High School

University

New York University

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4%E3%83%9F%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%83%84

Tags

• Illinois
• actor
• television actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-11

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