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Jamie Walters
Jamie Walters
	Walters in 2008
Background information
Birth name	James Leland Walters Jr.
Born	June 13, 1969 (age 55); Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Origin	Marblehead, Massachusetts
Genres	Pop rock
Occupations	Actor, singer
Years active	1982–2003, 2019
Labels	Capitol, Atlantic
Spouse	Patricia Walters (m. 2002; div. 2015)
Website	MySpace

James Leland Walters Jr. (born June 13, 1969) is an American actor and singer, best known for his roles on Beverly Hills, 90210 and The Heights and singing lead vocal on "How Do You Talk to an Angel".^[2]

Career

Walters was born in Boston, Massachusetts,^[3] and grew up in Marblehead, Massachusetts.^[4] After graduating from high school, he attended New York University and studied film for two years and studied acting at The Actors Space in New York City.^[5]

While attending college, he was discovered at a bank by a casting agent who placed him in three high-profile commercials for Levi's 501 Jeans. He then moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting and musical career. He played a bit role on Everyday Heroes. His film debut came in 1991 with the movie Shout, alongside John Travolta, Heather Graham, and Gwyneth Paltrow. Walters performed the song "Rockin' the Pad" on the Shout soundtrack album.

In 1992, Aaron Spelling cast Walters as the lead on the Fox series The Heights, in which he also sang the theme song "How Do You Talk to an Angel?." The single reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 14, 1992.^[2] It was also nominated for an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics". (The award went to Liza Minnelli.) The show was canceled by Fox, but it launched his music career when Atlantic Records took an interest in Walters and signed him to a recording contract.

In October 1994, he started playing Ray Pruit on Beverly Hills, 90210; he was the musician-boyfriend of Donna (played by Tori Spelling), a role he played for one season.^{[citation needed]}

On September 20, 1994, Walters released his self-titled debut album Jamie Walters. The first single from the album, "Hold On", peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100,^[6] and number 76 in Australia.^[7] The album sold over 1 million copies and was certified platinum.^[8]

In 1997, he released his second album Ride. It was certified gold.^[8] A third album, Believed, followed in 2002. In 2009, he appeared in the VH1 reality show Confessions of a Teen Idol, in which former teen idols attempt to resurrect their careers.^[9] He became a firefighter and paramedic in 2002.

Personal life

In 2002, Walters married Patricia Walters; they have three children. She filed for divorce in 2015.^[10]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	Everyday Heroes	Erik Linderman	TV movie
1991	Bed & Breakfast	Mitch
1991	Shout	Jesse Tucker
1994	Vanishing Son II	Reggie Valmont	TV movie
1994	Vanishing Son IV	Reggie Valmont	TV movie
1995	Burnzy's Last Call	Shannon
1996	God's Lonely Man	Hustler
2000	The Mumbo Jumbo	Thomas Doubting

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989 & 1992	Quantum Leap	Young Max Al 'Bingo' Calavicci	Episodes: "Genesis: Part 1" & "A Leap for Lisa"
1991-1992	The Young Riders	Frank James	Episodes: "The Initiation" & "'Til Death Do Us Part: Parts 1 & 2"
1992	The Heights	Alex O'Brien
1994-1996	Beverly Hills, 90210	Ray Pruit	Main role
1999	To Serve and Protect	Jeremy	2 episodes
2001	Dead Last	Vance Harmon	Episode: "To Live and Amulet Die"
2019	BH90210	Himself	Episode: "Picture's Up"

Discography

Studio albums

Jamie Walters (1994)
Ride (1997)
Believed (2002)

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Album
Title	Year	AUS ^[11]	AUT ^[12]	CAN ^[13]	FIN ^[14]	GER ^[12]	NED ^[12]	NZ ^[12]	NOR ^[12]	SWE ^[12]	US ^[15]	Album
"Hold On"	1994	76	18	9	5	83	41	7	3	2	16	Jamie Walters
"Why"	1995	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	105
"Perfect World"	1995	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Reckless"	1997	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Ride
"I'd Do Anything for You"	1997	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Ride
"—" denotes releases that did not chart