Omura was born at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, Michigan, on April 23, 1985, and raised in the suburb of Okemos, Michigan. He is the third child of Linda Omura (née Ratliff), founder and owner of Cherry Tree Catering; and Glenn Omura, a professor and Dean at Michigan State University.[citation needed] Glenn is of Japanese descent, born in Hawaii and raised in Los Angeles, California and Falls Church, Virginia. Though Linda was raised in Hazel Park, Michigan, her family has multi-generational roots in Appalachia.[citation needed] The couple met while attending Michigan State University, and were married in 1969 - only two years after interracial marriage was legalized in the United States in Loving v. Virginia.[1]
In 2016, the Actors' Equity Association was gearing up to renegotiate its agreement with the Off-Broadway League of Theaters.[7] Omura helped create and lead the Fair Wage OnStage grassroots movement to demand higher wages.[8] With their help, Equity negotiated record-breaking wage increases from 32% to 83%.[9] In 2017, Omura ran for a seat on Equity's National Council and won a three year term.[10] In 2018, he was elected the chair of the International Actors Committee, allowing him to advocate for immigrant artists.[11] Omura was re-elected to Equity's Council in 2020, where he has helped support union members during an industry-wide shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12] He was influential in resolving a public jurisdictional battle between SAG-AFTRA and Equity.[13] He is one of the organizers behind the #BeAnArtsHero campaign, which organized the national arts sector to collectively lobby Congress for direct arts relief during the 2020 pandemic. The campaign was instrumental in securing $15 billion for the arts.[14][15]
In 2021, City & State New York named Omura to their Labor 40 Under 40 List in recognition of his work with Actors Equity Association.[16]
City CouncilEdit
Omura is running to represent New York City Council District 6 in 2021. If elected, he will be the first openly gay person to represent District 6 and the first Japanese-American ever to win elected office in New York State.[17]
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from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Jeffrey Omura news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Jeffrey Omura born April 23 1985 is an American actor politician and labour organizer Jeffrey OmuraOmura on the Upper West Side in 2020 Born 1985 04 23 April 23 1985 age 38 Lansing Michigan U S EducationCarnegie Mellon University BA Occupation s actor politician labor organizerYears active2007 presentPolitical partyDemocratic Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 2 1 Acting 2 2 Political campaigning 2 3 Actors Equity 2 4 City Council 3 Television credits 4 Theater credits 4 1 Off Broadway 4 2 Regional 5 ReferencesEarly life and education EditOmura was born at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing Michigan on April 23 1985 and raised in the suburb of Okemos Michigan He is the third child of Linda Omura nee Ratliff founder and owner of Cherry Tree Catering and Glenn Omura a professor and Dean at Michigan State University citation needed Glenn is of Japanese descent born in Hawaii and raised in Los Angeles California and Falls Church Virginia Though Linda was raised in Hazel Park Michigan her family has multi generational roots in Appalachia citation needed The couple met while attending Michigan State University and were married in 1969 only two years after interracial marriage was legalized in the United States in Loving v Virginia 1 Omura graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 2007 2 Career EditActing Edit In 2007 Omura was cast in The Public Theater s Shakespeare in the Park production of Romeo and Juliet directed by Michael Greif 3 In 2008 Omura earned his Actors Equity Association union card performing in The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks 4 an early musical written by Tony Award nominee Joe Iconis 5 Omura made his television debut on the CW s Gossip Girl episode Desperately Seeking Serena playing Todd Jansen the ex boyfriend of Nelly Yuki citation needed The American Broadcasting Company ABC featured Omura in its 2009 Walt Disney Television Casting Project Showcase 6 Political campaigning Edit Omura was a volunteer for the John Kerry campaign registering students in Okemos Michigan to vote when In 2008 Omura spent a month as a full time field organizer for the Barack Obama campaign in Lansing Michigan In 2018 Omura campaigned for congressional candidate Katie Hill in Santa Clarita California Omura was active in two 2020 Democratic campaigns first Elizabeth Warren s Democratic Primary campaign in New Hampshire and then Joe Biden s Presidential campaign in Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1 Actors Equity Edit In 2016 the Actors Equity Association was gearing up to renegotiate its agreement with the Off Broadway League of Theaters 7 Omura helped create and lead the Fair Wage OnStage grassroots movement to demand higher wages 8 With their help Equity negotiated record breaking wage increases from 32 to 83 9 In 2017 Omura ran for a seat on Equity s National Council and won a three year term 10 In 2018 he was elected the chair of the International Actors Committee allowing him to advocate for immigrant artists 11 Omura was re elected to Equity s Council in 2020 where he has helped support union members during an industry wide shut down due to the COVID 19 pandemic 12 He was influential in resolving a public jurisdictional battle between SAG AFTRA and Equity 13 He is one of the organizers behind the BeAnArtsHero campaign which organized the national arts sector to collectively lobby Congress for direct arts relief during the 2020 pandemic The campaign was instrumental in securing 15 billion for the arts 14 15 In 2021 City amp State New York named Omura to their Labor 40 Under 40 List in recognition of his work with Actors Equity Association 16 City Council Edit Omura is running to represent New York City Council District 6 in 2021 If elected he will be the first openly gay person to represent District 6 and the first Japanese American ever to win elected office in New York State 17 Television credits EditYear Title Role2008 Gossip Girl Todd Jansen2011 Damages Henry Thain2011 White Collar Chad Stewart2013 The Michael J Fox Show Ted2014 Blue Bloods Patrick Dunleavy2014 High Maintenance Brandon2016 Limitless Danny2016 The Blacklist Trey2016 The Interestings Robert Takahashi2017 Gone Kyle Parrish2018 Elementary Sonny Kwan2018 Succession RobTheater credits EditOff Broadway Edit Romeo amp Juliet Public Theater NYSF 18 Joe Iconis s The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks TheatreWorksUSA 19 Charles Francis Chan Jr s Exotic Oriental Murder Mystery National Asian American Theater Company 20 House Rules Ma Yi Theater Company 21 Hamlet Public Theater Mobile Unit 22 Hello from the Children of Planet Earth The Playwrights Realm 23 Fruiting Bodies Ma Yi Theater Company 24 Regional Edit Take Me Out barebones productions 25 Macbeth Hartford Stage 26 La Dispute Hartford Stage 27 A Midsummer Night s Dream The Repertory Theater of St Louis 28 Who s Afraid of Virginia Woolf Weston Playhouse 29 References Edit a b Jeffrey Omura for City Council About Archived from the original on February 15 2021 Retrieved January 23 2021 About Jeffrey Jeffrey Omura for City Council Archived from the original on February 15 2021 Retrieved January 23 2021 Gans Andrew June 6 2007 The Michael Greif directed Romeo and Juliet the first summer 2007 production of Shakespeare in the Park at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park begins previews June 6 playbill com Playbill Archived from the original on February 15 2021 Retrieved January 23 2021 The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks Mr Joe Iconis July 29 2008 Archived from the original on June 23 2020 Retrieved January 23 2021 Joe Iconis Official Website mrjoeiconis com Archived from the original on February 8 2021 Retrieved January 23 2021 Disney ABC Television Group Casting Project Presents 8th NY Actor s Showcase at the Acorn Theatre BroadwayWorld com 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the original on November 21 2020 Retrieved January 23 2021 Sakoui Anousha October 22 2020 SAG AFTRA and Actors Equity Unions Fight Hollywood Pandemic Los Angeles Times Archived from the original on December 9 2020 Retrieved January 23 2021 Vincentelli Elisabeth December 23 2020 STANDING UP FOR THEATER Actors and Writers and Now Congressional Lobbyists The New York Times Archived from the original on January 26 2021 Retrieved January 23 2021 Our Team Be An Arts Hero Archived from the original on October 29 2020 Retrieved January 23 2021 The 2021 Labor 40 Under 40 cityandstateny com City and State New York March 8 2021 Retrieved March 8 2021 Smith Allison January 11 2021 Brewer Joins Candidate Forum as City Council District 6 Race Heats Up gothamgazette com Gotham Gazette Archived from the original on January 26 2021 Retrieved January 23 2021 Gans Andrew Jones Kenneth June 6 2007 Public Theater s Starry Romeo and Juliet Begins Previews June 6 at the Delacorte Playbill com Playbill 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