Jim Babjak
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November 17, 1957 Salzburg, Austria[1]
Jim Babjak | |
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 Babjak performing in 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Jim Babjak November 17, 1957 Salzburg, Austria[1] |
| Origin | Carteret, New Jersey, U.S |
| Genres | Rock, power pop |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Labels | Koch d-tone Enigma Capitol RCA |
| Website | JimBabjak.com |
Jim Babjak (born November 17, 1957) is an American guitarist and ex-banker.[2] He is the lead guitar player and co-founder of The Smithereens. Babjak has written and sung several songs for the band. He also is the leader of the band Buzzed Meg.
Babjak, from Carteret, NJ, formed The Smithereens together with fellow Carteret High School alumni Dennis Diken and Mike Mesaros, along with Pat DiNizio of Scotch Plains, New Jersey.[3]
Appearances
Babjak's music can be heard in the films Bull Durham, Backdraft, Encino Man, Time Cop, Romy & Michele's High School Reunion, Boys Don't Cry, Burglar, Cruel Intentions 2, Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle, and I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry. The band made a cameo appearance in the film Class of Nuke 'Em High.
Other accomplishments include musical compositions and performances for the soap operas Passions and The Guiding Light, as well as television and radio commercials for Dairy Queen and Nissan Maxima.
Television credits include Saturday Night Live, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, MTV Unplugged, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Uncle Floyd Show, CBS This Morning, The Dennis Miller Show, and The Arsenio Hall Show.
