About Rod Harrison

A multi-disciplinary theater artist, Rod Harrison began his professional acting career at 12 years old in Tucson, Arizona. By 18, he had performed at the Public Theater in New York, and studied with legendary modern dancers Bella Lewitzky and Rudy Perez in California. An experienced dancer actor and clown, in 1996, Rod created the character Jimmy the Carrot in order to explore solo performance art and stand up comedy. Jimmy the Carrot has performed in many venues, from beauty pageants to burlesque. In 1998, Rod joined the internationally renowned company Theater Grottesco, performing and creating original movement-based theater. He has also worked with Sideshow Physical Theater at UCDavis and Dandelion Dance Theater in San Francisco. In addition to original material, Rod has also performed many of the world theater’s classics, from Molière to Mamet, from Shakespeare to Shepard. He was seen in HBO’s Reel Sex program and his recordings with musician JA Deane can be found on the Xerx record label. His training in theater, dance, stand up, vaudeville, and burlesque leaves him uniquely suited to inhabit the role of Lord Buckley, with his regal physicality, powerful voice, and irreverently reverent brand of storytelling. Rod can be contacted at jimmythecarrot@homail.com