Cesar Jaime is a Chicago-bred actor with a strong focus and dedication to the art of Improvisation and improvisational theater.
Like many people who embark on this journey, Cesar first got the “acting bug” in high school thanks to the kind and wonderful inspiration of his drama and English teacher, Marsha Brody. (Yeah, yeah, yeah, -it sounds like a lot like Marsha Brady, I know.)
He went on to try to pursue a theater career by enrolling at Chicago’s Columbia college. He took his first Improv class at Columbia with the late Martin DeMaat, a wonderful and kind person that helped set the wheels in motion for his new-found passion in life.
Marty introduced Cesar to the Second City Theater and encouraged him to take classes there. Cesar followed his teacher’s advice and has been on a wonderful journey ever since that includes having studied at the world-famous iO Theater. At iO (formerly “ImprovOlympic”), he has had the chance, pleasure, and honor to study, befriend, and perform with many talented people that are great staples in the improv community in Chicago and around the world, not to mention the entertainment industry as well.
One of these people was the late great, Del Close. Del directed and mentored Cesar and eventually changed the way he viewed the art of Improvisation.
Cesar has coached and performed with numerous teams and also teaches improv around the country in academic and corporate workshops.
His performance experience includes playing with The Playground Theater, The Noble Fool Theater, ASSSSCAT (UCB-LA), iO West, and he’s also an alumnus of The Second City Touring Company.
Cesar currently teaches and performs weekly improvisational shows at Chicago’s iO Theater, most notably with the critically acclaimed show “Felt”on Wednesday nights and on Monday nights in one of Chicago’s mot popular shows, “The Armando Diaz Theatrical Experience & Hootenany”.
Oh, yeah, and I also have two small white dogs.
Don’t you dare judge me.
