Winter Jones

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Winter Jones, stage name Winter Jonz, previously Tony Yalda, sometimes credited as Anthony Yalda (born March 25, 1981) is an Assyrian actor.

Biography[]

Jonz was born to Assyrian parents in Beirut, Lebanon. His family fled Lebanon after facing persecution during the Lebanese Civil War. Like most Assyrian refugees, Jonz’s family arrived in Athens, Greece, seeking asylum. Four years later, the family finally arrived in Chicago, Illinois.

Jonz studied theatre at DePaul University and Roosevelt University's Theatre Conservatory. In 2004, he dropped out of school and arrived in Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. Pretending to be a messenger service, dropping off pictures and resumes, he made the rounds of casting offices until in 2005 he landed a role in The Comeback starring Lisa Kudrow. He booked his next role in American Dreamz a month later, which landed him with former talent agency, GVA Talent.

His former band won a national competition for 7 Eleven in 2010, making them the face of Slurpee for a 6 month campaign. The Hollabacks music was featured in Cyrus. The band was also archived in .

Jonz moved to Minneapolis in 2011 to pursue his solo career with producer/songwriter Michael Bland who is the former drummer for the late Prince. Jones wrote two albums with Bland, and under the alias . The two albums are now featured as on Spotify.

Jonz dropped the name Ladyboi in 2014 adopting the name Winter Jones, and legally changing his name in 2015. Jonz currently resides in Chicago, IL and is writing/recording and performing in the Windy City.

Career[]

Film[]

• Fairies (2003) as MAX
• (2004) as Anthony
• A Moment of Grace (2004) as Nidhal
• Mush (2005) as Mush
• American Dreamz (2006) as Iqbal Riza
• Americanizing Shelley (2007) as Happy Singh
• Meet the Spartans (2008) as Sanjaya Malakar
• House Broken (2009) as Gilroy
• (2016) as Wedding Planner
• The Taqwacores (2010) as
• Cyrus (2010/11) as Tom

TV[]

• The Comeback as Raoul (2005) in the episode "Valerie Relaxes in Palm Springs"
• Girlfriends (2006) as Lem in two episodes: "Party Over Here" and "The It Girl"
• Help Me Help You (2006) as Nadeem in the episode "The Sheriff"
• The Middleman (2008) as Underworld Desk Clerk in the episode "The Accidental Occidental Conception"
• Roommates (2009) as Winston in the episode "The Uninvited Thorn", "The Break-In", "The Lie" and "The Roommate"

Video[]

• Para matar a un asesino aka To Kill a Killer (2004) as Security Guard

Soundtracks[]

• American Dreamz (2006) - performer: "Super Freak"
• Meet the Spartans (2008) - performer: "I Will Survive"

See also[]

• List of Assyrians

External links[]

• Winter Jonz at IMDb