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Jim Bray (born February 23, 1961, Upland, California) is a former competitive artistic roller skater. He went to Chaffey High School and graduated in 1979. He won several national titles in Singles and Pairs. At the age of 18 he gave up his amateur status to star in the roller disco movie Roller Boogie starring Linda Blair. This would be his only film appearance. In an interview on the Don Lane talk show, Bray revealed that he gave up a shot at the 1984 Olympics to star in the movie. [1]
At the time of his appearance in Roller Boogie, he had amassed 275 trophies. Because of the film, he became a poster boy for teen magazines like 16 Magazine, Teen Beat, Teen Bag, Tiger Beat as well as more mainstream fare like People and Gossip. Later Bray made an appearance in the 1980 TV variety program The Big Show.[2][3][4][5] The so-called mystery of Jim Bray was addressed by Ben Walker-Storey in episode 12 of his Cheap Thrills Podcast.[6]
Year | Event | Placement | Partner |
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1969 | Juvenile B Boys Singles | 2 | n/a |
1970 | Juvenile Pairs | 4 | Robin Miller |
1971 | Juvenile Boys Singles | 8 | n/a |
1971 | Juvenile Pairs | 1 | Robin Miller |
1972 | Elementary Boys Figures | 8 | n/a |
1972 | Elementary Boys Singles | 1 | n/a |
1972 | Elementary Pairs | 1 | Robin Miller |
1973 | Elementary Boys Figures | 11 | n/a |
1973 | Elementary Boys Singles | 1 | n/a |
1973 | Elementary Pairs | 2 | Robin Miller |
1974 | Freshman Boys Figures | 16 | n/a |
1974 | Freshman Boys Singles | 1 | n/a |
1974 | Freshman Pairs | 9 | Melinda McCoy |
1974 | International Freshman Men's Figures | 12 | n/a |
1975 | Junior Men's Singles | 1 | n/a |
1977 | Senior Men's Singles | 2 | n/a |
1978 | Senior Men's Singles | 3 | n/a |
References
editExternal links
edit- Jim Bray at IMDb
- Jim Bray Appreciation Pages - Unofficial Fan Site