 Political impressionist Jim Morris has all "authority figures" headed for the hills. The rubber faced Morris has become famous as a living political cartoon. Morris captures all the attitude, optimism, and befuddled essence of our nation's leaders. Jim Morris' ability to fully submerge himself within each character enables him to envelope their particular political beliefs, moral ideologies and personality quirks. His audience participatory, critically acclaimed, one-man press conferences, showcase his eerily precise impressions of President George W. Bush, and former Presidents Clinton, Bush and Reagan, as well as journalists Tom Brokaw, Dan Rather, Ted Koppel and many others ranging from newsmakers to film and television stars, past and present. Morris, who has always been interested in politics, humor and impersonating authority figures, discovered his talent while in high school where he debuted over the schools public address system as the principal. After attending both Boston University and University of Massachusetts at Amherst , Jim Morris left the classroom behind and took to the stage. In 1978, Jim Morris premiered at Boston 's Comedy Connection, performed successfully for two years, and then moved to San Francisco where he created and developed his Reagan persona. "Jim Morris didn't limit his spoofs to President Reagan. Mr. Morris clearly didn't need President Reagan to stay in office in order to succeed as an impressionist," said Steven Holden of The New York Times. Jim Morris has starred in comedy specials airing on ABC, CBS, Cinemax and HBO, and has appeared on Comic Relief, and the Tonight Show and he provides the voices for "The Ex-Presidents", the critically acclaimed cartoon on Saturday Night Live. In addition to occasional sparring sessions on round-table broadcasts such as CNN's Crossfire, Capital Gang and Larry King Live, Jim has triumphed in several face-to-face encounters with the subjects of his humor! Scenes of battle have included historic Ford's Theater ("A Gala Salute to the President"), the traditional White House, and Washington Correspondents Dinners, and even inside the Oval Office! Jim Morris is the author of White House: Confidential...The Little Book Of Weird Presidential History (Cumberland House Publishing). He travels from Maryland .
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