CELEBRITY ACTOR | WRITER - This week, our guest is JIM BEAVER. Jim is a character actor,

best known for his leading roles on the TV series "Deadwood" and "Supernatural." He obtained a degree in

theatre and worked for five seasons with the Dallas Shakespeare Festival. He began to make appearances in bit

roles in films and television shows shot in the Dallas area which included the hit TV show, "Dallas." He

worked in stock and dinner theatre tours, and also maintained a side career as a critic, columnist, and

feature writer for "Films in Review," the magazine of the National Board of Review. He eventually moved to

Los Angeles and began a successful period as a television writer; one of which was nominated for a Cable Ace

Award.

After two seasons on "3rd Rock from the Sun," he landed his most prominent and critically acclaimed role,

that of "Ellsworth," the gruff, but decent and beloved prospector in the landmark Western series "Deadwood."

Nominated along with other cast members for a 2006 Screen Actors Guild Award, he found his career in high

gear following that series. Currently, he stars as the popular father-figure role of demon hunter "Bobby

Singer" on the hit TV show "Supernatural" on The CW Network. This role has brought him a worldwide fan base

and a secondary career making personal appearances. His latest book is a best-selling memoir, "Life's That

Way" is available at Amazon.com and most bookstores.