Pepper Jay

ABOUT PEPPER JAY

Actress, producer, teacher, author, volunteer, and founding member of the Actors Podcast Network, which consisted of Actors Reporter, Actors Entertainment, and Actors Radio.

She was a secondary and college public school teacher, teaching performance skills, physical education, Spanish, and law. She continued to have a Lifetime Teaching Credential with the State of California even after her career changed.

She was a practicing Federal Court litigation attorney for 30 years, specializing in Business Law and Creditors Rights in Bankruptcy. She is also the author of Dynamic Song Performance, the Singer's Bible, a how-to book which focuses on audience psychology.

She had one son: Emmy-winning producer, director, and animator John Robert Palacio, who was previously with Good Morning America , ET, and The Insider prior to creating And Now Media with his wife, Emmy-winning television producer Luz Montez.

Her grandma Lida's best friend was Sophie Tucker , who was nicknamed the last of the red hot mamas.