Born in Wilmington, DE, Gerald Timothy Yelverton, Jr. grew up in a military family. His father was a member of the United States Navy and mother was part of the United States Air National Guard. He has one younger brother and one younger sister. Gerald attended 13 schools before graduating from John Dickinson High School in Wilmington, DE. At Dickinson he studied theater under Michael Vuccola. He has attended several colleges to study theater. Gerald has performed in several theater productions at the Dickinson Theater, Cheyney Theater and the Wilmington Drama League. In one of his first film productions "Brad Podoski's PMS" he played the character Rusty Phoenix. The film went on to win both "Best Film" and "Best Comedy" at the 2009 Wilmington Fringe Festival 24-Hour Competition. In 2011 he appeared as four characters in the stage production "No Child..." at the Wilmington Drama League Ruby M. Stanley One-Act Play Festival. The production won "Best Production". It then went on to place First Runner Up" at the 2011 Delaware Theater Association Festival including, "Second Runner Up", "Best Ensemble", "Best Stage Management" and Several "Best Actor" awards. Gerald Yelverton won "Best Actor" for his four roles. In 2011 Gerald appeared in the Investigation Discovery Channel Series "Disappeared" in the episode titled "The Darkest Night". In 2012 Gerald will be seen along side actors Ernie Hudson, K.D. Aubert, Cynda Williams, Joe Estevez and Todd Bridges in the feature film "Turning Point".
A member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity.
Graduated from John Dickinson High School in Wilmington, DE [2002].
Auditioned twice for Amazing Race and once for Survivor.
Is a huge fan of professional wrestling.
Favorite Television Shows are Entourage, Dawsons Creek, The West Wing, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Inside the Actors Studio and Sesame Street.
Favorite Movies are Rocky, Titanic, Back to the Future, Lion King, Coming to America, The Outsiders and Who Framed Roger Rabbit?.
Favorite Actresses are Julia Roberts, Sandra Bullock, Whoopi Goldberg and Susan Sarandon.
Favorite Actors are Leonardo DiCaprio, Eddie Murphey, Brad Pitt, Denzel Washington and Tom Hanks.
Ran cross-country, indoor and outdoor track, played football and cheerleaded in high school.
Was an NCAA athlete in cross-country and cheerleading in college.
Wrote his first play his junior year of high school. The play was performed by the journalism club during homecoming week.
Served as one of the hosts of the Unique Gameshow for a decade.
First job was a party host at a family fun center when he was age 16.
Interned at a local television and radio station on Philadelphia.
Writes poetry.
Worked for Radio Disney in Philadelphia.
(May 2012) Newark, DE, USA: Started Highly Sober Productions with Jay Milnamow.
(February 2012) Wilmington, DE, USA: Currently rehearsing and opening the production Impromptu at the Wilmington Drama League.
(January 2012) Premiere of Our Secrets in Philadelphia, PA.
(July 2011) Philadelphia, PA, USA: Premiere of Operation: Get Eid of Pinky.
(August 2012) Hockessin, DE, USA: Working on the play "I Want To Know What Love Is".
(October 2011) Smyrna, DE, USA: Filming the feature Turning Point, with Ernie Hudson, Cynda Williams, KD Aubert, Joe Estevez and Todd Bridges.
(April 2012) New Jersey, USA: Premiere of "Blood Lodge".
(April 2012) Newark, DE, USA: Shooting the short film, "A Man of God" directed by Sam White.
(December 2011) Ithaca, NY, USA: Premiere of Heading Home.
(February 2012) Cecil County, MD, USA: Just cast in the Sam White Production "A Man Of God".
(December 2010) Philadelphia, PA, USA: Shooting the short film, "Sausage Fest".
(April 2012) Philadelphia, PA, USA: Shooting new film and first starring role.
(September 2012) Wilmington, DE, USA: Post-production on "AWESOME Movie".
(July 2012) Newark, DE, USA: Filming "AWESOME Movie".
(May 2012) Newark, DE, USA: Completed writing first full-length stage play "Kbobs Basement", with Jay Milnamow.
(September 2012) Wilminton, DE, USA: Pre-production on "Kbobs Basement".
(October 2011) Ithaca, NY, USA: Filming the short Heading Home.
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