Don Henson (born September 19, 1973), known professionally as Jeremy Jordan, is an American singer and actor from Hammond, Indiana.
Jeremy Jordan | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Don Henson |
| Born | September 19, 1973 Hammond, Indiana, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, singer |
| Years active | 1992–2011 |
| Labels | Giant |
Biography edit
Jordan's real name is Don Henson.[1] He was born September 19, 1973,[1] and his mother gave custody of him to his father, who later married another woman and had four more children, all of whom he placed in Mooseheart Child City (an orphanage) after his wife died from leukemia.[1] Once they got to the orphanage, he and his brothers and sisters were separated and every year he spent there, from the third to eleventh grade, he had a different set of houseparents, some of them very violent.[1][2] Jordan wanted to get involved in movies and sign with a talent agency in Chicago, but was forbidden since the orphanage was in Mooseheart (near North Aurora), forty miles away.[1] When he was seventeen, before Thanksgiving 1991, he moved to Chicago to stay with a friend's parents. After a fight he was evicted from the house where he was living and ended up homeless,[1] living in the subway until he met his manager Peter Schivarelli. He then signed a record deal with his record company.[1]
In 1993, Jordan released Try My Love on Giant Records. The album yielded the international hit singles, "The Right Kind of Love" (#5 Billboard Hot 100 Airplay, #14 Billboard Hot 100 Singles, #4 Billboard Top 40 Mainstream, #22 Billboard Rhythmic Top 40),[3][4] produced and written by Lotti Golden, Tommy Faragher & Robbie Nevil, and "Wannagirl" (#11 Billboard Top 40 Mainstream, #24 Billboard Rhythmic Top 40, #28 Billboard Hot 100).[3][5][6]
Additionally, "My Love is Good Enough" and "Try My Love" were featured in the film Airborne. "The Right Kind of Love" music video was featured during the end credits of Beverly Hills, 90210 and was also on the television series' soundtrack.
A remix album, Jeremy The Remix, was released to overseas markets in late 1993. Since 1994, Jordan has transitioned into acting and has appeared in a number of films, including Never Been Kissed with Drew Barrymore, Falling Sky with Brittany Murphy, television films like Twisted Desire with Melissa Joan Hart, as well as independent films such as Leaving Las Vegas with Nicolas Cage, Julian Po with Christian Slater, and Nowhere directed by Gregg Araki.[6]
Filmography edit
Film edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Live Nude Girls | Jeffery - Greenpeace Boy | |
| 1995 | Leaving Las Vegas | College Boy #2 | |
| 1996 | Bio-Dome | Trent | |
| 1996 | Poolboy | Poolboy | |
| 1997 | Nowhere | Bart | |
| 1997 | Julian Po | Bobby | |
| 1998 | Falling Sky | Vance | |
| 1999 | Dreamers | Dave Jacobson | |
| 1999 | Never Been Kissed | Guy Perkins | |
| 2011 | The Absent | Rob |
Television edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | ABC Afterschool Specials | Johnny | "Boys Will Be Boys" |
| 1996 | Twisted Desire | Nick Ryan | Television film |
| 1996 | The Drew Carey Show | ||
| 1996 | Ellen | ||
| 1997 | Skeletons | Aryan Boy | Television film |
| 1997 | Gun | Baggy Pants | Episode: "Ricochet" |
| 1997 | Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground | Boy #2 | Television film |
| 1999 | Storm of the Century | Billy Soames | 2 episodes |
Discography edit
Studio albums edit
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [7] |
US Heat [3] |
AUS [8] |
JPN [9] | |||
| Try My Love |
|
176 | 9 | 29 | 31 | |
| Where Do We Go From Here[11] |
|
— | — | — | — | |
Compilation albums edit
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPN [9] | |||
| Jeremy The Remix |
|
70 |
|
Singles edit
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certification | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [12] |
US Pop [3] |
US Radio [13] |
US Rhyt. [14] |
AUS [8] |
CAN [15] | ||||
| 1992 | "The Right Kind of Love" | 14 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 5 | 70 |
|
Try My Love |
| 1993 | "Wannagirl" | 28 | 11 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 42 | ||
| "Try My Love" | — | — | — | — | 72 | — | |||
| 1994 | "My Love Is Good Enough" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999 | "A Girl Named Happiness (Never Been Kissed)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Never Been Kissed: Music From The Motion Picture | |
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g Rogers, Ray (February 1994). "The New Teen Heart Throb - Jeremy Jordan". Interview. New York, NY: Jason Nikic. p. 69. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ Bell, Jeff (April 18, 1999). "Never Say Never". The Times of Northwest Indiana. Chris White. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Jeremy Jordan Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 8 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (13 March 1993). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
{{cite book}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "Jeremy Jordan Biography". AllMusic. Archived from the original on January 28, 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Jeremy Jordan Biography". Yahoo!. Archived from the original on February 7, 2008. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ "Billboard 200 - Jeremy Jordan". Billboard. Archived from the original on 4 June 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ a b c Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Jeremy Jordan in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 26, 2009.
- Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 149.
- ^ a b c d Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ^ Jordan, Jeremy (1994). "Jeremy Jordan (1994's résumé)" (Press release). Innovative Artists.
Since then, Jeremy released his debut smash single "The Right Kind of Love," from the Gold Beverly Hills 90210 soundtrack. This helped to launch his singing career with two more smash singles from Jeremy's album Try My Love. His album sold more than 400,000 copies across the world.
- ^ Jeremy Jordan – Where Do We Go From Here Discogs.com. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100 - Jeremy Jordan". Billboard. Lynne Segall. Archived from the original on 4 June 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ "Hot 100 Airplay - Jeremy Jordan". Billboard. Lynne Segall. Archived from the original on 4 June 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ "Billboard Rhythmic Songs - Jeremy Jordan". Billboard. Lynne Segall. Archived from the original on 4 June 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ Peak positions for Canada:
- The Right Kind of Love: "Top Singles - Volume 57, No. 10 March 20, 1993". RPM. Archived from the original on 5 June 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- Wannagirl: "Top Singles - Volume 57, No. 25 July 03, 1993". RPM. Archived from the original on 5 June 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
