- A master wood-worker/artist.
- Took night courses for a Bachelors Degree in Fine Art at UCLA.
- A long time member of Mensa. Has an I.Q. of 159.
- His idol was Wally Westmore. After meeting him on the set of 'The Molly McQuires', Wally Westmore taught Jim makeup before his death in 1973.
- Hitch-hiked to Hollywood from Pennsylvania with $1.00 in his pocket.
- Favorite Actress is Pauley Perrette.
- Actor Vojislav Govedarica and he are best of friends.
- He and actor Ray Milland played chess one evening and the game lasted 31 hours.
- Says that Gene Simmons from the famed rock group 'Kiss' is the most intelligent man he has ever met.
- Has a daughter named Tracey who still resides near his hometown.
- Came from the same Pennsylvania town as Jack Palance. They were good friends but never worked together.
- His favorite pets are wolves. He has had three named Budda, Mojoe and Karma.
- Has a son Brendan with a very well know actress. They never married.
- Can recite Edgar Allan Poe "The Raven" without missing a word.
- Is very good friends with Roger Waters of 'Pink Floyd'.
- Has worked for Barbara Eden for many years.
- Worked at 'Universal Studios' under the famed makeup artist Nick Marcellino.
- Was once a lifeguard at 'Venice Beach' in the early 1970s to earn money while learning the art of makeup.
- An experienced wolf trainer.
- Has a 5th degree black belt in Kung-Fu.
- Has given lectures on makeup at UCLA, Witchita State University, San Diego State.
- Very good friends with George Hamilton. Have known each other since 1984 when they met on the set of 'Dynasty'. The episode was 'The Accident'.
- Very good friends with Hap Klopp, the founder of The North Face and coauthor of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Business.
- Became very good friends with Buckminster "Bucky" Fuller the creator of the geodesic dome.
- One of the first make-up artists to use the "airbrush" on an actors face.
- He and actor Jonathan Banks were the two top pool players at the famous Hawaiian Tropics in Studio City.
- Very good friends with Venetia Stevenson who was once married to Phil Everly brother of Don Everly of the Famous 'Everly Brothers'.
- Was close friend of Bill Finegan composer, arranger, conductor, and co-leader (with Eddie Sauter ) of the 'Sauter-Finegan Orchestra', 1952-1957.
- Close friend of Eartha Kitt.
- He once got into a contest with Robert Vaughn, whom he greatly admired, in which they tried to out-do the other by quoting William Shakespeare's sonnets. Both were word-perfect, and Jim was forced to "win" the contest by quoting one of the sonnets backwards.
- Charles Bronson and he became friends after sharing stories of coal mining towns in Pennsylvania where they both came from.
- Once beat Chuck Norris in arm wrestling.
- Remains friends with Jimmy Page since doing 'The Song Remains The Same' in 1976.
- Very good friends with Tyra Banks.
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