The Famous Jett Jackson is a Canadian and American Disney Channel TV series. It is a coming-of-age television show for children between the ages of 12-16. The show is about a guy named Jett Jackson (Lee Thompson Young). He plays a teenage secret agent on a fictional TV show called Silverstone.
| The Famous Jett Jackson | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Fracaswell Hyman |
| Starring | Lee Thompson Young Ryan Sommers Baum Lindy Booth Jeff Douglas Kerry Duff Gordon Greene Montrose Hagins Melanie Nicholls-King Nigel Shawn Williams Andrew Tarbet |
| Country of origin | Canada United States |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 65 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Disney Channel |
| Release | October 25, 1998 – June 22, 2001 |
The show was on the Disney Channel from October 25, 1998 – June 22, 2001. It was removed from the channel in June 2004. It once aired on ABC Family. The show was also seen again on Disney XD in 2009. The Jett Jackson: The Movie aired on Disney Channel in 2001.
Main
- Lee Thompson Young as Jett Jackson/Silverstone
- Ryan Sommers Baum as J.B. Halliburton
- Kerry Duff as Kayla West
- Gordon Greene as Woodrick Jackson
- Montrose Hagins as Miz Coretta
- Melanie Nicholls-King as Jules Jackson
Other
- Jeffrey Douglas as Cubby
- Lindy Booth as Riley Grant/Hawk
- Nigel Shawn Williams as Nigel Essex/Artemus
The show The Famous Jett Jackson and its young cast were nominated for Young Artist Awards, presented by the nonprofit Young Artist Foundation, in several categories in the course of the show's run:
| Awards | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Won |
| 1999 | Nominated | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series, Leading Young Actor[1] | Lee Thompson Young |
| 1999 | Nominated | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series, Supporting Young Actor | Ryan Sommers Baum |
| 1999 | Won | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series, Supporting Young Actress | Kerry Duff |
| 1999 | Nominated | Young Artist Award | Best Family TV Comedy Series | The Famous Jett Jackson |
| 2000 | Nominated | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Drama Series, Leading Young Actor[2] | Lee Thompson Young |
| 2000 | Nominated | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Drama Series, Supporting Young Actor | Ryan Sommers Baum |
| 2000 | Nominated | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Drama Series, Supporting Young Actress[3] | Kerry Duff |
| 2001 | Nominated | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Movie | Kerry Duff (Jett Jackson: The Movie) |
| 2001 | Won | Parents' Choice Awards | Silver Honor[4] | The Famous Jett Jackson |
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