Education
His parents dream was to see him move towards a career in pediatrics after he graduated high school.
His parents dream was to see him move towards a career in pediatrics after he graduated high school.
Jerry Kenneth Hernandez is the oldest of two children. Throughout grade school, Jerry took part in various school musicals and plays. Even though he enjoyed singing, dancing and acting he didn’t necessarily look at entertainment as something he wanted to pursue.
Towards the end of junior high and half way through high school, his main focus became his education.
After being approached by an agent at IMTA, he was later signed and a career in entertainment soon took shape. Before focusing on acting, Jerry began his entertainment career as a professional dancer.
His main focus was in Hip Hop, Jazz Funk, and Contemporary. As a dancer, Jerry worked with such directors as Joseph Kahn and Paul Hunter, choreographers like Laurieann Gibson and Nadine "Hi-Hat" Ruffin and musicians such as Madonna and Prince.
Jerry also appeared in commercials for J. C. Penney, iPod, Old Navy, Gap, General Medical Council, Target, Jack in the Box and Taco Bell.
Since transitioning from the dance world into acting, Jerry has appeared on television shows like The Shield, Invasion and Cold Case. Film credits have included the American Film Institute festival selection Ethan Mao (directed by Quentin Lee) and Home Box Office"s Walkout (directed by Edward James Olmos), as well the short film Inspiración Latina for Coca Cola (directed by Bryan Singer).