Background
Jayne was born in Flushing, New York on April 10, 1969.
Jayne was born in Flushing, New York on April 10, 1969.
He has been in many films, and has sometimes been credited as Billy Jacoby. The director needed someone to play Scott in flashbacks, and Billy was selected and began his career. Scott and Billy have different fathers and therefore different last names.
At the age of seventeen, Billy changed his professional name to coincide with his birth name from Jacoby to Jayne.
He has also done years of extensive voice work for cartoons and films. Jayne was one of the most established child actors from the mid-to late-80s, starring in numerous guest appearances on famous television shows as Trapper John, Doctor of Medicine, The Golden Girls, as Blanche"s 14-year-old rebellious grandson, The A-Team, 21 Jump Street.
Jayne is most known for his role in the successful teen show Parker Lewis Can"t Lose, starring alongside actor Corin Nemec. The show ran from 1990 until 1993.
After the show ended he had smaller roles in shows such as Renegade, Murder One (1995), Walker, Texas Ranger (1996), Charmed (1999), Cold Case in 2009.
In the late 90s he began to star in and direct big budget commercials for trademarks such as Doctor Pepper, Nokia, Snickers and American Telephone & Telegraph Company. He is now an established commercial director and producer and acts only occasionally.