You always have a friend in everything I do.
HEY THERE
Keep scrolling for my bio! It's a fun read.
Jackie Smook COmpany
has an official website!
Articles
Discover more pages!
Jackie Smook
is a multi talented creator, actor, writer, singer, comedian, and puppet maker
who blends heart, humor, and spectacle in everything she does. As the founder of Jackie Smook Company LLC, she has spent years building a thriving production company centered on handcrafted puppets, original content, and meaningful creative collaboration. Jackie's art spans stage and screen. She's performed in national commercials, appeared on TV shows like Chicago Fire, and even brought her puppetry to American Idol - where her puppets shared the spotlight. She writes and performs original theater works, such as The Jackie Smook Program of De-Dumbification and Under Your Skin, earning recognition (including the Best Emerging Artist Award) and performing in NYC and in festivals like United Solo. During the pandemic, Jackie turned her creative focus to puppetry in a bigger way - designing, building, and shipping unique puppets across the U.S., while also launching the concept for Dilly's World, a family-friendly TV show that nods to classics like Pee-wee's Playhouse and The Big Comfy Couch. Her work prioritizes female, queer, and non-binary artists and seeks to bring art, education, joy, and the freedom to be weird into the world. Jackie's mission? To keep creativity alive, especially in communities that need it. She builds puppets, builds stories, and builds spaces - so that art isn't just something people consume, but something people make, feel, and share.
CURRENT CREDITS
Film/TV credits: Dillys World (creator/Dilly), American Idol contestant season 21, Mr, Monkeys Merry Go Round (Fowsty Fox - puppeteer and voice), ABC's Chicago Fire as a Guest Star, Amazon's Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Apollo Late comer, Apollo guest), "Dog Days" Dehd Forever (bridesmaid featured actor), "Bits!" short - Canva Award recipient (Gina puppeteer and voice), At the Garden, Children's Show : Pilot (Show Host), Yankers from Yonkers: Pilot (Cassandra),
Commercial lead credits: BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD, Kelloggs, Big Lots, LAKE CITY BANK, Ohio Lottery, Crunch Fitness, DoorDash featuring my puppets, Lettuce Entertain you (M Burger), Auto Zone, Dominos
Theater credits Off-Broadway: Parade the Musical in Concert with Jason Robert Brown (Ensemble), The Jackie Smook Program of De-Dumb-ification: Original show at 54 Below and United Solo Theater Festival (lead), Under Your Skin: Original Show (lead) at Don't Tell Mama and United Solo Theater Festival (lead)
Theater Credits regional: Drunk Shakespeare Chicago (Banquo and Macduff), Dory Fantasmagory (Mom/Gobble Grack, U/s Violet), Second City Director Program Showcase (Actor and writer), Please! Original Play (Lead), The Full Monty (Georgie Bukatinsky),
Production credits: Dilly's World (Creator, production designer, Director), Yellow Eyes Feature Film (Art Director), Mr, Monkeys Merry Go Round Feature Film (Puppet Designer and Builder), Fruit Medley TV show (Art Department and set dresser/painter), "Mood Ring" Dehd Forever band (Puppet designer and builder/Lead Puppeteer), "Dog Days" Dehd Forever Band (Fight choreographer), "Joeys Tour" Joey Nebulous Band (Puppet Designer and builder), "Bits!" short - Canva Award recipient (Puppet Designer and builder), Pecan Pelican and Sam Fish: TV show (puppet designer and builder), At the Garden, Children's Show: Pilot (writer), Broadway School, TV Show (head writer - script featured and nominated for Best New Series Script at Woman in Comedy Film Festival)
I have performed my original one woman show at 54 Below and we were an official selection for United Solo Theater Festival Spring and fall in NYC, where I was awarded BEST EMERGING ARTIST AWARD and CRITICS CHOICE AWARD. This show has been reviewed by multiple magazines and publications.
Film/TV credits: Dillys World (creator/Dilly), American Idol contestant season 21, Mr, Monkeys Merry Go Round (Fowsty Fox - puppeteer and voice), ABC's Chicago Fire as a Guest Star, Amazon's Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Apollo Late comer, Apollo guest), "Dog Days" Dehd Forever (bridesmaid featured actor), "Bits!" short - Canva Award recipient (Gina puppeteer and voice), At the Garden, Children's Show : Pilot (Show Host), Yankers from Yonkers: Pilot (Cassandra),
Commercial lead credits: BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD, Kelloggs, Big Lots, LAKE CITY BANK, Ohio Lottery, Crunch Fitness, DoorDash featuring my puppets, Lettuce Entertain you (M Burger), Auto Zone, Dominos
Theater credits Off-Broadway: Parade the Musical in Concert with Jason Robert Brown (Ensemble), The Jackie Smook Program of De-Dumb-ification: Original show at 54 Below and United Solo Theater Festival (lead), Under Your Skin: Original Show (lead) at Don't Tell Mama and United Solo Theater Festival (lead)
Theater Credits regional: Drunk Shakespeare Chicago (Banquo and Macduff), Dory Fantasmagory (Mom/Gobble Grack, U/s Violet), Second City Director Program Showcase (Actor and writer), Please! Original Play (Lead), The Full Monty (Georgie Bukatinsky),
Production credits: Dilly's World (Creator, production designer, Director), Yellow Eyes Feature Film (Art Director), Mr, Monkeys Merry Go Round Feature Film (Puppet Designer and Builder), Fruit Medley TV show (Art Department and set dresser/painter), "Mood Ring" Dehd Forever band (Puppet designer and builder/Lead Puppeteer), "Dog Days" Dehd Forever Band (Fight choreographer), "Joeys Tour" Joey Nebulous Band (Puppet Designer and builder), "Bits!" short - Canva Award recipient (Puppet Designer and builder), Pecan Pelican and Sam Fish: TV show (puppet designer and builder), At the Garden, Children's Show: Pilot (writer), Broadway School, TV Show (head writer - script featured and nominated for Best New Series Script at Woman in Comedy Film Festival)
I have performed my original one woman show at 54 Below and we were an official selection for United Solo Theater Festival Spring and fall in NYC, where I was awarded BEST EMERGING ARTIST AWARD and CRITICS CHOICE AWARD. This show has been reviewed by multiple magazines and publications.
|
The blend of fruits that make the smoothie bowl pop. Sprinkle that bowl with uniqueness, humor, and a special flavor you've never tried and you have
JACKIE SMOOK |