James Lontayao is an American actor, comedian and former VJ for Myx TV.
Early life and education James Lontayao was born on October 13, in San Francisco, California to Filipino parents. He attended Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo and received his training from Foothill Theatre Conservatory. Foothill College Students Stage the Seven Deadly Sins. He had also received improv training from Bay Area Theatre Sports and Groundlings and currently trains at the Beverly Hills Playhouse.
Career Lontayao launched his acting career in 2000. He has worked with numerous Bay Area theatre companies, such as Asian American Theater Company and Bindlestiff Studios. Asian American Theater - Sleeper (A Chronicle of the Return of the Remarkable), Banyan, Walls, 2005 - 2006. His stage credits include Sleeper, Sleeper opens at Bindlestiff. June, 2005. Banyan and Walls. Jeannie Barroga's Plays.
In 2006, he had been selected as a VJ for Myx TV. From that point on, he had hosted a pop music oriented show on the TV channel, called Loveable until 2009. Lontayao starred in many short films, including Pleasant Company, Double Features, and Cereal Monogamy, Asia Pacific Arts: Life Is A Cereal. an official selection at the 2007 VC Film Festival. In 2008, Lontayao took on the leading role of Thomas Yang in an offbeat romantic comedy feature film, The Red Door. The Red Door Official Site Besides his TV and film career, Lontayao had also acted on an internet comedy that explores love, sex and relationship, called Lexationships with Marc and James. Lexationship with Marc and James The success of the show has brought his character, James Spano, to college campuses, such as San Francisco State University, for live performances.
Additionally, he had played the role of Zach, on an online sci-fi mini-series, Eve, Beauty and the Blade. Eve Official Site In the Summer of 2008, Lontayao had transferred out of Loveable and became a co-host of My Myx, reuniting with longtime onscreen friend and nemesis Olivia Speranza. Continuing his act on stage, Lontayao was featured in an Asian American modern-day comedy, Ching Chong Chinaman. A staged reading of Lauren Yee's Ching Chong Chinaman. May, 2008. Not shy from the spotlight, he can be found as a standup comic at different events and venues, such as the Asian Heritage Street Celebration, Asian Heritage Street Celebration. May, 2008 and many other fundraising benefits. Bindlestiff News, Jokes and Jitters...and Art! A Bindleball fundraising event.
Filmography Films Year Title Character/Role Production 2007 Pleasant Company Kirby Union Entertainment 2008 Cereal Monogamy Frank Anton Delfino 2009 Dave and Liz Dave Thinking Stone 2009 Fruit Fly Kenji Ersatz / H.P. Mendoza 2009 The Red Door Thomas Yang EM West 2009 Double Features Jet 2014Prophecy of EveZachRedcape Cinema2014Booze Boys and BrowniesJamesonShami Productions
Television Year Title Character/Role Production2013MaggieErrol2015L.A. BeerRyan2025The PittFu ChenWarner Bros. Television Studios 2026 Wonder Man Antonio Marvel Studios
References
External links MYX VJ Profile Lexationship with Marc and James James Lontayao on Myspace