Jeff Rector is an American actor, award-winning writer, director, producer, comedian and adventurer. He has appeared in over 150 television shows and motion pictures and has traveled to exotic locations all around the world.He has worked with such stars as Tom Cruise, Charlie Sheen, Richard Gere, Julia Roberts, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Tom Hanks to name a few. He is a certified ski instructor and scuba diver and trained by the LA Fire Department as a Certified Emergency Response Technician (C.E.R.T.) Jeff swam with sharks in Tahiti, water skied in Kowloon Bay and jumped from an airplane as the lead in a skydiving film.
Jeff was a State and National speech champion in college and is an award-winning speaker with Toastmasters. He continues his passion of acting, filmmaking, writing, public speaking and stand-up comedy. He also enjoys teaching acting workshops to educate and inspire others. His community involvement includes serving on the Board of the Toluca Lake Neighborhood Council and the Burbank Cultural Arts Commission as well as supporting a variety of charitable organizations.
I Was a Playboy Rabbit and other Stories is the first book based on Jeff’s life as he pursued and achieved his dreams of acting and stardom. He moved from California to New York and worked as an actor, model and waiter. Little did he know that this would culminate with an opportunity to work with Playboy Enterprises and the iconic Hugh Hefner. Jeff would unwittingly become the envy of every aspiring actor in Manhattan when he landed the job of being a Playboy Rabbit, the male version of a Playboy Bunny at the famous Playboy Empire Club. He became an instant celebrity, boosting his career while enjoying the benefits and opportunities that would come from that position. I was a Playboy Rabbit is just one of his many captivating life stories.
