Rodney J. Hobbs
- Actor
- Producer
Rodney J. Hobbs was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, the second
of four children to Robert and Remell Hobbs. Rodney dreamed of becoming
an actor since he could remember (at least since age 6), but
disregarded his dream when his teachers told him he was smart and
should pursue a more scholarly career. He excelled in his studies by
having straight As from 1st grade all the way through his senior year
of high school. He was Student Council president, and was voted "Most
Likely to Succeed" by his high school peers. After graduating from
Central High, Rodney earned a degree in Commerce from the University of
Virginia. He was recruited out of UVA by Overnite Transportation Co.,
where he worked full-time in the Human Resources dept. However, after 1
1/2 years of corporate America, Rodney was unfulfilled. He then
remembered his original dream and started to pursue an acting/modeling
career on the side. He began by acting in community theater around
Richmond, and eventually worked his way to professional local theater
there. Next he signed up with several agencies and began getting work
in commercials, industrial videos, and the occasional movie. After 10
years, Rodney left Overnite and Richmond to further his pursuit of an
acting/entertainment career in Los Angeles, where he now resides with
his wife Freda. He is slowly but steadily getting work in TV, film, commercials, and short films, and will continue to achieve
more and more as he pursues his lifelong dream.