FULL BIOGRAPHY
and minored in Art and International
Studies, with training in Costume
and Makeup Design as well as Acting, Dance, Directing, and Choreography.
Xander participated in private vocal lessons and choirs for many
years throughout High School
and College. He has had radio
voice-over training, and was a DJ for
Luther’s radio station, KWLC.
Xander enjoys voicing characters in VIDEO GAMES
and ANIMATION, including Nexon’s “Dragon Nest” and
Destructoid’s Best Fighting Game of 2013, “Divekick”.
Xander Jeanneret [Jon-er-ay] was
born in Orlando, Florida, but spent
his childhood in the midwest of
the United States. He lived and
went to school in Minnesota and
Wisconsin, and earned his Bachelor
of the Arts at Luther College in Iowa.
Though he finds his roots in the
Midwest, Xander’s life has branched
out around the world. Xander has
spent time in Greece, Italy, Canada,
Mexico, France, England, and lived
for one year in Nagasaki, Japan. He
now lives in Hollywood, California.
Xander’s first exposure to the
stage was at a very young age,
with involvement in his elementary school and community plays.
He continued to be heavily involved
in both, and was eventually able
to perform in many diverse roles.
From ANNIE’s Daddy Warbucks to
GREASE’s Danny Zuko, Xander was
able to give stellar performances as
both an actor and vocalist. Since
moving to Los Angeles, he has had
the fortune to perform in HAPPILY
WHATEVER AFTER and TAKE ME
OUT.
At Luther College, Xander was
better able to hone his acting
skills, and participated in many
original, collaborative, and classic performances. Xander flexed
his abilities in NOISES OFF, BIG
LOVE, BEYOND THERAPY, HAIR,
and SQUARE STORIES, as well as
explored movement in PORTALS
and SO TECH, SO SAVVY. Aside
from performing on stage, Xander
also participated behind the scenes,
as a director and designer for both
ART and KABUKI LADY MACBETH.
Xander majored in Theatre/Dance,
From 2007 to 2008 Xander lived
in Nagasaki, Japan. He attended
the Nagasaki University of Foreign
Languages and majored in Japanese
through a one-year program. Xander
still has a solid hold of the Japanese
language, and is excited at any opportunity to use it. While in Nagasaki,
Xander was a member of the Toppuu
Yosakoi club, a dance program that
permanently changed his dance and
choreographic style. Xander brought
the yosakoi style of dance back to
Luther College, and started a successful dance group that performed
throughout the year, including an invited performance at the 2009 Nobel
Peace Prize Forum.
With an interest in video games
and animation, Xander lended his
voice to several projects. Including
the hit MMORPG game DRAGON
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