Jim Babjak, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jim Babjak

American musician

Date of Birth: 17-Nov-1957

Place of Birth: Carteret, New Jersey, United States

Profession: composer, songwriter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Jim Babjak (born November 17, 1957) is an American guitarist and banker. He is the lead guitar player and co-founder of The Smithereens.
Babjak has written and sung several songs for the band.
He also is the leader of the band Buzzed Meg. Babjak, from Carteret, New Jersey, formed The Smithereens together with fellow Carteret High School alumni Dennis Diken and Mike Mesaros, together with Pat DiNizio of Scotch Plains, New Jersey.Babjak's music can be heard in the films Bull Durham, Backdraft, Encino Man, Time Cop, Romy & Michele's High School Reunion, Boys Don't Cry, The Burglar, Cruel Intentions 2, Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle, and I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry.
The band made a cameo appearance in the film Class of Nuke 'Em High. Other accomplishments include musical compositions and performances for the soap operas Passions and The Guiding Light, as well as television and radio commercials for Dairy Queen and Nissan Maxima. Television credits include Saturday Night Live, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, MTV's Unplugged, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Uncle Floyd Show, CBS's This Morning, The Dennis Miller Show, and The Arsenio Hall Show. Babjak now lives with his family in Manalapan Township, New Jersey.
When he is not performing music, Babjak has a day job working at a bank.