Jeff Key(I)
- Actor
- Writer
Jeff Key is an American actor, playwright, veterans advocate and activist He is also an honorably discharged Marine
and Iraq veteran. His one-man performance piece, The Eyes of Babylon,
is based on journal entries he wrote while at war.
Key performed the play in several US cities and in Ireland over a period of seven years.
The Showtime Network made a feature-length
documentary, Semper Fi: One Marine's Journey which details this U.S. Marine's
journey through his childhood in Alabama, going to war as a Marine, and his life of activism upon his return from Iraq.
Key was a nominee for a Drama Desk Award for his performance of the play which was selected in 2011
to premiere with the NY theater company, 59E59 Theater in their
festival, Americas Off-Broadway, featuring the best of American
regional theater.
Key is the founder of The Mehadi Foundation, a non-profit organization designed to help veterans find solace and employment in the Arts/Entertainment industry and to support philanthropic efforts in Iraq. This foundation, named for a young Iraqi boy he met while in Iraq. He also works very closely with Warrior Writers, a national organization which helps veterans get pen to paper as as well as other creative expression as healing tools.
Jeff Key lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Key is the founder of The Mehadi Foundation, a non-profit organization designed to help veterans find solace and employment in the Arts/Entertainment industry and to support philanthropic efforts in Iraq. This foundation, named for a young Iraqi boy he met while in Iraq. He also works very closely with Warrior Writers, a national organization which helps veterans get pen to paper as as well as other creative expression as healing tools.
Jeff Key lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
