My opinion is ,that if Jack and another pirate start a fight with swords,many children will enjoy it.But that is just my opinion.(sorry if I made mystakes) :)
..BTW this is just a cheap copie of jack..he is far far away from the real jack...the voice,..terrible..the acting ...fail..pfff i oonly seen once the pirates of caraibie..or watever and that's not jack :)))
Don't look for Capt. Jack at Disneyland anymore...due to so many teen aged girls and women flashing him and grabbing him they removed the character except for special occasions and parades. No..I'm not joking.
my husband should get a job at Disney as Jack Sparrow. He can definitely pull it off better than this guy! My baby and Depp are so much alike, same bone structure, eyes, hair, facial hair, height, and even zodiac!!
Ya know whats totally funny, the kids loved running up to him and talking to him but they approach the other characters like Pooh or the Disney Princesses and they scream bloody murder!!! I totally love it!!! LOL
Hahahaha i remeber i was at DIseny about 2 years ago and saw this guy and a bunch of Old ladies were corwding around going "It's really Johnny Depp, oh my god, it's really him!" it was hysterical
With the amount of money and attention this movie brings Disney, they are foolish to make such a decision of not keeping him in the parks. People of every age want to see this character, what other character (other than Mickey) do every age, race and sex want to see?? NONE.
ggrrr my sister went to the pirates 3 movie premiere and saw jack sparrow AND johnny depp himself!!! so jealous...but anyway, looks like he's great with the kids =)
Actually Disneyland didnt fire the jack sparrow impersonators becuase of teenage girls it was 'due to declining relevance and diminishing visitor requests' [Los Angeles Times:Travel; Disneyland Fires Jack Sparrows]. It had nothing 2 do with girls flashing the actors.
Disneyland fired all the Jack Sparrow actors recently. It was because teenage girls were getting all "excited" about Jack and flashing him. So those stupid teenage girls ruined it for the rest of us. >:(
This is actually a pretty tough job. You can never get mad, you can't mention "rum," you can't flirt, you have to put up with all the white trash ADD kids who try to unzip Tigger's suit and then try and sue.
Once I went to Disneyland w/ my friend and his girlfriend. We went on Pirate island, and Jack was there!!! My friend and I are both in Band, and we were wearing our band Jackets. Jack looked at me, and told me if I grow my hair out just a bit more (I have long hair), and got some beads, I could have his Hair style. He looked at our Jackets, and next thing we knew, He tried to recruit us into the Pirate band. I t was hilarious. My friend's girlfriend couldn't stop laughing at us!!!
YES! Brandon Pinto! i read that article today, there are more than one jack at disneyland...but i have seen brandon, and i think he plays jack the best
my daughter met him when she was 3 she stared at him in awe while he signed her book; we just went one last time in febuary; this time she was the only girl called out to sword fight with 3 other boys; i told her shes a pretty lucky girl!
I saw the "Pirating Lessons"/was picked from the audience to be in it. Anyway, Jack called me "love". I just about died. I didn't absorb anything I was just kind of like ,"ok, calm down, he's NOT REAL, be CALM." My brother thought I'd gone mad, but hey.
Hehehe. All the guys that do Jack Sparrow at Disneyland play their parts very well. Not to mention they do some of the weirdest stuff. Last time we went, my cousin went to get Jack's autograph. They just stared at eachother for a few seconds not saying anything. Then Jack just takes my cousin's autograph book and leaves. It was helarious. But then a Disneyland worker brought the book back with Jack's autograph and a message from Jack saying "You're pen doesn't work and your book is stinky." XD
That is for the WIN. i'd love to meet Jack Sparrow at Disneyworld. I havent been since 2001 so obviously he wasnt around, but when I go again this summer i'll look out for him. the guys who play him must have a swell time working.
Heh...that was the same deal last time we went. Jack just finished a show at the Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer island so he's on the other side of the Mark Twain river but you could see him going down the back trail. A swarm of girls on our side started screaming at him and trying to get his attention. He literally whirled around with a frightened look on his face and did his whole character for them. Heh...fangirls eh? XD
OMG I'm going to Disneyland next tuesday and I'm sooooooooo excited!!!!!! I really really reallly really want to meet the Jack Sparrow character and I hope that he looks and acts just like him so that my dream can finally come true...or mabe I'd just faint.
my daughter met him last yr; she was 3; she asked him where davey jones was; he squarley looked her in the eyes and said hes in his locker; love! she took half a step backward. i think she was in awe of him. shell see him again in a week; cant wait!
OMG! I went to see him in Disney a month ago, he was really nice - and he looked JUST like Johnny Depp! He was great, he had the look, walk, and voice down. Good luck, Captain Jack!
is this in like Disney World in Florida or where is this??? cause i went to the one in Florida last month and didn't see that, shoot i wish did captain jack rocks
This one looks like few of the most realeast Jack Sparrow person I've ever seen before on these Disneyland videos. That's sweet of him hugging the little kids. What's he telling them I wonder? I WANNA KNOW! XD
To the people going on about that not being Jack Sparrow. Well sorry to say Johnny has more going on so he can't just pop up at Disneyland and work there everyday. I wonder if you all say the same thing about Alice from Alice in Wonderland. "That's not Alice." I've only seen one convincing Jack Sparrow and he doesn't work for Disney at all. Kinda hard to find carbon copies of Johnny ya know.
OMG that is the Jack Sparrow that thought I was stalking him. I ran into him 3 times in one day and by the third visitation he was like "Welcome back" and gave me a weird look.
you nkow as hot as he is as jack you can always see that the real jack sparrow wasent him!! lol if i was there if someone told me that jack sparrow was here and i went to him but it WASENT HIMi think i would walk away.....after a picture lol
he's awsem
ogphantom15 4 months ago
He is soo sweet!:D
EMOJYTTE 6 months ago
I audition for Jack Sparrow, but they said I had to loose 100 pounds...I told them I'm portraying Jack in the Later years
darkwarrior696 6 months ago
My opinion is ,that if Jack and another pirate start a fight with swords,many children will enjoy it.But that is just my opinion.(sorry if I made mystakes) :)
roperclack 7 months ago
That.. Is NOT Johny Depp!!!!!!! >:(
faithlyn11 7 months ago
@faithlyn11 yeah because we all know Johnny has enough time to act Jack Sparrow in Disneyland
TheMalouzDiary 7 months ago
@faithlyn11 I think that the small kids don't care about if it isn't Johnny... They just want to see Jack Sparrow :)
(sorry about my bad English)
EMOJYTTE 6 months ago
HEY LITLE BOY...WHY IS ALL THE ROM GONE? =)))).
..BTW this is just a cheap copie of jack..he is far far away from the real jack...the voice,..terrible..the acting ...fail..pfff i oonly seen once the pirates of caraibie..or watever and that's not jack :)))
uragan1991 9 months ago
captain isnt happy nuff
steshystesh 11 months ago
i don't wanna hug him .i want to hug johnny depp
thetitanicrosedawson 11 months ago
I bet that made those kids dreams come true.
ImmortalAngel9 11 months ago
I don't think Jonny Depp will go to Disney Land so that The tourists can have Some pictures with him, he has others things to do
yassine293 1 year ago
can I have a jack sparrow in my house ????
birgiteke 1 year ago
I'm the female version of Jack. I'm a drunk spaz who likes to be in your bubble.
ShadesToth 1 year ago
hahaa i met him along time ago!!! lmFao it waz Awsome!!! just how i remember him as
jackdonkey5 1 year ago
awww they removed Jack Sparrow? that sucks. :(
still hes very awesome, hes so nice to the kids, which is cute.
TheRealSweeneyTodd 1 year ago
The captains at Disney FL are so much better.
xDDW 1 year ago
Moja kuzynka powinna praować w Disneylandzie jak Capn. Sparrow. Z pomalowanymi oczami wygląda identycznie jak On :D
KwasnaZelka 1 year ago
Don't look for Capt. Jack at Disneyland anymore...due to so many teen aged girls and women flashing him and grabbing him they removed the character except for special occasions and parades. No..I'm not joking.
559469 1 year ago
@559469 Wow seriously??? I was wondering why we didn't see him when we went..
Wubble64 1 year ago
If ozzy osbourne posed as himself in Maddam Tousseu's in NY, then Johnny Depp should pose as Jack Sparrow in WDW
Sto0pidPenguinPro 1 year ago
Its always the same... half drunk body movement, but absolutely NO face expressions... To bad, cuz the costumes ARE good though.
The1stRalph 1 year ago
*_*
AriadneLayla 1 year ago
my husband should get a job at Disney as Jack Sparrow. He can definitely pull it off better than this guy! My baby and Depp are so much alike, same bone structure, eyes, hair, facial hair, height, and even zodiac!!
SillageDeLaReine 1 year ago
To bad The real Johnny Depp Couldn't appear sometimes for Special Occations :((((
Zulu167 1 year ago
I Was Aweosme At The Pirate Tutorial He Gave Me A Special Piece Of His Costume
madmatter27 1 year ago
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cupcakes5671 1 year ago
...okay, crazy lady...
kittykitty0204 1 year ago
@kittykitty0204 what do you mean?
cupcakes5671 1 year ago
@cupcakes5671
lol it was just a joke.
kittykitty0204 1 year ago
afcourse itsnt johnny depp what do you expect...
supereend666 1 year ago
I love sparrow...
wilczycza010 1 year ago
That is one UGLY Jack Sparrow. FAKE FAKE FAKE.
dawson660 2 years ago
guys that aint johnny depp
lolxox12 2 years ago 2
awesome!
sparrowspike12 2 years ago 2
omg does anyone know if he's still there or in disney world? thanks :)
BeckaBeckaBecky 2 years ago
He fits the part perfectly! If I didn't know better, I'd say that was actually Johnny Depp!
kittykitty0204 2 years ago
@kittykitty0204 i know right?
cupcakes5671 1 year ago
Ya know whats totally funny, the kids loved running up to him and talking to him but they approach the other characters like Pooh or the Disney Princesses and they scream bloody murder!!! I totally love it!!! LOL
rockergirl67 2 years ago 4
i read that girls and women were being to "risky" with jack (if you know what i mean).
ROSE911GUNDAM 2 years ago 3
Hahahaha i remeber i was at DIseny about 2 years ago and saw this guy and a bunch of Old ladies were corwding around going "It's really Johnny Depp, oh my god, it's really him!" it was hysterical
hahahalookatthebunny 2 years ago 3
@hahahalookatthebunny what did the FAKE jack sparrow say? LOL THAT MUST OF BEEN FUNNY I THINK I WAS THERE TOO THOSE LADIES WERE SO CRAZY
cupcakes5671 1 year ago
i think i wanna work at disney paris as jack! :P
billzextra 2 years ago 2
i want to hug jack sparrow!
TheSweeneyToddMovie 2 years ago 7
he's hot :-D
timmy7611 2 years ago
and i think its Brandon Oi matey
LucuisDraco 2 years ago
must be so wonderfull working there as wicked JAck i think i will never get a job there but i will always try my best ;-)
LucuisDraco 2 years ago
i met him and he was totally hitting on my aunts
XXxnicole2xXX 2 years ago
nice job p.s. if u go back there again dressed like that you should give out a leather bag of gold chocolate coins to kids =^) AM
dudesabanana 2 years ago
this wannabe makes me want to ralph.
rayodelsol80 2 years ago
With the amount of money and attention this movie brings Disney, they are foolish to make such a decision of not keeping him in the parks. People of every age want to see this character, what other character (other than Mickey) do every age, race and sex want to see?? NONE.
LCDLGAZ 2 years ago 4
We run into him on TSI (what is Pirate's Lair now). They get close but none of them look to terribly close to the real thing! :(
LCDLGAZ 2 years ago
ggrrr my sister went to the pirates 3 movie premiere and saw jack sparrow AND johnny depp himself!!! so jealous...but anyway, looks like he's great with the kids =)
Disneylander007 2 years ago
it s not the true jack sparrow... -.-
but a wonderful copy of him!
RueInvictaF 2 years ago
cute
jhumada 2 years ago
i met him at disneyworld but they god rid of the meet and greet coz his lines were bigger than mickys!!!
hes taking over disneyworld haha XD
Bring it back disney!
lfcqueen123 3 years ago 4
he was so sweet with the kids.
disneyland needs to bring jack back!
geminigold617 3 years ago 2
ohh i want to meet jack too!
he's so cuet with the kiddies :)
allemeineentelein 3 years ago
i love it
amira0 3 years ago
Actually Disneyland didnt fire the jack sparrow impersonators becuase of teenage girls it was 'due to declining relevance and diminishing visitor requests' [Los Angeles Times:Travel; Disneyland Fires Jack Sparrows]. It had nothing 2 do with girls flashing the actors.
BrunnettCountryChq23 3 years ago
I have trouble believing that. Jack Sparrow's still too darn cool!
Dragonrider1227 2 years ago
Disneyland fired all the Jack Sparrow actors recently. It was because teenage girls were getting all "excited" about Jack and flashing him. So those stupid teenage girls ruined it for the rest of us. >:(
DeadmanInc336 3 years ago 6
BRANDON!!! YAY!!
IronJennyProd 3 years ago 3
you know this jack sparrow?
musicgirl999 3 years ago
This is actually a pretty tough job. You can never get mad, you can't mention "rum," you can't flirt, you have to put up with all the white trash ADD kids who try to unzip Tigger's suit and then try and sue.
Rompcom 3 years ago
Plus, you have to maintain your looks to fit the character(s) you're protraying...
TTINUHPLOTR 3 years ago
they can sue if they want but the solution to the children: tear dat ass up LMAO
thatnylesguy 3 years ago
that gotta be an awesome job
Thedeathlyhallow7 3 years ago
Wow, he's really good!
GoldenFlute88 3 years ago
You know, it must be a great feeling to work at Disneyland as a character, and be hugged by a little kid, like this Jack did by the little girl. 8-)
ddude924 3 years ago 3
wow i ove this guy! i hope i see him! :) hes one cute jack sparrow! XD
VisualFXProductions 3 years ago 5
Once I went to Disneyland w/ my friend and his girlfriend. We went on Pirate island, and Jack was there!!! My friend and I are both in Band, and we were wearing our band Jackets. Jack looked at me, and told me if I grow my hair out just a bit more (I have long hair), and got some beads, I could have his Hair style. He looked at our Jackets, and next thing we knew, He tried to recruit us into the Pirate band. I t was hilarious. My friend's girlfriend couldn't stop laughing at us!!!
ddude924 3 years ago 2
That is so awesome! I might've died if I saw Jack sauntering around Disneyland when I went there!
MelodicHarmonies 3 years ago
Is the actor in the video the guy who recently did the interview with LAMag-- Brandon Hillock?
Look up "Ex-Jack Sparrow" on Google to find the article. VERY interesting look at life behind the scenes.
TheFett007 3 years ago 5
yeah thats him
flamesforfun 3 years ago
YES! Brandon Pinto! i read that article today, there are more than one jack at disneyland...but i have seen brandon, and i think he plays jack the best
pinsetter1991 3 years ago
The one at DISNEY WORLD looks and acts more like Jack Sparrow.
Aubieone 3 years ago
that guy is a pretty good Jack!
zinedinemoriarty 3 years ago
my daughter met him when she was 3 she stared at him in awe while he signed her book; we just went one last time in febuary; this time she was the only girl called out to sword fight with 3 other boys; i told her shes a pretty lucky girl!
KOKOSA55 3 years ago
I WANT JACK! AHHA He sounds nice
Horsiegirl51 3 years ago
I saw the "Pirating Lessons"/was picked from the audience to be in it. Anyway, Jack called me "love". I just about died. I didn't absorb anything I was just kind of like ,"ok, calm down, he's NOT REAL, be CALM." My brother thought I'd gone mad, but hey.
shutterflie 3 years ago 11
Hehehe. All the guys that do Jack Sparrow at Disneyland play their parts very well. Not to mention they do some of the weirdest stuff. Last time we went, my cousin went to get Jack's autograph. They just stared at eachother for a few seconds not saying anything. Then Jack just takes my cousin's autograph book and leaves. It was helarious. But then a Disneyland worker brought the book back with Jack's autograph and a message from Jack saying "You're pen doesn't work and your book is stinky." XD
DeadmanInc285 3 years ago 5
That is for the WIN. i'd love to meet Jack Sparrow at Disneyworld. I havent been since 2001 so obviously he wasnt around, but when I go again this summer i'll look out for him. the guys who play him must have a swell time working.
gimpoz 3 years ago
i love jack he's so funny wow i wanna meet him
jackvsdavy 3 years ago
Too bad he doesn't do meet and greet at WDW in Florida. Unless if it's only for that Pirate and Princess party, which is not cool!
pirategal86 3 years ago
Aww the little boy was so shy :)
lalatheviper 3 years ago 2
I saw him right in front of the indiana jones ride and i FREAKED OUT i was screamin for him but i didn't get a chance to see him but maybe next time
sweeneytoddluvr07 3 years ago
Heh...that was the same deal last time we went. Jack just finished a show at the Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer island so he's on the other side of the Mark Twain river but you could see him going down the back trail. A swarm of girls on our side started screaming at him and trying to get his attention. He literally whirled around with a frightened look on his face and did his whole character for them. Heh...fangirls eh? XD
DeadmanInc285 3 years ago
oh my gosh i soo wanna go to disneyland to meet him!!!
iloveyousj06 3 years ago
I would have had a HEART ATTACK! I love Jack!
lovefitch 3 years ago
omg god i'm going to disneyland on my 18 birthday in july and hope that i'm going to meet him xD
billfanatiker 3 years ago
OMG I'm going to Disneyland next tuesday and I'm sooooooooo excited!!!!!! I really really reallly really want to meet the Jack Sparrow character and I hope that he looks and acts just like him so that my dream can finally come true...or mabe I'd just faint.
Izlandzadi14 3 years ago
my daughter met him last yr; she was 3; she asked him where davey jones was; he squarley looked her in the eyes and said hes in his locker; love! she took half a step backward. i think she was in awe of him. shell see him again in a week; cant wait!
KOKOSA55 4 years ago 6
I auditioned to be Jack sparrow...Im waiting for an openinng
proxnobody 4 years ago 22
OMG! I went to see him in Disney a month ago, he was really nice - and he looked JUST like Johnny Depp! He was great, he had the look, walk, and voice down. Good luck, Captain Jack!
SparrowGroup5 3 years ago 4
@proxnobody U did?
mermaidamp 11 months ago
@proxnobody I am going to audition to be Alice <3
MAJlNE 9 months ago
I met Jack Sparrow! He was great!
musicgirl999 4 years ago 5
ive been in disneyland yesterday!
tonikipriani 4 years ago 3
i think it really funny how he knick the clip out of the womens hair HAHAHA classic:]
loufreck 4 years ago 4
The One I saw just a couple of days ago could pass as Johnny Depp thats how much he looked like him.
Catriona58 4 years ago
OMG that must have been amazing! I love him sooooooo much!!!!
Izlandzadi14 3 years ago
The girl hugging him is so cute!
cupcake101 4 years ago 26
Whoever plays Jack there... oh my, he looks soooo hot
aberratiopersonae 4 years ago 3
he plays Jakc really well
xD
his staggering off is always hilarious to me.
rhetoricalsquirrel 4 years ago
Jack is so nice the way he gives great big bear hugs!! I want one!!
RoxySurferGirl31 4 years ago 3
me too!!!
loufreck 4 years ago
Aww this is so cute, love it!
DisneyJazzGirl 4 years ago 5
lol i love it how he pushes away the kids after the pic.
dabertin123 4 years ago
is this in like Disney World in Florida or where is this??? cause i went to the one in Florida last month and didn't see that, shoot i wish did captain jack rocks
JonasBrothers24 4 years ago
that is NOT Lonny Depp or the real captain jack o_O
Kyra5152 4 years ago
i hate thit
jannekepirates 4 years ago
jack sparrow is the man!
i wish i was him!
lol
sapphirescheer 4 years ago
Don't we all? XD
Dragonrider1227 4 years ago
this disneyland is in france?
Manekin89 4 years ago
I love how he acts lol
purplgoo 4 years ago
omg, that's soooo cute! :]
countrygirl101ai 4 years ago
that would be cool if Johnny Depp was Jack Sparrow there for a while!!!
musicgirl999 4 years ago
This one looks like few of the most realeast Jack Sparrow person I've ever seen before on these Disneyland videos. That's sweet of him hugging the little kids. What's he telling them I wonder? I WANNA KNOW! XD
Brotherbearfan2000 4 years ago 2
He's really good, he's one of the only sparrows I've ever seen interact with little kids...go him! :)
OutandProud24 4 years ago
This is why I want to work at Disneyland. I love making people happy.
KritterHC 4 years ago
Yup I wanna work for Disney, too. My mom used to.
musicgirl999 4 years ago
lol i think he is awesome, i wonder what he was sayin to the little ones haha i bet he asked them to get him some rum HAHAHA jk lol he's so hott!
brimmandJake 4 years ago
hay no porfavor mi jack sparrow es super lindo para que se paresca a el
Gabrielloco123 4 years ago
latima que no es tan hermoso como jack sparrow
it`s so sad =( i konow speak spanish jajajj
byxediizytha 4 years ago
Go Brandon!!! YOU ROCK BABY!!!!!!
AngelEyedBaby 4 years ago
yep, nice replica! but the REAL jack is better ;)
So, nice VID!!
Sharingan200790 4 years ago
I think he looks very charming, lol very good replica of Jack.
AliceinWonder1 4 years ago
this particular jack sparrow looks more like the dad! in awe
figaroismylife 4 years ago
personally id rather have johnny bt since hes taken if it wer reolistic id have it! do u think i could buy myself one?
dandycandy123 4 years ago
To the people going on about that not being Jack Sparrow. Well sorry to say Johnny has more going on so he can't just pop up at Disneyland and work there everyday. I wonder if you all say the same thing about Alice from Alice in Wonderland. "That's not Alice." I've only seen one convincing Jack Sparrow and he doesn't work for Disney at all. Kinda hard to find carbon copies of Johnny ya know.
StoryOfMyLife856 4 years ago
oi he looks cool ! ^^
I think it's cute to do somethin' like this ! The costume is great <3
painkuroi 4 years ago
Im sorry but this guy does'nt look like Johnny Depp/Cap'n Jack at all!!
skaterdogee 4 years ago
thats not jack sparrow he fake johnnys more cute than that for a start
gwenfan123 4 years ago
so true especially the johnny part!!!
ayesparrowis 4 years ago
wow hes gooood
krazykobra29 4 years ago
wow is that johnny depp doing that or an actor?
=S
starryeyedbaby123 4 years ago
wow! thats GOT to be the single most coolest job ever!! except he does look a lil more like will turner to me...lol
vivaritchie 4 years ago
OMG that is the Jack Sparrow that thought I was stalking him. I ran into him 3 times in one day and by the third visitation he was like "Welcome back" and gave me a weird look.
SparrowFan22 4 years ago
haha nice
19Nbsa92 4 years ago
wow!! really! i might be goin this summer, think he'll weird out if i stalk him for like 10 min? lol
vivaritchie 4 years ago
best jack i've seen so far on youtube ^^
weatherleaf 4 years ago
I'd probabably go into a giggle-fit and be unable to speak. Then I'd probably latch myself onto him and refuse to let go.
shmivv 4 years ago
Sigh, I think he might be the man of my dreams. lol
AliceinWonder1 4 years ago
sure he is my bffs man
Blurpen2000 4 years ago
Very kewl! I honestly would freak, (38 yr old mom of 5) tee hee...those mannerisms are great! Thanks reddot for posting these!
kscarpetta 4 years ago
He looks very good and I like his acting as Jack. ;)
Cloudandwind 4 years ago
he looks silly..
lola1634 4 years ago
you nkow as hot as he is as jack you can always see that the real jack sparrow wasent him!! lol if i was there if someone told me that jack sparrow was here and i went to him but it WASENT HIMi think i would walk away.....after a picture lol
sparrowis 4 years ago
a jack @ disneyland wanted my phone number!
LOL I am dead serious!
XPirateGirlX 4 years ago
classic!!!!
Roboprop 4 years ago
i wanna be that little girl.. well kinda.. but i think it would be a bit..weird..if a little girl askd jack for a kiss, eh??
sweet1as5sugaruk 4 years ago
the little girl was a sweetie pie great video i hope jack enjoys what he does
piratefreak348 5 years ago
Brandon was soooo made for that job!!!!
Emrin 5 years ago
Great Jack, that's my friend Brandon from Veronica Mars.
xenawannabe 5 years ago
WOW...I LOVED when the little blonde girl hugged you!!!
PierceURlipz 5 years ago
Wow; that actually looks like a really fun job. Act as Jack all day and hug kids. How cool is that?How much do you think that guy gets paid an hour?
ghostlyagentx 5 years ago
Awesome swagger! I want to hear him talk, though. What a handsome Jack he is.
HeatherLiis 5 years ago