First Season American Idol Finalist Jim Verraros is reprising his starring role of Kyle in the upcoming sequel Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds. Verraros, who delighted audiences as the endearingly awkward underdog, returns in the comedy that has been making a splash at film festivals across the country. The film premieres in Los Angeles on Friday, December 8, 2006 at the Laemmle Sunset 5 Theater at 8 p.m.

Jim Verraros as 'Kyle' in Eating Out

In 2005, Verraros released his highly-anticipated album Rollercoaster, which received rave reviews by critics and fans alike. The indie debut of the album received an Out Music Award for Outstanding Male – Debut before it was picked up for limited distribution by Koch Records.

Verraros' first single, “You Turn It On” steadily climbed the charts to #21 on the Billboard Hot Club Play/Dance Chart. Verraros' second single, "You're Getting Crazy," received promising reviews: "Follow-up 'You're Getting Crazy' treads in similar territory [as 'You Turn It On'], stirring the beats into a simmering frenzy... with a video showcasing Verraros' pretty-boy looks and slick moves, 'Crazy' could hit its mark." (Chuck Taylor, Billboard Magazine).

Verraros wrote and recorded the album in Los Angeles with singer/songwriter Gabe Lopez, who also produced the material. Fellow AI Finalist Angela Peel co-wrote four of the album's songs. The trio appear together on an upcoming compilation tentatively titled Idols & Icons that features two new songs by Verraros. The compilation, which also features Lopez, Peel, and other renowned artists, is slated for a late 2006 release, while Verraros’ follow-up to Rollercoaster is due in early 2007.

Verraros was undoubtedly one of the most talented and talked about contestants to ever appear on the hit Fox TV show American Idol. He won the hearts all across America as a featured performer on the 2002 American Idols Live Tour and as Kyle in Eating Out. Out Magazine's, Gary M. Kramer says, "Maybe it's damning with faint praise, but the adorable Jim Verraros (of American Idol fame) gives the film's best performance as a fourth side to this quirky love triangle." (Out Magazine, March 2005.)

Verraros is known for releasing music that features well-crafted, pop hooks similar to the recent work of Justin Timberlake. Verraros' voice would have you mistake him at times for a young George Michael. For more information, visit JimVerraros.Com

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