Trailblazer Jim Verraros on career, opening doors, changing landscapes, and how he continues to create new music and more

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Prelude to Positivity

Tommy Geraci

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Interviews covering entertainment, TV, film, music, actors, and the things going on in our world today. Highlighting positive people doing good with their talents and influence. We're also asking what helps people stay positive, healthy, and content as well as how they keep their mental health in check and tips on confidence. As an entertainment, social media and pop culture expert whose clients include celebrities, television shows, film producers and mainstream media,Tommy Geraci has provided social media coverage for the BAFTAS, Britannias, Emmys, Oscars, Golden Globes, Erase MS, and more.

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Trailblazer Jim Verraros on career, opening doors, changing landscapes, and how he continues to create new music and more

Prelude to Positivity

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4 months ago

Trailblazer Jim Verraros on career, opening doors, changing landscapes, and how he continues to create new music and more

DATE: June 27, 2025

SHOW: Prelude to Positivity

Producer: Tommy Geraci

HOST: Tommy Geraci

GUEST: Jim Verraros

Jim Verraros is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He gained fame as a contestant on the first season of American Idol. Raised by deaf parents, he is fluent in American Sign Language and has been an influential figure in the gay community since coming out publicly in 2009. Verraros released his debut album, Rollercoaster, in 2005, and has since performed at numerous pride events and toured at gay clubs. He has also appeared in films such as Eating Out and Eating Out 2.

Jim was the first (and possibly only) contestant to sign his lyrics for his Idol audition and, I believe, also the first of the Idol alumni to publicly come out.

Here, we discuss his experience on Idol and his career since, as well as new music coming in August, and a lot more.

I got to know a few new things about Jim during this interview and it reinforced, for me, why we should continue to forge ahead as a community. It also reinforced why I have felt we owe Jim gratitude for paving the way for others to follow and for remaining true to himself always. Instagram

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