Jan M. Janssen was born on October 26, 1975, in Marshfield, WI. He is an actor, writer and director. In 2005, Jan won the nationwide American Idol & Ford Video Casting Call contest with his "Shining Star" music video. He then worked at NewsChannel 7 (a CBS affiliate) in Wausau, WI as a cameraman/editor while also reporting. He eventually began ...