James Bradford, b. James Martin Blackford, February 6, 1979 in St. Louis, Missouri is an openly gay singer/songwriter, actor and reality television star. Bradford is most well known for his appearance on the Logo/VH1 reality telvision show Can't Get a Date.
Born to a schizophrenic mother, Bradford was in foster care until the age of 2 1/2. He was adopted by David and Eileen Warnock; his legal name became James Bradley Warnock. He grew up in St. Louis until the age of 6 1/2 when the family re...
James Bradford, b. James Martin Blackford, February 6, 1979 in St. Louis, Missouri is an openly gay singer/songwriter, actor and reality television star. Bradford is most well known for his appearance on the Logo/VH1 reality telvision show Can't Get a Date.
Born to a schizophrenic mother, Bradford was in foster care until the age of 2 1/2. He was adopted by David and Eileen Warnock; his legal name became James Bradley Warnock. He grew up in St. Louis until the age of 6 1/2 when the family relocated to Shreveport, Louisiana. Bradford spent much of his youth doing community and children's theater productions.
Bradford dropped out of high school at the beginning of his sophomore year and received his G.E.D. Shortly thereafter he was accepted into The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City; after only a month there he was kicked out for improper conduct. While away at college his family relocated to the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area so his mother could receive treatment for pancreatic cancer. She passed away and he moved home to be with family.
Bradford began appearing in regional music theater appearances until age 19 when he was signed to a record deal with gay musician and producer Richard Morel. He adopted the stage name "Easter Bradford"; he chose the last name Bradford because he mistakenly believed it was his last name by birth. The two began working on an album that was never fully completed. In the year 2000 Bradford performed at a variety of high-profile gay pride events, including a performance at Millenium Pride in Washington, D.C. Ultimately the recording contract was dissolved without an official release. (However, the song "Relationship Destruction Machine" was included on the album "DCide: the 40", released by DCide Records.) Bradford compiled his recordings with Morel and some other songs and in 2000 he released the album Mnemosyne's Lounge independently. A remix single for Relationship Destruction Machine was also released.
Bradford spent much of the next five years finding himself while experimenting in a variety of performing arts including stand-up comedy, improv comedy and DJing. Between 2001-2004 he made four separate appearances as a guest on the talk show Ricki Lake. In 2003 he filmed a small role for the movie A Love Song For Bobby Long, but the scene was deleted. In 2004 he had a supporting role in the independent film "Bystander".
In 2005 Bradford moved back to New York City and shortly thereafter he was cast in the reality show Can't Get a Date. The show chronicled the escapades of single people who, for a variety of reasons, felt they needed help improving themselves in order to have a successful romantic life. Ten episodes featuring primarily heterosexuals aired on the VH1 channel; six other episodes with gay and lesbian subjects appeared on the Logo channel. Bradford's episode filmed from October 2005 through February 2006 and focused primarily on his obesity, appearance and lackluster career as a singer. The episode, which first aired June 14, 2006, was regarded as the best of the series, and continues to air in reruns.
Interest in Bradford's singing career was revitalized by the program, and in late 2006 he released his second album, Metronomosexual. He guest hosted a program on Sirius OutQ Radio called "At Home With James Bradford". He began touring and released the live album Live at Rockwood, recorded at the prestigious Rockwood Music Hall.
In 2006 five of Bradford's songs were used in the soundtrack to the second season of the Here!TV drama television series Dante's Cove. His music was further used in the spin-off series The Lair. Bradford also had a guest starring role on the television drama L.A. Forensics.
In 2007 Bradford released his second single, The Fumes of Burning Bridges, both in CD format and digitally on iTunes. He released the B-sides and rarities collection Medium Rare and a digital exclusive compilation of four mini-E.P.'s called Dance It! Pop It! Folk It! Rock It! Live It! Love It! Mix It! Mash It!. (The latter was also made available in limited edition on a custom designed flash drive.) He also released a free 3-song E.P. exclusively as digital download entitled The August E.P.. On May 8, 2007 he appeared in an episode of the television show Chain Reaction.
In 2008 Bradford released a 3 disc, 56-song retrospective boxed set called AyeAyeAye Tunes Exclusive! The Collected Works (the title being a play on the "iTunes Exclusive" series of compilations released exclusively on iTunes music service.) He also began keeping a regular video blog.
In 2008 James released his most recent single, "Artificial Reality."
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