Born James Jonah Cummings on November 3, 1952, he grew up in
Youngstown, Ohio.
Sooner or later, he moved to New Orleans. There, he designed Mardi Gras
floats, was a singer, door-to-door salesman, and a Louisiana riverboat
deckhand.
Then Cummings moved to Anaheim, California, where he started his career
playing Lionel from the program
Dumbo's Circus (1985).
