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Jacques Bailly Net Worth
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Jacques Bailly net worth is $300,000
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Jacques A. Bailly (born 1966) won the 1980 Scripps National Spelling Bee and now serves as the official pronouncer of the Bee, a position he has held since 2003.Bailly grew up in the Denver, Colorado area. He began participating in spelling bees in sixth grade, training with a nun at his Catholic school. He reached the National Spelling Bee as an eighth grader and won with the word elucubrate.Bailly studied Ancient Greek and Latin, receiving his bachelor's degree from Brown University and his PhD from Cornell University. He learned German in Switzerland with the help of a Fulbright scholarship. In 1990, he wrote a letter to the National Spelling Bee organizers to offer his services and was hired as an associated pronouncer. Bailly became the Bee's chief pronouncer after the death of Alex Cameron in 2003.Besides his duties with the spelling bee, Bailly works full-time as an associate professor of classics at the University of Vermont, specialising in Greek and Roman philosophy, particularly Plato.Bailly plays himself in the 2006 film Akeelah and the Bee, which tells the story of a girl who competes in the National Spelling Bee.
Net Worth
$300,000
Date Of Birth
1966-01-01
Profession
Actor, Miscellaneous Crew
Work Position
Scripps National Spelling Bee winner
Nicknames
Jacques Bailly, Bailly, Jacques
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Fact
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Serving as the official pronouncer of the Scripps National Spelling Bee [May 2006]
2
Is an Associate Professor of Classics at UVM
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Received his PhD from Cornell
4
Graduated from Brown University in 1988
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Akeelah and the Bee
2006
National Spelling Bee Pronouncer (as Jacques Bailly Ph.D.)
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Akeelah and the Bee
2006
technical advisor - as Jacques Bailly Ph.D.
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Spellbound
2002
Documentary special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Live with Kelly and Michael
2015-2016
TV Series
Himself
82nd Annual Scripps National Spelling Bee Finals
2009
TV Special
Himself - Official Pronouncer (as Dr. Jacques A. Bailly)
Spellbound
2002
Documentary
Himself (uncredited)
Archive Footage
Known for movies
Akeelah and the Bee (2006) as National Spelling Bee Pronouncer
Spellbound (2002) as Thanks
82nd Annual Scripps National Spelling Bee Finals (2009) as Himself - Official Pronouncer
Live with Kelly and Michael (2015-2016) as Himself