Fred Zimmerman is a respected Chicago actor with over 35 years’ experience acting in National Broadway Touring Companies, Regional Theaters, and Stock Companies across the country, as well as theatres across Chicagoland including the Goodman, Court, Northlight, Porchlight, the Lyric Opera, the Oriental (now the Nederlander), 18 productions at the Chicago Marriott Theatre, and Chicago's famed Auditorium Theatre. This Fall, Fred co-starred in The Midwest premier of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Primary Trust at The Goodman Theatre.

 

In addition to theatre, Fred also makes guest appearances in television, including several on Chicago Fire, Chicago PD, as well as the pilot episode of ABC's "Doubt."

 

When Fred isn't onstage or onscreen, he appears as The Chicago Mentalist , reading minds at private parties, corporate events, and tradeshows.

 

How does Fred read minds?  Well, he doesn’t REALLY … he uses the tools of an actor … observation, character analysis, the knowledge of human nature and human behavior, and other little-known tools and tactics … to create the experience of … well … you’ll swear he can read your mind.

 

Fred’s a fake, but he’ll make a believer out of you.

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Arrange to have Fred Zimmerman appear at your next special celebration,

home party, tradeshow, or corporate event,
 

Your guests will have some cool, totally-mental fun, and you'll be the one with stories to tell.

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LEARN MORE ABOUT FRED  

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