Jim Dykes was nicknamed  “New York’s Celebrity Tour Guide” by the late comedienne Joan Rivers after one of his appearances on her New York show.  As an actor and licensed NYC tour guide, he sprinkles his step-on tours full of celebrity information and tells fun stories of the “Rich & Famous”…mixed into his city tours of history and architecture and city legends. “Besides Joan Rivers, I’ve met many New York personalities including Steven Spielberg (he tagged along on a tour) and Donald Trump!”

“The two things you can never miss in the daily New York papers are the gossip columns and real estate sections (which is sometimes the same thing),” says Dykes, who has been in many TV commercials, TV shows and plays.

Dykes does step-on bus tours for many tour companies and travel agencies, incentive tours, corporate tours, cruise ship excursions in NYC, walking tours, church groups & community groups, student groups and families.

He once gave a private tour for the royal family of Saudi Arabia…”they wanted to see movie & TV locations!

In addition to being a regular licensed guide, Dykes was one of Mayor Guiliani’s first class of 5-star guides specially trained for the Tourguide Enhancement Program which formed an elite group of guides for special private tours.

Many people recognize Jim from his TV commercials such as the funny husband and Dad in HGTV and Odor Eaters and Hasbro Toys. Check out Jim’s Youtube commercials page. “I’ve been a Screen Actor’s Guild member for years and have appeared on Sex & the City, Law & Order, Blue Bloods and movies such as The Avengers and The Bounty Hunter and others.”

Jim says: “Once I took a group from England to the restaurant on top of World Trade Center Tower One (Windows on the World) and we ran into Sharon Stone…well I said hello because I had recently done a TV show with her. She was very nice to the group!”

Jim loves to show people New York and his natural enthusiasm for the city shows through his upbeat personality on tour. Born in Kentucky, Jim came to New York to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Arts on scholarship and has lived in New York for many years. One Southern lady on a tour said: “We understand you…you speak our language!”

Jim is on google and Trip Advisor and Yelp with 5-star ratings.