Chicago-born actor/comedian, musician and author Tim Biancalana has always found drawing, duplicating dialects, distracting disciplinarians and disassembling the English language his preferred escapes from the humdrum. As a small but dangerous child, he had his pencils taken away while doodling sketches of the Beatles instead of composing his due essay on the decline of western syphilis. After graduating summa comedy loud from class clowning, he took to the streets as the “Executioner” in a Monty Python Holy Grail reenactment. Receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design, his film projects led to appearances on theatrical and musical stages, where his dialects, distractions and disassemblances brought down the house.

Tim inflicted his brand of comedy on Chicagoans while doing improv at Second City, and then spread years of it like a paté upon Los Angeles, after joining comedy troupe The New Barbarians. Acting coach Jason Robards III and voiceover coach Charlie Adler tuned him like a pitchfork to sound like anyone from an opera broadcast announcer to a slice of bacon with a hot temper. Adding years of training from world-class musicians, he learned to play guitar, piano and harmonica, and to sing backward, er, backing vocals, as well as his preferred lead.

On stage and in film, he has played a wide range of characters, from “Blake” in Glengarry Glenross, to director “Ralph Spielberg” in Knocked Down, and “Hank Mirren” in Horizon, a sci-fi thriller to be released in 2010. He is “John Lennon” all over Europe in Telenor commercials. Indeed, Tim finds his true calling in the role of his lifelong hero John Lennon.

Even since before his vocal chords matured, from the squeaky age of 9, Tim has been perfecting Lennon’s voice. He gives tribute to John with the CD and book Village Idiom, an original collection of poetry, short stories, illustrations and songs, reviving Lennon’s irreverent, sometimes absurd, and always witty spirit.

Ronnie Dannelly of EarCandy, the eclectic online music magazine, commented, “Tim perfectly evokes both the spirit and imagery of John Lennon in one of the most original and effective tributes ever heard (and seen). VILLAGE IDIOM combines Lennon's two books with the style of the Beatles 1966 Christmas record, complete with ‘John’ reading his poems, set to sound effects. Not only does Tim write original poetry and stories in the spirit of In His Own Write, but also writes Lennon-inspired songs representing every period of his career.”

“...If channeling is real, [Tim] WAS John Lennon ... he had the look, the mannerisms, and everyone was amazed, to say the least!”, said Dave Mason, Host of the San Diego “Beatles Radio Show” at 101.5 KGB.

Tim played John Lennon five shows a week in 2005-6 for the Pacific Repertory Theater's Roots of Rock & Roll. A reviewer was blown away: “The trippiest part of the whole shebang is Tim Biancalana. The guy looks, but more importantly sings, exactly like the young John Lennon.... It's not just convincing, it's spooky.” (Ryan Masters, “ROCK'S NOT DEAD” — Monterey County Weekly, Dec 15-21, 2005.)

In 2008, Tim had the honor to perform as Lennon for a benefit near Malibu alongside REO Speedwagon, CTA, Ambrosia, Three Dog Night's Chuck Negron.

Lennonesque poems and songs from Village Idiom, as well as a 60-song Beatles repertoire, now constantly proceed from Tim's mouth in venues throughout the US, respectively as a solo act and with bandmates. On the concert schedule with the Beatles tribute band British Export, and occasionally while just walking and talking around the upper west side of Manhattan, Tim persists in freaking out John Lennon fans.

Since the re-popularization of naughty people trying to destroy the world, Tim has appeared at events as an Evolutionary, encouraging people to take the next step and out-clever the Neo-Conundrums and the Obliterati with Love, Laughter and Lennonisms. He wants to bring mirth to Earth and heal these troubled times with humor.