Biography
American Jason Lee, famous for his roles in the films "Bachelor party" and the humorous series "My name" Earl, "is not limited to work on television and in cinema. A former professional skateboarder now owns a restaurant and share of the company for the production of specialized sports clothing and inventory, and also enjoys photography and publishing house of instant snapshots.Childhood and youth
Jason Michael Lee was born on April 25, 1970 in a small California town called Orjnzh in the family manager of the car dealership of Greg Lee and housewives named Carol. During the years of study at high school, Ocean View, the boy became interested in extreme and began to participate in teenage competitions in skateboarding.
In the late 1980s, performing a jump called a flip for 360 degrees, Jason fell into a professional league of athletes and together with the colleague Chris Pastra to nicknamed the dune founded the Stereo Sound Board Production Agency.
Even in the youth, outstanding tricks led the guy to the shooting area of advertising skateboarding company Blind Skateboards and opened him the road to a big movie. In 1992-1994, playing several secondary roles, including a clip of the American rock band Sonic Youth "100%" and the dramatic picture of Ellison Anders "My crazy life," Lee left professional skateboarding and finally decided to devote himself to acting career.
Films
In the mid-1990s, Jason met the director Kevin Smith and unexpectedly received one of the leading roles in the Comedy "Parties from the Supermarket", or "Labotryas". The actor managed to create a humorous image of a young botany Brody, who throughout the action fell into ridiculous situations, but in the end, he fulfilled the dream and became the leading evening show on television.
The next joint work with Kevin was the role of Drink Edwards in the film "In pursuit of Amy". The picture narrated about the life of buddies, creating a comic and caring for a girl with a non-traditional orientation. This work turned out to be more successful than the previous one, and in 1998, if the acting Award Independent Spirit Award for the best male role of the second plan.
Thanks to Smith's cooperation, Jason was quickly replenished. In the late 1990s - the beginning of the 2000s, the comedies "Dogma" and "Jay and Silent Bob are applied to the screens" and the television series "Ponaroshka", in the interruption between which the actor participated in the episodes of the "Vanilla Sky" of Cameron Crowe and the "enemy of the state" Tony Scott.
The main role on the Big Screen Jason was first received in 2001. In the adventurous melodrama "Hearted" he played Jack Wisro, fan of frauduger Page Conreens performed by Jennifer Love Huit. This work brought a good fee and along with the Youth Comedy "Bachelor Party" took a worthy place in the creative biography of the actor.
When Jason was tired of playing funny losers, director Lawrence Cezdan offered him to participate in the filming of the fantastic thriller "Catcher of Dreams", based on the novel of Stephen King. Despite the fact that the picture had negative feedback and failed with a crash, whether he received useful experience, playing with such talented actors as Morgan Freimen and Thomas Jane.
In the comedy genre, Jason returned to Greg Garcia's television project "My name is Earl." Before agreeing to participate in the history of the Zhulik, seeking to redeem the sins of the past life, whether he rejected the proposals of the director twice and doubted that he was suitable for him.
As a result, the show has gained popularity and for 4 seasons fixed on the US NBC channel with subsequent world broadcasts, and the leading leadership of the Golden Globe and Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards nominations.
During the years of "Earla", Li expanded the role and began to voice the cartoon characters. In the 2000s, the actor's voice sounded in the full-length animation films "Superfame" and "House Monster", as well as in the cult series of the village of McFarlena "American Dad".
At the same time, the premieres of the new comedy of Kevin Smith "Clerk II" and the family painting Tim Hill "Alvin and the Chipmunks" took place in the cinemas. In the last Jason appeared in the company of singing and pumping animals created by the American pianist and producer Ross Baghdasaryan - Elder in 1958.
In the period from 2009 to 2015, another 3 more films about the composer Dave Sevville and his tail trio were released on the screens, which, despite the negative reviews of critics, had success among the public and received solid cash receipses.
Other well-known Jason works have become a youth comedy "Double Copper" (2010), the cartoon film "Noah's Ark: New Beginning" (2012), the criminal drama "Say" (2014) and family melodrama "Nice Small Smith" (2015).
Personal life
In the personal life of sports and charming Jason Lee never suffered from lack of attention from women.In 1995, his first spouse became the photographer and actress Carmen Llavenin, which appeared in the painting "Jay and Silent Bob shall apply a retaliatory blow." From the side of the family life, the pair seemed quite happy, but in fact, Scientology stood between her husband and wife. This fashionable religious stream was carried away in the 1990s, and when Carmen refused to join and began to study books on antisaterology, their marriage ended.
Embed from getty imagesExternally, Jason calmly survived the parting and in the early 2000s he wonted with Beth Jean Robraffic, the participant of the series "My name is Earl." In 2003, the Son was born in lovers, which, after listening to the composition of the Indi-rock band Grandaddy received the strange name of the pilot inspector.
These relationships also did not work out, and in 2008, whether he took a young woman in his wife named Serena Alkak. Two children were born in this marriage: the eldest daughter Casper and the younger son Sonny.
In 2016, Lee renounced Scientology, and now spouses, repeatedly gone funerals at a solemn ceremony in a circle of friends and relatives, live together in the administrative center of Texas - Denton.
Jason Lee now
In February 2019, in Instagram, Jason's longtime friend, directed by Kevin Smith, a message appeared about a new film with actor.
Embed from getty imagesNow comrades are preparing for the filming of the painting called "Jay and Silent Bob: Reboot" and work on the scenario, eliminating the shortcomings and adding jokes.
Filmography
- 1997 - "In pursuit of Amy"
- 1999 - "Dogma"
- 2001 - "Vanilla Sky"
- 2001 - "Hearts"
- 2003 - "Dream Catcher"
- 2003 - "Bachelor party"
- 2005-2009 - "My name is Earl"
- 2007 - "Alvin and the Chipmunks"
- 2009 - "Alvin and Chipmunk 2"
- 2014 - "Nice Small Smith"
- 2015 - "Alvin and Chipmunks: Grand Puncture"