Jason Lee (actor)

Jason Lee (born April 25, 1970, in Huntington Beach, California) is an American actor.

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April 25 - 1970 - Huntington Beach, California - American - Actor

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Lee's first career was as a professional skateboarder in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Notable tricks performed by Lee (and there were many) were 360 kickflips, kickflip backside tailslides, and curb cut launched Japan airs. He was co-founder of Stereo skateboards (along with Chris Pastras) in 1992, a company which has been revived by the pair as of 2004 after having been defunct for several years. He was one of the first skateboarders to receive a pro model shoe, produced by Airwalk, and his part in the 1991 Blind skateboards promotional video Video Days, shot by Spike Jonze, remains very influential to this day. Today, he is remembered as one of the most influential and innovative street skaters of the early 90s.

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Professional skateboarder - 1980s - 1990s - Chris Pastras - 1992 - 2004 - Airwalk - 1991 - Video Days - Spike Jonze

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Intrigued by a few minor acting roles, including the Spike Jonez-directed music video for Sonic Youth's 1992 music video for 100% and a small part in Allison Anders' 1993 film Mi Vida Loca, Lee decided to leave professional skating for a full-time acting career, taking the skateboarding world by surprise. His first major movie role was in Kevin Smith's Mallrats which became a cult hit. He remained a close friend of Smith and has appeared in most of the director's works—including Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, and Jersey Girl. Most consider Lee's acting career to have truly launched with his Independent Spirit Award-winning role in Chasing Amy as Banky Edwards, the homophobic comic book artist and best friend for life to Ben Affleck's character. Lee soon graduated to leading man roles in Stealing Harvard alongside Tom Green as well as A Guy Thing. He has also appeared as a secondary character in Enemy of the State, Almost Famous, Vanilla Sky, Dreamcatcher, and The Ballad of Jack and Rose. He also voiced the evil Syndrome in the animated movie The Incredibles. Lee's new sitcom, My Name is Earl, debuted to critical acclaim and impressive ratings on September 20, 2005, on NBC.

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Spike Jonez - Sonic Youth - Movie - Kevin Smith - Mallrats - Chasing Amy - Dogma - Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back - Jersey Girl - Independent Spirit Award - Homophobic - Comic book - Artist - Best friend - Ben Affleck - Stealing Harvard - Tom Green - A Guy Thing - Enemy of the State - Almost Famous - Vanilla Sky - Dreamcatcher - The Ballad of Jack and Rose - Voiced - The Incredibles - Sitcom - My Name is Earl - September 20 - 2005 - NBC

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Lee is a follower of Scientology http://abcnews.go.com/US/popup?id=884952&content=&page=11. He has a son, Pilot Inspektor Reisgard Lee; this name, strange even by Hollywood standards, was reportedly inspired by the song He's simple, He's Dumb, He's the Pilot, by the band Grandaddy.

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Scientology - Hollywood

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