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Biography:
Born and raised in Southern California, Jason Lee took up skateboarding
at age 13. By 18 he was on the professional skateboarding circuit,
where he wowed legions of young fans and popularized a move called the
"360 flip." Inspired to tap into the commerci ...(read more)
Born and raised in Southern California, Jason Lee took up skateboarding
at age 13. By 18 he was on the professional skateboarding circuit,
where he wowed legions of young fans and popularized a move called the
"360 flip." Inspired to tap into the commercial aspect of the sport,
Lee and a friend started the twin companies Stereo Skateboards and
Stereo Sounds Clothing. In the early 1990s, Lee took his tricks in
front of the camera, appearing in several music videos - including one
for the Sonic Youth song "100%," directed by 'Spike Jonze' . Lee got his first
taste of straight acting the next year, when he turned up alongside
Jonze as a teenage drug customer in 'Allison Anders's Mi vida loca (1993) .
Lee's movie career began in earnest when he landed a lead role in Kevin
Smith's Mallrats (1995) (at his very first audition, according to Smith). While
the film was almost universally panned, Lee received high marks from
critics and audiences for his turn as "cynical sidekick" Brodie Bruce.
Smith was so pleased with Brodie that he wrote a part for Lee in his
next film, Chasing Amy (1997) : 'Ben Affleck's cranky roommate and comic book partner
Banky. Lee won an Independent Spirit Award for his performance.
After appearing in several indies and a made-for-TV movie, Lee crossed
over into mainstream circles with Kissing a Fool (1998) . Starring opposite 'David Schwimmer (I)'
and 'Mili Avital' , he played a writer who works through his last breakup by
writing a book. In 1999, Lee landed two significant acting gigs: one as
the demon Azrael in 'Kevin Smith (I)'s Dogma (1999) , and another as the eccentric
young billionaire Skip Skipperton in Mumford (1999) . He then went to work on
'Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous (2000) , in which he plays a member of the fictional '70s
band Stillwater.
Lee maintains a relatively low profile, but cohorts Smith and Affleck
insist that he's one of the funniest and most gentlemanly actors in the
business.
IMDb Editors
Quotes:
* On working with Lawrence Kasdan and Cameron Crowe, and Writer-Directors
in general: "I'd love to establish relationships with other
writer-directors, too, but Chasing Amy (1997) is what got things going for me, and
I'll always stick by Kevin."
* ...(read more)
* On working with Lawrence Kasdan and Cameron Crowe, and Writer-Directors
in general: "I'd love to establish relationships with other
writer-directors, too, but Chasing Amy (1997) is what got things going for me, and
I'll always stick by Kevin."
* On his performance as a rock star in Almost Famous (2000) : "I
wanted to be very serious about being a musician -- a guy who cares a
lot about the music and the band and why we did it in the first place.
We wanted to show an actual passion on stage with the intent of turning
on the audience."
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