Jason Lee: an actor and a skateboarder

Jason Lee is not one of those Hollywood actors who do not go off the screen and get one award after another. He managed to break through and achieve some success, but rather in narrower circles. Nevertheless, it is difficult not to mention his outstanding talent and charming smile. He masterfully reincarnates as a loser and a villain, and is able to create on the screen any image. If you have not heard of him yet, now is the time to catch up.

Biography and skateboarding

Jason Lee was born in hot California in the spring of 1970. About his childhood, almost nothing is known, except that his mother Carol was a housewife, and his father's name was Greg Lee. The family lived in Orange, where Jason, who received the second name Michael, was born. From an early age, Lee was fond of skateboarding, which over time grew into a real passion. As a teenager, he actively participated in various competitions in skating on the board, and already at the age of 18 he achieved professional skills in this field.

His name was familiar to everyone in the appropriate circles due to the fact that the guy was able to do unique tricks. In parallel with participation in competitions, he together with a friend opens his own company engaged in production of skateboards, which is called Stereo Sound Agency and is one of the main ones on the market to date.

The beginning of an acting career

As an actor, Jason Lee made his debut in the 90s of last century. He began with filming in music videos, and in 1993 appeared in the episodic role in the film "My Mad Life". His next film comes out after 2 years, and in it, Lee is more significant than the actor in the background. He played in one of the first comedies of Kevin Smith "Party people from a supermarket", which also has the alternative name "Lobotryas". He perfectly embodied the image of a loser who for days on end mumbles, plays video games and reads comics. However, for this you have to pay for the relationship with the girl, which he tries to renew throughout the whole film. Acquaintance with the director abruptly changed the life of the actor, whose career immediately went up the hill.

Kevin Smith

After "The Party People from the Supermarket," Jason Lee appears in every new picture of Kevin Smith . Films director does not shoot so often, but they all enjoy great success with fans of independent cinema. In 1996, the image of the animated cartoon Banks Edwards performed by Lee appeared on the screens, which became his second character, appearing in more than two full-length tapes. One of Smith's few dramatic films "In pursuit of Amy" revealed new facets of the actor's talent in 1999.

He again cooperates with the beloved director three years later, appearing in the guise of Azrael in "Dogma." Here he plays a villain, which he gets just brilliant. In 2001, he returns to his character Banks Edwards, who is visited by the main characters of the comedy "Jay and the Silent Bob Strike Back", and the audience again sees him here as Brodie. He appears in small episodes of the films "Girl from Jersey", "Clerks 2" and "Double Kopets", which is currently the last of the films of Kevin Smith, which starred Jason Lee.

"My name is Earl"

In 2005, a comedy series called "My Name is Earl" is appearing on NBC. The main role in it was acquired by Jason Lee. His filmography up to this point had a couple of serials, but participation in them went unnoticed. But right after the appearance of the history of the former criminal, who learned about karma and decided to correct all his bad deeds, his popularity soared to the skies. He fell in love with the audience thanks to his charming facial expressions and smart mustaches. It is noteworthy that his partner on the series was Ethan Sapley, with whom they several times starred in Kevin Smith. Here they formed a wonderful fraternal duo. The series was very positively received by critics and spectators, which led to his four-year existence. Unfortunately, over time ratings began to fail, resulting in the last season in 2009, and the storyline was never finished. But Lee was awarded for the role of Earl of two nominations for the Golden Globe.

Other works and future plans

In addition to the above projects, there were many others, where Jason Lee took an important part. Films with him began to actively withdraw from the late 90's, the most famous of which are "The Enemy of the State" and "The Place in the Sun". But the real success for the actor was lighted the beginning of the 2000s, when he plays in the melodrama "Heartbreakers". His character falls in love with the main character in the performance of Jennifer Love Hewitt. The film itself became very popular. In 2001, there was a cult picture "Vanilla Sky", where a friend of Tom Cruise's character is played by Jason Lee. The photo below perfectly illustrates the fact that the actor is given equally good both serious and comedic roles.

The career of the former skateboarder in the cinema developed swiftly at that time, and every year new tapes were released with his participation, including in the foreground, for example, in The Bachelor Party. Lee also tries to voice the cartoons, among them "The Incredibles" and "House-Monster." He also starred in three parts of the animated film "Alvin and the Chipmunks". Now Jason has planned 2 projects: "That side" and "Party people from supermarket 2", however the exact release dates are still unknown.

Personal life

Jason Lee was married twice, but both ended in divorce. His wives are also actresses, and both gave birth to his children. From Carmen Llavevelin Lee has two, and from Beth Risgraf one son. In 2008, he remarried, this time on the model of Serena Alkak. The couple held the marriage for a long time in secret, but they did not manage to hide the truth. In 2012, Jason was born another son Sonny. The actor is an excellent family man, which he perfectly combines with active professional work.