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Biography Born in 1972, Jason Statham has done quite a lot in a short time. He has been an Olympic Diver on the British National Diving Team and finished 12th in the World Championships in 1992. He has also been a fashion model, black market salesman and finally of course, actor. He got the audition for his debut role as Bacon in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels through French Connection...
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Creative Artists Agency (CAA) - Josh Lieberman
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Actor / Thanks / Self |
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12 September 1972, London, England, UK (age 37) |
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5' 10" (1.78 m) |
| Nickname: |
Jay |
| Credited Years: |
1998 - 2011 |
Salary
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The Italian Job (2003): $450,000 |
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The Transporter (2002): $750,000 |
Real Life Quotes
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"You ain't ever gonna get an Academy Award for doing Crank and you certainly won't for doing all the other movies I've done." |
Trivia
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Did nearly all of his own stunts in The Transporter, including car chase sequences, scuba diving sequences and fight sequences. |
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His break into the entertainment business came when an agent put him on an advertisement for the French Connection clothing company. |
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Prior to The Transporter he already had a background in martial arts which enabled him to perform his own fight sequences. |
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Was originally set play Private Cooper in Dog Soldiers, but dropped out to star in Ghosts of Mars. |
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Offered the role of Agent 47 in Hitman after Vin Diesel was dropped from the project. Timothy Olyphant eventually took the role. |
Other Works
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Music video for Knoc-Turn'al: "Muzik". |
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Appearance in the music video "Dream A Little Dream" with The Beautiful South with footage of French Kiss. |
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TV commercials for Kit Kat chocolate. |
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Erasure: Run To The Sun (1994) (V) .... Male Model |
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2009: Audi Super Bowl commercial - 'The Chase' |
Where Are They Now?
| July 2005 |
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Currently filming In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
| February 2009 |
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Currently filming Crank 2 High Voltage. |
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