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Jason AlexanderAdd to My CelebsAge 52 Birthday Sep. 23rd, 1959 Born in Newark, New Jersey, USA Height 5' 4 1/2" |
Jason Alexander's Main TV Roles |
Main Movie Roles2009 - Rock Slyde2009 - Hachiko: A Dog's Story 2007 - The Grand 2006 - Ira & Abby 2006 - Hood Of Horror 2005 - The Aristocrats 2001 - Shallow Hal 2000 - The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle 1996 - Dunston Checks In 1996 - The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1995 - The Last Supper 1994 - Blankman 1994 - North 1994 - The Paper 1993 - Coneheads 1990 - Pretty Woman 1990 - Jacob's Ladder 1986 - Brighton Beach Memoirs 1986 - The Mosquito Coast 1981 - The Burning |
NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB
Jason Greenspan adopted the stage name Jason Alexander while still in high school in New Jersey. He was soon appearing in Broadway plays and movies, then in the hit TV series, "Seinfeld" (1990), from 1990 to 1998. Alexander also directs and produces films.
TRIVIA:
- Attended Boston University and left a year early because he was able to find acting work in New York City during the summer before his senior year. Later given an honorary degree.
- 4/30/06: Debuted as a "professional magician" at the Magic Castle in Los Angeles. His act is based on studying and predicting behavioral patterns with his subjects.
- Being a great fan of _"Star Trek" (1966)_ (qv), he was finally given the opportunity to play a "Trek" role himself in 1999: he played the character "Kurros" in the _"Star Trek: Voyager" (1995)_ (qv) episode "Think Tank". That same year, he was the host for the "Star Trek Viewers' Choice" VHS, notably for his Capt. Kirk impersonations.
- Fall 2002: Set to teach acting on the faculty of the University of Southern California as the first-ever 'George Burns' (qv) Distinguished Visiting Professor in Performance.
- Was a 1977 graduate of Livingston High School in Livingston, New Jersey. One of his classmates was 'Julia Montgomery (I)' (qv). They co-starred in numerous high school productions.
- One year for his birthday, his friends took him to a diner. They told him to close his eyes. When he opened them, 'William Shatner' (qv), aka Captain James T. Kirk, was in front of him. Captain Kirk was Jason's childhood hero.
- Not only took the last name "Alexander" because of his father's first name, but it also helped him in auditions since the call backs were done in alphabetical order and thus he knew immediately if he was still in the running, or not, for parts.
- Has an extensive knowledge of the original _"Star Trek" (1966)_ (qv) episodes and had aced a series of skill testing questions about the show on _"Howard Stern" (1994)_ (qv)'s radio show. However, that "backfired" on his _"Bob Patterson" (2001)_ (qv) ABC-TV series when 'William Shatner' (qv) guest starred on an episode and Bob Patterson (Alexander) is traumatized.
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