Jason Schwartzman

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Jason Francesco Schwartzman (born June 26, 1980) is an American actor.

Contents

1 Biography

1.1 Early life
1.2 Career

2 Trivia
3 Personal
4 Partial filmography

4.1 Composer

5 Awards
6 External links

Biography

Early life

Schwartzman was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Italian American actress Talia Shire and the late producer Jack Schwartzman, who was Jewish. Schwartzman is part of a family of people involved in film. Besides his parents, he is also the nephew of Francis Ford Coppola and cousin of Nicolas Cage, Sofia Coppola, Roman Coppola and Christopher Coppola. He is the brother of actor/musician Robert Carmine (vocalist for the band Rooney), and is the half brother of cinematographer John Schwartzman. His cousin is entertainment publicist Eric Schwartzman.

Career

Schwartzman is best known for his role in the films Rushmore, I ♥ Huckabees, and Slackers. Prior to acting, he was the drummer for the band Phantom Planet (best known for their hit single California, the theme song for The OC). Despite leaving the band for an acting career, he still composes music for some films. He also appears in the music video for the rock remix of "All About the Benjamins" by Puff Daddy. He also contributed to Ben Lee's 2005 album Awake Is The New Sleep.

Trivia

Schwartzman received his groundbreaking role in Rushmore when the casting director (who was a friend of his cousin, director Sofia Coppola) mentioned having trouble casting the role of "Max." Jason was recommended by Sofia due to his love of older women and his precocious nature.
Since at least his Phantom Planet days he has described himself as a vegan.[link].
Jason was also the recorded voice of Julius the Monkey for the fashion brand Paul Frank.
He was originally casted for the role of Donnie in Donnie Darko, but was later replaced by Jake Gyllenhaal due to Schwartzman's scheduling conflicts.

Personal

In 2002, Schwartzman had a May-December romance with actress Selma Blair who is eight years his senior.

Partial filmography

Rushmore (1998)
Freaks and Geeks, Episode 7: "Carded and Discarded" (2000) (TV series)
CQ (2001)
Slackers (2002)
S1m0ne (2002)
Spun (2002)
Cracking Up (2004) (TV series)
I ♥ Huckabees (2004)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) (uncredited)
Bewitched (2005)
Shopgirl (2005)
Marie-Antoinette (2006)

Composer

The O.C. (2003) (Phantom Planet song "California")
Orange County (2002) (Phantom Planet song "California")
Slackers (2002) (song "Little Locked Room" & "Lonely Day")

Awards

Schwartzman won the following awards:

the 1999 Lone Star Film & Television Award for Best Actor (for Rushmore)
the 1999 YoungStar Award for Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Comedy Film (for Rushmore)

He was also nominated for the following:

the 1999 Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Actor (for Rushmore)

External links

[All Movie Guide entry for Jason Schwartzman]

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