Jason Schwartzman
Jason Schwartzman was born in Los Angeles, California, United States on June 26th, 1980 and is the Movie Actor. At the age of 44, Jason Schwartzman biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, TV shows, and networth are available.
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Jason Francesco Schwartzman (born June 26, 1980) is an American actor, screenwriter, executive producer, and guitarist.
He is best known for his frequent collaborations with Wes Anderson, including Rushmore (1998), The Darjeeling Limited (2005), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), and Isle of Dogs (2018).
He appeared in several films, including Slackers (2002), Spun (2003), I Heart Huckabees (2004), Shopgirl (2005), Funny People (2009), Scott Pilgrim vs.
The World (2010) and Saving Mr. Banks (2013). Schwartzman appeared in Bored to Death (2009–2011), in which he played a writer who moonlights as an unlicensed private investigator on Craigslist in addition to his film work.
He now performs music through his solo venture Coconut Records, and he was once the drummer of rock band Phantom Planet.
Early life
Jason Francesco Schwartzman was born in Los Angeles on June 26, 1980, the son of actress Talia Shire (née Coppola) and film director Jack Schwartzman. His paternal grandparents were Polish Jews, while his mother, who is Italian-American Catholic, is a Polish Catholic. Robert Schwartzman, Robert Schwartzman's younger brother, is also an actor and singer. Stephanie and cinematographer John Schwartzman are his paternal half-siblings, while Matthew Shire, his maternal half-brother, is his grandmother. Many of his relatives are also interested in the entertainment industry, including actor Francis Ford Coppola's uncle and opera conductor Anton Coppola; actor Nicolas Coppola's uncle and filmmaker Roman Coppola; and Coppola's grandson Andre Coppola (née Pennino) and composer Carmine Coppola. He attended Windward School in Los Angeles's Mar Vista neighborhood.
Personal life
On July 11, 2009, Schwartzman married Brady Cunningham, an art and design director, at their San Fernando Valley home. In December 2010, the couple's first child, a daughter, was born. In June 2014, their second daughter was born.
Schwartzman referred to himself as "basically a vegetarian" in 2006. According to GQ magazine, he was named one of America's Top ten Most Stylish Men in 2009. He narrated a video titled What to Eat: The Environmental Impacts of Our Food for Farm Sanctuary in 2011.
Career
Schwartzman's acting career began in 1998, at the age of 18, when he starred in Wes Anderson's Rushmore. Shortly after in 2000, Jason had a guest role in the short-lived series Freaks and Geeks. In 2001, he starred in CQ, a film by his cousin Roman Coppola. In 2002, he starred in the comedy film Slackers, and in 2003 headlined the drama Spun. In 2004, he starred in I Heart Huckabees, and Shopgirl in 2005. He also appeared in various television shows, such as Cracking Up. In 2006, he starred in Marie Antoinette under the direction of his cousin, Sofia Coppola, in which he appeared as King Louis XVI.
Schwartzman made a cameo appearance as Ringo Starr in the biopic spoof Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. In 2009, he appeared as C-list television star Mark in Funny People. He also voiced Ash Fox in Wes Anderson's animated film Fantastic Mr. Fox, which he described as "the best movie [he's] ever been a part of". He starred in the HBO show Bored to Death, in which he played a writer who moonlights as a private detective and puts himself up for hire on Craigslist. In 2009, he starred in The Marc Pease Experience. In 2010, he played Gideon Graves in the film Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, the movie adaptation of the comics by Bryan Lee O'Malley.
In 2011, Schwartzman made a cameo appearance as Vincent van Gogh in the Beastie Boys short film Fight for Your Right Revisited. In 2013, he made a cameo appearance as himself in an episode of the television show Key & Peele. In 2014, he played himself in the Tim & Eric's Bedtime Stories episode "The Endorsement". In 2020, he starred as Italian crime boss Josto Fadda in the fourth season of the FX anthology series Fargo.
Prior to acting, Schwartzman was the drummer and a songwriter for the band Phantom Planet. He appeared in the music video for the rock remix of "It's All About the Benjamins" by Puff Daddy, and contributed to Ben Lee's 2005 album Awake Is the New Sleep. In 2007, he created the indie rock solo act Coconut Records. The first album, entitled Nighttiming, was produced by Michael Einziger and features a cover photo from Roman Coppola. The album was first released on iTunes on March 20, 2007. It had musical contributions by members of Incubus, as well as appearances by actresses Zooey Deschanel and Kirsten Dunst and Schwartzman's brother Robert. His second album, Davy, was released on iTunes on January 20, 2009. Schwartzman performed the musical score for Funny People and the theme song for Bored to Death. He has also written tracks for Smallville and Slackers. Schwartzman also played the drums on Phoenix's rendition of The Beach Boys' song "Alone on Christmas Day" in 2015. The song was featured in Bill Murray's Netflix special, A Very Murray Christmas.
Schwartzman's work has also been featured in many films and television programs. In 2009, he composed the theme song to his HBO series Bored to Death, in which he also starred, under his Coconut Records title. That same year, he also contributed to the film score to the film Funny People with composer Michael Andrews. The original soundtrack is downloadable, as well as available in vinyl LP, on Coconut Records' official Cinder Block store. His song, "Microphone" was featured in the 2012 coming of age comedy, LOL.