Jason Lee

American actor, comedian and professional skateboarder From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Jason Michael Lee (born April 25, 1970 in Santa Ana, Orange County, Orange, California) is an American professional Skateboarder turned actor.[1] Growing up in Orange, California, he became a skateboarder at age 13.[2] As a professional skateboarder he traveled worldwide and appeared in several skateboard videos.[2] With a friend he founded the companies Stereo Skateboards and Stereo Sounds Clothing.[2] Deciding to get out of skateboarding before he was too old, he began acting in 1993. His first break as a lead actor came in 1995 and the movie Mallrats (alongside Jeremy London).[2] He continued to appear in a number of major Hollywood movies. He is known as an indie darling known for playing quirky characters.[3] In 2005, he gambled on accepting the lead in the My Name is Earl television series. The sitcom ran for four years.[3] In 2007, he played Dave Seville in Alvin and the Chipmunks.[3] He played the role again in the 2009 sequel.[3] Also in the third movie in 2011 and the fourth one in 2015.

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