Lee, Jason Scott 1966–

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LEE, Jason Scott 1966

PERSONAL


Born November 19, 1966, in Los Angeles, CA; son of Robert (a bus driver) and Sylvia Lee. Education: Attended high school in Hawaii; studied acting with Sal Romeo at Fullerton College. Avocational Interests: Gardening, especially working with tropical fruits, surfing, gymnastics, jeet kune do workouts.


Addresses: Agent Jim Berkus, United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Manager Cynthia SheltonDroke, Sweet Mud Group, 280 South Beverly Dr., Suite 207, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Gay Ribisi, Ribisi Entertainment, 3278 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 702, Los Angeles, CA 90010.


Career: Actor. Friends and Artists Theatre Ensemble, Los Angeles, member of company, beginning 1987. Also worked as a waiter and a delivery person for a florist.

Awards, Honors: MTV Movie Award nomination, best breakthrough performance, 1994, for Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story.


CREDITS

Film Appearances:

One of the "What's Happening Boys," Born in East L.A., Universal, 1987.

Whitey, Back to the Future II (also known as Paradox ), Universal, 1989.

Kyle, Ghoulies 3: Ghoulies Go to College (also known as Ghoulies Go to College ), Live Entertainment, 1991.

Title role, Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, Universal, 1993.

Avik, Map of the Human Heart, Miramax, 1993.

Noro, Rapa Nui, Warner Bros., 1994.

Mowgli, Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (also known as The Jungle Book and El libro de la selva ), Buena Vista, 1994.

(Uncredited) The Picture Bride (also known as Bijo photo ), Miramax, 1995.

Riley, Russell Mulcahy's Talos the Mummy (also known as Tale of the Mummy and Talos the Mummy ), Dimension Films, 1998.

Sergeant Caine 607, Soldier, Warner Bros., 1998.

Voice of David Kawena, Lilo & Stitch (animated), Buena Vista, 2002.

Father Uffizi, Dracula II: Ascension (also known as Wes Craven Presents Dracula II: Ascension ), Buena Vista Home Video, 2003.

Ryan Chan, Timecop 2, Universal, 2003.

Father Uffizi, Dracula III: Legacy, Dimension Films, 2004.

Oraz, The Nomad, 2004.


Television Appearances; Movies:

John "Charlie" Chan, The Lookalike, USA Network, 1990.

HaKuhn, Vestige of Honor, CBS, 1990.

Detective Holloway, Murder in Mind, HBO, 1997.


Television Appearances; Specials:

John Henderson, "American Eyes," CBS Schoolbreak Special, CBS, 1990.

Himself, The Making of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, The Disney Channel, 1994.


Television Appearances; Episodic:

Le Tran, "The Fisherman," Matlock, NBC, 1986.

Chin, "Curtains of Silence," Wolf, CBS, 1989.

Chef Craig Yu, "The Secret ShihTan," The Hunger, Showtime, 1997.

Voice of David Kawena, "Richter," Lilo & Stitch (animated), The Disney Channel, 2002.

Voice of David Kawena, "Splodyhead," Lilo & Stitch (animated), The Disney Channel, 2002.

Voice of David Kawena, "Poxy," Lilo & Stitch (animated), The Disney Channel, 2002.


Television Appearances; Other:

Aladdin, Arabian Nights (miniseries), ABC, 2000.


Also appeared in the series Rapa Nui: Legends in Stone.


Stage Appearances:

The King of Siam, The King and I (musical), Palladium Theatre, London, 2000.


Also appeared in Balm in Gilead and Marat/Sade, both Friends and Artists Theatre Ensemble, Los Angeles.


RECORDINGS

Videos:

(In archive footage) Bruce Lee, Ultimate Fights from the Movies, Flixmix, 2002.


OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Starlog, October, 1998.

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