Patric, Jason 1966–

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PATRIC, Jason 1966–

(Jason Miller)

PERSONAL

Full name, Jason Patric Miller, Jr.; born June 17, 1966, in Queens, NY; son of Jason (an actor and playwright) and Linda (an actress; maiden name, Gleason) Miller; grandson of Jackie Gleason (an actor and comedian). Education: Attended Santa Monica High School, Santa Monica, CA.

Addresses: Agent—United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212–2400. Manager—Mosaic Media Group, 9200 Sunset Blvd., 10th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90069. Publicist—Rogers & Cowan PR, 1888 Century Park East, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90067.

Career: Actor and producer. Fleece Productions, founder.

Awards, Honors: Bronze Wrangler (with others), theatrical motion picture, Western Heritage Awards, 1994, for Geronimo: An American Legend; Sierra Award, best supporting actor, Las Vegas Film Critics Society, 1998, Online Film Critics Society Award nomination, best supporting actor, Golden Satellite Award nomination, best performance by an actor in supporting role in a motion picture—drama, 1999, all for Your Friends & Neighbors.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Jason, Solarbabies (also known as Solar Warriors), Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists, 1986.

Michael Emerson, The Lost Boys, Warner Bros., 1987.

Koverchenko, The Beast (also known as The Beast of War), Columbia, 1988.

Kevin "Kid" Collins, After Dark, My Sweet, Avenue, 1990.

Lord Byron, Frankenstein Unbound (also known as Roger Corman's "Frankenstein Unbound"), Twentieth Century–Fox, 1990.

Michael, Denial (also known as Loon and Desire Loon), Republic Pictures, 1991.

Jim Raynor, Rush, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/Pathe, 1991.

Lieutenant Charles Gatewood, Geronimo: An American Legend, Columbia, 1993.

Title role, The Journey of August King, Miramax, 1995.

Lorenzo "Shakes" Carcaterra, Sleepers, Warner Bros., 1996.

Harry Donovan, Incognito, Warner Bros., 1997.

Alex Shaw, Speed 2: Cruise Control, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1997.

Cary, Your Friends & Neighbors, Gramercy, 1998.

Himself, Scene Smoking: Cigarettes, Cinema & the Myth of Cool, 2001.

Nick Tellis, Narc (also known as Narco), Paramount, 2002.

3 Days of Rain, 2002.

Himself, Narc: Shooting Up, Paramount Home Video, 2003.

Himself, Narc: Making the Deal, Paramount Home Video, 2003.

James Bowie, The Alamo, Buena Vista, 2004.

Film Work:

(As Jason Miller) Production assistant, That Championship Season, Cannon Releasing, 1982.

Producer, Your Friends & Neighbors, Gramercy, 1998.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Gary Charters, Toughlove, ABC, 1985.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Himself, The Making of "Speed 2: Cruise Control," 1997.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Title role, "Teach 109," American Playhouse, PBS, 1988.

Host, Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1994.

Late Show with David Letterman, 1998.

Himself, E! News Live, E! Entertainment Television, 2002.

The View, ABC, 2003.

TRL (UK), 2003.

Himself, Larry King Live, CNN, 2004.

Stage Appearances:

(Broadway debut) Brick, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Music Box Theatre, 2003–2004.

Also appeared in Beirut, Matrix Theatre; Outta Gas on Lovers Leap, Coast Playhouse, Los Angeles; The Tempest, Champlain Shakespeare Festival, VT; Love's Labour's Lost, Champlain Shakespeare Festival, VT; Bash; After; The Cooley Chronicles; Dan Dan; Three Chins of Bryony; Inside Dolly Pie; Clancy: I'm Gay, Mum; It's All Fluid; Henry V.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Entertainment Weekly, December 24, 1993, p. 16; November 21, 2003, p. 93.

Interview, December, 2002, p. 130.

People Weekly, October 28, 1996, pp. 91–4.

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