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Jason Schwartzman
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| Born | June 26, 1980 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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| Years active | 1998–present |
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Jason Schwartzman (born June 26, 1980) is an American actor and musician. He is a member of the famous Coppola family, which includes many filmmakers and actors.
Schwartzman is well-known for his work with director Wes Anderson. He made his first movie, Rushmore, with Anderson in 1998. Since then, he has appeared in many other Anderson films, including The Darjeeling Limited (2007), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), Moonrise Kingdom (2012), and Asteroid City (2023).
He is also famous for playing the villain Gideon Graves in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) and the animated series Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (2023). He voiced the supervillain The Spot in the animated movie Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023). Other major roles include Lucretius "Lucky" Flickerman in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023) and the voice of Jesper in the animated Christmas movie Klaus (2019).
Besides acting, Schwartzman is a talented musician. He was the drummer for the rock band Phantom Planet. He also has a solo music project called Coconut Records.
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Early Life and Family
Jason Schwartzman was born in Los Angeles, California, on June 26, 1980. His mother is actress Talia Shire, and his father was film producer Jack Schwartzman. His younger brother, Robert Schwartzman, is also an actor and musician.
Schwartzman is part of the Coppola family, one of the most famous families in the movie business. His uncle is the legendary director Francis Ford Coppola, who made The Godfather movies. His cousins include actor Nicolas Cage and directors Sofia Coppola and Roman Coppola. Being part of this family meant he grew up surrounded by filmmaking.
Career
Acting Career
Schwartzman's acting career started when he was 17. He was chosen to star in Wes Anderson's movie Rushmore. His performance as the quirky student Max Fischer was a huge success and made him famous.
This was the beginning of a long partnership with Wes Anderson. Schwartzman has acted in seven of Anderson's movies. He also helped write the story for The Darjeeling Limited, in which he starred with Owen Wilson and Adrien Brody.
In 2010, he played the main villain, Gideon Graves, in the action-comedy Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. He returned to voice the character in the 2023 animated series Scott Pilgrim Takes Off. He also played King Louis XVI in the 2006 film Marie Antoinette, directed by his cousin Sofia Coppola.
Schwartzman is also a talented voice actor. He voiced Ash in Fantastic Mr. Fox and the main character, Jesper, in the Oscar-nominated animated film Klaus. In 2023, he voiced the villain The Spot in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.
On television, he starred in the HBO series Bored to Death from 2009 to 2011. In 2020, he played a crime boss in the fourth season of the popular series Fargo.
Music Career
Before he became a famous actor, Schwartzman was a musician. He was the drummer for the rock band Phantom Planet from 1994 until 2003. The band was known for its song "California," which was the theme song for the TV show The O.C.
In 2007, he started his own solo music project called Coconut Records. He has released several albums under this name. He also writes music for movies and TV shows. He composed the theme song for his show Bored to Death and has written songs for films like Funny People and Slackers.
Personal Life
Schwartzman married art director Brady Cunningham on July 11, 2009. They have three children: two daughters and a son.
He is also an animal lover. In 2011, he narrated a video for Farm Sanctuary, an organization that protects farm animals. The video was about how our food choices affect the environment.
Selected Film and TV Roles
Schwartzman has appeared in many movies and television shows. Here are some of his most notable roles.
Film
- Rushmore (1998) as Max Fischer
- I Heart Huckabees (2004) as Albert Markovski
- Marie Antoinette (2006) as King Louis XVI
- The Darjeeling Limited (2007) as Jack Whitman (also co-writer)
- Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) as the voice of Ash Fox
- Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) as Gideon Graves
- Moonrise Kingdom (2012) as Cousin Ben
- Saving Mr. Banks (2013) as Richard M. Sherman
- The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) as M. Jean
- Klaus (2019) as the voice of Jesper
- The French Dispatch (2021) as Hermes Jones
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) as the voice of The Spot
- Asteroid City (2023) as Augie Steenbeck
- The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023) as Lucretius "Lucky" Flickerman
Television
- Freaks and Geeks (2000) as Howie Gelfand
- Bored to Death (2009–2011) as Jonathan Ames
- Parks and Recreation (2013) as Dennis Lerpiss
- Mozart in the Jungle (2014–2016) as Bradford Sharp (also producer)
- Fargo (2020) as Josto Fadda
- Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (2023) as the voice of Gideon Graves
See also
In Spanish: Jason Schwartzman para niños
