Jason Statham
Jason Statham
Jason
Statham (born 12 September is an
English Actor, recognized for his knockout roles in
the Guy Ritchie crime films Lock, Stock and Two
Smoking Barrels , Revolver . Statham also appeared in
supporting roles in a lot of American Cinemafilms, such
as The Italian Job, in addition to playing the lead role
in The Transporter, and Crank. Jason Statham is currently
working on The Bank Job , and Death Race (film)(a remake
of Paul Bartel Death Race 2000.
Biography
Early life and diving career
Jason Statham was born in Sydenham, London,
the 2d son of a lounge singer and dressmaker-turned-dancer who
ran a black market operation.He grew up, at first, following
his parents' lead to master the art of street theatre . Statham
developed an interest in sports, diving particularly,
which led him to become an first-class athlete in the sport; he
ended up 12th in the World Championships in 1992 and he was
also a member of Great Britain's National Diving team for
12 years.
Jason
Statham Modeling and acting career
Jason Statham 's life in media began when he
was spotted by a talent agent speciating in athletes while
training at London's Crystal Palace National Sports Centre .
Afterwards, he became a model for the clothing brand French
Connection where he was introduced to then-fledgling British
director Guy Ritchie.
Ritchie was working on a film project and needed to filling the
character of a street smart con man. After learning about
Statham's past, Ritchie cast him to act as the role of Bacon in
Ritchie's breakout 1998 hit, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking
Barrels . The film was well received by both critics and
audiences, which helped catapult the unknown actor into the
limelight. Statham's second collaboration with Ritchie came in
the 2000 movie Snatch . Cast alongside popular actors Brad Pitt
, Dennis Farina and Benicio del Toro , and with the movie
earning more than $80 million in box-office revenues, Statham
was able to break into Hollywood and appeared in two movies in
2001: John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars and the Jet Li vehicle,
The One .
Jason Statham was offered more film
roles, and in 2002 was cast as the lead role of driver Frank
Martin in the action movie The Transporter . A sequel,
Transporter 2 , followed in 2005. He also appeared in
supporting roles in The Italian Job (2003) (in which he
also played a driver)] Cellular (2004)[before taking the
lead role in Crank (2006).[ Statham compares his role in
Crank to his real life in the September 2006 issue of Maxim
Magazine In 2005, Statham was once again cast by Ritchie
to star in his new project, Revolver and has been billed to
appear in three film projects in 2007/8: In the Name of the
King: A Dungeon Siege Tale and The Italian Job sequel The
Brazilian Job. He has also been tipped to play Domovoi
Butler in the upcoming Artemis Fowl movie.
In numerous American films Statham can be heard speaking with a
slight American accent.
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