Today, the hero of our story will be a popular American comedian named Jason Muse. To most viewers, he is known for his role as the silly and preoccupied Jay in a number of films by his friend Kevin Smith.
Biography
The future celebrity was born in 1974, on June 12 in the town of Highlands, located in the US state of New Jersey. His parents were from Poland. The family of the future actor can hardly be called exemplary: the father left his wife with a child, and his mother was a drug addict and even went to prison in the past (she was sick with AIDS and died in 2000). As a result, Jason grew up in the most ordinary working quarter, went to school, played with the boys and little by little laced on the girls. At the same time, he never thought that he could become an actor, moreover, famous throughout the world.
The beginning of a film career, filmography
Jason Muse first appeared on the big screen exactly 20 years ago, in 1994. It was a comedy of the actor and director, and also his close friend - Kevin Smith - called "Clerks." In the picture, Jason played the role of the silly anxious drug addict Jay. In the story of his partner, they called Silent Bob, and he was played by the same Kevin Smith. Other major roles in this project were played by such actors as Brian O'Halloran, Lisa Spoonhauer, Jeff Anderson, Scott Monsieur and Marilyn Guillotti. The comedy duo of the heroes of Jay and Silent Bob was so much liked by the audience that Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith decided not to stop there and translate the successful images into several more film works.
So, a cheerful couple appears before the audience in such films as Lobotryasy (1995), Chasing Amy (1997), Scream 3 (1999) and Dogma (1999). The latest picture, which has become truly cult, shows the story of how an ordinary woman tries to stop two dangerous rebellious angels (these roles were played by stars of the first magnitude like Matt Damon and Ben Affleck) with the help of the silly friends of Silent Bob and Jay (Kevin Smith and Jason Muse respectively).
2000s, continued career
In 2001, viewers again had the opportunity to watch the adventures of their beloved comedy duo thanks to the release on the big screens of the picture "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back." By the way, in these images, the actors will also appear in 2005 in the project “Jay and Silent Bob Do Degrassi” and in 2006 in the film “Clerks 2”.
In subsequent years, the hero of our story starred in a number of films, among which are the following: “A Pot of Good Luck” and “Paul Shore is Dead” (2002 and 2003, respectively), and “Feast” (2005). In 2006, several films with Jason appeared on the screens at once: “Nice Guys”, “Jack's Law”, “Stylish Things” (here, his charming partner on the set was Paris Hilton), “Craving for Pleasures”, “Dumbasses” and “ Traveler". This was followed by such works as “Hard Case” and “Monsters Corporation” (2007), “Fans” and “Bitten” (2008).
Jason Muse, whose films regularly appeared on the screen, in 2008 climbed another step in his film career, showing the viewer that his talent as a comedian was not limited to one way. This happened thanks to his work in the project "Zack and Miri make porn."
Then followed films with Jason's participation, such as “Two Dudes and a Dream” (2009), “Bedtime Stories” (2009), “The Last Godfather” (2010), “Shoot a Hero” (2010), “Return” (2010 ), “Bulboy: save who can” (2011) and others. In addition, Muse several times starred in independent low-budget films, in some of which he also acted as a producer.
The personal life of the actor
Like his hero Jay, Muse has had drug problems for many years. In 2000, he was even sentenced to 2 years probation for heroin possession, and also ordered to undergo compulsory treatment for dependence. According to the actor, it bore fruit, and now he is completely cured of the addiction.
As for his personal life, in January 2009 he married producer Jordan Monsanto.
Interesting facts about the actor
- Muse initially worked as a cashier at the comic book store of his friend Kevin Smith.
- Jason, he said, is a big fan of TV shows such as Buffy, Smallville, and Angel.
- A hero named Jay, embodied on the screen by Jason, has become very popular. This image can often be found in films, series and comics.
- Muse voiced one of the characters in a computer game. His hero was a thief whose speech was very reminiscent of the same Jay.