Jason Michael Statham (Statham) is a British actor and producer. The star of films by the famous director Guy Ritchie, as well as film projects "Fast and Furious", "Carrier", "Adrenaline", "The Expendables". In 2019, he turns fifty-two, but he is in great shape and continues to delight his fans with new works.
Currently, Statham is one of the most sought-after Hollywood actors, starring mainly in action films. His revenues have exceeded $ 50 million and continue to grow.
The future star's creative career began in the modeling business, where he came from professional sports. Meeting director Guy Ritchie completely changed his fate. Having played in the film "Lock, Stock, Two Trunks", he became a rising star in the cinema, and a few years later received an almost million dollar fee for his role in the film "Transporter".
Biography facts
The boy was born in England in the summer of 1967 in the family of a street singer and merchant and dancer. His father was not only a creative person, but also a good athlete. From early childhood, he taught his sons, and there were two of them in the family, to a healthy lifestyle and physical activity. The older brother was fond of boxing, and the younger one - football.
Parents loved cinema very much, so the boys did not miss a single premiere of new films. At home, they often watched the best films of famous directors together. Mom always loved musicals and tried to instill in children a love for this genre, and my father preferred action films, westerns and adventure.
Already in early childhood, Jason had a dream of becoming a stuntman. He wanted to skydive and master the art of hand-to-hand combat like his favorite movie characters. But one day he saw athletes jumping into the water. They impressed the young man so much that he decided to learn this sport too. So Jason became interested in swimming and became a real professional.
He was a member of the British diving team for twelve years, competing in various competitions, including the World Championships and the Commonwealth Games. He fought three times to join the Olympic team. But each time he managed to take only third place in the qualifying competitions, and only those who took first and second were taken to the Olympics.
Jason still regrets that he could not perform at such a prestigious competition. But he is grateful that playing sports taught him endurance, discipline, hard work, and developed a real masculine character. All these qualities helped a lot in the future career of an actor.
Stetham was not limited to diving. He was engaged in mixed martial arts, mastered kickboxing, Wing Chun, karate, jiu-jitsu.
As a teenager, the young man started working as a street vendor to help the family with money. He sold fake cosmetics and cheap jewelry and was very successful in this business. Later, it was the ability to sell that gave him the opportunity to get a role in the famous film "Lock, Stock, Two Barrels."
Creative career
Before becoming a famous actor, Statham worked for some time in the modeling business. He was spotted by an advertising agency at a diving competition and was offered a contract with French Connection, a clothing and jeans advertising firm. This is how Jason became a model. His photographs soon appeared in many fashion magazines.
From the modeling business, Stethem got into the cinema. The firm where he worked became one of the major investors for Guy Ritchie's film Lock, Stock, Two Barrels and offered to consider Jason's candidacy for one of the central roles. Richie agreed and invited him to audition.
At the casting, Stethem was tasked with playing a small scene where he had to convince the director to buy fake jewelry from him. This is where Jason's sales experience came in very handy. He coped with the task brilliantly. After that, the role in the film went to him, from that moment his successful film career began.
On the set of films, Stetham himself performs all the difficult stunts. His dream of becoming a stuntman almost came true, only now he was still able to shine on the screen as the main character of movies.
Star fees
Many admirers of Jason Stetham's talent and skill are interested in learning about his financial condition. After all, today he is one of the most sought-after actors in cool action films.
According to BBC News, his career from 2002 to 2017 brought distributors about $ 1.5 billion (or £ 1.1 billion). It was for this amount that tickets for films with the participation of Stetham were sold. He became one of the most profitable stars of the film industry.
For his first serious role in the film Guy Ritchie, the actor received 6 thousand 937 dollars. This was in 1998.
As his popularity grew, so did his income. So for his role in the film "Robbery in Italian" the actor received 450 thousand dollars. For the role in the film "Carrier" the fee was 750 thousand dollars.
In 2013, the actor's financial condition was estimated at $ 30 million. By 2018, it has almost doubled and continues to grow, because Statham is successfully filming new projects.
With his royalties, the actor bought a house in Los Angeles on the Hollywood Hills, paying $ 2.4 million for it. Later, he bought another house on the oceanfront in Malibu, paying 10 million 625 thousand dollars for it.
In 2017, Statham co-starred with Gal Gadot in a commercial for the Super Bowl LI national football league match. The advertisement has become very popular, and its views have exceeded twenty million.
Interestingly, the University of Manchester Press commissioned a special study, which should present an analysis of the influence of J. Stetham on the British and American film industry from 1998 to 2018.
