Jason Statham is an American actor and action star. He is often called "The New Bruce Willis". He began to gain popularity thanks to his collaboration with Guy Ritchie. Jason starred in projects such as "Big Jackpot", "Revolver", "Lock, Stock, Two Barrels." All projects brought him success and fame.
July 26, 1967 is the date of birth of the popular actor. Was born in a town called Shirbrook. But after a few years he moved to Great Yarmouth. His parents were not involved with cinema. My father was a musician. He performed in bars and shops to entertain customers. Mom is a dancer. Jason has an older brother.
The future action hero was brought up in a family in which sports played an important role. My father was a gymnast and boxer. The older brother also went in for boxing. Believe it or not, he often practiced punches on Jason.
The actor was fond of martial arts and played football. However, he paid most of his attention to diving from a springboard. In this sport, he did not achieve significant success. His maximum is 8th place at the Commonwealth Games.
Youth spent on the street
Jason realized that he was not destined to become a champion at the age of 24. As an ordinary athlete, he was paid little. Most of the money went to rent an apartment in London, where he trained. Therefore, Jason decided to retire from the sport. In his interviews later, he often admitted that he was engaged in not entirely legal matters in order to earn money.
He received his first money by selling jewelry and perfumery products on the streets. "Vparival" various small things for 20 pounds, deceiving naive pedestrians. On a good day, Jason could make several thousand pounds. But he does not consider such a scheme to be "wiring". According to him, every intelligent person will be able to understand that a gold chain cannot be worth 10 pounds.
Selling Jason's junk was taught by his father, who bought old things. Not even antiques, but just ordinary dishes, appliances, etc. Then Barry resold all the things he bought at an auction at exorbitant prices.
He had to leave the street when they tried to rob him. Although Jason was not injured in the fight, he lost all production.
First steps to success
After leaving the street, Jason began looking for work. But she found him herself. Once in the hall, in which the actor periodically trained, representatives of an advertising agency arrived. They were looking for models and noticed Jason. The man began to appear frequently in commercials, participated in various photo shoots.
Jason got into the movie quite by accident. He advertised Tommy Hilfiger products. The owner of the brand decided to invest in filming a movie and invited Jason to star in one of the roles. Soon, Guy Ritchie's popular film Lock, Money, Two Barrels was released. Jason managed to interest the novice director. Subsequently, he starred in several more successful projects.
By the way, Guy Ritchie invited the aspiring actor when he heard that he had experience of working on the street. The director even arranged a check. He gave the task to Jason. The actor had to sell trinkets on the street. Jason did an excellent job with this task.
The aspiring actor starred in the movie "Big Score" with Brad Pitt. Initially, Jason was supposed to appear in the guise of the organizer of illegal fights. However, then it was he who became the main voice-over narrator. Then Jason starred in another film by Guy Ritchie "Revolver". Thus, Jason's film career was instantly successful.
Since 2000, Jason Statham's filmography has been replenished with new projects. He has starred in a huge number of films. The screens released such films as "War", "Robbery in Italian", "Confrontation", "Ghosts of Mars", "Adrenaline". Jason agreed to any role.
World fame came to the man after the release of the film "Carrier". By the way, Jason performed all the stunts in the film on his own, without the help of stuntmen. The film became very successful. Therefore, the director decided to shoot part 2. And then part 3 came out. In all projects, Jason got the main role.
Together with Sylvester Stallone, Jason starred in 3 parts of the movie "The Expendables". This project brought together almost all the stars of action movies. It is not surprising that Jason Statham got one of the main roles.
Jason's popularity grew stronger and stronger every year. You can see him in projects such as "Defender", "Mechanic", "Mechanic. Resurrection "," Death Race ".
A new wave of popularity came after the release of the movie "Fast and Furious 7". Jason appeared before the audience in the guise of one of the villains. And in "Fast and the Furious 8" he became one of the main characters. The directors loved Jason's work. So they made the decision to shoot the movie Hobbs and Shaw. Jason Statham and Dwayne Johnson starred in this project.
In his interviews, Jason Statham admitted that he enjoys acting in action films. He cannot imagine himself in a melodrama or a psychological thriller. I got used to playing those characters that both he and his fans like. At the present stage, Jason is working on the creation of the movie "Spy 2".
The famous actor continues to work with advertising agencies. Together with actress Gal Gadot, he starred in a fairly original video. They smashed half of the restaurant while fighting the villains. The fight was watched by all employees of the establishment, except for the chef, who created the site using the Wix builder.
Outside the set
There are a lot of rumors about Jason Statham's personal life. There is nothing strange that an action hero is popular with girls.
For a long time, Jason was in a relationship with actress Kelly Brook. They broke up when the girl began an affair with a partner on the set, Billy Zane.
Jason hasn't been lonely for long. At first he was in a relationship with Sophie Monk. Then there was a short-term romance with Alex Zosman.
In 2010, they met the actress and model Rosie Huntington Whiteley. Together they are at the present stage. The famous couple announced their engagement 6 years after they met. However, there has been no wedding yet. In 2017, Rosie gave birth. The model shared this news on her Instagram page. The happy parents named their son Jack Oscar Statham.
A few months after the birth of the child, information appeared in the media about the wedding of the actors. However, Rosie denied the rumors, saying that it was all a lie.
Interesting Facts
- Jason Statham went to the same school with Vinnie Jones. Together they played football. Subsequently, they starred together in the movie "Bonecrusher".
- The network spread information that Jason performed at the Seoul Olympics. However, the actor denied this information. And the video in which he jumped from a springboard into the water was taken from the Commonwealth Games.
- Jason has a photo with members of the Soviet diving team. The actor was photographed with the athletes when he took part in the Spring Swallows tournament.
- Jason wanted to play the main character in The Hitman. However, he did not manage to pass the screenings.
- Jason has no acting education. But this did not stop him from becoming a sought-after and popular actor.
