Jason Schwartzman

Jason Schwartzman (born June 26, 1980) is an American actor. Born in Los Angeles, California, he is the son of Talia Shire and Jack Schwartzman. Schwartzman is best known for his role as Max Fischer in the movie Rushmore. He also had a notable role in Slackers, which was panned by many critics for being quite different from his Rushmore role.

Previous to acting, he was the drummer for the band Phantom Planet (which opened for the band Incubus when they were on tour in 2002). Despite leaving the band for an acting career, he still composes music for some films. He also appears in the music video for the rock remix of "All About the Benjamins" by Puff Daddy.

Schwartzman is part of a family of people involved in film. Besides his parents, he is also the nephew of Francis Ford Coppola and cousin of Nicolas Cage, Sofia Coppola, and Roman Coppola. He is the brother of actor/musician Robert Carmine (vocalist for the band Rooney), and his the half brother of cinematographer John Schwartzman. His cousin is entertainment publicist Eric Schwartzman.

Filmography

Actor

  • Rushmore (1998)
  • CQ (2001)
  • Odessa Or Bust (2001)
  • Slackers (2002)
  • S1m0ne (2002)
  • Spun (2002)
  • Just Like Mona (2003)
  • Cracking Up (2004) (tv series)
  • I Heart Huckabees (2004)

Composer

  • Orange County (2002)

Awards

Schwartzman won the following awards:

  • the 1999 Lone Star Film & Television Award for Best Actor (for Rushmore)
  • the 1999 YoungStar Award for Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Comedy Film (for Rushmore)

He was also nominated for the following:

  • the 1999 Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Actor (for Rushmore)

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He was also nominated for the following:. The Kinks song "Waterloo Sunset" was written as a tribute to both Stamp and Julie Christie who were a couple in the late 1960's. Schwartzman won the following awards:. He played a transsexual in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994). His cousin is entertainment publicist Eric Schwartzman. More recently, he starred in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999) as Chancellor Finis Valorum and as Prince Lubovedsky in Meetings with Remarkable Men (1979). He is the brother of actor/musician Robert Carmine (vocalist for the band Rooney), and his the half brother of cinematographer John Schwartzman. However, he gained considerable popular fame as the Phantom Zone prisoner, General Zod, in the Superman feature film series starring Christopher Reeve.

Besides his parents, he is also the nephew of Francis Ford Coppola and cousin of Nicolas Cage, Sofia Coppola, and Roman Coppola. He played the title role in Billy Budd, and starred in Far from the Madding Crowd with Julie Christie. Schwartzman is part of a family of people involved in film. He was born at Stepney, London, United Kingdom, and has appeared in more than fifty feature films, first making his name in the 1960s as one of the most famous faces in "swinging" London society. He also appears in the music video for the rock remix of "All About the Benjamins" by Puff Daddy. Terence Stamp (born July 22, 1939) is a British actor. Previous to acting, he was the drummer for the band Phantom Planet (which opened for the band Incubus when they were on tour in 2002). Despite leaving the band for an acting career, he still composes music for some films.

He also had a notable role in Slackers, which was panned by many critics for being quite different from his Rushmore role. Schwartzman is best known for his role as Max Fischer in the movie Rushmore. Born in Los Angeles, California, he is the son of Talia Shire and Jack Schwartzman. Jason Schwartzman (born June 26, 1980) is an American actor.

the 1999 Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Actor (for Rushmore). the 1999 YoungStar Award for Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Comedy Film (for Rushmore). the 1999 Lone Star Film & Television Award for Best Actor (for Rushmore). Orange County (2002).

I Heart Huckabees (2004). Cracking Up (2004) (tv series). Just Like Mona (2003). Spun (2002).

S1m0ne (2002). Slackers (2002). Odessa Or Bust (2001). CQ (2001).

Rushmore (1998).