Jason Patric - Biography

Last Editor: melmelvw				Jason Patric Biography -   Name : Jason Patric Birth Name : Jason Patric Miller Jr. Date of Birth : 17 June, 1966 Place of Birth : Queens, New York, USA Height : 5' 10'' Nationality : American Profession : Actor

Jason Patric Trivia -

Grandson of legendary actor Jackie Gleason. Son of actor-playwright Jason Miller Owns a 90lb. Vietnamese potbellied pig named Fergus. His first film job was as a production assistant in the 1982 film version of That Championship Season (1982). Born in Queens, New York, USA His mother's name is Linda Miller, sister's name is Jennifer, brother's name is Jordan and half-brother's name is Joshua John Miller, who is an actor and author. When his best friend Kiefer Sutherland broke off his engagement with Julia Roberts in the early '90s, Julia ran off to Europe with Jason, and the two were eventually a couple. Turned down the lead role of Mitch Mcdeere in The Firm (1993), the role then went to Tom Cruise. Son of actress Linda Miller. Turned down the role of Jesus in Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ (2004). Attended Don Bosco Prep, a prestigious all-boys school in northern New Jersey.

Jason Patric Detailed Biography -

The son of actor/playwright Jason Miller and the grandson of comedian Jackie Gleason, the handsomely chiseled actor Jason Patric moved from New York City to California at the age of 16. Ever since his debut role as a drug-addicted teen for the ABC movie Tough Love, the hunky actor has preferred to play intense characters. Jason Patric would nearly perfect the sexy, brooding man in many serious dramas and thrillers throughout his career, while trying to maintain privacy by refusing to talk about himself in interviews. After the unsuccessful Solarbabies, Jason Patric gave his breakthrough performance in the teen classic The Lost Boys as the reluctant vampire Michael. Jason Patric then gained starring roles as a soldier in the war movie The Beast and as an ex-boxer in the crime drama After Dark, My Sweet. Moving on to horror, Jason Patric was chosen to portray Lord Byron in Roger Corman's Frankenstein Unbound. In 1991, Jason Patric gained some critical recognition -- and a beard -- for his role as a drug-addicted narcotics officer in Rush, opposite his moody counterpart Jennifer Jason Leigh. The same year Jason Patric was dragged into the tabloids for his affair with Hollywood sweetheart Julia Roberts. She had broken off her engagement with Kiefer Sutherland and ran off to Europe with Jason Patric, causing a disruption to his enigmatic public persona. Taking some time off, Jason Patric returned for Geronimo: An American Legend with Gene Hackman and Robert Duvall. He starred in the period piece The Journey of August King, the romantic thriller Incognito, and had a small part in Sleepers before making a wild career turn for Speed 2: Cruise Control. However, it appears that starring in the action blockbuster was just a way to get some cash to fund his next project as actor and producer for Neil LaBute's independent film Your Friends & Neighbors. After this brave venture, Jason Patric sought out more experimental work, interpreting Anton Chekhov's plays in 3 Days of Rain and appearing in the documentary Scene Smoking: Cigarettes, Cinema, and the Myth of Cool. In 2002, Jason Patric returned to the gritty world of undercover narcotics officers for Narc with Ray Liotta and Busta Rhymes.