- Born
- Birth nameJason Nathaniel Behr
- Nickname
- Jay
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Jason Nathaniel Behr was born on December 30, 1973 in Minneapolis,
Minnesota, to Patricia Ann (Steiner) and David Paul Behr. His ancestry includes Swiss-German, German, Austrian, Irish, English, and Danish. Jason began
acting at the age of five, appearing in a number of theatrical
productions, commercials, voice overs and modeling. Jason continued to
perform throughout his school years. At the age of nineteen, following
his graduation from Richfield Senior High School, Jason moved out to
Los Angeles. Shortly after his arrival, Jason began a series of guest
roles on popular television shows such as
Step by Step (1991),
JAG (1995),
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997),
7th Heaven (1996) and
Dawson's Creek (1998). In
1998, Jason made his film debut in the film
Pleasantville (1998), starring
Reese Witherspoon,
Tobey Maguire and
William H. Macy. This role was followed
up by another role in the indie film
Rites of Passage (1999),
opposite James Remar and
Dean Stockwell, where Jason garnered
praised for his portrayal of a young homosexual male. Jason was cast in
his first leading role on the television series
Roswell (1999) playing "Max Evans".
The show ran from 1999 to 2002. In 2001, Jason appeared alongside
Kevin Spacey,
Cate Blanchett and
Judi Dench in
The Shipping News (2001). The
role earned him a Movieline Award for Standout performance. Jason
continued to appear in indie films such as
Happily Even After (2004), an
independent film which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in New
York City. More indie films followed, including
Happily Even After (2004),
Shooting Livien (2005),
Man of God (2005),
Senseless (2008) and
The Tattooist (2007). In 2005,
Jason starred opposite former "Buffy" star
Sarah Michelle Gellar in the
supernatural thriller
The Grudge (2004). Most recently,
Jason finished two unaired pilots for the Fox and NBC networks,
respectively. He completed another indie film, 'The Last International
Playboy", which played at both the Slamdance and Gen Art film festivals
and was released in select theaters on July 12, 2009.
Jason married actress KaDee Strickland in 2006. The couple have a son, Atticus.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Dbmmgurl
- SpouseKaDee Strickland(November 10, 2006 - present) (3 children)
- ChildrenAtticus Elijah BehrEmmeline Victoria BehrCaroline Matilda Behr
- RelativesAlisa Behr(Half Sibling)Aaron Behr(Sibling)Johnny Behr(Sibling)Andrew Behr(Sibling)
- Speaks Japanese.
- Jason's paternal grandfather, Emil Alphonse Behr, was the son of Swiss immigrants, of Swiss-German descent. Jason's other ancestry is German, Austrian, Irish, English, Danish, Scottish, 1/64th Spanish, and more distant Dutch and French. Through his English line, Jason's family has lived in the United States since the 1600s.
- Was voted "Most Destined for Fame" by his graduating class.
- Graduated from Richfield High School class of 1992.
- Good friends with Katherine Heigl.
- "If I could be in any band, I think it would have to be The Beatles.
That would have been a lot of fun". - It's the Peter Pan in me, I don't think I'll ever grow up. - on
playing a teen - It would be presumptuous of me to tell you that we are the only
intelligent life form that ever existed. I thought my high school
principal was an alien - he was so bland. - on alien encounters - "Christopher Reeve will always be Superman in my mind".
- I think if I could be any superhero, it'd probably be my mom...but I don't think I'd look too good in high heels, so it's not gonna happen.
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