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Jason Schwartzman
Jason Schwartzman, October 2007
Born	Jason Francesco Schwartzman June 26, 1980 (1980-06-26) (age 29) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor/Musician
Years active	1998–present
Spouse(s)	Brady Cunningham (designer) 2009-

Jason Francesco Schwartzman (born June 26, 1980) is an American actor and musician. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the Hollywood films Rushmore, Spun, I ♥ Huckabees, Shopgirl, Marie Antoinette, The Darjeeling Limited, and Funny People. He is currently in the band Coconut Records; formerly, he was a member of the rock band Phantom Planet. Schwartzman is also the star of the HBO series Bored to Death where he plays an unlicensed detective advertising himself on Craigslist.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Actor 4.2 Composer 4.3 Writer 5 Awards 6 See also 7 References 8 External links

Early life

Schwartzman was born in Los Angeles, California; the son of actress Talia Shire (née Coppola) and the late producer Jack Schwartzman. Many of his family members were involved in film; he is the nephew of Francis Ford Coppola, cousin of Nicolas Cage, Sofia Coppola, Roman Coppola and Christopher Coppola, and grandson of Italia Coppola (née Pennino) and Carmine Coppola. His brother is actor/musician Robert Schwartzman (vocalist for the band Rooney), and his paternal half-brother is cinematographer John Schwartzman. Schwartzman is of Italian descent on his mother's side and Ashkenazi Jewish descent on his father's, and was raised without religion.¹

Career

Schwartzman is known for his roles in the films The Darjeeling Limited, Rushmore, Shopgirl, I ♥ Huckabees, Spun, and Slackers. Prior to acting, he was the drummer and a songwriter for the band Phantom Planet. Despite leaving the band for an acting career, he still composes music for some films. He appears in the music video for the rock remix of "It's All About the Benjamins" by Puff Daddy. He also contributed to Ben Lee's 2005 album Awake Is the New Sleep. In 2006, he starred in Marie Antoinette under the direction of his cousin, Sofia Coppola, in which he appeared as King Louis XVI with Kirsten Dunst in the title role. He made a cameo appearance in the Judd Apatow-produced musician biopic spoof Walk Hard as Ringo Starr. In 2009, he appeared in Apatow's third directorial feature entitled Funny People, in which he played Mark, a C-list television star.

In 2007, he created the indie rock solo act Coconut Records. The first CD, entitled "Nighttiming" featured a cover photo from Roman Coppola and was released on iTunes on March 20, 2007. Songs include "West Coast", "Nighttiming", and "This Old Machine". In 2009, the sophomore album "Davy" was released on iTunes on January 20, 2009. The first single off of the CD was "Microphone". Additionally, he performs the musical score for Funny People and the theme song for Bored to Death.²

Personal life

Schwartzman married long time girlfriend Brady Cunningham at their home in the San Fernando Valley on July 11, 2009. Cunningham is an eco-friendly fashion designer based in Los Angeles.³ Schwartzman is a vegetarian and describes himself as "basically" a vegan due to not eating meat, dairy, or eggs.⁴

Filmography

Actor

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1998	Rushmore	Max Fischer	Lone Star Film & Television Award for Most Promising Actor YoungStar Award for Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Comedy Film Nominated — Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor Nominated — Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Film - Breakout Performance Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Hissy Fit
	2000	Freaks and Geeks	Howie Gelfand
Get Real		Himself	(as Phantom Planet)
2001	CQ	Felix DeMarco
	Odessa or Bust	The Young Man
	Julius and Friends: Hole in One	Julius
2002	Slackers	Ethan Dulles
	S1m0ne	Milton
	Spun	Ross
	Julius and Friends: Yeti, Set, Go	Julius
2003	Just Like Mona
2004	Cracking Up	Ben Baxter	6 episodes, 2004-2006
	I Heart Huckabees	Albert Markoyski
2005	The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy	Gag Halfrunt	(uncredited)
	Bewitched	Ritchie
	Shopgirl	Jeremy	Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
	The X's	Brandon	(voice)
2006	Marie Antoinette	Louis XVI
2007	Hotel Chevalier	Jack Whitman
	The Darjeeling Limited	Jack
	Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story	Ringo Starr	(uncredited)
2009	The Marc Pease Experience	Marc Pease
	Funny People	Mark Taylor Jackson
	Fantastic Mr. Fox	Ash	(voice)
	Bored to Death	Jonathon Ames	2009—present
2010	Scott Pilgrim vs. the World	Gideon Gordon Graves	post-production
	The Adventurer's Handbook		pre-production

Composer Orange County (2002) & The O.C. (2003) (Phantom Planet song "California") Slackers (2002) (song "Little Locked Room" & "Lonely Day") The O.C. (2007) (song "The West Coast") Volume One (She & Him song "Sweet Darlin'" co-composed with Zooey Deschanel) Funny People (2009) Bored to Death (2009) ("Bored To Death" performed by Coconut Records, co-composed with Jonathan Ames) Schwartzman's solo music project is called Coconut Records. Writer The Darjeeling Limited 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) On February 17, 2009, Jason was named one of Top 10 Most Stylish Men in America by GQ magazine.5 He was also nominated for the following: the 1999 Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Actor (for Rushmore) See also Coppola family tree References ^ Interfaith Celebrities Five Beautiful Women A Violinist and One - InterfaithFamily.com ^ http://music-mix.ew.com/2009/09/04/jason-schwartzman/ ^ Gina DiNunno (21 August 2009). "Jason Schwartzman Ties the Knot". TVGuide.com. http://www.tvguide.com/News/Jason-Schwartzman-Married-1009116.aspx. Retrieved 2009-08-21.  ^ http://movies.ign.com/articles/739/739727p3.html ^ "The 10 Most Stylish Men in America". New York Daily News. http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/fashion/galleries/justin_timberlake_gq_magazine_10_most_stylish_men_in_america/justin_timberlake_gq_magazine_10_most_stylish_men_in_america.html#ph2. Retrieved 2009-02-17.  External links Jason Schwartzman at the Internet Movie Database Wunderkammer Magazine Retrospective on Jason Schwarzman, 2009 Jason Schwartzman Interview on The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos Jason Schwartzman's Guest DJ Set on KCRW KCRW Guest DJ Set v â€¢ d â€¢ e Coconut Records Jason Schwartzman Studio albums Nighttiming Â· Davy Singles "Nighttiming" Â· "West Coast" Â· "Microphone" Â· "The Summer" v â€¢ d â€¢ e Phantom Planet Alex Greenwald Â· Sam Farrar Â· Darren Robinson Â· Jeff Conrad Jason Schwartzman Â· Jacques Brautbar Studio albums Phantom Planet Is Missing Â· The Guest Â· Phantom Planet Â· Raise the Dead Other releases Polaroid Â· Connect Sets Â· Phantom Planet: Negatives Â· Live at the Troubadour Â· Phantom Planet: Live 2004 Â· Negatives 2 Â· Limited Edition Tour EP Singles "California" Â· "Just" Â· "Do the Panic"