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Review: 2009 Audi A6 3.0T suits high-speed cruising to a "T" - or is ...

Autoblog - Found Jul. 1, 2009
Maybe that's why Audi thought it need to commission actor Jason Statham to star in a multi-million dollar Super Bowl advert to boost the A6...

Posted on July 1, 2009, 10:56 am

Short Takes for week ending 28/06/09

Savage Popcorn - Found Jun. 28, 2009
# There is only one... Jason Statham! http://is.gd/tgrF # Been there, done that.

Posted on June 28, 2009, 6:00 am

Jason Statham At The Broadway, Estate of the Day

Luxist - Found Jun. 27, 2009
Filed under: Estates , Celebrity Shopping Action star Jason Statham may life in a home in mid-Century home in the Hollywood Hills but he also

Posted on June 27, 2009, 12:01 pm

Capable Thinkpad, Smart Kettle, Solid Slider Phone

Wired News - Found Jun. 25, 2009
Great zoom tackles action better than Jason Statham. TIRED Fast pans in bright daylight turns up more artifacts than a Mayan ruin.

Posted on June 25, 2009, 2:02 am

Performing Thinkpad, Fine Kettle, Solid Slider

Wired News - Found Jun. 24, 2009
Great zoom tackles action better than Jason Statham. TIRED Fast pans in bright daylight turns up more artifacts than a Mayan ruin.

Posted on June 24, 2009, 12:37 pm

Jason Statham is The Mechanic

Total Film - Found May. 10, 2009
Simon West is updating the 1972 Charles Bronson pic Jason Statham is playing a hitman again ? but this time, it?s one that Charles Bronson has

Posted on May 10, 2009, 12:33 pm

Crank High Voltage

IGN.com - Found 15 hours ago
... this is one of the best movies i have seen jason statham in...much better than the first crank movie...it was so action packed n crazy i didnt ...

Posted on July 3, 2009, 8:53 am

Timberlake and Dolls

FilmForce - Found Jul. 3, 2009
If previous rumours are to be believed, Timberlake could star opposite Jason Statham in the film, as Ritchie is also keen to offer the chrome...
Couples News: Justin Gives Biel the Bum's Gush, Jessica & Tony Are ... - MSN Movies
Splitsville for Justin and Jessica? - Times of India
Are Timberlake and Biel headed for splitsville? - Los Angeles Times
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Posted on July 3, 2009, 10:18 am

Bullock denies 'Expendables' rumour

Digital Spy - Found Jul. 3, 2009
Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Charisma Carpenter, Mickey Rourke, Stone Cold Steve Austin and Arnold Schwarzenegger are among the cast.
Exclusive: Bullock Was Never Expendable - Empire Online
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Posted on July 3, 2009, 7:56 am

Kelly Brooks topless secrets!

Thelondonpaper - Found Jul. 3, 2009
... number,' and I say, 'I?m so glad you lied about your age'' Of her previous relationships with actors Jason Statham and Billy Zane she says...
Kelly Brook: 'Cipriani lied about his age' - Digital Spy
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Posted on July 3, 2009, 11:51 am

Jason Statham Biography

Jason Statham
extracted from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, distributed under the GNU Free Documentation License

Jason Statham

Jason Statham, 2007
Born Jason Michael Statham
September 12, 1972 (1972-09-12) (age 36)
Sydenham, London, England
Occupation actor
Years active 1998–present

Jason Michael Statham (pronounced /ˈsteɪ θəm/)12 (born 12 September, 1972) is an English actor, known for his roles in the Guy Ritchie crime films Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels; Revolver; and Snatch. Statham has appeared in supporting roles in several American films, such as The Italian Job, as well as playing the lead role in The Transporter, Crank, The Bank Job, War (opposite martial arts star Jet Li), and Death Race. He is also known as one of few actors who insists on doing all of his fight scenes himself.

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Early life

Statham was born in Sydenham, London,3 the son of a lounge singer and dressmaker-turned-dancer. He later moved to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk and grew up initially following in his parents' footsteps to master the art of street theatre. He also played football for the local grammar school (1978-83), but his real passion was diving -- in particular, he finished 12th in the World Championships in 1992.citation needed An interview with Jason Statham at IGN. He was also a member of Britain's National Diving Squad for twelve years.

Statham's life in media began when he was spotted by a talent agent specializing in athletes while training at London's Crystal Palace National Sports Centre.Jason Statham at Filmbug Afterwards, he became a model for the clothing brand French Connection.

Modelling and acting career

While working for French Connection, he was introduced to fledgling British director Guy Ritchie4 who was developing a film project and needed to fill the role of a street-wise con artist. After learning about Statham's past, Ritchie cast him to play the role of "Bacon" in Ritchie's breakout 1998 hit, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.5 The movie was well received by both critics and audiences, which helped catapult the unknown actor into the public eye. Statham's second collaboration with Ritchie came in the 2000 film Snatch.6 Cast alongside popular actors Brad Pitt, Dennis Farina and Benicio del Toro, and with the movie earning more than $80 million in box-office revenues, Statham was able to break into Hollywood and appeared in two movies in 2001: Ghosts of Mars and The One.

Statham was offered more film roles, and in 2002 was cast as the lead role of driver Frank Martin in the action movie The Transporter, in which his background in martial arts enabled him to do most of his own stunts.6 A sequel, Transporter 2, followed in 20056 and a third Transporter film was released in 2008. He also appeared in supporting roles in The Italian Job (2003) (in which he played Handsome Rob)6 and Cellular (2004),6 and had a cameo in Collateral before taking the lead role in Crank (2006).6 Statham compares his role in Crank to his real life in the September 2006 issue of Maxim. In 2005, Statham was once again cast by Ritchie to star in his new project, Revolver. His most recent releases were the films In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale, Transporter 3 and Crank: High Voltage.

In 2008, American film critic Armond White hailed Statham's ascension as the leading international action film star. On the occasion of Death Race, White championed Statham's "best track record of any contemporary movie star."7 Later in 2008, White praised Statham's Transporter 3 as a great example of kinetic pop art.

Statham is currently developing a film written by David Peoples and Janet Peoples (Twelve Monkeys). Titled The Grabbers, the film (according to Statham) will be in the same vein as Humphrey Bogart’s classic The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. Statham said “We’ve got a movie we’re trying to do, written by David Peoples and Janet Peoples, in the vein of an old film, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. It’s not a remake or anything, but it’s a little bit like that, about relationships and how greed contaminates the relationships these three people have. The working title is The Grabbers."8

Ritchie and Statham will reunite to work in a new musical, described as a cross between "Wurzel Gummidge and Bullitt", The Sun reports.

He will also star in the action film, The Killer Elite. According to Variety the film will be based on real events, which were the subject of Ranulph Fiennes' book The Feathermen. Statham will play a former Navy Seal who comes out of retirement in order to save an old friend.

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Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1998 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels Bacon
2000 Snatch Turkish
Turn It Up Mr. B
2001 Ghosts of Mars Sgt. Jericho Butler
The One MVA Agent Evan Funsch
Mean Machine Monk
2002 Thai Boxing: A Fighting Chance Narrator
The Transporter Frank Martin
2003 The Italian Job Handsome Rob
2004 Collateral Frank Martin (presumed) Cameo appearance
Cellular Ethan Greer
2005 Transporter 2 Frank Martin
Revolver Jake Green
London Bateman
2006 Chaos Det. Quentin Conners
The Pink Panther Yves Gluant Uncredited role
Crank Chev Chelios
2007 War FBI Agent John Crawford
2008 The Bank Job Terry Leather
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale Farmer Daimon
Death Race Jensen "Frankenstein" Ames
Transporter 3 Frank Martin
2009 Crank: High Voltage Chev Chelios
Truth In 24 Narrator
2010 13 Jasper post-production
The Expendables Lee Christmas filming

Video game voice-overs

Video game Year Character
Red Faction II 2002 Shrike
Call of Duty 2003 Sgt. Waters

References

  1. ^ "BBC Jason Statham interview" (video). BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/bbci/new_bbci/?video3 BBC. Retrieved on 2009-05-18. 
  2. ^ "Jason Statham interview on ROVE (live in studio) - Bank Job" (video). Australia: Rove. 13 July 2008. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aE9RKm3viE. Retrieved on 2009-05-18. 
  3. ^ Iley, Chrissy (5 October 2008). "Jason Statham, last action hero". The Times. http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article4860979.ece. Retrieved on 2009-06-08. 
  4. ^ Jason Statham at askmen.com
  5. ^ Jason Statham at Filmbug
  6. ^ a b c d e f Jason Statham at the Internet Movie Database
  7. ^ http:www.nypress.com/article-19048-transcendent-thrill-drive.html
  8. ^ Sampson, Thomas (2008-09-17). "Jason Statham up for The Grabbers". The Hollywood News. http://www.thehollywoodnews.com/artman2/publish/movie_news/Jason-Statham-up-for-The-Grabbers-26170908.php. Retrieved on 2009-01-26. 

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