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Jason Statham
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birthdate
September 12, 1967
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birthplace
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
Born Sept. 12, 1972, in London, Jason Statham literally dove his way to fame, gaining the attention of modeling agencies and photographers while competing on Great Britain's diving team.After signing a contract with the clothing company French Connection, Statham caught the eye of director Guy Ritchie, whose first film the company was producing. Ritchie immediately signed on Statham as part of the lead ensemble for that film: 1998's Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.After this auspicious beginning, Statham quickly established himself as an action star in the making in films such as Ghosts of Mars (2001) and The Transporter (2002). In more recent years, Statham's box-office clout has continued to rise in films including The Italian Job (in which he plays Handsome Rob, a racecar driver and womanizer), Cellular and the Ritchie-directed Revolver (opposite Ray Liotta).
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Potsdamer Platz
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Killer Elite
As Danny
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Gnomeo and Juliet
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The Mechanic
As Arthur Bishop
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Safe
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The Expendables
As Lee Christmas
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trivia
His break into the entertainment business came when an agent put him on an advertisement for the French Connection clothing company.
Prior to The Transporter (2002) he already had a background in martial arts which enabled him to perform his own fight sequences.
Was originally set play Private Cooper in Dog Soldiers (2002), but dropped out to star in Ghosts of Mars (2001).
Offered the role of Agent 47 in Hitman (2007/I) after Vin Diesel was dropped from the project. Timothy Olyphant eventually took the role.
Well trained in Mixed Martial Arts and is an expert in Kickboxing.
Has appeared in three different films in which his character gets attacked with an axe, The Transporter (2002), Transporter 2 (2005) and War (2007).
Has appeared twice in two different movies in a scene involving his character talking to himself in an elevator, during what appears to be a hallucination. Once in Revolver (2005/I) and once in Crank (2006).
Has appeared in two films with Ray Liotta, Revolver (2005/I) and In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007), both in which he is the protagonist and Liotta is the antagonist.
Was in a relationship with English model and actress Kelly Brook for several years.
Paid $10,625,000 to purchase a 3,355-square-foot oceanfront house in the Malibu Colony in Malibu, California. In addition, since mid-2005 has owned a 2,281-square-foot house in Los Angeles' Hollywood Hills, which he purchased for $2.4 million.
