Jason Schwartzman Biography (1980-)

Full name, Jason Francesco Schwartzman; born June 26, 1980, in Los Angeles, CA; son of Jack Schwartzman (a producer) and Talia Shire (an actress and director); brother of Robert Schwartzman (an actor and singer); grandson of Carmine Coppola (a composer); nephew of Francis Ford Coppola (a producer, director,and writer); cousin of Nicolas Cage (an actor and producer), Sofia Coppola (a director, actress, and designer), and Roman Coppola (an actor, director, and producer). Addresses: Agent: Sharon Sheinwold, United Talent Agency,9560 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, singer, songwriter
Birth Details: June 26, 1980; Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Max Fischer, Rushmore, Buena Vista, 1998
The young man, Odessa or Bust, 2001
Voice of Julius, Julius and Friends: Hole in One (animated short film), 2001
Voice of Julius, Julius and Friends: Yeti, Set, Go (animated shortfilm), 2002
Felix DeMarco, CQ, United Artists, 2002
Ethan Dulles, Slackers (also known as Les complices), Destination Films/Screen Gems, 2002
Milton, S1m0ne, New Line Cinema, 2002
Ross, Spun, Newmarket Films, 2003
Just like Mona, Regent Entertainment, 2003
Albert Markovski, I Heart Huckabees (also known as I Love Huckabees), Fox Searchlight, 2004
(Uncredited) Gag Halfrunt, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Touchstone, 2005
Ritchie, Bewitched, Columbia, 2005
Jeremy Kraft, Shopgirl, Buena Vista/Twentieth Century-Fox, 2005
Film Work
Song performer, "Is This Really Happening to Me?," Drive Me Crazy,Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999
Television Appearances

Series
Ben Baxter, Cracking Up, Fox, 2004
Episodic
(With Phantom Planet) "And the Sabrina Goes To ... ," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, ABC, 1998
Howie Gelfand, "Carded and Discarded," Freaks and Geeks, NBC, 2000
(With Phantom Planet) "Falling from Grace," Get Real, Fox, 2000
Guest, Cribs, MTV, 2003
Guest, Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC, 2004
RECORDINGS
Albums
Phantom Planet Is Missing, Geffen, 1998
(With Phantom Planet) The Guest, Epic, 2002
(Contributor) Ben Lee, Awake Is the New Sleep, 2005
Recorded a single (with Evan Dando and Ben Lee), 2002.
Videos
Phantom Planet Live at the Troubadour, Sony Music, 2003
Production Surveillance: Behind the Scenes of "I Heart Huckabees,"Fox Searchlight, 2005
Recorded the music video "All About the Benjamins" with Puff Daddy, 1998.
WRITINGS
Television Composer
Series
Song "California," The O.C., Fox, 2003
Main title theme music, Cracking Up, Fox, 2004
Songs Featured in Films
"California," Orange County, Paramount, 2002

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Big Issue, November 22, 2004, pp. 15-16
Entertainment Weekly, June 25, 1999, p. 44; February 8, 2002, p. 14
People Weekly, February 22, 1999, p. 75
Premiere, February, 2002, pp. 72-74
Us, March, 1999

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