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  Jason Statham
Jason Statham (born September 12, 1972, in London) is an English actor, known for his roles in the Guy Ritchie crime film s '' Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels '' and '' Snatch ''.
Statham developed an interest in sports, diving in particular, which led him to become an excellent athlete in the sport; he was a member of Britain 's National Diving Squad for ten years, although (despite rumours) never competed in the Olympics.
Statham's life in media began when he was spotted by a talent agent specialising in athletes while training at London's Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in the late 1990s.
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  Jason Statham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jason Statham (born July 26, 1967, in North of England) is an English actor, known for his roles in the Guy Ritchie crime films Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch.
Statham developed an interest in sports, diving in particular, which led him to become an excellent athlete in the sport; he was a member of Britain's National Diving Squad for ten years, although (despite rumours) never competed in the Olympic Games.
Statham's life in media began when he was spotted by a talent agent specialising in athletes while training at London's Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in the late 1990s.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jason_Statham   (578 words)

  
 Jason Statham Bio - Jason Statham Biography - Jason Statham Stories
Jason used to be a corner con man. He sold stolen jewellry and fake perfume out of a briefcase on the streets.
Jason, who is a former professional diver, did nearly all his own stunts in The Transporter including car chase sequences, scuba diving sequences and fight sequences.
Jason: Guy Ritchie was looking for someone that had experience selling street corner merchandise—you know, jewelry and perfume—and I was the one that he was looking for, the authentic man for the job.
www.tv.com /jason-statham/person/220268/biography.html   (1089 words)

  
 Jason Statham Relationships plus Jason Statham and You
Jason Statham frequently withdraws from the world and needs a healing, peaceful environment in order to blossom and come out of his own world.
Statham enjoys a touch of drama and color in his love relationships and he is impressed by grand romantic gestures or extravagant expressions of generosity.
Jason is attracted to foreigners, exotic places, traveling and people who can expand his horizons, teach him something, or show him places and worlds he has never experienced before.
www.topsynergy.com /famous/Jason_Statham.asp   (737 words)

  
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Frank Martin (Jason Statham) is a former Special Forces operator who, fed up with military bureaucracy, retires from the army to lead a quiet life in the south of France, or so one would think.
Jason Statham has some of THE best lines in the movie, constantly slamming anything even slightly intelligent his partner Tommy has to say.
As he'll tell you himself, Statham has a firsthand understanding of being a wheeler-dealer: he was once a bit shady as a perfume salesman on London's Oxford Street.
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 Jason Statham's bio
In the capital city of England, Jason Statham was born on September 12, 1972.
Statham then got his first foray into acting when Ritchie cast him to play one of the film's lead ensembles, the street con artist Bacon, in the filmmaker's directorial debut Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998; also starring Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher and Nick Moran).
Statham was cast to play Handsome Rob, a very proficient "wheel man" and world-class womanizer, in the 2003 remake of Michael Caine’s 1969 classic film, The Italian Job (starring Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron and Donald Sutherland).
www.celebritybazar.com /jason_statham   (1077 words)

  
 Jason Statham
The director challenged Statham to impersonate an illegal street vendor and convince him to purchase a piece of imitation gold jewelry.
Statham was evidently so persuasive that Ritchie bought four sets.
As this amateur but respectable hoodlum, Statham is attractive, urbane, immaculate, and smart enough to be bewildered by even his own laughable criminal ineptitude.
www.djangomusic.com /actor_bio.asp?pid=P242471   (666 words)

  
 Exclusive Interview - Jason Statham for "The Transporter 2"
Jason Stratham is one of these actors who clearly relishes what he does.
The film's success led Statham to do a sequel, in which the driver for hire is protecting a young boy, whose kidnapping leads him on his unique rescue mission.
As successful Statham is rapidly becoming, he says nothing much has changed in his life and both professional and personal perceptions have remained the same.
www.darkhorizons.com /news05/transp1.php   (1300 words)

  
 Jason Statham Talks Crank
Jason Statham: This movie - ugh - it was a nightmare at times, because that was the worst part of it, having to get handfuls of Tic Tacs and chocolate on top of this stuff called Rockstar and Red Bull and all these other things.
Jason Statham: Yeah, because we had a terrific stunt coordinator and we had some very useful equipment that we were able to use.
Jason Statham: yeah, the decelerator thing we used was sort of an adventure for me because just for the first time, you don't know what's going to happen.
www.movieweb.com /news/16/14416.php   (3051 words)

  
 Hunky Male Celebs: Jason Statham
Jason Statham is an English actor, known for his roles in the Guy Ritchie crime films Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch.
Statham developed an interest in sports, diving in particular, which led him to become an excellent athlete in the sport; he was a member of Britain's National Diving Squad for ten years, although he never competed in the Olympic Games.
In 2005, Statham was once again cast by Ritchie to star in his new project, Revolver and has been billed to appear in three film projects in 2006: In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale and The Italian Job sequel The Brazilian Job.
www.hunkymalecelebs.com /jason_statham   (513 words)

  
 IGN: An Interview with Jason Statham
STATHAM: The scene where we were trying to rid [the cable lady] of the cable truck, where he was mocking me in the car, that was all completely ad-libbed.
Gary went, "Jason, come here!" he shouted, and I didn't even know he was doing it.
STATHAM: No. [Diving] was obviously a hobby of mine, and being an amateur sport you can't earn any money at that.
movies.ign.com /articles/423/423022p1.html   (740 words)

  
 Jason Statham Celebrity Encounter and In Person Autograph
She stopped Clea Duvall and Jason Statham and told them we had a picture of them to get signed.
Jason Statham was also an awesome guy to meet and was very friendly.
Jason and Clea seemed to be finished and wished us a good night and we thanked them as they headed off.
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 Jason Statham Bio, News, Awards and Movie Credits - RopeofSilicon.com
Actor Jason Statham joined the new generation of young action heroes in the Twentieth Century Fox feature The Transporter, written specially for him by Luc Besson.
Statham was born in Sydenham, England and came into the acting profession in a most unconventional manner.
The role was not a stretch for Statham, who was a natural born athlete and who studied boxing and martial arts.
www.ropeofsilicon.com /profile.php?id=709   (531 words)

  
 Jason Statham Talks Crank: Transporter Actor Jason Statham Takes on Adrenaline in the Sexy Violent Crank
Jason Statham talks about going Hard R for sex and violence in Crank, and how the first time directors won him over for their vision of an adrenaline film.
Jason Statham has garnered quite a wide fan base from his Transporter movies.
Statham won them over immediately, but from his perspective, it was always his.
actionfilmscomedies.suite101.com /article.cfm/jason_statham_talks_crank   (543 words)

  
 Jason Statham: Hooked on 'Crank'
Some of Statham's running scenes were shot with Neveldine operating the camera on inline skates, giving the sequence a smoother look than typical handheld shots.
With his smooth delivery, Statham convinced Ritchie he was the right person for the part and even sold him some fake gold jewelry.
Statham says he feels that he has grown and matured as an actor over time.
www.azcentral.com /ent/movies/articles/0829statham0829.html   (992 words)

  
 AskMen.com - Jason Statham
Statham is known as the star of The Transporter and for playing a career criminal in Guy Ritchie's hits Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch.
Statham continued his streak in The One with Jet Li and, most notably, took the lead role in the 2002 action flick The Transporter.
Statham then worked with Guy Ritchie once again in The Revolver, and his upcoming projects include The Pink Panther, In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale and Crank.
www.askmen.com /men/celeb_profiles_entertainment/19_jason_statham.html   (416 words)

  
 Daylife / Jason Statham
Jason Statham (born on 12 September 1972, in Sydenham, Lewisham, London) is an English actor, known for his roles in the Guy Ritchie crime films Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch.
Statham also appeared in supporting roles in several American films, such as The One and The Italian Job, as well as playing the lead role in The Transporter, Transporter 2 and Crank.
Statham is currently working on The Brazilian Job, a sequel to The Italian Job, and has recently signed up for Baker Street.
www.daylife.com /topic/Jason_Statham   (538 words)

  
 Jason Statham on 43 People
Born in 1972, Jason Statham has done quite a lot in a short time.
Jason is also in the summer 2003 blockbuster remake of The Italian Job (1969) under the same title playing handsome Rob.
Hi the reason i would like to meet jason is my name is christopher g d statham and like to know if he is realated to me at all and if not it still be great to meet someone thats in the family history!!!
www.43people.com /profile/view/529468   (433 words)

  
 IGN: An Interview with Jason Statham
STATHAM: The scene where we were trying to rid [the cable lady] of the cable truck, where he was mocking me in the car, that was all completely ad-libbed.
Gary went, "Jason, come here!" he shouted, and I didn't even know he was doing it.
STATHAM: No. [Diving] was obviously a hobby of mine, and being an amateur sport you can't earn any money at that.
filmforce.ign.com /articles/423/423022p1.html   (718 words)

  
 Transporting Jason Statham
Jason Statham transports Shu Qi in THE TRANSPORTER.
Actor Jason Statham was interested in playing the lead role in Fox's THE TRANSPORTER even before reading the script.
Statham remembers watching and loving Besson films since he was young while living in his native England.
www.mania.com /36558.html   (776 words)

  
 CanMag- Jason Statham News, Pics, Stills, Info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Jason Statham has been the man ever since his first on-screen appearance as Bacon in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.
Even though the film was only par at best, the action sequences proved that Jason Statham could easily be one of the upcoming action heroes with his surprisingly nimble moves.
Statham played the character Frank Miller, a role he will reprise in the upcoming sequel Transporter 2; a sequel that allows Statham to continue ass-kicking and looks much better than the original.
www.canmag.com /fanpages/26/Jason_Statham   (550 words)

  
 Jason Statham and Jet Li team up again   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Oh I am so excited about this news, Jason Statham and Jet Li are teaming up for Rogue where Statham is once again chasing the elusive Li.
Then there's the fact that Statham rocks and his screen presence is superb, as well as his action hero status, and he's not half bad in fight scenes either.
Jason Statham started off pretty good, but after making so many crappy movies recently (Transporter 2, Dungeons & Dragons, The One, Cellular) he definitely seems to be on a downward spiral.
www.themovieblog.com /archives/2006/01/jason_statham_and_jet_li_team_up_again.html   (1079 words)

  
 Jason Statham Shirtless @ classichunkofman.com
Jason Statham (born September 12, 1972 in London, England) is an English actor.
Statham was a member of the British Olympic team in 1988 in Seoul, Korea and 1992 in Barcelona, Spain.
Known best for his work in the Guy Ritchie crime caper films Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch, though he has also appeared as a supporting character in several Hollywood productions such as The One and the American remake of The Italian Job and its upcoming sequel The Brazilian Job.
classichunkofman.com /jasonstatham.htm   (117 words)

  
 Jason Statham News
After starring together in The One, Jet Li and Jason Statham are teaming up again for Lionsgate's Rogue.
Jet Li, Statham Team Up for 'Rogue' March 03, 2006 By AP Jet Li's new action movie revolves around an FBI agent who tries to avenge the death of his partner by an assassin, and co-stars Jason Statham from "The...
Actress Kelly Brook is so close to ex-boyfriend Jason Statham, he may attend her upcoming wedding to Hollywood star Billy Zane.
www.topix.net /who/jason-statham   (630 words)

  
 Jason Statham
English born, Syndenham, London raised, Statham is the second son of a dancer and a lounge singer.
Guy had been convinced by Statham to buy his worthless merchandise, and when he tried to return it, Statham was so graciously inflexible that Ritchie hired him.
With little experience and no formal training, Statham depended on Ritchie and his fellow actors to give him a helping hand at times.
www.tribute.ca /bio.asp?id=3294   (438 words)

  
 UGO.com Film/TV - Jason Statham Interview - Rogue
In the upcoming action film ROGUE, directed by Philip Atwell, actor Jason Statham plays Jack Crawford, an FBI agent hell bent on avenging the death of his partner by hunting down the deadly assassin Rogue, played by Jet Li.
If you think Jason Statham is cool on the big screen, he's just as calm, cool, and collected on set.
Jason Statham on the differences in fighting style between him and Jet Li:
www.ugo.com /channels/filmtv/features/rogue/interview-jason.asp   (1156 words)

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