Jason Schwartzman

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Jason Schwartzman

Jason Francesco Schwartzman (born June 26, 1980 in Los Angeles , California ) is an American musician and actor .

Life

Jason Schwartzman was born in 1980 as the first child of film producer Jack Schwartzman ( Never Say Never ) and award-winning actress Talia Shire . His family also includes his brother Robert Schwartzman and half-siblings Matthew Shire, John Schwartzman and Stephanie Schwartzman (outfitter for Edward Scissorhands and others). His relatives include Oscar winners such as Nicolas Cage , Francis Ford Coppola, and Sofia Coppola . Schwartzman discovered his interest in film at the age of ten when he and his brother Robert made the amateur films One Man One Reality and Back to the Future: Teen Wolf at a holiday camp . But when his parents gave him a drum kit that same year, he wanted to become a musician. After his father's death, Schwartzman founded the band Phantom Planet in 1994 , which four years later released their debut album Phantom Planet Is Missing and made guest appearances on series such as Sabrina - Totally Verhext! found her audience. He founded his own solo project in 2006 under the name Coconut Records .

At a party in the house of his uncle Francis Ford Coppola, Sofia Coppola introduced her 16-year-old cousin to Wes Anderson , who was looking for a suitable lead actor for his film Rushmore : Anderson was enthusiastic about the boy, Rushmore became the indie hit of the year and its stars Bill Murray and Schwartzman showered with film awards.

After appearing in the spy movie CQ (cousin Roman Coppola led Director ), the teen comedy Slackers and in the cult film Spun , produced Schwartzman with Phantom Planet released their second album The Guest . As opening act for Incubus and through their song California (from the series OC, California ) they became known nationwide.

After he had finished working on I Heart Huckabees in August 2003 , Schwartzman announced his departure from Phantom Planet after nine years in order to finally devote himself entirely to acting : He was replaced by Jeff Conrad and no longer saw the band's breakthrough, whose California became a world hit as the theme song of the hit series OC, California .

In spring 2005 he shot Marie Antoinette in Paris under the direction of Sofia Coppola , in which he played alongside Kirsten Dunst as King Louis XVI. occurs. Dunst sang for the Man Spider-3 - Soundtrack also Summer Day together with Coconut Records, the new musical project by Schwartzman. In March 2007 the first album Nighttiming was released in the iTunes Store and in January 2009 the second album Davy .

From 2009 to 2011 he starred in the HBO series Bored to Death .

Schwartzman lives with fashion designer Brady Cunningham and their daughters (* 2010 and 2014) in Los Angeles.

Discography

  • Nighttiming (2007)
  • Davy (2009)

Filmography

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Commons : Jason Schwartzman  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
personal data
SURNAME Schwartzman, Jason
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schwartzman, Jason Francesco (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American musician and actor
DATE OF BIRTH June 26, 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Los Angeles , California