Jason Statham The Numero Uno

Jason Statham is an up and coming British actor, who has great talent to compliment his great physique. Jason was a member of the British Olympic diving team in 1988 and a national champion for several years running. I am sure no female would complain regardless of his performance however!

Jason Statham Trivia

Is trained in martial arts, particularly jujitsu and kickboxing.

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Had been a model for Levi's Jeans commercials.

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Gained the 12th rank in the 1992 World Championship when he competed in the event as the British diving athlete.

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Was challenged by Guy Ritchie to impersonate a street con man and convinced him to buy a fake jewelry in the audition of "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" (1999). He successfully persuaded Guy Ritchie to purchase 4 sets.

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Conducted his stunts in "The Transporter" (2002) by himself which included the fight sequences, car chase and scuba diving scenes.

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Contributed his voice in several video games, like "Red Faction II" (2002) and "Call of Duty" (2003).

Jason Statham Bio

Born in London, England on September 12, 1972, Jason Statham has an impressive resume, only part of which revolves around acting. In his late teens, he became an Olympic-caliber diver, joining the British National Diving Team and finishing 12th at the World Championships in 1992.

After a stint as a black market salesman (yes, you read correctly), the svelte Statham began working as a fashion model. Among his modeling credits is a contract with French Connection; it was through this clothing company that he received his first audition and got the role of Bacon in Guy Ritchie's film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.

After the success of the 1998 film, Statham discovered that this new career could be very challenging and exciting. He returned to the big screen two years later for Ritchie's Snatch., after which he showed up in the rap film Turn it Up and the sci-fi horror flick Ghosts of Mars. Statham continued his streak in The One with Jet Li and, most notably, took the lead role in the 2002 action flick The Transporter.

In 2003, Statham cemented his reputation in Hollywood with his role in The Italian Job. The following year, he appeared briefly in Cellular and Collateral, but only truly returned to the spotlight in 2005 with Transporter 2. 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.

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Jason Statham Filmography

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Artemis Fowl	High Chef
	Rogue	Jack Crawford
	The Brazilian Job	Handsome Rob
2006	Crank	Chev Chelios
	In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale	Farmer Daimon
	The Pink Panther	Yves Gluant
	Chaos	Quentin Conners
2005	London	Bateman
	Revolver	Jake Green
	Transporter 2	Frank Martin
2004	Cellular	Ethan
	Collateral	Airport Man
2003	The Italian Job	Handsome Rob
2002	The Transporter	Frank Martin
2002	Thai Boxing: A Fighting Chance	Narrator
2001	Mean Machine	Monk
	The One	MVA Agent Evan Funsch
	Ghosts of Mars	Jericho Butler
2000	Turn It Up	Mr. B
	Snatch	Turkish
1998	Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels	Bacon

Jason Statham 's Career

Statham's careers

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Diving

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.

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Modeling

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. Afterwards, he became a model for the clothing brand French Connection where he was introduced to then-fledgling British director Guy Ritchie.

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Acting

Ritchie was working on 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. 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. 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: John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars and the Jet Li vehicle, The One.

Statham was offered more film roles, and in 2002 was cast as the lead role of driver/bodyguard Frank Martin in the action movie The Transporter. A sequel, Transporter 2, followed in 2005. He also appeared in supporting roles in The Italian Job (2003) and Cellular (2004). 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, Crank, and The Italian Job sequel The Brazilian Job

Early Days Of Jason Statham

Early years

According to the Internet Movie Database (IMDb), Jason Statham was born on September 12, 1972, in London. Several sources, including The New York Times, have incorrectly reported his birthday to be September 10, 1968,which is in fact the birthday of Guy Ritchie.

Statham is the second son of a lounge singer and dressmaker-turned-dancer who ran a black market operation. He grew up, initially, following his parents' trail to master the art of street theater, a euphemism for hustling tourists on London's Oxford Street.

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All About Jason Statham

Jason Statham (born on September 12, 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. Jason also appeared in supporting roles in several American films, such as The One and The Italian Job, as well as playing the title role in The Transporter. Statham is currently working on The Brazilian Job, a sequel to The Italian Job.

Statham dated English model and actress Kelly Brook for seven years but the couple recently separated, after Kelly started to date Hollywood actor Billy Zane.

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Jason Statham's Biography

Date of Birth: September 12 (Year unknown)
Born: London
Height: 5'11"
Eye Color: Hazel
Hair Color: Brown
Marital Status: Single
Quick Facts:

• Jason Statham's break into the entertainment business came when an agent put Jason Statham on an advertisement for the French Connection clothing company.
• Jason Statham was a corner con man too. Jason Statham sold stolen jewelry and fake perfume out of briefcase on the streets.
• For Jason Statham's Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels audition, Guy Ritchie wanted Jason Statham to convince him to buy his fake jewelry. Guy bought four sets Jason Statham was so convinced.
• Jason Statham spent 12 years on the British National Diving squad, placing 12th in the World Championships in 1992.

Jason Statham

Born in 1972, Jason Statham has done quite a lot in a short time. Jason Statham has been an Olympic Diver on the British National Diving Team and finished 12th in the World Championships in 1992. Jason Statham has also been a fashion model, black market salesman and finally of course, actor. Jason Statham got the audition for Jason Statham's debut role as Bacon in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) through French Connection, for whom Jason Statham was modeling. They became a major investor in the film and introduced Jason Statham to Guy Ritchie, who invited Jason Statham to audition for a part in the film by challenging Jason Statham to impersonate an illegal street vendor and convince Jason Statham to purchase fake jewelery. Jason must have been doing something right because after the success of Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) Jason Statham teamed up again with Guy Ritchie for Snatch. (2000), with co-stars including Brad Pitt, Dennis Farina and Benicio Del Toro. After Snatch. (2000) came Turn It Up (2000) with US music star Ja Rule, followed by a supporting actor role in the Sci-Fi film Ghost

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