Jason Lee
Biography
Jason Michael Lee (born April 25, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, filmmaker, singer, photographer, and former professional skateboarder. He's known for his role as Earl Hickey on the NBC television series My Name Is Earl, Dwight Hendricks in Memphis Beat (2010–2011), voice of Syndrome in the film The Incredibles, Dave Seville in the Alvin and the Chipmunks films, and his work with director Kevin Smith. His roles in Kevin Smith films include Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Jersey Girl, Clerks II, and Cop Out. Lee won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance in Chasing Amy. His other notable film roles include starring in Enemy of the State, Almost Famous, Vanilla Sky, Stealing Harvard, A Guy Thing and The Ballad of Jack and Rose. His voice acting credits include Syndrome in The Incredibles, Bones in Monster House and the title character in Underdog. He was nominated for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy TV series in 2005 and 2006 by The Golden Globe for his role as Earl Hickey in the series My Name is Earl. A former professional skateboarder, Lee is the co-founder and co-owner of Stereo Skateboards, founding the company in 1992 with fellow skateboarder Chris "Dune" Pastras. Since 1992, Stereo manufactures and distributes skateboard decks, equipment and apparel, as well as producing skate videos.
Known For
Puggy
Big Trouble
Jeff Bebe
Almost Famous
Banky Edwards
Chasing Amy
Brodie
Mallrats
Brodie Bruce / Banky Edwards
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Lance Dowds
Clerks II
Azrael
Dogma
Brian Shelby
Vanilla Sky
Jack Withrowe
Heartbreakers
Frank
Drop Dead Sexy
Dave
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Shoeshine / Underdog (voice)
Underdog
Donner
Drawing Flies
Skip Skipperton
Mumford
Joe 'Beaver' Clarenden
Dreamcatcher
Dave
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
Roy
Cop Out
Larry Hortense
I Love Your Work
John Plummer
Stealing Harvard
Self
Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator
Bones (voice)
Monster House
Paul Morse
A Guy Thing
Daniel Zavitz
Enemy of the State
Loren Collins
Cuisine américaine
Self
Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma
Jay Murphy
Kissing a Fool
Dennis Pepper / Steve
A Better Place
Gray
The Ballad of Jack and Rose
Dave
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
Charles Stratford
Columbus Circle
Self
Video Days
Self
A Visual Sound
Narrator (voice)
We Ride: The Story of Snowboarding
Father Krumins
Behaving Badly
Syndrome (voice) (archive footage)
The Pixar Story
Self
Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
Self / Agent O-470 / Co-Captain
Way Out East
Self
Tincan Folklore
Phillip Messenger
Weapons of Mass Distraction
Ray
Tell
Jack Peterson
Away and Back
Dave
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
Teenage Drug Customer
Mi Vida Loca
Brian's Dad
The 4:30 Movie
PR Exec #1
Jersey Girl
Buddy Pine / Syndrome (voice)
The Incredibles
Self
Tracing Amy: The Chasing Amy Doc
Self
Creating the Characters
Butch Brunner
Growing Up Smith
Self
The Man Who Souled the World
Self (uncredited)
Back to the Well: 'Clerks II'
Brodie
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
Self
Year 13
Buddy Pine / Syndrome (voice)
Jack-Jack Attack
Self
Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi
Charlie (voice)
We Bare Bears: The Movie
Self
411VM: Issue 65
Himself
Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats
Self – Narrator
The House From...
Threesome Blowjob
Buddy Pine / Syndrome (voice)
Pixar Short Films
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
61
Gender
Male
Birthday
1970-04-25
Place of Birth
Santa Ana, California, USA
Also Known As
Jason Michael Lee