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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1970-04-25 (55 years old)

Place of Birth

Santa Ana, California, USA

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

Acting

2025

The Residence as Tripp Morgan

2024

The 4:30 Movie as Brian's Dad
The House From... as Self – Narrator
LEGO Pixar: BrickToons as Syndrome (voice)

2021

The Harper House as Freddie Harper (voice)

2020

We Bare Bears: The Movie as Charlie (voice)

2019

2017

Growing Up Smith as Butch Brunner
Year 13 as Self

2015

Away and Back as Jack Peterson
We Bare Bears as Charlie / Additional Voices (voice)
Cocked as Grady Paxson
We Bare Bears as Charlie (voice)

2014

Behaving Badly as Father Krumins
Tell as Ray

2013

2012

Columbus Circle as Charles Stratford
Men At Work as Donny

2011

2010

Cop Out as Roy
Raising Hope as Smokey Floyd
Memphis Beat as Detective Dwight Hendricks
Raising Hope as Smokey

2009

2008

2007

Underdog as Shoeshine / Underdog (voice)
The Pixar Story as Syndrome (voice) (archive footage)

2006

2005

Jack-Jack Attack as Buddy Pine / Syndrome (voice)
American Dad! as Officer Bays (voice)
My Name Is Earl as Earl Hickey
American Dad! as Sam (voice)
Yacht Rock as Kevin Bacon

2004

Way Out East as Self / Agent O-470 / Co-Captain
Jersey Girl as PR Exec #1
The Incredibles as Buddy Pine / Syndrome (voice)

2003

Dreamcatcher as Joe 'Beaver' Clarenden
I Love Your Work as Larry Hortense
A Guy Thing as Paul Morse

2002

2001

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back as Brodie Bruce / Banky Edwards
Vanilla Sky as Brian Shelby
Heartbreakers as Jack Withrowe

2000

Almost Famous as Jeff Bebe

1999

Dogma as Azrael
Mumford as Skip Skipperton

1998

Enemy of the State as Daniel Zavitz
American Cuisine as Loren Collins
Kissing a Fool as Jay Murphy

1997

Chasing Amy as Banky Edwards
A Better Place as Dennis Pepper / Steve
Weapons of Mass Distraction as Phillip Messenger
Perversions of Science as Spaceman Bob
The View as Self

1996

1995

Mallrats as Brodie

1994

Mi Vida Loca as Teenage Drug Customer

1993

1992

1991

Video Days as Self

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Host

1952

Today as Self

Writing

2006

The White Door as Writer

2004

Way Out East as Writer

1994

A Visual Sound as Writer

Crew

1994

A Visual Sound as Cinematography

Production

2010

2006

The White Door as Producer

2004

Way Out East as Producer

1994

A Visual Sound as Producer

Directing

2010

2006

The White Door as Director

2004

Way Out East as Director

1994

A Visual Sound as Director