Jason Earles

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Jason Earles
Born Jason Daniel Earles
April 26
San Diego, California, USA
Occupation Actor
Years active 2003-present

Jason Daniel Earles (born in San Diego, California) is an American actor. His birthday is April 26.[1] His birth year has been the subject of conflicting reports. Earles was 29 years old in January 2007, per USA Today.[2] Earles' resume gives a birth date of April 26, 1985.[3] A story in the Houston Chronicle in July 2007 stated that he was 19 years old.[4]

Before moving to southern California, Earles lived in Billings, Montana, where he graduated from Rocky Mountain College in 2000.[5] He has contributed cast memorabilia to the college's fund raisers.[6]

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Roles

Earles plays Miley Stewart's (Miley Cyrus) older brother, Jackson Stewart, in the Disney Channel Original Series Hannah Montana. He guest starred twice on Phil of the Future, as Grady Spaggett, an advanced math student. Earles was in the 2006 Disney Channel Games on the Blue Team and in the 2007 Disney Channel Games on the Red team.

Earles played a nerdy card gamer that was friends with the character Brian Miller on the sitcom Still Standing. In 2004, he appeared in the movie National Treasure as Thomas Gates, ancestor of Ben Gates (Nicholas Cage). In 2005 Earles played Ernie Kaplowitz in the movie American Pie Presents: Band Camp.

Earles was the co-host of Disney Channel's Sing-Along Bowl-athon (Disney Channel's 2006 New Year's Eve special) and the corresponding online voting.[7]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Boston Legal Mitchy Weston
2007 Disney Channel Games 2007 Himself Red Team
Gordon Glass The Boss
Hannah Montana Jackson Stewart Main Character
2006
Disney Channel Games 2006 Himself Blue Team
Phil of the Future Grady Spaggett Guest Appearance
2005
American Pie Presents: Band Camp Ernie Kaplowitz Film
One on One Brad Guest Appearance
Special Ed Young David
2004 Table 6 Bus Boy
National Treasure Thomas Gates
Still Standing Goran the Invincible Guest Appearance
2003 The Shield Kyle
MAD TV Swirley Kid

References

  1. ^ Jason Earles "Jackson Stewart". ABC Medianet. Retrieved on 2007-07-08. “Born in San Diego on April 26”
  2. ^ Oldenburg, Ann. "Miley Cyrus fulfills her destiny", USA TODAY, 2007-01-10. Retrieved on 2007-07-23. "Hannah co-star Jason Earles, 29" 
  3. ^ Cole Management presents... Jason Earles. entalent. Retrieved on 2007-07-10. “date of birth: 4-26-85”
  4. ^ McDaniel, Michael. "The show's secret weapon?", Houston Chronicle, 2007-07-15. Retrieved on 2007-09-28. "... Jason Earles, who plays Miley's older brother Jackson. Comedy comes easily to this smart 19-year-old." 
  5. ^ "Alumni News & Notes" (2006). Rocky Today; The Magazine of Rocky Mountain College 9 (1): Pg 9. “Jason Earles, RMC ‘00” 
  6. ^ Black Tie Blue Jeans Scholarship Benefit; Auction. Rocky Mountain College (2006). Retrieved on 2007-07-24. “Jason Earles - autographed prop ...”
  7. ^ New Year's Eve. Disney Channel. Accessed 2007-01-01.

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NAME Earles, Jason
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Earles, Jason Daniel
SHORT DESCRIPTION Actor
DATE OF BIRTH April 26
PLACE OF BIRTH San Diego, California, USA
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH