Jason Fuchs

Jason Fuchs
Born Jason Fuchs
March 5, 1986 (1986-03-05) (age 26)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 1996–present

Jason Fuchs (born March 5, 1986) is an American television and film actor.

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Early life

Fuchs was born in New York City, to a family of Hasidic Jewish background on his father's side.[1][2] He went on to enroll and graduate from Columbia University.

Career

He has been acting since he was 7 years old, making his debut at Lincoln Center in the play Abe Lincoln in Illinois with Sam Waterston. Fuchs has also guest-starred on Cosby, The Sopranos, The Beat, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Ed, and All My Children. His first feature film role was as Marvin in the 1996 movie Flipper, co-starring Elijah Wood. In 1998 he appeared in two movies, Louis & Frank and Jane Austen's Mafia!. Fuchs also starred in 2003 film The Hebrew Hammer, co-starring Adam Goldberg. In 2004, Fuchs took the role in Winter Solstice. Fuchs wrote, produced and starred in the 2006 short film Pitch, which made its premiere at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. He next appeared in Holy Rollers, a movie inspired by actual events in the late nineties when Hasidic Jews were recruited as mules to smuggle ecstasy from Europe into the United States. He playes a brother of Justin Bartha, alongside Jesse Eisenberg and Ari Graynor. Fuchs is set to star in the upcoming films The Firefly and the Bride, and The Last First Time, which is written by Fuchs himself and it will be directed by Jonathan Lynn and co-starred by Ashley Tisdale.[2]

Television

Year Title Role
1998 Cosby David
2000 The Sopranos Junior Sontag
The Beat Joshua Meyerwitz
2002 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Ricky Feldman
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Nick Radsen
2003 Ed Wesley Stout
2005 All My Children Young Ryan

Filmography

Year Title Role
1996 Flipper Marvin
1998 Louis & Frank Louis Jr.
Jane Austen's Mafia! Vincenzo
2000 Spooky House Yuri
2003 The Hebrew Hammer Adolescent Hasidic Boy
2004 Winter Solstice Bob
2006 Pitch Jason
2010 Holy Rollers Leon Zimmerman
2010 The Firefly and the Bride Brat
2010 The Last First Time

References

  1. ^ Wieselman, Jarett (2010-05-21). "Jason Fuchs: 'Holy Rollers' hopes to be the 'Avatar' of Hasidic drug dealing films". New York Post. http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/popwrap/get_to_know_jason_fuchs_go0ggrvxL5d5JZxGlYgouO. Retrieved 2010-05-30. "I come from a Hasidic background, I am only one generation removed." 
  2. ^ a b Mester, Ilan (2010-06-04). "Holy Rolling with Jason Fuchs". Shalom Life. http://www.shalomlife.com/culture/12844/holy-rolling-with-jason-fuchs/. Retrieved 2010-06-26. "I come from a Hasidic Jewish family on my dad’s side." 

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