Jason Schwartzman

Jason Schwartzman
Schwartzman at a Scott Pilgrim vs. the World press conference in 2010
Born	Jason Francesco Schwartzman (1980-06-26) June 26, 1980 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, musician
Years active	1998–present
Spouse(s)	Brady Cunningham (2009-present; 1 child)

Jason Francesco Schwartzman (born June 26, 1980) is an American actor and musician. He has appeared in films such as I Heart Huckabees (2004), Shopgirl (2005), Marie Antoinette (2006), Funny People (2009), and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) and is perhaps best known for his frequent collaborations with Wes Anderson such as Rushmore (1998), The Darjeeling Limited (2007), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), and Moonrise Kingdom (2012). He currently releases music through solo-project Coconut Records; formerly, he was the drummer of the rock band Phantom Planet. Schwartzman was also the star of the HBO series Bored to Death (2009-11), where he played a writer who moonlights as an unlicensed detective, advertising himself on Craigslist.

Early life

Schwartzman was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of actress Talia Shire (née Coppola) and the late producer Jack Schwartzman. His maternal grandparents were composer Carmine Coppola and Italia Coppola (née Pennino). His uncle is director Francis Ford Coppola, and his cousins are actor Nicolas Cage and directors Sofia Coppola, Roman Coppola, and Christopher Coppola. His brother is actor/musician Robert Schwartzman (vocalist for the band Rooney), and his paternal half-brother is cinematographer John Schwartzman. His father was an Ashkenazi Jew and his mother is Italian American and Catholic. Schwartzman has stated in interviews that he was raised without religion.^[1] He attended Windward School, an independent preparatory school in West LA.^[1]

Career

Acting

Schwartzman's acting career began when he was 17 years old when he starred in Wes Anderson's Rushmore in 1998. Prior to Rushmore, Schwartzman had no acting experience. Shortly after in 2000 Jason was part of the short-lived series Freaks and Geeks, making him part of the "Apatow Crew".

In 2001 he starred in CQ, a film by his cousin, Roman Coppola In 2002 he starred in Slackers, as "Cool Ethan", and Spun. In 2004 he starred in I Heart Huckabees and in 2005 starred in Shopgirl, opposite Steve Martin. Schwartzman also appeared in various TV shows, such as Cracking Up. In 2006, he starred in Marie Antoinette under the direction of his cousin, Sofia Coppola, in which he appeared as King Louis XVI with Kirsten Dunst in the title role.

He made a cameo appearance in the Judd Apatow-produced musician biopic spoof Walk Hard as Ringo Starr. In 2009, he appeared in Apatow's third directorial feature entitled Funny People, in which he played Mark, a C-list television star.

Schwartzman starred in HBO's TV show Bored to Death in which he played a writer who moonlights as a private detective, and puts himself up for hire on Craigslist. In 2009 he starred in The Marc Pease Experience opposite Ben Stiller. In 2010, he performed as Gideon Graves in the film Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, the movie adaptation of the comics by Bryan Lee O'Malley.

In 2011, Schwartzman made a cameo appearance as Vincent van Gogh in the Beastie Boys short film Fight For Your Right Revisited.

In 2013, Schwartzman made a cameo appearance as himself on the television show Key & Peele Season 3 Episode 4.

Music

Prior to acting, he was the drummer and a songwriter for the band Phantom Planet. Despite leaving the band for an acting career, music remains one of Schwartzman's passions and pastimes. He appears in the music video for the rock remix of "It's All About the Benjamins" by Puff Daddy. He also contributed to Ben Lee's 2005 album Awake Is the New Sleep.

In 2007, he created the indie rock solo act Coconut Records. The first CD, entitled "Nighttiming" was produced by Mike Einziger of Incubus and features a cover photo from Roman Coppola. The album was first released on iTunes on March 20, 2007. Songs include "West Coast", "Nighttiming", and "This Old Machine". In 2009, the second album Davy was released on iTunes on January 20, 2009. The first single from the CD was "Microphone".

In addition, Schwartzman has composed and performs the musical score for Funny People and the theme song for Bored to Death.^[2] He has also written tracks for Smallville and Slackers.

Personal life

Schwartzman married long-time girlfriend Brady Cunningham at their home in the San Fernando Valley on July 11, 2009.^{[citation needed]} Cunningham is Art & Design Director and co-owner of TENOVERSIX based in Los Angeles.^[3] Schwartzman is a vegetarian and describes himself as "basically" a vegan due to not eating meat, dairy or eggs.^[4] Schwartzman narrated a video, What to Eat: The Environmental Impacts of our Food, for Farm Sanctuary.^[5] He has one daughter, Marlowe Rivers Schwartzman, born on December 4, 2010. Jason and Brady are currently expecting their second child.^[6]

Filmography

Television

Composer

• Schwartzman's solo music project is called Coconut Records.

Awards

On February 17, 2009, Schwartzman was named one of Top 10 Most Stylish Men in America by GQ magazine.^[7]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jason Schwartzman.

• Jason Schwartzman at the Internet Movie Database
• Wunderkammer Magazine Retrospective on Schwarzman, 2009
• Schwartzman Interview on The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos
• Schwartzman's Guest DJ Set on KCRW KCRW Guest DJ Set
• Schwartzman interview - he talks life, food and movies