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Jason Statham (born on 12 September, 1972, in Sydenham, Lewisham, London) is an English actor, known for his roles in the Guy Ritchie crime films Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Revolver and Snatch. Statham also appeared in supporting roles in several American films, such as The One and The Italian Job, as well as playing the lead role in The Transporter, Transporter 2 and Crank. Statham is currently working on The Brazilian Job, a sequel to The Italian Job, and has recently signed up for Baker Street.
Early yearsAccording to the Internet Movie Database (IMDb), Jason Statham was born on 12 September, 1972, in London. Several sources, including The New York Times, have incorrectly reported his birthday to be 10 September, 1968, which is in fact the birthday of Guy Ritchie.
Statham's careersDivingStatham developed an interest in sports, diving in particular, which led him to become an excellent athlete in the sport; he finished 12th in the World Championships in 1992 and he was on the British Olympic Team in 1988 as a member of Britain's National Diving Squad for ten years. ModelingStatham's life in media began when he was spotted by a talent agent specialising in athletes while training at London's Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in the late 1990s. Afterwards, he became a model for the clothing brand French Connection where he was introduced to then-fledgling British director Guy Ritchie. ActingRitchie was working on a film project and needed to fill the role of a street-wise con artist. After learning about Statham's past, Ritchie cast him to play the role of Bacon in Ritchie's breakout 1998 hit, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. The movie was well received by both critics and audiences, which helped catapult the unknown actor into the public eye.
Statham was offered more film roles, and in 2002 was cast as the lead role of driver Frank Martin in the action movie The Transporter. A sequel, Transporter 2, followed in 2005. He also appeared in supporting roles in The Italian Job (2003), Cellular (2004) before taking the lead role in Crank (2006). Statham compares his role in Crank to his real life in the September 2006 issue of Maxim Magazine In 2005, Statham was once again cast by Ritchie to star in his new project, Revolver and has been billed to appear in three film projects in 2006: In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale and The Italian Job sequel The Brazilian Job. In January 2007 it was reported that Statham has been offered the part of The Doctor in the BBC series Doctor Who if David Tennant leaves in 2008.[1] It has not, however, been confirmed that Tennant will indeed leave the role. Personal lifeStatham dated English model and actress Kelly Brook for seven years but the couple split when Kelly met actor Billy Zane on the set of Survival Island. In 2005, Statham dated former Bardot singer Sophie Monk but they are no longer together.[2] Filmography
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