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 Earles in August 2010 | |
| Born | Jason Daniel Earles April 26, 1977 (age 46) San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Education | Rocky Mountain College (BA) |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
| Spouses | Jennifer Earles (m. 2002;div. 2013)Katie Drysen (m. 2017) |
Jason Daniel Earles (born April 26, 1977) [1] is an American actor. He is known for his role as Jackson Stewart in the Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana and his role as Rudy Gillespie in the Disney XD series Kickin' It .
Earles was born in San Diego, California. [2] After living in Ohio and Washington state, his family moved to Oregon. [2] In Oregon, he graduated from Glencoe High School in Hillsboro. [3] Before moving back to southern California, Earles lived in Billings, Montana, where he graduated in theatre arts from Rocky Mountain College in 2000. [4]
Earles played a nerdy card gamer who was friends with the character Brian Miller in the CBS sitcom Still Standing . In 2004, he appeared in the film National Treasure as Thomas Gates, ancestor of Ben Gates (Nicolas Cage). In 2005, Earles played Ernie Kaplowitz in the film American Pie Presents: Band Camp . [5]
Earles' most notable role was as Jackson Stewart, the older brother of Miley Stewart (Miley Cyrus), in the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana from 2006 to 2011. [6] Earles was 29 years old when the show began, notably older than his 16-year-old character. [7]
He guest-starred twice in the Disney Channel series Phil of the Future as Grady Spaggett, an advanced math student. Earles appeared in the 2006 Disney Channel Games on the Blue Team, [8] and in the 2007 and 2008 Disney Channel Games on the Red team.
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. [9]
He voiced Spudnik in the 2009 talking dog film Space Buddies . [10] Earles starred as the sensei Rudy Gillespie in the Disney XD original series Kickin' It , which premiered on June 13, 2011. [11]
Earles served as the acting coach for High School Musical: The Musical: The Series and guest-starred in season three as Dewey Wood, a camp counselor. [12]
Earles has contributed cast memorabilia to the fundraisers for Rocky Mountain College, his alma mater.
He was married to Jennifer Earles from 2002 to 2013. [13] On August 12, 2017, Jason Earles married Katie Drysen. [14]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2004 | National Treasure | Thomas Gates | |
| 2004 | Table 6 | Bus boy | Short film |
| 2005 | American Pie Presents: Band Camp | Ernie Kaplowitz | Direct-to-video |
| 2005 | Special Ed | Young David | |
| 2007 | Gordon Glass | The Boss | |
| 2009 | Space Buddies | Spudnick (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 2009 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | Jackson Stewart | |
| 2013 | Super Buddies | Jack Schaeffer | Direct-to-video |
| 2014 | Hunted | Dax | |
| 2018 | Battle Drone | Dax |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2003 | MADtv | Swirley kid | Season 8, episode 18 |
| 2003 | The Shield | Kyle | Episode: "Breakpoint" |
| 2003 | Malcolm in the Middle | Marshal School pupil on the left | Uncredited; episode: "Academic Octathalon" |
| 2004 | Still Standing | Goran the Invincible | Episode: "Still Winning" |
| 2005 | One on One | Brad | Episode: "Glug, Glug" |
| 2005–2006 | Phil of the Future | Grady Spaggett | 2 episodes |
| 2006–2011 | Hannah Montana | Jackson Stewart | Main cast; 98 episodes |
| 2007 | Shorty McShorts' Shorts | Guy, SheZow (voice) | Episode: "SheZow" |
| 2008 | Boston Legal | Mitchy Weston | Episode: "Indecent Proposals" |
| 2009 | Yin Yang Yo! | Himself (voice) | Episode: "Yin! Yang! You!" |
| 2009 | Aaron Stone | Hunter | Episode: "S.T.A.N. by Me" |
| 2009 | Dadnapped | Merv | Television film |
| 2010 | Fish Hooks | Kevin (voice) | Episode: "Fail Fish" |
| 2014 | Hamster boy (voice) | Episode: "Algae Day/Bea Saves a Tree" | |
| 2011–2015 | Kickin' It | Rudy Gillespie | Main cast; 83 episodes |
| 2013 | Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja | Brent (voice) | Episode: "Sword Quest" |
| 2016 | Best Friends Whenever | Dax Fraggins | Episode: "The Friendship Code" |
| 2016–2018 | WTH: Welcome to Howler | Chuck | 8 episodes |
| 2017 | Vampirina | Curt Spookman (voice) | Episode: "Little Terror/Super Natural" |
| 2017 | Linda from HR | Todd | Television film |
| 2019 | Mood Swings | Angel | 8 episodes |
| 2020 | Just Roll With It | Skeeter Swindell | Episode: "Shayna Pennsylvania" |
| 2022 | High School Musical: The Musical: The Series | Dewey Wood | Disney+ series; guest star (season 3) |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The Most Popular Girls in School | Santa (voice) | Episode: "Mall Santa" |
| Jennifer McMinamin (voice) | Episode: "New Year" | ||
| 2017 | Betch | David | Episode: "A Makeup-Free Sketch Show" |
| 2018 | Hotel Du Loone | Flynt Rogers | Main role; Brat sitcom |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Actor: Music/Dance | Hannah Montana: The Movie | Nominated | [15] [16] |
Hannah Montana is an American teen sitcom created by Michael Poryes, Rich Correll, and Barry O'Brien that aired on Disney Channel for four seasons between March 2006 and January 2011. The series centers on Miley Stewart, a teenage girl living a double life as famous pop singer Hannah Montana, an alter ego she adopted so she could maintain her anonymity and live a normal life as a typical teenager. Episodes deal with Miley's everyday struggles to cope with the social and personal issues of adolescence while maintaining the added complexities of her secret identity, which she sustains by wearing a blonde wig. Miley has strong relationships with her brother Jackson and father Robby Ray, as well as her best friends Lilly Truscott and Oliver Oken, who become aware of her secret. Overarching themes include a focus on family and friendships as well as the importance of music and discovering one's identity.
Mitchel Tate Musso is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his three Disney Channel roles as Oliver Oken in Hannah Montana; Jeremy Johnson in the animated series Phineas and Ferb; and his Disney XD role as King Brady on Pair of Kings. He was the host of Disney Channel's PrankStars.
Miley Ray Stewart is a fictional character and central protagonist of the Disney Channel television series Hannah Montana, portrayed by Miley Cyrus. She first appeared on television in the pilot episode "Lilly, Do You Want to Know a Secret?" on March 24, 2006, and made her last appearance on the series finale "Wherever I Go" on January 16, 2011. The character also appeared in the 2009 feature film Hannah Montana: The Movie. Miley is a normal teenage girl who, as her alter ego Hannah Montana, secretly leads a double life as a world-famous pop star.
Robby Ray Stewart is a fictional character from the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana, portrayed by Billy Ray Cyrus. Robby is the widowed single father of Jackson Stewart and Miley Stewart. He appears in all episodes in seasons 1 and 2, is absent for 3 episodes in season 3, and is absent for 1 episode in season 4. The character is based on Jed Clampett, the main character of The Beverly Hillbillies, even to the point of using Jed's famous catchphrase "Well doggies!"; the character’s name of “Robby Ray Stewart” is also a clear play on the portrayer’s real name.
Disney Channel Games are a Battle of the Network Stars-based annual television series that aired on the Disney Channel during the summer from 2006 to 2008. Phill Lewis was the co-host of the first two editions in 2006 and 2007, and Brian Stepanek hosted all three editions. The show had various stars from Disney Channel and its international iterations competing for charity as team-based contestants. The Games were filmed at Disney's Wide World of Sports in Orlando.
"The Best of Both Worlds" is a pop-rock song performed by American singer and actress Miley Cyrus for the Disney Channel television series Hannah Montana. Cyrus performs the song as Hannah Montana, who is the alter ego of the series' protagonist Miley Stewart. It was released as the debut and lead single from the Hannah Montana soundtrack album on March 18, 2006. "The Best of Both Worlds" is the theme song of the television series; in the series' third season, the 2009 Movie Mix is used as the theme. A live version is available on Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert (2008), a karaoke version is included in the soundtrack's karaoke series (2008), and the 2009 Movie Mix is featured on Hannah Montana: The Movie soundtrack (2009). The song has elements of bubblegum pop and pop rock. Lyrically, it is a showcase of the double life lived by Miley Stewart.
"Lilly, Do You Want to Know a Secret?" is the first episode of the Disney Channel sitcom series Hannah Montana. It was written by Gary Dontzig, Steven Peterman, and Michael Poryes. It originally aired on March 24, 2006. The episode title is a reference to The Beatles song "Do You Want to Know a Secret?".
"Me and Mr. Jonas and Mr. Jonas and Mr. Jonas" is the 42nd episode of the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana, and features the Jonas Brothers as special guest stars. The episode was first aired after the premiere of the Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical 2 and a sneak peek of the then new series Phineas and Ferb. The episode broke basic cable records with 10.8 million viewers and became basic cable's most watched series telecast ever. It is also the highest-rated episode of Hannah Montana ever.
Hannah Montana: The Movie is a 2009 American teen musical comedy drama film based on the Disney Channel television series of the same name. Directed by Peter Chelsom and written by Dan Berendsen, the film stars series regulars Miley Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus, Emily Osment, Moises Arias, Mitchel Musso and Jason Earles, as well as Lucas Till, Vanessa Williams, Margo Martindale and Melora Hardin. The film tells of how Miley Stewart's popularity and alternate celebrity persona begins to take over her life, so her father convinces her to take a trip to her hometown of Crowley Corners, Tennessee to get some perspective on what matters most in life.
The first season of the television series Hannah Montana was aired on Disney Channel from March 24, 2006, to March 30, 2007, and included 26 episodes. It introduces the five main characters of the series and Miley Stewart's situation of living a secret double life as a teen pop star. The season also introduces several significant recurring characters such as Roxy Roker, Jake Ryan, and Rico Suave.
The second season of Hannah Montana aired on Disney Channel from April 23, 2007 to October 12, 2008. Production of the season began in November 2006, and ended in September 2007. During this season, Miley and Lilly fight more, Oliver gets an alibi to hang out with Hannah Montana, and Miley grows closer to Oliver.
"I Miss You" is a song by American recording artist, Miley Cyrus. It was co-written by Cyrus, Brian Green, Wendy Foy Green, and produced by Brian Green. "I Miss You" is an homage to Cyrus' late grandfather, Ron Cyrus, who died on February 28, 2006. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma, and, seeing her grandfather nearing death, Cyrus wanted to write him a song prior to his death. It was released on the dual disc Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus as the closing track of the second disc of Meet Miley Cyrus, which is Cyrus' debut studio album. The song is a ballad with rock and country influences.
"He Could Be the One" is a pop song by American recording artist and actress Miley Cyrus, performing as Hannah Montana – the alter ego of Miley Stewart – a character she played on the Disney Channel television series Hannah Montana. The song was co-written and co-produced by Kara DioGuardi and Mitch Allan. "He Could Be the One" was released for the album on an episode of the same title and the series' third soundtrack, Hannah Montana 3. A karaoke version is available in Disney's Karaoke Series: Hannah Montana 3. The song contains country rock elements in its music.
The fourth and final season of the television series Hannah Montana began airing on Disney Channel on July 11, 2010. In this season, Mitchel Musso's character Oliver Oken becomes a recurring character, and is no longer in the main cast due to Musso preparing for the Disney XD series Pair of Kings. This is the only season of the show to be broadcast in high-definition. The season ended on January 16, 2011.
Hannah Montana Forever is the soundtrack album for the fourth and final season of the television series Hannah Montana, released on October 15, 2010 by Walt Disney Records. All eleven tracks are performed by its primary actress Miley Cyrus, and are credited to her character Hannah Montana. Recording artists Billy Ray Cyrus, Iyaz, and Sheryl Crow appear as featured vocalists. The soundtrack is primarily a pop record, which sees additional influences from teen pop, pop rock, power pop, dance-pop, and country pop musical styles.
"I'll Always Remember You" is the ninth episode of the fourth season, and 94th overall episode, of the Disney Channel sitcom series Hannah Montana. It was written by Andrew Green and Maria Brown-Gallenberg. It originally aired on November 7, 2010. The episode title is a reference to the Hannah Montana song "I'll Always Remember You". The one-hour episode is notable for being the first time Miley Stewart admits her secret to the world that she is Hannah Montana.
"Wherever I Go" is the series finale of the Disney Channel sitcom series Hannah Montana. It was written by the show's executive producers, Michael Poryes and Steven Peterman. It originally aired on January 16, 2011, in the United States on the Disney Channel, and later aired in Canada on March 18, 2011, on the Family Channel. The episode title is a reference to the Hannah Montana song "Wherever I Go".
Kickin' It is an American comedy television series created by Jim O'Doherty that aired on Disney XD from June 13, 2011 to March 25, 2015. The series stars Leo Howard, Dylan Riley Snyder, Mateo Arias, Olivia Holt, Alex Christian Jones, and Jason Earles.
Actor Jason Earles ("Hannah Montana") is 32.
Born in San Diego on April 26
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