Jason Schwartzman

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Jason Schwartzman
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Schwartzman at the Berlinale 2024
Born (1980-06-26) June 26, 1980 (age 43)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • musician
Years active1998–present
Spouse
Brady Cunningham
(m. 2009)
Children3
Parents
Relatives
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • keyboards
  • drums
Years active1994–present
Labels
  • Young Baby
  • Coconut
Formerly of Phantom Planet
Website youngbabyrecords.com

Jason Schwartzman (born June 26, 1980) is an American actor and musician. Schwartzman made his film debut in Wes Anderson's 1998 film Rushmore , and has since appeared in six other Anderson films: The Darjeeling Limited (2007), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), Moonrise Kingdom (2012), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), The French Dispatch (2021), and Asteroid City (2023). He also has co-writing credit on The Darjeeling Limited.

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His other films include Spun (2003), I Heart Huckabees (2004), Marie Antoinette (2006), Saving Mr. Banks (2013), Listen Up Philip (2014), Klaus (2019), and The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023), with his notable characters including Gideon Graves in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) and Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (2023) and the Spot, whom he voices in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) and Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse . Schwartzman starred in the television series Bored to Death (2009–2011) and appeared in the fourth season of the FX anthology series Fargo (2020). He was an executive producer on the Amazon Prime show Mozart in the Jungle (2014–18), a series he also acted in.

Schwartzman has released three albums through his solo project Coconut Records, having previously been drummer in the rock band Phantom Planet.

Early life

Jason Schwartzman was born in Los Angeles on June 26, 1980, the son of actress Talia Shire (née Coppola) and film producer Jack Schwartzman. He has described his ancestry as "half Polish Jewish and half Italian." [1] [2] His younger brother, Robert Schwartzman, is also an actor and musician. His paternal half-siblings are Stephanie and cinematographer John Schwartzman, while his maternal half-brother is Matthew Shire. As a member of the Coppola family, many of his relatives are also involved in the entertainment industry—he is the nephew of filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola and opera conductor Anton Coppola; the cousin of actor Nicolas Cage and filmmakers Sofia Coppola, Roman Coppola, and Christopher Coppola; and the grandson of Coppola family matriarch Italia Coppola (née Pennino) and composer Carmine Coppola. He attended Windward School in the Mar Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles. [1]

Career

Acting

Schwartzman began his acting career in 1998 when, at the age of 18, he starred in Wes Anderson's Rushmore . In 2000, he had a guest role in the short-lived series Freaks and Geeks . In 2001, he starred in CQ , a film by his cousin Roman Coppola. In 2002, he starred in the comedy film Slackers, and in 2003 headlined the drama Spun . He starred in I Heart Huckabees in 2004 and Shopgirl in 2005. He also appeared in various television shows, such as Cracking Up . In 2006, he starred as King Louis XVI in Marie Antoinette under the direction of his cousin Sofia Coppola.

Schwartzman made a cameo appearance as Ringo Starr in the biopic spoof Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story . In 2009, he appeared as C-list television star Mark in Funny People . He also voiced Ash Fox in Wes Anderson's animated film Fantastic Mr. Fox , which he called "the best movie I've ever been a part of". [3] He starred in the HBO show Bored to Death as 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 . In 2010, he played Gideon Graves in 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, he cameoed as himself in an episode of the television show Key & Peele . In 2014, he played himself in the Tim & Eric's Bedtime Stories episode "The Endorsement". In 2020, he starred as Italian crime boss Josto Fadda in the fourth season of the FX anthology series Fargo . [4]

In 2023, Schwartzman played a leading role in Wes Anderson's Asteroid City.

Music

Prior to acting, Schwartzman was the drummer and a songwriter for the band Phantom Planet. He appeared in the music video for the rock remix of "It's All About the Benjamins" by Puff Daddy, and contributed to Ben Lee's 2005 album Awake Is the New Sleep . In 2007, he created the indie rock solo act Coconut Records. [5] The first album, Nighttiming , was produced by Michael Einziger and features a cover photo by Roman Coppola. The album was first released on iTunes on March 20, 2007. It had musical contributions by members of Incubus, as well as appearances by actresses Zooey Deschanel and Kirsten Dunst and Schwartzman's brother Robert. His second album, Davy , was released on iTunes on January 20, 2009. Schwartzman also played the drums on Phoenix's rendition of The Beach Boys' song "Alone on Christmas Day" in 2015. The song was featured in Bill Murray's Netflix special A Very Murray Christmas .

Schwartzman's work has also been featured in many films and television programs. In 2009, he composed the theme song to his HBO series Bored to Death , in which he also starred, under his Coconut Records title. That same year, he contributed to the film score to the film Funny People with composer Michael Andrews. The original soundtrack is downloadable, as well as available in vinyl LP, on Coconut Records' official Cinder Block store. [6] He has also written tracks for Smallville and Slackers . His song "Microphone" was featured in the 2012 coming-of-age comedy LOL .

Personal life

Schwartzman married his longtime girlfriend, Brady Cunningham, an art and design director, at their home in the San Fernando Valley on July 11, 2009. [7] Their first child, a daughter, was born in December 2010. [8] Their second daughter was born in June 2014. [9]

In 2006, Schwartzman described himself as "basically a vegan". [10] In 2009, he was named one of the "Top 10 Most Stylish Men in America" by GQ magazine. [11] In 2011, he narrated a video called What to Eat: The Environmental Impacts of Our Food for Farm Sanctuary. [12] [13]

Filmography

Film

Key
Denotes works that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 Rushmore Max Fischer
2000Mare BonkyEnrique
2001 CQ Felix DeMarco
Odessa or BustThe Young ManShort film
Julius And Friends: Hole In OneJulius (voice)
2002 Slackers Ethan Dulles
Spun Ross
Simone Milton
2003Julius And Friends: Yeti, Set, GoJulius (voice)Short film
2004 I Heart Huckabees Albert Markovski
2005 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Gag HalfruntUncredited
Bewitched Ritchie
Shopgirl JeremyNominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
2006 Marie Antoinette King Louis XVI
2007 Hotel Chevalier Jack WhitmanShort film
The Darjeeling Limited Jack WhitmanAlso co-writer (with Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola)
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Ringo Starr Uncredited
2009 Funny People Mark Taylor Jackson
The Marc Pease Experience Marc Pease
Fantastic Mr. Fox Ash Fox (voice)
2010 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Gideon Graves
Scott Pilgrim vs. the Animation Simon Lee (voice)Short film
2011 Fight For Your Right Revisited Vincent van Gogh
2012 Moonrise Kingdom Cousin Ben
Cousin Ben Troop Screening with Jason Schwartzman Cousin BenShort film
A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III Kirby Star
2013 Castello Cavalcanti Jed CavalcantiShort film
Saving Mr. Banks Richard M. Sherman
2014 Listen Up Philip Philip Lewis Friedman
The Grand Budapest Hotel M. Jean
Big Eyes Ruben
2015 The Overnight Kurt
7 Chinese Brothers Larry
A Very Murray Christmas Elliott
2016 Dreamland Peter
My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea Dash (voice)
2017 The Polka King Mickey Pizzazz
Golden Exits Buddy
2018 Isle of Dogs Co-writer (story only, with Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola, and Kunichi Nomura)
2019 Wine Country Devon
Between Two Ferns: The Movie Himself
Klaus Jesper (voice)
2020 Mainstream Mark Schwartz
2021 The Sparks Brothers HimselfDocumentary
The French Dispatch Hermes JonesAlso co-writer (story only, with Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola and Hugo Guinness)
Sing 2 Additional voices
2022There ThereUnnamed
2023 Asteroid City Augie Steenbeck / Jones Hall
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Johnathon Ohnn / The Spot (voice)
Quiz Lady Ron Heacock
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes Lucretius "Lucky" Flickerman
2024 Between the Temples Ben GottliebAlso executive producer [14]
TBA Megalopolis Post-production
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse Johnathon Ohnn / The Spot (voice)In production
Queer Post-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch HimselfEpisode: "And the Sabrina Goes to..."
2000 Freaks and Geeks Howie GelfandEpisode: "Carded and Discarded"
Get Real HimselfEpisode: "Falling From Grace"
2004 Cracking Up Ben Baxter7 episodes
2005 The X's Brandon (voice)Episode: "Secret Agent Manual / The Spy Who Liked Me"
2009–2011 Bored to Death Jonathan Ames24 episodes
2011 Sesame Street Himself1 episode
2013 Parks and Recreation Dennis Lerpiss2 episodes
Out There Benjamin Brent / Cedric (voices)
Drunk History Ralph Nader Episode: "Detroit"
Key & Peele HimselfEpisode: "Boarding Order"
Comedy Bang! Bang! HimselfEpisode: "Jason Schwartzman Wears a Striped Shirt & High Top Sneakers"
Ghost Ghirls Brad HolmesEpisode: "Comedy of Terrors"
2014–2016 Mozart in the Jungle Bradford Sharp8 episodes; also writer and producer
2014 Tim & Eric's Bedtime Stories Jason SchwartzmanEpisode: "The Endorsement"
2015 Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp Greg7 episodes
2015–2016 Blunt Talk Duncan Adler7 episodes
2017 Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later Greg4 episodes
2017–2018 Neo Yokio Arcangelo Corelli (voice)7 episodes
2020 Medical Police The Goldfinch4 episodes
Fargo Josto Fadda10 episodes
2021–2022 Duncanville Uncle Sam (voice)2 episodes
2022 The Righteous Gemstones Thaniel Block3 episodes
I Love That for You Ethan2 episodes
2023 Digman! Roberto (voice)Episode: "Et Tu"
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson Man at PartyEpisode: "DON'T JUST SAY 'RELAX,' ACTUALLY RELAX"
Ten Year Old Tom (voice)Episode: "The Henderson Consulting Squirrels/Rick's Boat"
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Gideon Graves / Gordon Goose (voice)6 episodes [15]
Fargo Narrator (voice)
Episode: "The Tiger"

Video games

YearTitleRole
2021 The Artful Escape Zomm/Terminal (voice)

Composer

YearTitleNotes
2002 Orange County Song: "California"
Smallville Song: "Lonely Day"
Slackers Songs: "Oh Angela" and "Ethan's Song"
2004 Cracking Up Theme music
2006 The O.C. Song: "California"
2008 Cloverfield Song: "West Coast"
2009 Bored to Death Theme music
Funny People Soundtrack
2012Here (short film)Co-composer, with Woody Jackson [16] [17]
Goats
LOL Song: "Microphone"
2013 Palo Alto Song: "Is This Sound Okay?"

Discography

Studio albums

DetailsPeak chart positions
US Heat [18] US Indie [18]
Nighttiming
  • Released: March 20, 2007
  • Label: Young Baby Records
Davy
  • Released: January 20, 2009
  • Label: Young Baby Records
1036
Goats Original Soundtrack
  • Released: August 7, 2012
  • Label: Young Baby Records

Singles

Other appearances

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