Jason Schwartzman
Jason Schwartzman
Birth name	Jason Francesco Schwartzman
Born	June 26, 1980 (1980-06-26) (age 27) Los Angeles, California

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Biography

Early life

Schwartzman was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of actress Talia Shire (née Coppola) and the late producer Jack Schwartzman. Many other members of Schwartzman's family are involved in film; he is the nephew of Francis Ford Coppola, cousin of Nicolas Cage, Sofia Coppola, Roman Coppola and Christopher Coppola, and grandson of Italia Coppola (née Pennino) and Carmine Coppola. His brother is actor/musician Robert Carmine (vocalist for the band Rooney), and his half-brother is cinematographer John Schwartzman. Schwartzman is of Italian descent on his mother's side and Jewish descent on his father's.^[1] Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... Talia Shire (born April 25, 1946), is an Academy Award-nominated American actress. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Jack Schwartzman (July 22, 1932, New York City, New York - June 15, 1994, Los Angeles, California) was a producer and husband of actress Talia Shire. ... Francis Ford Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is a five-time Academy Award winning American film director, producer, and screenwriter. ... Nicolas Cage (born January 7, 1964) is an Academy Award-winning American actor. ... Sofia Carmina Coppola (born May 14, 1971) is an American film director, actress, producer and Academy Award-winning screenwriter. ... Roman Coppola is an American film director and music video director. ... Christopher Coppola is a Los Angeles based film director. ... Italia Pennino Coppola (December 12, 1912-January 20, 2004) is most famous as the matriarch of the Coppola family. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Carmine Coppola Carmine Coppola (born June 11, 1910 in New York City, died April 26, 1991 in Northridge, CA) was a composer, editor, musical director, and songwriter. ... Robert Carmine (born Robert Schwartzman on December 24, 1982) is the lead singer of the rock band Rooney. ... Rooney is a five-piece rock band from Los Angeles signed to Geffen Records. ... John Schwartzman (born October 18, 1960 in Los Angeles, California) is an American cinematographer for numerous films. ... For other uses, see Jew (disambiguation). ...

Career

Schwartzman is known for his role in the films Rushmore,Shopgirl I ♥ Huckabees, and Slackers. Prior to acting, he was the drummer for the band Phantom Planet (best known for their hit single "California," the theme song for The O.C.). Despite leaving the band for an acting career, he still composes music for some films. 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 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. Rushmore is a 1998 movie directed by Wes Anderson. ... I ♥ Huckabees is a film released in 2004. ... Slackers is a 2002 movie starring Devon Sawa, Jaime King, and Jason Schwartzman. ... For the Danny Phantom episode, see List of Danny Phantom episodes Phantom Planet is an alternative rock band from Southern California. ... California is a song from Phantom Planets 2002 album, The Guest (album). ... The O.C. is an American teen drama television series that originally aired on FOX in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 22, 2007, running a total of four seasons. ... Single cover Its All About The Benjamins is best known as the fourth single released from the Puff Daddy album No Way Out. ... Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969 aka P. Diddy, Puff Daddy, Sean Puffy Combs) is an American record producer and CEO and founder of Bad Boy Entertainment, one of the driving forces in hip hop in the mid to late 1990s. ... Benjamin Michael Lee (born September 11, 1978 in Sydney, Australia) is a ARIA Award winning Jewish Australian musician and actor. ... Awake Is The New Sleep is the fifth album by Australian musician Ben Lee, released in 2005. ... Marie-Antoinette is a 2006 film written and directed by Sofia Coppola about the life of Marie Antoinette, the Austrian princess who married into the French royal family in 1770, only to be imprisoned and beheaded when the monarchy was overthrown by a revolution twenty years later. ... Sofia Carmina Coppola (born May 14, 1971) is an American film director, actress, producer and Academy Award-winning screenwriter. ... Louis XVI, born Louis-Auguste de France (23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793) ruled as King of France and Navarre from 1774 until 1791, and then as King of the French from 1791 to 1792. ... Kirsten[1] Caroline Dunst (born April 30, 1982) is an American actress, known for her roles in Interview with the Vampire (for which she received a Golden Globe nomination), The Virgin Suicides, Marie Antoinette, and Bring It On, as well as for her portrayal of Mary Jane Watson in the...

In 2007, he created the pop/rock solo act Coconut Records. The first CD was released on iTunes on March 20, 2007. Songs include "West Coast," "Nighttiming," and "This Old Machine." Coconut Records is the name of Jason Schwartzmans band based in Los Angeles, California. ...

Filmography

Actor

• Rushmore (1998)
• Freaks and Geeks, Episode 7: "Carded and Discarded" (2000) (TV series)
• CQ (2001)
• Slackers (2002)
• S1m0ne (2002)
• Spun (2002)
• Cracking Up (2004) (TV series)
• I ♥ Huckabees (2004)
• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) (uncredited)
• Bewitched (2005)
• Shopgirl (2005)
• Marie-Antoinette (2006)
• Hotel Chevalier (2007)
• The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
• Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)

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Composer

• Orange County (2002) & The O.C. (2003) (Phantom Planet song "California")
• Slackers (2002) (song "Little Locked Room" & "Lonely Day")
• The O.C. (2007) (song "The West Coast")

Orange County is an American movie released in 2002. ... The O.C. is an American teen drama television series that originally aired on FOX in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 22, 2007, running a total of four seasons. ... Slackers is a 2002 movie starring Devon Sawa, Jaime King, and Jason Schwartzman. ... The O.C. is an American teen drama television series that originally aired on FOX in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 22, 2007, running a total of four seasons. ...

Writer

• The Darjeeling Limited

The Darjeeling Limited is the fifth feature film by director Wes Anderson. ...

Awards

Schwartzman won the following awards:

• the 1999 Lone Star Film & Television Award for Best Actor (for Rushmore)
• the 1999 YoungStar Award for Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Comedy Film (for Rushmore)

He was also nominated for the following:

• the 1999 Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Actor (for Rushmore)

See also

• Coppola family tree

The Coppola family consists of several famous filmmakers, musicians and actors who are descendants of Italian-American immigrants. ...

References

External links

• Jason Schwartzman at the Internet Movie Database