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He has appeared in 12 Walter Hill films.

Profiled in "Character Kings: Hollywood's Familiar Faces Discuss the Art & Business of Acting" by Scott Voisin. (2009)

Is frequently cast by director John Carpenter. Some of his more notable appearances in Carpenter films are Prince of Darkness (1987), They Live (1988), In the Mouth of Madness (1994), Village of the Damned (1995), Escape from L.A. (1996) and Ghosts of Mars (2001).

"The best things happen when you're dancing." He says this in The Christmas Card and three years later in Mending Fences.

In 1982, he appeared in two movies, 48 Hrs and Some Kind of Hero, where his characters badger comic icons Eddie Murphy and Richard Pryor in bar room scenes.

His daughter (from another relationship) is Robin Goldwasser; his son-in-law is John Flansburgh.

As of 2016, has appeared in two films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: सीबिस्किट (2003) and Milk (2008).

Jason played Orson Welles in a 2014 short film as a tribute to the director; the two had previously worked together on Welles' last project, The Other Side of the Wind, which was eventually completed and released in 2018.

Studied drama at Carnegie Mellon University.

He attended Newport Beach Elementary School, Horace Ensign Junior High and Newport Harbor High School.

After graduating, he attended Orange Coast College and studied drama at Carnegie Mellon University.