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Jason Schwartzman
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An exceptional young player from a family of Hollywood royalty, Jason Schwartzman wasn't looking for an acting career. Yet as the star of Wes Anderson's droll comedy "Rushmore" (1998), he proved not only a capable performer, but a powerful screen presence with a promising future. As enterprising love-struck Max Fischer, the diminutive (5'5"), dark-haired Schwartzman (who possessed expressive eyes, thick brows and a generally snarky demeanor) delivered a sensitive, engaging and remarkably funny debut performance. Given the daunting task of making his film debut in a starring role, the actor's performance perfectly complemented costar and comedy legend Bill Murray as Max's best friend and chief rival for the affections of Rushmore Academy's first grade teacher, the luminous young widow Miss Cross (Olivia Williams). Schwartzman proved a natural, with impeccable comic timing and deadpan dry delivery, firmly establishing him as a bona fide talent right out of the gate.
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Jason Schwartzman is Talia Shire's son, Francis Ford Coppola's nephew, and Nicolas Cage and Sofia Coppola's cousin. Yet while the rest of the Coppola family seems very focused and serious, Schwartzman comes across as something of a loon.
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Open and generous, Jason Schwartzman enjoys a wide circle of friends and acquaintances and he thrives on sociability and fellowship. He is adventurous, playful, freedom loving, and always ready for a good time. Schwartzman rarely allows obstacles or difficulties to keep him down, for no matter how bleak the past or present, Jason always expects a better, brighter future. In fact, he is uncomfortable with his own or other people's problems and emotional pain. Jason Schwartzman often tries to "cheer up" or offer philosophical advice to those who are hurting, but he unwittingly avoids or ignores the emotions involved.
- Former Phantom Planet drummer and acting whirlwind Jason Schwartzman has released a new solo record called Nighttiming. The first single, “West Coast,” is beautiful. So is the video, which stars skate legend Mark Gonzales. Only problem is that the footage wasn’t exactly Schwartzman’s to use. Ooops.
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Jason Schwartzman tends to be attracted to people who are not quite what they seem. Gullible, romantic and rather easily seduced, Jason frequently falls in love with an image in his own mind, which he then projects onto the object of his affections, only to discover later that this person never really had the lovely qualities he endowed her with. Jason Schwartzman ... confuses love relationships with pity, sacrifice, or misplaced notions of "selfishness", thereby setting himself up to be taken advantage of. He is capable of great devotion to a spiritual cause, for he is actually seeking some sort of transcendent or mystical experience through love.
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