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Jason Statham
Jason Statham born on September 12th, 1972 in Sydenham, London is a wonderful English actor who is known for his macho roles in movies.
Jason Statham's father was a lounge singer, dancer and dress-maker. Jason Statham developed interest in sports, especially in diving. With a single-minded devotion he pursued his passion for sports and became one of the best diver in UK, who ranked 12th in the World Championships in 1992. Jason Statham was also a member of Britain's National Diving Squad for twelve years. Besides diving, Jason Statham is also an expert kick boxer, who specialized in mixed martial arts.
Jason Statham, who became a popular sports personality in Britain, soon landed a modeling assignment for clothing brand French Connection where he met the then-budding British director Guy Ritchie. Guy Ritchie at that time was looking for an actor to play the tough conman in his movie. As Jason Statham's profile fitted the bill, he was taken into the movie called "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" in 1998. The rest, as they say, is history. The movie was a big hit and Jason Statham, the macho actor has arrived with a bang. His second movie "Snatch" became a major blockbuster hit and gave him a breakthrough in Hollywood.
Jason Statham's other successful movies include "The Transporter", "The Italian Job", Jason Statham "Cellular", "Crank" and several other movies. In "The Transporter" did his own stunts including fight scenes, scuba diving and car chase sequences. Jason Statham is also starring in five of his upcoming movies.
Jason Statham has had romantic relationship with English model and actress Kelly Brook for seven years until Kelly Brook began dating actor Billy Zane. In 2005, Jason Statham dated former Bardon singer, Sophie Monk.
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