Biography
Despite being a part of a Hollywood legacy, actor Jason Schwartzman squarely earned his own regard as an actor with his knack for thoughtful, melancholy characters with a dry sense of humor. His unique screen presence was apparent from his debut as an oddly adult prep school student in Wes Anderson's "Rushmore" (1998). After the release of that critical darling, he would reteam with the hit-and-miss director to co-script the less popular "The …
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Career Milestones
| Auditioned for the role of Tom Hanks' matchmaking son in "Sleepless In Seattle"; did not get the part | ||
1992 | Worked as a production intern in "Bed & Breakfast," produced by his father and starred his mother | |
1994 | At age 14, formed band Phantom Planet | |
1997 | Appeared in the music video for the rock remix of "It's All About the Benjamins" by Puff Daddy | |
1998 | Made film acting debut in leading role of Max Fischer in Wes Anderson's quirky comedy "Rushmore" | |
1998 | Phantom Planet appeared as guests on an episode of the ABC sitcom "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" | |
2001 | Appeared in Roman Coppola's feature directing debut "CQ"; film screened out of competition at Cannes | |
2002 | Co-starred in the comedy film "Slackers" | |
2003 | Co-starred in Joe Pantoliano's directorial debut "Just Like Mona" | |
2004 | Joined Dustin Hoffman and Lily Tomlin in David O. Russell's "I Heart Huckabee's" | |
2004 | Starred on the short-lived Fox comedy "Cracking Up" | |
2005 | Cast opposite Will Ferrell and Nicole Kidman in the big screen adaptation of "Bewitched" | |
2005 | Co-starred as struggling musician Jeremy in "Shopgirl" opposite Claire Danes and Steve Martin; adapted by Martin from his novella | |
2006 | Formed the band Coconut Records | |
2006 | Portrayed Louis XVI opposite Kirsten Dunst in Sofia Coppola's "Marie Antoinette" | |
2007 | Co-starred with Natalie Portman in "The Darjeeling Limited" short prologue "Hotel Chevalier" | |
2007 | Re-teamed with director Wes Anderson in "The Darjeeling Limited"; also co-wrote with Anderson | |
2009 | Cast as writer Jonathan Ames, who moonlights as a private detective on the HBO drama series "Bored to Death" | |
2009 | Played egotistical actor Mark Taylor Jackson in Judd Apatow's "Funny People" | |
2009 | Voiced Mr. Fox's (George Clooney) son in Wes Anderson's animated adaptation of the Roald Dahl book, "Fantastic Mr. Fox" | |
2010 | Co-starred opposite Michael Cera in the comic book adaptation "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World" | |
2012 | Once again directed by Wes Anderson in the romantic adventure "Moonrise Kingdom" | |