Jason Statham's Lifestyle 2024, Wife, Kids, Family, Net worth, House, Affairs, Facts & Biography

[Music] Jason Statham was born on July 26th 1967 in shybrook Derbyshire he is an English actor and martial artist he is known for portraying characters in various action thriller films who are typically tough gritty or violent he is the son of dancer Eileen n Yates and Street seller Barry Statham his father also worked odd jobs as a house painter coal miner and singer in the Canary Islands Statham moved to Great Yarmouth norfol where he initially chose not to follow his father's career working the local market stalls instead practicing martial arts about Jason Statham's early life he grew up with football player Vinnie Jones alongside whom he would later act Jones introduced him to football and Statham went on to play for the local grammar school 1978 to 1983 which he had attended since age 11 a passion that he shared with diving he practiced daily in perfecting his diving techniques and was a member of Britain's National swimming squad for 12 years he competed for England at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in the 10 meter 3 meter and 1 meter competitions he said in a 2003 interview with IGN that his time with the national squad was a great experience and one that teaches you discipline focus and certainly keeps you out of trouble Statham's life in the media began when he was spotted by the agency Sports promotion specializing in sports Sports modeling while he was training at London's Crystal Palace National Sports Center he was also signed by Tommy Hilfiger Griffin and Levis for various modeling contracts during their 1996 spring summer collections in 1997 he became a model for the clothing brand French Connection a spokesperson for the High Street clothing chain said we chose Jason because we wanted our model to look like a normal guy his look is just right for now very masculine and not too male mody however he was still forced to follow in his Father's Footsteps as a street seller to make ends meat stating that he sold fake perfume and jewelry on street corners he made small appearances in a few music videos including coming on by the shaman in 1993 run to the Sun by eraser in 1994 and Dream a Little Dream of Me by the beautiful South in 1995 about Jason Statham's career while working as a model for French Connection he was introduced to fledgling British director guy Richie who was developing a film project and needed to fill the role of a StreetWise con artist after learning about Statham's past as a black market salesman Richie cast him to play the role of bacon in his 1998 crime comedy thriller Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels the movie was well received by both critics and audiences and helped put Statham in the public eye for his role in the film he was paid UK 5,000 Statham's second collaboration with Richie came in the 2000 film snatch playing the role of Turkish cast alongside popular actors Brad Pit Dennis finina and bonio Del Toro the movie earned more than $80 million in box office revenue for his role in Snatch he was paid UK 15,000 three times the amount of his first film Statham was able to break into Hollywood and appeared in two movies in 2001 the science fiction action horror film ghosts of Mars and the science fiction martial arts action film The One Statham was offered More film roles and in 2002 he was cast as the lead role of driver Frank Martin in the action movie The Transporter written by Luke Besson he has studied Wing Chun karate and kickboxing the film spawned two sequels Transporter 2 2005 and Transporter 3 2008 he also played supporting roles in Mean Machine 2002 The Italian Job 2003 and cellular 2004 in which he played the lead villain in 2005 Statham was once again cast by Richie to star in his new project revolver which was a critical and box office failure he played a dramatic role in the independent film London in 2006 that same year he played the lead role in the action film crank Statham was asked to promote crank during the 2006 San Diego ComiCon convention in 2008 Statham starred in the British crime Thriller the bank job and Death Race a remake of Death Race 2000 1975 American film critic Armen white hailed Statham's Ascension as an action film star on the occasion of Death Race White Champion stam's best track record of any cont temporary movie star later in 2008 white praised stam's Transporter 3 as a great example of kinetic pop art Chris hood of Empire magazine noted the film as a DA drab aair but credited the film with establishing Statham as a new action hero as at ease with Gruff onliners as he was with Jackie chanes high kicking in 2009 Statham started to develop a new movie written by David peoples and Janet peoples Stam stated we've got a movie We're trying to do written by David peoples and Janet peoples in the vein of an old film The Treasure of the Sierra Madre it's not a remake or anything but it's a little bit like that about relationships and how greed contaminates the relationships these three people have the working title is the Grabbers he reprised his role of Chev keos in the 2009 sequel crank High Voltage in 2010 Statham appeared alongside fellow action Stars Sylvester Stallone jet Ley Dolph lungren and Mickey roor among others in The Ensemble action film The Expendables Stam plays Lee Christmas a former SAS Soldier and expert at Close Quarters combat using knives the film was commercially successful opening at number one at the box office in the United States the United Kingdom China and India and grossed a total of 274 million worldwide about Jason Statham's commercial expansion 2011 to 2015 in his first film of 2011 Statham starred in the remake of the 1972 Charles Bronson film The Mechanic as Arthur Bishop a theatrical trailer depicting Statham's character shooting a man's head off was banned from circulation by the advertising standards Authority for showing excessive violence his role in the mechanic was positively reviewed by the critics both in the United States and the United Kingdom the guardian praised his performance as possessing a now customary efficiency in attaining an entertaining Hitman Thriller the New York Times noted Statham as Sleek as a bullet and the film a more powerful recharge of the original UK newspaper the Daily Telegraph hailed Stam as England's best export to action movies in just about forever a business-like brute with gentlemanly soul he returned to British film by starring in the police drama Blitz as detective sergeant Tom Brandt the film received mixed reviews with Kath clake of the Guardian reviewing it as not half bad and oddly entertaining he was then cast in the action film Killer Elite the film was based on real events which were the subject of Sir renol Fine's novel the feather men Statham played an assassin named Dany who comes out of retirement to save an old friend played by Robert dairo the film gross returned a negative budget and was panned by the critics in August 2011 he began filming Parker for director Taylor hackford the film was released in January 2013 STM played Parker the criminal anti-hero previously played by Mel Gibson in 1999's payback and by Lee Marvin in 1967's point blank though their characters were given different surnames a o Scott of the New York Times said of the ACT in the film Statham who seems to be made entirely of muscle and scar tissue is comfortable with his limitations as an actor his Parker in any case is more of an axiom than a fully rounded human being a 2012 BBC news report estimated that his 10-year film career to date 2002 to 2012 yielded over $1 billion in the box office making him one of the industry's most bankable stars he was signed on to reprise his role as Lee Christmas in The Expendables 2 in 2012 in 2013 Statham had a cameo appearance at the end of Fast and Furious 6 as the brother of the film's antagonist Owen Shaw Luke Evans he reped the character this time as the main antagonist in Furious 7 which was released in April 2015 he also starred opposite James Franco in the Thriller Homefront written by Sylvester Stallone and headlined the British Thriller hummingbird the latter film was praised by critics for pushing Statham's acting abilities to new heights his attempt to develop his brand by trying more adventurous Parts noted by the Guardians Mark cmode broadened he his dramatic pallet Statham made a cameo in the 2014 music video summer of Calvin Harris as one of the car racers in 2014 he returned as Lee Christmas in The Expendables 3 although critically panned the film would go on to gross $215 million against a $90 million budget in 2015 he starred in the action comedy spy alongside Melissa McCarthy Jude Law and Rose burn the film a commercial success was particularly praised for showcasing Statham's comedic side in contrast to his more serious roles according to an article by Empire magazine a spy 2 was development in late 2015 with more screen time dedicated for Statham's character Rick Ford he was nominated for the critic's Choice Award for best actor in a comedy for his role in spy Statham was offered a three-film contract to reboot the transporter Series in late 2015 but turned it down because he was not given the script before the signing date and unhappy with its compensation package according to an article by the guardian Statham expressed interest in playing James Bond in the upcoming Spectre film its author Steve Rose noted that there was no doubt Statham can walk the bond walk and talking his talk can hardly be an issue with a character whose accent has fluctuated between sha Connor's Scottish brogue and Timothy Dalton's Welsh after the interview there were multiple calls from critics and the public to instate him as James Bond in a future film about Jason stam's continued success 2016 present the sequel to his 2011 film The Mechanic was scheduled for production in late 2016 and announced to open as mechanic Resurrection the film went on to become highly commercially successfully in International Film markets grossing $19.4 million worldwide according to Forbes the film was stam's seventh biggest earner and most commercially successful solo film Venture of his career in February 2017 he starred along side galgadot in a 30second Super Bowl advertisement for wix.com during Super Bowl 51 CET reported that the advertisement reached 22 million user Impressions Statham was asked to rejoin the Fast and Furious franchise once more in 2016 the uing film The Fate of the Furious was released in April 2017 to Commercial Success while the film overall received mixed reviews Statham was praised for his comedic timing and on-screen chemistry with contemporaries the film went on to be the the third highest grossing film of 2017 and the 12th highest grossing film of all time spy 2 was confirmed on February 15th 2018 but later in 2018 fig explained that although a sequel to spy could still happen there hasn't been any interest from the studio in the project Statham played the lead former Naval Captain Jonas Taylor in the 2018 action horror film The Meg which was released on August 10th the film would go on to gross $527 million worldwide wide becoming the highest grossing us Chinese co-production of all time in 2019 Statham reprised his role as Deckard Shaw again in Fast and Furious presence Hobbs and Shaw a spin-off of The Fast and Furious franchise focusing on his and Dwayne Johnson's characters the film grossed $758 million worldwide becoming the 10th highest grossing film of 2019 and received generally positive reviews from critics with praise for Statham's performance about Jason Statham's personal life life Statham has been in a relationship with model Rosie Huntington Whitley since 2010 the couple announced their engagement in January 2016 their son was born in June 2017 their daughter was born on February 2nd 2022 they reside in Beverly Hills California Stam enjoys wakeboarding jet skiing wind surfing and rock climbing while filming on location in Varna Bulgaria for The Expendables 3 he drove a truck off the road into the Black Sea du to malfunction ing breaks in a 2013 interview with Vanity Fair he advocated for stunt performers to be given their own Academy Award category all of the stunt men these are the unsung heroes they really are nobody is giving them any credibility they're risking their necks and then you've got Pony actors pretending like they're doing the stunts in 2014 Statham was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame about Jason Statham's philanthropic work Jason Stam known for his action film roles is deeply involved in philanthropy he supports cancer research and Children's Charities aiding underprivileged and Ill kids Stam also advocates for Environmental Conservation promoting Marine protection and pollution reduction leveraging his Sports background he encourages youth Fitness and discipline through Sports programs he participates in charity auctions and events and his endorsements boost charitable campaigns additionally he makes private donations to various causes reflecting his commitment to giving back and making a positive impact Beyond his acting career about Jason Statham's house Jason Statham The renowned British action star owns a luxurious and stylish House in Beverly Hills California the modern architectural design emphasizes Open Spaces clean lines and seamless indooroutdoor living inside the house features spacious living areas with high ceilings and large Windows a state-of-the-art kitchen multiple bedrooms with n Suite bathrooms and a luxurious Master Suite the home also includes a fully equipped gym an entertainment room and a sophisticated wine seller outside the property boasts a stunning swimming pool landscaped Gardens and comfortable outdoor lounge areas adorned with personal memorabilia from his career stam's home offers A Perfect Blend of comfort luxury and personal touches reflecting his sophisticated lifestyle that's all we have for today thanks for watching our video please like comment share 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