Biography of Jason Patric

Jason Patric is a famous American film, stage and television actor who played Officer Alex Shaw in the film ‘Speed 2: Cruise Control and also Michael in ‘The Lost Boys’. He was born on June 17, 1966 in Queens, New York. The acting profession runs in families, including his grandfather, legendary actor Jackie Gleason, his father, who is an actor and playwright, and his mother, Linda Miller, who is also an actress.

Growing up in Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, he attended Catholic schools such as Cavallini High School and Don Bosco High School for Salesian Roman Catholic boys. While in California, he attended Santa Monica Catholic High School and also attended high school productions of Dracula and Fat. Even at a young age, he was always interested in working in show business and being a successful actor.

After graduating, he began his lifelong dream of being an actor. At the starting point of his career, he was cast in the television drama Tough love with Bruce Dern, in the same year, he was cast in Solarbabies with many of Hollywood’s top actors, including Jami Gertz, Lukas Haas, Adrian Pasdar and James LeGros. In 1993 he made a film called Geronimo: An American Legend with Robert Duvall and Gene Hackman. It was in 2002 that his acting career took a different path when he was cast as an undercover narcotics officer in the film Narc.

His performance in Narc was highly regarded by collecting excellent reviews from both critics and audiences. His next big adventure was Broadway as Brick in a revival of Tennessee Williams Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, along with Ashley Judd, Margo Martindale and Ned Beauty. He also appeared in his father played. The play was a huge success and also won the Tony Prize and the Pulitzer Prize.

Heading towards her personal life, she had an affair with her Denial co-star Robin Wright. The relationship ended very soon and he became romantically involved with Julia Roberts days after she canceled their wedding. Later, Patric dated Danielle Schreiber. They had an on-and-off relationship for nearly 10 years. They never married but had a child through in vitro fertilization during the relationship. Patric then fought for his son’s parental rights. He influenced the California legislature to grant parental rights to sperm donors.

Patric is a very humble person. He is very friendly with all his co-actors. His hobbies are watching movies and listening to songs. He is a very handsome actor with a height of 5 feet 11 inches. Although its weight is not mentioned, it looks great on the screen. This American actor is earning an incredible salary through his films with a net worth of $3 million dollars.