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Jason Priestley
Born	Jason Bradford Priestley August 28, 1969 (1969-08-28) (age 39) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Spouse(s)	Naomi Lowde-Priestley (May 14, 2005 - present) Ashlee Petersen (February 2, 1999 – January 2, 2000) (divorced)

Jason Bradford Priestley (born August 28, 1969) is a Canadian-born American actor and film director. He is best known as the virtuous Brandon Walsh on the television series Beverly Hills, 90210, a role which catapulted him to fame in the early 1990s.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life 1.2 Career 1.3 Personal life 2 Race car driving 3 Promotional activity for Barenaked Ladies 4 Filmography 5 Awards and nominations 6 References 7 External links

Biography

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Early life

Born Jason Bradford Priestley on August 28, 1969 in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Priestley became a naturalized American in 2007. ¹ He is a graduate of Argyle Secondary School in North Vancouver. He has a sister, Justine, and two step siblings, Karin and Kristi. He is of half-Irish and half-Scandinavian ancestry.

Career

In 1990, Priestley was chosen as Brandon Walsh on the hit series Beverly Hills, 90210. He also directed nineteen of the show's episodes. He remained on the show until 1998, when Brandon moved to Washington, DC. Brandon was the last Walsh to leave the show, however, Priestley would continue to serve as an executive producer until the show's cancellation in 2000.

Priestley joined the cast of Tru Calling as Jack Harper from 2004-2005. He was also a regular on the 2006 program Love Monkey. His television work also includes the 1989 series Sister Kate, the WB show What I Like About You, and a February 2006 appearance on Without a Trace. Priestley has also made several films, his most notable role perhaps being in 1997's Love and Death on Long Island, in which he played a teen idol struggling to be taken seriously as an actor. He directed the nineteenth episode in the final season of 7th Heaven. He also directed an episode of The Secret Life of the American Teenager "Slice of Life"and "Just Say No". They appeared on August 26, 2008 and September 9, 2008 on ABC Family.

On July 15, 2007 he returned to series television as one of the lead males in Lifetime Television's comedy-drama Side Order of Life.

On October 15, 2008 TV Guide announced that Priestley will make a guest appearance on NBC’s My Name Is Earl. Priestley will play Blake, Earl's better-looking and more successful cousin.²

On November 11, 2008, TV Guide reported that Priestley will direct a January episode of 90210 and will also direct five episodes of Secret Life.³

Personal life

Between 1992–1997, Priestley lived with actress Christine Elise, who had a recurring role on Beverly Hills, 90210. In 1999, he married make-up artist Ashlee Petersen, whom he met on the set of Beverly Hills, 90210. They divorced in 2000. In 2005, he married make-up artist Naomi Lowde.

On July 2, 2007, he became a father to daughter, Ava Veronica, with his wife Naomi. The baby weighed 7 lbs, 4 oz at birth.⁴

On July 9, 2007, he revealed on Late Night with Conan O'Brien that he had become an American citizen several weeks prior.

Priestley has a twin sister, Justine Priestley, who is also an actress. He tried to get her to audition for the role of Brenda Walsh on Beverly Hills 90210, and although this never came to pass she did appear in a couple of episodes on the 90210 spin-off show Melrose Place in 1996.

Race car driving

His hobbies include race car driving. He rallied a Toyota Celica All-trac ST185 in the SCCA Pro Rally Series. He has provided commentary and interviews of racers for ABC's television coverage of IndyCar racing. In 1999 he participated in the first Gumball 3000 rally, driving a Lotus Esprit V-8. On August 11, 2002, he was seriously injured during a practice run at the Kentucky Speedway when his Indy Pro Series car crashed into a wall at nearly 180 miles per hour. He made a quick and full recovery.

According to a January 2008 Associated Press article, it was announced that Priestley would become a joint owner in a new IndyCar Series team. The new team will be known as the Rubicon Race Team managed by co-owner Jim Freudenberg. They will initially enter a car in the Indianapolis 500 in May 2008. Car number 28 will be built by the Indianapolis-based Sam Schmidt Motorsports. The driver will be Max Papis. ⁵

In the article, Jason was interviewed and said, "I'm excited to be able to spend the month of May in Indy with my good friends and be a part of the greatest open wheel race," "It's been more than five years since my accident, and it's going to be so good to get to see everyone." ⁶

Promotional activity for Barenaked Ladies

Priestley is a big fan of the band Barenaked Ladies and went to many of their California concerts in the early to mid-1990s. He eventually met the band and in his desire to help them succeed, suggested that he direct the music video for "The Old Apartment", ⁷ and used his fame to persuade American stations to air it. He did just that, and also invited the band to play at the "Peach Pit After Dark" on an episode of 90210. ⁸ Lead singer, Ed Robertson, continues to cite him as being instrumental in their American success. His final notable contribution to the band came when he directed a feature-length documentary about the band's 1999 whirlwind of success entitled Barenaked in America, intending to capture on film the fun he had while riding around on the tour bus with the band. ⁹

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Other notes
1986	The Boy Who Could Fly	Gary
1988	Watchers	Boy on Bike
1989	Nowhere to Run	Howard
1993	Calendar Girl	Roy Darpinian
	Tombstone	Deputy Billy Breckinridge
1995	Coldblooded	Cosmo Reif
1997	Love and Death on Long Island	Ronnie Bostock
	Hacks	The Dude
1998	Conversations in Limbo
	The Thin Pink Line	Hunter Green
1999	Choose Life	DJ
	Dill Scallion	Jo Joe Hicks
	Standing on Fishes	Jason
	Eye of the Beholder	Gary
2000	Lion of Oz	Lion	Voice Role
	Herschel Hopper: New York Rabbit	Xavier	Voice Role
	The Highwayman	Breakfast
2001	Zigs	David
	The Fourth Angel	Davidson
2002	Darkness Falling	Michael Pacer
	Cherish	Andrew
	Cover Story	JC Peck
	Time of the Wolf	Mr. Nelson
	Fancy Dancing	Asa Gemmil
2003	Die, Mommie, Die!	Tony Parker
2004	Chicks with Sticks	Steve Cooper
	Going the Distance	Lenny Swackhammer
2006	Hot Tamale	Jude
	Made in Brooklyn	D.j.
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	Airwolf	Bobby	Episode: A Piece of Cake
	21 Jump Street	Tober Brian	Episode: Mean Streets and Pastel Houses Episode: Two for the Road
	Danger Bay	Derek	Episode: Deep Trouble
1988	MacGyver	Danny	Episode: Blood Brothers
1989	Teen Angel	Buzz Gunderson
	Quantum Leap	Pencil	Episode: Camikazi Kid
	Sister Kate	Todd Mahaffey
1990	Teen Angel Returns	Buzz Gunderson
1990–2000	Beverly Hills, 90210	Brandon Walsh	Main Role
1992	Saturday Night Live	Host	Episode: Jason Priestley/Teenage Fanclub
	Drexell's Class	Teen Priest	Episode: Cruisin'
	Eek! The Cat	Bo Diddly Squat	Voice Role
1994	Kings Island 20th Anniversary Special	Host	TV-Special
1995	Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story	Narrator	TV-Movie
	Biker Mice from Mars	Jack McCyber	Voice Role Episode: Virtual Unreality Episode: Hit the Road, Jack
1997	Vanishing Point	The Voice	FOX TV-Movie
	The Outer Limits	Anthony Szigetti	Episode: New Lease
1998	Superman: The Animated Series	Reep Daggle/Chameleon Boy	Voice Role Episode: New Kids in Town
2000	Common Ground	Billy	Showtime TV-Movie
	Homicide: The Movie	Det. Robert Hall	NBC TV-Movie
	The 11 O'Clock Show	Himself	Episode: 4.41
	Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye	Jarred	FOX TV-Movie
2001	Spin City	Scott	Episode: In the Company of Dudes
2002	Jeremiah	Michael	Episode: ...And the Ground, Sown with Salt
	Tom Stone	Doug	Episode: Little Bitty
	Warning: Parental Advisory	Charlie Burner	VH1 TV-Movie
	The True Meaning of Christmas Specials	Santa Dude	TV-Special
2003	8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter	Carter Tibbits	Episode: Every Picture Tells a Story
2004	Rides	Host	Documentary
	I Want to Marry Ryan Banks	Ryan Banks	ABC Family TV-Movie
	Sleep Murder	Peter Radwell	CTV TV-Movie
	Quintuplets	Steve Chase	Episode: Thanksgiving Day Charade
2004–2005	Tru Calling	Jack Harper
2005	Colditz	Flying Officer Rhett Barker	TV-Movie
	Murder at the Presidio	Tom	TV-Movie
	What I Like About You	Charlie	Episode: The Perfect Date Episode: Halloween
	Snow Wonder	Warren	CBS TV-Movie
2006	Hockeyville	Himself
	Love Monkey	Mike Freed
	Without a Trace	Allen Davis	Episode: Crossroads
	Above and Beyond	Sir Frederick Banting	CBC Miniseries
	Shades of Black: The Conrad Black Story	Jeff Riley	CTV TV-Movie
	Masters of Horror	Alan	Episode: The Screwfly Solution
2007	Subs	Mr. Clayton	FX TV-Pilot
	Luna: Spirit of the Whale	Ted Jeffries	TV-Movie
	Medium	Walter Paxton	Episode: Head Games Episode: Heads Will Roll Episode: Everything Comes to a Head
	Don't Cry Now	Nick	LMN TV-Movie
	Termination Point	Caleb Smith	TV-Movie
	Everest '82	John Lauchlan	Miniseries
	Side Order of Life	Ian Denison
2008	The Other Woman	Pete	TV-Movie

Awards and nominations

Gemini Awards

• 2003: Nominated, "Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program or Series" - The True Meaning of Christmas Specials (shared w/co-stars)

Golden Globe Awards

• 1993: Nominated, "Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series (Drama)" - Beverly Hills, 90210
• 1995: Nominated, "Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series (Drama)" - Beverly Hills, 90210

Young Artist Awards

• 1990: Nominated, "Best Young Actor Supporting Role in a Television Series" - Sister Kate

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Jason Priestley

• Jason Priestley at the Internet Movie Database
• Jason Priestley at TV.com
• Official Jason Priestley Website
• Jason Priestley Interview on The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos

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