This Chicago native was just a teen when he broke into showbiz as a movie extra. Boyishly appealing and extremely determined, he quickly graduated to speaking roles, beginning with the soppy 1985 comedy
Heavenly Kid. For the rest of the decade he languished as a B-movie lead (
Iron Eagles I and II, the embarrassing capoeira movie
Rooftops), although he occasionally landed smaller roles in A-list projects (
Born on the Fourth of July). In the '90s he turned to the small screen, where his ruggedly handsome, working-class looks usually got him typecast as a cop or a criminal. Aside from his critically acclaimed, one-season stint as a troubled star on
Murder One, he had more flops (
Class of '96,
EZ Street,
Boomtown,
Falcone, which he also produced) than Ted McGinley. Undaunted, Gedrick kept at it, joining the cast of the ensemble drama
Windfall in 2006.
Jason Gedrick Fast Facts:- Parents divorced when he was young; raised by his mother in Chicago, while his older brother and sister lived with their father.
- Auditioned six times for the role of a young pilot in 1986's Iron Eagle before landing the part.
- Made his Broadway debut in 1989 opposite Helen Hunt, replacing Eric Stoltz in a revival of Our Town.
- Suffers from dyslexia.
- Jason Gedrick Relationships:
- Dana - Ex-wife
- Dawne Gedrick - Sister
- Garrett Reed Gedrick - Son
- Jian Gedrick - Son
- Joel Gedrick - Brother
- Ty Gedrick - Son
- College:
- Attended Drake University, Des Moines, IA
