Jason Beghe Biography

Fast Facts

• Earned his degree from Pomona College in Claremont, Calif․, in 1982
• Befriended actor David Duchovny when they were children and worked with him as a bartender for a time
• Did modeling work in Europe before making his feature film debut in "Compromising Positions․"
• Quote: "Scientology delivers what it promises under the guise of tearing away falsity, neuroses, psychoses․ It creates a brainwashed, robotic version of you․ It's a 'Matrix' of you, so you're communicating with people all the time using Scientology․ So we're seeing you 'via' Scientology․ And it creates an addiction, so you come back for more․"
• Critics praised his performance as a quadriplegic in George A․ Romero's "Monkey Shines: An Experiment in Fear," citing how he was able to give a convincing and powerful performance with only his face and voice
• Was the best man at David Duchovny and Téa Leoni's wedding
• Befriended John F․ Kennedy Jr․ at the Collegiate School and used to spend time with him outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art and in Central Park