Jason Beghe
Birth Name:
Jason Deneen Beghe
Birth Place:
New York City, New York, United States
Profession
Actor, Producer
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