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Jason Biggs Biography

Birth Name:Jason Matthew Biggs

Birth Place:Pompton Plains, New Jersey, United States

Profession Actor, Producer, Director

Fast Facts

  • Along with such Hollywood peers as Seth Green and Lucy Punch, he has participated in The 24 Hour Plays, a unique stage production event presented by Montblanc and the Urban Arts Partnership to raise more than $2 million for schools
  • Won the 2005 Best Actor award at the Taormina International Film Festival for his work in "Guy X․"
  • Acting since the age of 5, he studied at New York University for a year before leaving the school to continue a professional acting career
  • Debuted on Broadway at the age of 13, starring onstage with Judd Hirsch in the acclaimed "Conversations with My Father․"
  • His acting career began with a role on the soap opear "As the World Turns," for which he garnered a Daytime Emmy award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series
  • Is often cast as a Jewish character, even though he is not Jewish himself
  • Frequently portrays characters who are the love interest of older women
  • An outdoorsman, he like to spend time snowboarding and mountain biking
  • Before earning his big career break, he worked at a GAP Kids at the Garden State Mall in New Jersey
  • Most commonly recognized as the lead character of the "American Pie" films, a notoriety he himself lampooned in a scene from "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" where he attempts to be recognized for his acts in the infamous pie scene

Awards

  • 1995Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Younger Leading Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 1995Soap Opera Digest Award-Outstanding Male Newcomer: nominated
  • 2000Blockbuster Entertainment Award-Favorite Actor - Newcomer (Internet Only): nominated
  • 2000MTV Movie Award-Best Comedic Performance: nominated
  • 2000MTV Movie Award-Breakthrough Male Performance: nominated
  • 2000Teen Choice Award-Film - Choice Actor: nominated
  • 2000Teen Choice Award-Film - Choice Chemistry: nominated
  • 2000Teen Choice Award-Film - Wipeout Scene of the Summer: nominated
  • 2000Young Hollywood Award-Best Ensemble Cast: winner
  • 2002MTV Movie Award-Best Kiss: winner
  • 2002MTV Movie Award-Best Line: nominated
  • 2002Teen Choice Award-Film - Choice Actor, Comedy: nominated
  • 2004Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Liplock: nominated
  • 2004Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Hissy Fit: nominated
  • 2005Best Actor-: winner
  • 2012Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Actor: Comedy: nominated
  • 2013BTVA Television Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in a New Television Series: nominated
  • 2014BTVA Television Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series - Action/Drama: nominated
  • 2015Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: winner
  • 2020Festival Prize-Best Actor: winner
  • 2020Jury Prize-Best Actor: winner
  • 2020Jury Prize-Best Actor: winner