Jason Priestley Biography

Fast Facts

• Was modeling and acting in commercials by age 5
• First major role was in 1989 as a regular on the short-lived sitcom Sister Kate; cast on Beverly Hills, 90210 shortly after that series was canceled
• A fan of Canadian rock group Barenaked Ladies, directed their music video "The Old Apartment" (1997) as well as the feature-length rockumentary Barenaked in America (1999)
• In 2001, set the Super Boat lap speed record of 147
• 4 mph at the New York Super Boat Grand Prix
• In 2003, crashed his race car into a wall at 182 mph during a practice run at Kentucky Speedway, suffering a fractured spine, broken nose and concussion, and spent three months in a hospital
• A native of Vancouver, British Columbia, became an American citizen in 2007
• Welcomed his second child, a son, with wife Naomi Lowde on July 9, 2009
• Co-owner of Black Hills Estate Winery, and co-host of the reality-lifestyle program Hollywood & Vines, about wine and the celebrities who love it