Jason Schwartzman facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Jason Schwartzman
Schwartzman at the Berlinale 2024
Born	(1980-06-26) June 26, 1980 (age 44) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor musician
Years active	1998–present
Spouse(s)	Brady Cunningham ​ (m. 2009)​
Children	3
Parents	Jack Schwartzman (father) Talia Shire (mother)
Relatives	Robert Schwartzman (brother) John Schwartzman (half-brother) Carmine Coppola (grandfather) August Coppola (uncle) Francis Ford Coppola (uncle) Anton Coppola (great-uncle) Nicolas Cage (cousin) Sofia Coppola (cousin) Roman Coppola (cousin)
Musical career
Genres	Indie rock pop film score
Instruments	Vocals guitar keyboards drums
Years active	1994–present
Labels	Young Baby Coconut

Jason Schwartzman (born June 26, 1980) is an American actor and musician. Schwartzman made his film debut in Wes Anderson's 1998 film Rushmore, and has since appeared in six other Anderson films: The Darjeeling Limited (2007), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), Moonrise Kingdom (2012), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), The French Dispatch (2021), and Asteroid City (2023). He also has co-writing credit on The Darjeeling Limited.

He is known for his roles as Gideon Graves in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) and Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (2023), and the Spot, whom he voices in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) and the upcoming Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse. Schwartzman's other films include Spun (2003), I Heart Huckabees (2004), Marie Antoinette (2006), Funny People (2009), Saving Mr. Banks (2013), Big Eyes (2014), Klaus (2019), The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023), and Queer (2024). He starred in the television series Bored to Death (2009–2011) and appeared in the fourth season of the FX anthology series Fargo (2020). He was an executive producer on the Amazon Prime show Mozart in the Jungle (2014–18), a series in which he also acted.

Schwartzman has released three albums through his solo musical project, under the name of Coconut Records. He has also previously been drummer in the rock band Phantom Planet.

Early life

Jason Schwartzman was born in Los Angeles on June 26, 1980, the son of actress Talia Shire (née Coppola) and film producer Jack Schwartzman. His father is Jewish and his mother is Italian, with Schwartzman describing his ancestry as "half Polish Jewish and half Italian." His younger brother, Robert Schwartzman, is also an actor and musician. His paternal half-siblings are Stephanie and cinematographer John Schwartzman, while his maternal half-brother is Matthew Shire. As a member of the Coppola family, many of his relatives are also involved in the entertainment industry—he is the nephew of filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola and opera conductor Anton Coppola; the cousin of actor Nicolas Cage and filmmakers Sofia Coppola, Roman Coppola, Gia Coppola, and Christopher Coppola; and the grandson of Coppola family matriarch Italia Coppola (née Pennino) and composer Carmine Coppola. He attended Windward School in the Mar Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Career

Acting

Schwartzman began his acting career in 1998 when, at the age of 18, he starred in Wes Anderson's Rushmore. In 2000, he had a guest role in the short-lived series Freaks and Geeks. In 2001, he starred in CQ, a film by his cousin Roman Coppola. In 2002, he starred in the comedy film Slackers, and in 2003 headlined the drama Spun. He starred in I Heart Huckabees in 2004 and Shopgirl in 2005. He also appeared in various television shows, such as Cracking Up. In 2006, he starred as King Louis XVI in Marie Antoinette under the direction of his cousin Sofia Coppola.

Schwartzman made a cameo appearance as Ringo Starr in the biopic spoof Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. In 2009, he appeared as C-list television star Mark in Funny People. He also voiced Ash Fox in Wes Anderson's animated film Fantastic Mr. Fox, which he called "the best movie I've ever been a part of". He starred in the HBO show Bored to Death as a writer who moonlights as a private detective and puts himself up for hire on Craigslist. In 2009, he starred in The Marc Pease Experience. In 2010, he played Gideon Graves in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, the film adaptation of the comics by Bryan Lee O'Malley.

In 2011, Schwartzman made a cameo appearance as Vincent van Gogh in the Beastie Boys' short film Fight for Your Right Revisited. In 2013, he cameoed as himself in an episode of the television show Key & Peele. In 2014, he played himself in the Tim & Eric's Bedtime Stories episode "The Endorsement". In 2020, he starred as Italian crime boss Josto Fadda in the fourth season of the FX anthology series Fargo.

In 2023, Schwartzman played a leading role in Wes Anderson's Asteroid City.

Music

Prior to acting, Schwartzman was the drummer and a songwriter for the band Phantom Planet. He appeared in the music video for the rock remix of "It's All About the Benjamins" by Puff Daddy, and contributed to Ben Lee's 2005 album Awake Is the New Sleep. In 2007, he created the indie rock solo act Coconut Records. The first album, Nighttiming, was produced by Michael Einziger and features a cover photo by Roman Coppola. The album was first released on iTunes on March 20, 2007. It had musical contributions by members of Incubus, as well as appearances by actresses Zooey Deschanel and Kirsten Dunst and Schwartzman's brother Robert. His second album, Davy, was released on iTunes on January 20, 2009. Schwartzman also played the drums on Phoenix's rendition of The Beach Boys' song "Alone on Christmas Day" in 2015. The song was featured in Bill Murray's Netflix special A Very Murray Christmas.

Schwartzman's work has also been featured in many films and television programs. In 2009, he composed the theme song to his HBO series Bored to Death, in which he also starred, under his Coconut Records title. That same year, he contributed to the film score to the film Funny People with composer Michael Andrews. The original soundtrack is downloadable, as well as available in vinyl LP, on Coconut Records' official Cinder Block store. He has also written tracks for Smallville and Slackers. His song "Microphone" was featured in the 2012 coming-of-age comedy LOL.

Personal life

Schwartzman married his longtime girlfriend, Brady Cunningham, an art and design director, at their home in the San Fernando Valley on July 11, 2009. Their first child, a daughter, was born in December 2010. Their second daughter was born in June 2014. The pair also have a son.

In 2006, Schwartzman described himself as "basically a vegan". In 2009, he was named one of the "Top 10 Most Stylish Men in America" by GQ magazine. In 2011, he narrated a video called What to Eat: The Environmental Impacts of Our Food for Farm Sanctuary.

Filmography

Film

Key

Denotes works that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Rushmore	Max Fischer
2000	Mare Bonky	Enrique
2001	CQ	Felix DeMarco
	Odessa or Bust	The Young Man	Short film
	Julius And Friends: Hole In One	Julius (voice)
2002	Slackers	Ethan Dulles
	Spun	Ross
	Simone	Milton
2003	Julius And Friends: Yeti, Set, Go	Julius (voice)	Short film
2004	I Heart Huckabees	Albert Markovski
2005	The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy	Gag Halfrunt	Uncredited
	Bewitched	Ritchie
	Shopgirl	Jeremy	Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
2006	Marie Antoinette	King Louis XVI
2007	Hotel Chevalier	Jack Whitman	Short film
	The Darjeeling Limited	Jack Whitman	Also co-writer (with Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola)
	Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story	Ringo Starr	Uncredited
2009	Funny People	Mark Taylor Jackson
	The Marc Pease Experience	Marc Pease
	Fantastic Mr. Fox	Ash Fox (voice)
2010	Scott Pilgrim vs. the World	Gideon Graves
	Scott Pilgrim vs. the Animation	Simon Lee (voice)	Short film
2011	Fight For Your Right Revisited	Vincent van Gogh
2012	Moonrise Kingdom	Cousin Ben
	Cousin Ben Troop Screening with Jason Schwartzman	Cousin Ben	Short film
	A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III	Kirby Star
2013	Castello Cavalcanti	Jed Cavalcanti	Short film
	Saving Mr. Banks	Richard M. Sherman
2014	Listen Up Philip	Philip Lewis Friedman
	The Grand Budapest Hotel	M. Jean
	Big Eyes	Ruben
2015	The Overnight	Kurt
	7 Chinese Brothers	Larry
	A Very Murray Christmas	Elliott
2016	Dreamland	Peter
	My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea	Dash (voice)
2017	The Polka King	Mickey Pizzazz
	Golden Exits	Buddy
2018	Isle of Dogs	N/A	Co-writer (story only, with Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola, and Kunichi Nomura)
2019	Wine Country	Devon
	Between Two Ferns: The Movie	Himself
	Klaus	Jesper (voice)
2020	Mainstream	Mark Schwartz
2021	The Sparks Brothers	Himself	Documentary
	The French Dispatch	Hermes Jones	Also co-writer (story only, with Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola and Hugo Guinness)
	Sing 2	Additional voices
2022	There There	Unnamed
2023	Asteroid City	Augie Steenbeck / Jones Hall
	Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse	Johnathon Ohnn / The Spot (voice)
	Quiz Lady	Ron Heacock
	The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes	Lucretius "Lucky" Flickerman
2024	Between the Temples	Ben Gottlieb	Also executive producer
	Megalopolis	Jason Zanderz
	Queer	Frank Cochran
	Pavements	Chris Lombardi
	The Last Showgirl	Director
TBA	Oh. What. Fun.		Post-production
	Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse	Johnathon Ohnn / The Spot (voice)	In production

Television

Video games

Composer

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

• "Microphone" (2008)
• "Bored to Death" (2010) – theme of the show

Other appearances

• "West Coast" is played in the movie Cloverfield during the party scene
• "Summer Day" is included on Music from and Inspired by Spider-Man 3
• "Wires", "I Am Young", and "Nighttiming" are included on Funny People: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2009)
• "It's Christmas" is included on the digital-only promotional release The Christmas Gig (2010) released by Target
• "West Coast" appears in the end of The O.C. season 4, episode 10
• "Is This Sound Okay?" appears in Palo Alto

See also

In Spanish: Jason Schwartzman para niños