Jason Patric (born June 17, 1966) is an American film, television and stage actor. He is known for his roles in films such as ''

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'', '' Rush'', '' Sleepers'', '' Geronimo: An American Legend'', ''

Your Friends & Neighbors ''Your Friends & Neighbors'' is a 1998 black comedy film written and directed by Neil LaBute and starring Amy Brenneman, Aaron Eckhart, Catherine Keener, Nastassja Kinski, Jason Patric and Ben Stiller in an ensemble cast. The film was the firs ...

'', '' Narc'', '' The Losers'', ''

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'', and '' Speed 2: Cruise Control''. His father was actor/playwright Jason Miller and his maternal grandfather was actor

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Early life

Born in

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in the borough of

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, Patric is the son of

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-nominated actor and

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-winning playwright Jason Miller (born John Anthony Miller Jr.) and actress Linda Miller (born Linda Mae Gleason), and his maternal grandfather was actor/comedian

. His half-brother is actor Joshua John Miller. His ancestry is mostly Irish, with some German. Growing up in

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Don Bosco Preparatory High School (

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, he attended Saint Monica Catholic High School (

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).Feldberg, Robert
"Jason Patric stars in his father's hit play, 'That Championship Season'"
, ''

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'', February 13, 2011; accessed February 22, 2011. "The money from ''That Championship Season'' enabled the family, which included Patric's brother and sister, to move to Upper Saddle River and a five-bedroom house on a large piece of land.... Patric (his given name is Jason Patric Miller Jr.) attended Cavallini Middle School, and then Don Bosco Preparatory High School in Ramsey." He appeared in high school productions of ''

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'' and '' Grease''.

Career

After graduation, he was cast in the television drama ''Toughlove'' with

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. The following year, Patric was cast in '' Solarbabies'' alongside

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, Jami Gertz, Lukas Haas,

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and

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. Within a couple years, Patric would reunite with Gertz in ''

'' and ''

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'' with Dern. He co-starred with

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and

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in '' The Beast''. In 1993, he starred alongside

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and

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as 1st Lt.

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in the movie '' Geronimo: An American Legend''. His scenes in '' The Thin Red Line'' were cut before the film's release. He turned down the lead role in ''

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'' (1993), which went to

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. He garnered excellent reviews for his performances as undercover narcotics officers in '' Rush'' (1991) and '' Narc'' (2002). In 2005, Patric appeared on

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as "Brick" in a revival of

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' ''

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'', opposite

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and esteemed character actress

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. He next appeared on Broadway opposite Brian Cox,

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and

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in
revival
of his father Jason Miller's play, ''

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'', which began previews on February 9, 2011, and closed on May 29, 2011. The play (written by Jason Miller) debuted in 1972, and won, among other awards, the

and the

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. In 2012, he began filming the Civil War film, '' Copperhead'', but several weeks into the shoot, he was removed from the project by the director, Ronald F. Maxwell for "failing to take direction". His replacement was

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Personal life

Patric began dating actress

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days after she canceled her wedding to

in June 1991. He then dated Danielle Schreiber off-and-on for approximately ten years. During the relationship they conceived a son through in vitro fertilization. However they separated in May 2012. Schreiber's attorneys argued that, under California law, Patric was merely a sperm donor, as Schreiber and Patric had not married and the conception of the child was by artificial means, and therefore Patric had no custody rights. Patric pursued changes to the law that bars such

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. He then sued for parental rights to the child, but lost the case at the trial court level. The Court of Appeal of California, however, ruled that the California Family Code did not preclude Patric from establishing that he was presumed a parent based on his post-birth conduct. The case was sent back to the trial court, and in late 2014 he was legally recognized as the father of his son, with the court granting him parental rights. Following his loss in trial court, he lobbied the California legislature to give parental rights to sperm donors.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards *1998: Won, "Best Supporting Actor" - ''Your Friends & Neighbors'' Online Film Critics Society Awards *1999: Nominated, "Best Supporting Actor" - ''Your Friends & Neighbors'' Prism Awards *2003: Nominated, "Best Performance in a Theatrical Feature Film" - ''Narc''

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*1998: Nominated, "Worst Screen Couple" - ''Speed 2: Cruise Control'' (shared w/Sandra Bullock)

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*1999: Nominated, "Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Dramatic Motion Picture" - ''Your Friends & Neighbors''

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*2007: Won, "Best Actor" - ''Expired'' Western Heritage Awards *1994: Won, "Best Theatrical Motion Picture" - ''Geronimo: An American Legend''

References

External links

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