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Jason Daniel Earles |
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2003-present |
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Jason Daniel Earles (born April 26, 1977)[1] is an American actor, mainly known for his role as Jackson Stewart on the television series Hannah Montana and his role as Sensei Rudy in Disney XD series Kickin' It.
Personal life and philanthropy:[]
Earles was born in San Diego, California.[2] After living in Ohio and Washington state, his family moved to Oregon.[2] Before moving to southern California, Earles lived in Billings, Montana, where he graduated from Rocky Mountain College in 2000.[3] He has contributed cast memorabilia to the college's fund raisers.[4]
Roles[]
Earles played the older brother of Miley Stewart (Miley Cyrus), Jackson Stewart, in the Disney Channel Original Series Hannah Montana. He guest starred twice on Phil of the Future as Grady Spaggett, an advanced math student. Earles was in the 2006 Disney Channel Games on the Blue Team and in the 2007 and 2008 Disney Channel Games on the Red team.
Earles played a nerdy card gamer who was friends with the character Brian Miller on the sitcom Still Standing. In 2004, he appeared in the movie National Treasure as Thomas Gates, ancestor of Ben Gates (Nicolas Cage). In 2005, Earles played Ernie Kaplowitz in the movie American Pie Presents: Band Camp. Earles also plays Hunter, the android protector of the main character, in the new Disney XD series Aaron Stone.[5] He also voiced Spudnik in the talking dog movie, Space Buddies.[5]
Earles was the co-host of Disney Channel's Sing-Along Bowl-athon (Disney Channel's 2006 New Year's Eve special) and the corresponding online voting.[6]
Jason stars in the Disney XD Original Series Kickin' It, premiered on 13th June, 2011, to March 25th, 2015.[7]
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2016 | Best Friends Whenever | Dax Fraggins | Guest Star |
| 2011-2015 | Kickin' It | Sensei Rudy | Lead Role, Disney XD Original Series |
| 2010 | Fish Hooks | Kevin | One episode, "Fail Fish" |
| 2009 | Dadnapped | Merv | |
| Yin Yang Yo | Fictionalised version of himself (voice) | 1 episode | |
| Aaron Stone | Hunter | TV series | |
| Hannah Montana The Movie | Jackson Stewart | Lead Role | |
| 2008 | Boston Legal | Mitchy Weston | |
| Disney Channel Games 2008 | Himself | Red team | |
| 2007 | Disney Channel Games 2007 | Himself | Red team |
| Gordon Glass | The Boss | ||
| 2006 | Disney Channel Games 2006 | Himself | Blue team |
| Hannah Montana | Jackson Stewart | Lead Role (2006-2011) | |
| 2005 | Phil of the Future | Grady Spaggett | Guest appearance |
| American Pie Presents: Band Camp | Ernie Kaplowitz | Film | |
| One on One | Brad | Guest appearance | |
| Special Ed | Young David | ||
| 2004 | Table 6 | Bus Boy | |
| National Treasure | Thomas Gates | ||
| Still Standing | Goran the Invincible | Guest appearance | |
| 2003 | The Shield | Kyle | Guest appearance |
| MADtv | Swirley Kid |
References[]
- ^ "Today in History - April 26". Fox News. Associated Press. April 25, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-04. "Actor Jason Earles ("Hannah Montana") is 32"
- ^ a b "JASON EARLES "Jackson Stewart"". ABC Medianet. Retrieved 2007-07-08. "Born in San Diego on April 26"
- ^ "Alumni News & Notes" (PDF). Rocky Today; the Magazine of Rocky Mountain College 9 (1): Pg 9. 2006. Retrieved 2007-07-24. "Jason Earles, RMC ‘00".
- ^ "Black Tie Blue Jeans Scholarship Benefit; Auction". Rocky Mountain College. 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-07-24. "Jason Earles - autographed prop ..."
- ^ a b "Jason Earles Interview" Kidzworld.com. Retrieved on 2009-04-07.
- ^ New Year's Eve. Disney Channel. Retrieved 2007-01-01.
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Gallery[]
Jason's photo gallery can be found here.