Jason Lee: I was never going to be Joe College. I didn't even finish high school.
Jimmy Kimmel asked Jason what people say to him when he asks to take their picture Jason: Honey get out here Earl wants to take our picture.
Jason (on what he has in common with his character Earl Hickey): I try to do the right thing. I’ve got a good heart and I’m a good guy at the end of the day.
Jason (The worst injury he received when he was a professional skateboarder): I chipped my pelvis, which was brutal, and I couldn’t walk for a couple of weeks - all they could give me were crutches. I snapped my wrist in half. I cut my legs open and had to get a lot of stitches...
Jason (asked if he has his own list of things to do before he dies): It’s probably more things to do with my son, and things that I want to make sure to accomplish, places I want to make sure to go to, and experiences and a life for my son. That kind of thing.
Jason Lee [on his performance as a rock star in Almost Famous (2000)]: I wanted to be very serious about being a musician -- a guy who cares a lot about the music and the band and why we did it in the first place. We wanted to show an actual passion on stage with the intent of turning on the audience.
Jason Lee (on My Name Is Earl): I can be out on location, it feels just like being on a film set. So it definitely took a lot for me to decide, but I’m glad I decided to do it.
Jason Lee was friends with My Name Is Earl co-star, Ethan Suplee prior his acting career. Suplee was also in Mallrats, which was Lee's first acting job.
Jason's race car school went out of business.
One of Jason Lee's lesser known interests is fly-fishing in the Florida Keys.
Jason Lee loves to watch comedies.
Jason Lee dropped out of high school to become a Professinal Skater.
Jason Lee loves to watch cartoons in his spare time.
Jason Lee attended Ocean View High School.
As a kid had a pet dog simply called 'dog'.
Jason Lee has one son, Pilot Inspektor Riesgraf-Lee.
Jason Lee's favorite shows are South Park and King of the Hill.
Jason Lee's favorite music is anything by the Icelandic band Sigur Ros.
In the early 1990s, Lee took his tricks in front of the camera, appearing in several music videos - including one for the Sonic Youth song
Jason is currently lending his voice for Underdog, a movie set to come out in 2007.
Launched the twin companies Stereo Skateboard and Stereo Sounds Clothing which has become one of the most respected companies in skateboarding.
Jason made his first on-camera appearance in a Sonic Youth video.
Has a passionate interest in art and started the Jason Lee Foundation for the Arts in 2001 in hope of displaying his large collection.
Jason is sometimes credited as Dennis Pepper and Linus Peacock.
Nominated for the Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy at the 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards for his role of Earl Hickey on My Name is Earl.
Jason Lee's favorite actor is Burt Reynolds.
For Kevin Smith's 2001 movie Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Lee reprised his role as Brodie.
Lee's decision to leave professional skating for mainstream acting took the skateboarding world by surprise.
Lee was one of the first skateboarders to receive a pro model shoe.
Lee said he emulated moves of Paul Rodgers, lead singer of Free and Bad Company, to accurately portray rock star Jeff Bebe (his aim was not to be a parody) in Almost Famous (2000).
Originally auditioned for Jason Biggs role in Jersey Girls (2004).
Lee was never interested in TV, but My Name Is Earl struck him because it’s shot like a film.
His part in the 1991 Blind Skateboards pro video Video Days remains very influential to this day.
Jason voiced the evil Syndrome in the animated movie The Incredibles (2004).
His son's name, Pilot Inspektor Reisgarf-Lee, was reportedly inspired by the song "He's Simple, He's Dumb, He's the Pilot" by the band Grandaddy. He was born on September 28, 2003.
Inspired to tap into the commercial aspect of the sport of Skateboarding, Lee and a friend started the twin companies Stereo Skateboards and Stereo Sounds Clothing.
Jason Lee took up skateboarding at age 13. By 18 he was on the professional skateboarding circuit.
In 1999, Lee landed two significant acting gigs: one as the demon Azrael in Kevin Smith's Dogma (1999), and another as the eccentric young billionaire Skip Skipperton in Mumford (1999).
Started up Stereo Skateboarding Company again with his partner Chris Pastras in July, 2003.
Kevin Smith and Ben Affleck insist that he's one of the funniest and most gentlemanly actors in the business.
On his performance as a rock star in Almost Famous (2000): "I wanted to be very serious about being a musician -- a guy who cares a lot about the music and the band and why we did it in the first place. We wanted to show an actual passion on stage with the intent of turning on the audience."
He was paid $3,000,000 for his role in A Guy Thing (2003).
Retired from skateboarding in 1996 after being pro for 7 years.
Doesn't know who Bobby Gaza of Scuba Wars is. Bobby Gaza insists Jason Lee learned everything from him while skating in the Bay Area together one day years ago.
Turned down the lead in Boogie Nights (1997).
His first hit movie was Mallrats (1995).
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