15 Facts About Jackson Rathbone

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Monroe Jackson Rathbone V was born on December 14,1984 and is an American actor, singer, and musician best known for his role as Jasper Hale in The Twilight Saga film series.

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Monroe Jackson Rathbone V was born in Singapore on December 14,1984, the son of American parents Randee Lynn and Monroe Jackson Rathbone IV.

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Jackson Rathbone has three sisters, including ceramic artist Kelly Rathbone.

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Jackson Rathbone is distantly related to Civil War general Stonewall Jackson and English actor Basil Rathbone, being descended from the Rathbone family of Liverpool.

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Jackson Rathbone played a role in Criminal Minds as Adam and Amanda.

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Jackson Rathbone played the role of Sokka in The Last Airbender, a 2010 film based on the animated series.

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Jackson Rathbone plays the guitar, bass, drums, keyboard, mandolin, trumpet, harmonica and is on vocals.

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Jackson Rathbone appeared in an episode of No Ordinary Family on November 9,2010.

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In May 2011, Jackson Rathbone began shooting Live at the Foxes Den, a film in which he plays the lead role of lawyer Bobby Kelly.

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In November 2014, Jackson Rathbone joined the cast of Pali Road.

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Jackson Rathbone has a production company, PatchMo Entertainment, and a record company, Happy Jack Records.

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Jackson Rathbone is an honorary board member for Little Kids Rock, a national nonprofit that works to restore and revitalize music education in disadvantaged US public schools.

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Jackson Rathbone has shown support for the organization in several ways, including donating a signed Twilight script for auction, visiting a Little Kids Rock classroom, and delivering instruments to students.

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Jackson Rathbone married his Iraqi-American girlfriend, Sheila Hafsadi, on September 29,2013.

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On September 18,2014, Jackson Rathbone was on a jetBlue flight to Austin from Long Beach when its engine exploded.