28 Facts About Jason Beghe

Jason Beghe began taking Scientology courses in 1994 and later appeared in a Church of Scientology advertising campaign and in promotional videos.

Jason Beghe, who is of Italian, German, English, and French Canadian heritage, was born March 12,1960, in New York City, the son of tax court judge Renato Jason Beghe, and has three siblings.

Jason Beghe attended the Collegiate School, a private preparatory school for boys located in New York City.

Kennedy and Jason Beghe often spent time together outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art and in Central Park, while being monitored by Kennedy's Secret Service detail.

Jason Beghe portrayed Allan Mann, a law student made quadriplegic when hit by a truck in the opening credits of the film.

The Philadelphia Inquirer gave a positive review of Beghe's performance in Monkey Shines: "Acting only with his face and voice, Jason Beghe is terrific at conveying the mounting anger and rage of an active man made passive".

Jason Beghe played an ice hockey star in the Perry Mason TV film The Case of the All-Star Assassin, an NBC-TV telefeature broadcast November 19,1989.

Jason Beghe had recurring roles on Picket Fences and Melrose Place, and became a cast member of Chicago Hope in 1997, portraying electrician Danny Blaines opposite romantic interest Dr Austin played by Christine Lahti.

Jason Beghe appeared in acting roles on Numb3rs, CSI: NY, Everwood, Criminal Minds, Veronica Mars, JAG and Cane.

Jason Beghe portrayed exorcist Ray Purvis in the 2008 horror film One Missed Call.

In 2009, Jason Beghe had a guest-starring role on the television show Californication.

Jason Beghe played the character novelist Richard Bates, a friend of character Hank Moody.

Jason Beghe was in the 2010 film The Next Three Days, directed by Paul Haggis and starring Elizabeth Banks, Russell Crowe, Brian Dennehy, and Olivia Wilde.

Jason Beghe released a statement in which he acknowledged having anger problems, stated that he was working on them, admitted to engaging in aggressive behavior on set, and apologized.

In 1994, while taking an acting class taught by Scientologist Milton Katselas, Jason Beghe decided to take some Scientology courses.

Jason Beghe began to publicly criticize the Church of Scientology in April 2008.

Jason Beghe participated in an interview about his experiences as a Scientologist; a clip of that interview was published online by Scientology critic Mark Bunker in mid-April 2008.

Jason Beghe told The Village Voice that these confidential files are kept on actor Tom Cruise and other celebrity Scientologists.

Jason Beghe has asserted that Scientology's practice of disconnection was still in place as of 2008.

On May 29,2008, Jason Beghe attended a protest against the Church of Scientology held outside the Scientology building on East 46th Street in New York City.

In September 2008, Jason Beghe traveled to Germany where he spoke with government officials in Hamburg, about his experiences as a Scientologist.

Jason Beghe suggested that governments put up warning signs about Scientology that are similar to warnings placed on packs of cigarettes; the next day, a member of Germany's Interior Department told him such a sign was placed outside a Church of Scientology building in Berlin.

In September 2010, Jason Beghe took part in a BBC News Panorama documentary, The Secrets of Scientology, in which he spoke about his decision to leave the organization.

Jason Beghe appeared in the 2015 HBO documentary Going Clear, based upon the book of the same name by Lawrence Wright.

Jason Beghe's sister, Francesca Jason Beghe, is a singer-songwriter who released a self-titled album in 1991 with SBK Records.

Jason Beghe's great-grandfather was Charles S Deneen, a two-term governor of Illinois and one-term US Senator in the late 1920s.

Jason Beghe is known for his signature "gravelly" voice owing to a car accident in 1999.

In December 2017, Jason Beghe filed for divorce, which was granted in September 2020.