19 Facts About Jason Gann

Jason Gann is an Australian-born former actor, comedian, writer and producer.

Jason Gann is best known for his role as the title character in the Australian comedy series Wilfred, directed by Tony Rogers, and the US reboot of the same name.

Jason Gann was born in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, At 14, while attending an all-boys school, Gann discovered his love for comedy when he performed as Suzanne, leader of the can-can dancers in a high school production of Paint Your Wagon.

Immediately following his studies, Gann moved to Brisbane where he continued studying theatre and music.

Jason Gann worked in children's theatre at the Twelfth Night Theatre in Bowen Hills for several years, performing in dozens of shows.

Jason Gann played lead roles and toured the country in several comedy theatre productions for that theatre company.

Jason Gann developed and starred in several seasons of the Arts Council-funded play Keep Everything You Love, for which he won the Del Arte Award for Best Male Actor 1997.

Jason Gann then worked for the Queensland Theatre Company as an actor in several development projects and starred in the Sven Swenson play The Vertigo and the Virginia for QTC in 1999.

In 2001, Jason Gann wrote and produced several short films that screened in festivals internationally.

Jason Gann first came to national attention when he won Best Male Actor and the short won Best Comedy and the Peoples' Choice Award at Tropfest in 2002.

Jason Gann won the Tropfest Best Male Actor award again in 2003 for Buried.

Jason Gann then appeared in Australian feature films including Gettin' Square, Thunderstruck, The Illustrated Family Doctor, and Kenny.

In 2006, Jason Gann wrote and starred in 52 episodes of the sketch comedy show The Wedge on Australia's Network Ten.

Jason Gann then created, produced, wrote and starred in the network's spin-off comedy series Mark Loves Sharon.

In 2007 and 2010, Jason Gann was nominated for an AFI Award for Best Male Performance in a Comedy Series.

In 2011, Jason Gann was nominated for a Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Actor for his work on Wilfred.

Jason Gann was awarded the Australian GQ Comedian of the Year Award for 2011, and was nominated for the annual Golden Collar Award, normally given solely to canine performers.

In 2007, Jason Gann pleaded guilty to assaulting a shuttle bus driver, Joseph Hosny.

In March 2018, a California court ordered Jason Gann to pay $594,452 to the bus driver.