1. Jason Bradford Priestley was born on August 28,1969 and is a Canadian-American actor and television director.
36 Facts About Jason Priestley
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Jason Priestley is best known as the virtuous Brandon Walsh on the television series Beverly Hills, 90210.
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Jason Priestley is known for his roles as Richard "Fitz" Fitzpatrick in the show Call Me Fitz and for his role as Matt Shade in the Canadian series Private Eyes.
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Jason Bradford Priestley was born on August 28,1969, in North Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Jason Priestley's mother, Sharon Kirk, was an actress and acting coach.
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Jason Priestley is a graduate of Argyle Secondary School in North Vancouver.
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Jason Priestley has an older sister, actress Justine Priestley, and two step-siblings, Karin and Kristi.
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Jason Priestley played Todd, one of the foster children under the care of Sister Kate, an English nun.
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In 1990, Jason Priestley was chosen as Brandon Walsh on the hit series Beverly Hills, 90210.
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Jason Priestley was nominated for two Golden Globes for his work on the show.
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Jason Priestley remained on the show until 1998, when Brandon moved to Washington, DC Brandon was the last Walsh to leave the show; however, Priestley would continue to serve as an executive producer until the show ended in 2000.
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Jason Priestley joined the cast of Tru Calling as Jack Harper during 2004 and 2005.
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Jason Priestley was a regular on the 2006 program Love Monkey.
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Jason Priestley has made several films, his most notable role perhaps being in 1997's Love and Death on Long Island, in which he played a teen idol struggling to be taken seriously as an actor.
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Jason Priestley directed the 19th episode in the final season of 7th Heaven.
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Jason Priestley directed two episodes of The Secret Life of the American Teenager: "Slice of Life" and "Just Say No " They appeared on August 26,2008, and September 9,2008, on ABC Family.
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Jason Priestley made a guest appearance on NBC's My Name Is Earl in 2008.
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Jason Priestley played Blake, Earl's better-looking and more successful cousin.
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Jason Priestley directed the episode when Tori Spelling returned to 90210.
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In 2009 Jason Priestley directed and co-produced all 12 episodes of the Web series The Lake on TheWB.
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Jason Priestley directed his former co-star Luke Perry in the Hallmark Channel movie Goodnight for Justice, which aired in January 2011.
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Jason Priestley guest-starred as one half of a con artist couple alongside Jennifer Finnigan in a sixth-season episode of USA's Psych and appeared in the music video "Boys" by Britney Spears.
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Jason Priestley starred as the main character of the HBO Canada TV show Call Me Fitz from 2010 to 2013.
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In 2015, Jason Priestley starred alongside Gael Garcia Bernal in Zoom, a comedy directed by Pedro Morelli that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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Jason Priestley was nominated for best lead actor in a comedy series for The Movie Network's Nova Scotia-filmed Call Me Fitz.
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In 2013, Jason Priestley directed one episode of the CTV television series Satisfaction.
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In 1999, Jason Priestley crashed his Porsche car into a telephone pole in Hollywood Hills and was arrested for driving while under the influence.
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On May 14,2005, Jason Priestley married Naomi Lowde, a make-up artist.
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Jason Priestley's sister, Justine, is an actor and appeared in a couple of episodes of the 90210 spin-off Melrose Place, in 1996.
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In 2013, the restaurant chain Tim Hortons created a new doughnut in Jason Priestley's honor, called The Jason Priestley.
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Jason Priestley rallied a Toyota Celica All-Trac ST185 in the SCCA Pro Rally Series during the early to mid-1990s.
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Jason Priestley has provided commentary and interviews of racers for ABC's TV coverage of IndyCar racing.
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Jason Priestley was among the owners of the FAZZT Race Team, which competed in the IndyCar Series in 2010 with Canadian racer Alex Tagliani.
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Jason Priestley is a big fan of the band Barenaked Ladies and went to many of their California concerts in the early to mid-1990s.
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Jason Priestley eventually met the band and in his desire to help them succeed, suggested that he direct the music video for "The Old Apartment," and use his fame to persuade American stations to air it.
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Jason Priestley did just that, and invited the band to play at the "Peach Pit After Dark" on an episode of 90210.