Jason Raize Rothenberg, known professionally as Jason Raize, was an American actor, singer, and former Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme.
14 Facts About Jason Raize
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Jason Raize was best known for his roles as the adult Simba in the Broadway stage musical version of The Lion King and the voice of Denahi in the animated Disney film Brother Bear.
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Jason Raize moved to New York City and briefly attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy.
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At the age of 19, Jason Raize succeeded Dennis DeYoung of Styx in the national tour of Jesus Christ Superstar, starring Ted Neeley and Carl Anderson.
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Jason Raize was featured twice on the cover of InTheater magazine.
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In May 1999, Jason Raize co-produced a benefit for refugees from Kosovo at the Kit Kat Klub.
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Jason Raize returned to the New York theater scene in January 2001 for a concert performance of Carmen Jones.
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Jason Raize starred in the made-for-TV-movie The Kitchen which premiered on PBS in June 2001.
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Later, he starred in Keeping it Wild with Jason Raize, premiered as a nationally syndicated program in which he visited exotic locations, such as Africa, Costa Rica and Australia to learn about animals in their natural habitats.
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Jason Raize voiced Denahi in the 2003 Disney animated feature Brother Bear before his death.
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In 2003, Jason Raize moved to Australia without his family's knowledge to rethink his career path.
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Jason Raize worked as a general hand at a stud farm in Yass, New South Wales called Hardwicke Stud, owned by Olympic gold medalist Lawrence Morgan.
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Jason Raize was last seen alive at 10:30 am on February 2,2004.
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Jason Raize had hanged himself in a shed on the property.