Jason Michael Lee (born April 25, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, filmmaker, singer, photographer, and former professional skateboarder. He's known for his role as Earl Hickey on the NBC television series My Name Is Earl, Dwight Hendricks in Memphis Beat (2010–2011), voice of Syndrome in the film The Incredibles, Dave Seville in the Alvin and the Chipmunks films, and his work with director Kevin Smith.
His roles in Kevin Smith films include Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Jersey Girl, Clerks II, and Cop Out. Lee won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance in Chasing Amy.
His other notable film roles include starring in Enemy of the State, Almost Famous, Vanilla Sky, Stealing Harvard, A Guy Thing and The Ballad of Jack and Rose. His voice acting credits include Syndrome in The Incredibles, Bones in Monster House and the title character in Underdog.
He was nominated for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy TV series in 2005 and 2006 by The Golden Globe for his role as Earl Hickey in the series My Name is Earl.
A former professional skateboarder, Lee is the co-founder and co-owner of Stereo Skateboards, founding the company in 1992 with fellow skateboarder Chris "Dune" Pastras. Since 1992, Stereo manufactures and distributes skateboard decks, equipment and apparel, as well as producing skate videos.
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RevenueActing
Primarily2024 The House From... as Self – Narrator
2024 The 4:30 Movie as Brian's Dad
2020 We Bare Bears: The Movie as Charlie (voice)
2019 Jay and Silent Bob Reboot as Brodie
2017 Year 13 as Self
2017 Growing Up Smith as Butch Brunner
2015 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip as Dave
2015 Away and Back as Jack Peterson
2014 Tell as Ray
2014 Behaving Badly as Father Krumins
2013 We Ride: The Story of Snowboarding as Narrator (voice)
2012 Columbus Circle as Charles Stratford
2011 Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked as Dave
2010 Cop Out as Roy
2010 The Courage of Others Director, Producer
2009 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel as Dave
2009 Tracing Amy: The Chasing Amy Doc as Self
2008 Creating the Characters as Self
2007 Alvin and the Chipmunks as Dave
2007 The Pixar Story as Syndrome (voice) (archive footage)
2007 The Man Who Souled the World as Self
2007 Underdog as Shoeshine / Underdog (voice)
2006 Back to the Well: 'Clerks II' as Self (uncredited)
2006 Clerks II as Lance Dowds
2006 Monster House as Bones (voice)
2006 Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi as Self
2006 The White Door Writer, Producer, Director
2005 Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats as Himself
2005 Jack-Jack Attack as Buddy Pine / Syndrome (voice)
2005 Drop Dead Sexy as Frank
2005 The Ballad of Jack and Rose as Gray
2004 Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party as Self
2004 The Incredibles as Buddy Pine / Syndrome (voice)
2004 Way Out East as Self / Agent O-470 / Co-Captain Writer, Producer, Director
2004 411VM: Issue 65 as Self
2004 Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator as Self
2004 Jersey Girl as PR Exec #1
2003 I Love Your Work as Larry Hortense
2003 Dreamcatcher as Joe 'Beaver' Clarenden
2003 A Guy Thing as Paul Morse
2002 Stealing Harvard as John Plummer
2002 Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma as Self
2002 Big Trouble as Puggy
2001 Vanilla Sky as Brian Shelby
2001 Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back as Brodie Bruce / Banky Edwards
2001 Heartbreakers as Jack Withrowe
2000 Almost Famous as Jeff Bebe
1999 Dogma as Azrael
1999 Mumford as Skip Skipperton
1998 Enemy of the State as Daniel Zavitz
1998 American Cuisine as Loren Collins
1998 Kissing a Fool as Jay Murphy
1997 A Better Place as Dennis Pepper / Steve
1997 Weapons of Mass Distraction as Phillip Messenger
1997 Chasing Amy as Banky Edwards
1996 Drawing Flies as Donner
1996 Tincan Folklore as Self
1995 Mallrats as Brodie
1994 Mi Vida Loca as Teenage Drug Customer
1994 A Visual Sound as Self Director, Producer, Writer, Cinematography
1991 Video Days as Self