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My Take
For me, Jason London will always be Pink from Dazed and Confused, and that is no small thing. Linklater's hazy hangout film lives or dies on its cast feeling effortlessly real, and London's relaxed, unforced presence anchored that mood perfectly. A San Diego native who debuted opposite Reese Witherspoon in The Man in the Moon, he was groomed as a leading man, and while he never became a household superstar, he left a genuine fingerprint on 1990s American cinema. There's also something fascinating about being one half of an acting twin. I respect actors who define an era through a single iconic role, even without the trophies to prove it.
Overview
Jason Paul London (born November 7, 1972) is an American actor. Since his breakout role as Reese Witherspoon’s love interest Court Foster in The Man In the Moon (film debut, 1991), he has often featured as a leading man, with notable roles as Randall "Pink" Floyd in director Richard Linklater's film Dazed and Confused (1993), Bobby Ray in To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995), Tom Meyer in Broken Ve…
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jason London
- Name (Japanese)
- ジェイソン・ロンドン
- Reading
- じぇいそん・ろんどん
- Born
- November 7, 1972 (age 53)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Rat
- Origin
- San Diego, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor / film producer / screenwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- DeSoto High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | The Martini Shot | — |
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Television actor — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.