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Jason Sudeikis, born on September 18, 1975 in Fairfax, Virginia, United States, is a television actor, screenwriter and film actor. That puts Jason Sudeikis at 51 years old in 2026. Schooling on record includes Shawnee Mission West High School and Fort Scott Community College. Recorded honors include Time 100 (2021) and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (2021).
My Take
Jason Sudeikis is my favorite kind of late bloomer. The improv resume — ComedySportz, iO, Second City — gave him decades of reps before Saturday Night Live made him familiar, but Ted Lasso made him essential. What strikes me is the bet he placed: in an era when comedy defaulted to irony and cruelty, he built a show on radical decency and won an Emmy for it. That only works because his niceness has craft underneath — improv timing, character logic, real melancholy. I think he understood earlier than most that audiences were starving for warmth, and he had the discipline to serve it without letting it curdle into sentimentality.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jason Sudeikis
- Name (Japanese)
- ジェイソン・サダイキス
- Reading
- じぇいそん・さだいきす
- Born
- September 18, 1975 (age 51)
- Origin
- Fairfax, Virginia, United States
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / screenwriter / film actor / comedian
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Rabbit
2. Background
- High school
- Shawnee Mission West High School
- University
- Fort Scott Community College
Awards & achievements
- 2021 Time 100
- 2021 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
3. Links
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Jason Sudeikis born?
Born September 18, 1975 (age 51).
Where is Jason Sudeikis from?
Jason Sudeikis is from Fairfax, Virginia, United States.
What does Jason Sudeikis do?
Jason Sudeikis works as actor, television actor, screenwriter, film actor, comedian.
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