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Jason Statham (/ˈsteɪθəm/ STAY-thəm; born 26 July 1967) is an English actor and producer. He is known for portraying tough, gritty, or violent characters in various action thriller films and has been credited for leading the resurgence of action films during the 2000s and 2010s. By 2017, his films had grossed over £1.1 billion ($1.5 billion), making him one of the industry's most bankable stars. While working at local market stalls, Statham began practising Chinese martial arts, kickboxing, and karate recreationally in his youth. An avid footballer and diver, he was a member of Britain's national diving team and competed for England in the 1990 Commonwealth Games. Shortly after, he was asked to model for French Connection, Tommy Hilfiger, and Levi's in various advertising campaigns. Statham's history of working at market stalls inspired his casting in the Guy Ritchie crime films Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) and Snatch (2000). Both films were commercial hits, and they helped catapult Statham to stardom. He played supporting roles in the American action films Turn It Up (2000), Ghosts of Mars and The One (2001). From 2002 to 2008, he played the title role in the first three films in the Transporter film series (2002–2008), which solidified his status as an action star. In 2003, he appeared in the ensemble heist action film The Italian Job. He went on to play leading roles in the commercially successful films Crank (2006), The Bank Job (2008), The Mechanic (2011), Homefront (2013), Mechanic: Resurrection (2016), The Meg (2018), Wrath of Man (2021), Meg 2: The Trench (2023), and The Beekeeper (2024). Statham has also starred as Lee Christmas in the ensemble action film series The Expendables (2010–2023) and as Deckard Shaw in the Fast & Furious franchise (2013–2023), including the spin-off Hobbs & Shaw (2019), which he co-produced. His voice acting work includes the documentaries Thai Boxing: A Fighting Chance (2002), Truth in 24 (2008) and its 2012 sequel, and the animated film Gnomeo & Juliet (2011). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jason Statham, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
James Smith was born in 1940 in Oak Lawn, Illinois. 1945 - He met Candace Orange '55 - He invited her on a first date '57 - buy dog 1959-62 He study in Washington and began playing football, wins Rose bowl, drafted by Bears '63 - met Candace, became the NFL champion. Takes her to Elvis concert. '68 - draft to Vietnam 1971-72 Battlefield was calm, platoon have to return to base and fly home, he flew flag, platoon sang, then Vietnam soldier shot him, he was taken to a hospital, met Candace and started with basketball, play on court, play in bed and throw in the trash. He hits every shot, Lakers wanted him. Everyone laughed, but he won. Met horse, he didn't want to eat, owners worried, he fed him. (Secretariat) 1973-74 He married Candace, son was born, retired from NBA 1975-76 took part in Apollo 18, Daughter was born, Met the chess player Ed, who took him to a contest in LA, met director of new film, Star Wars, he casted him 1978-79 He pushed a man at bar, was challenged to battle. When Larry Holmes wanted to punch him, James avoided and he slammed the wall, felt pain, James punched him. People come, wanted him run for president, told them to give chance to Reagan, cause he can be good president '86 - Went to jail, investigation led by Reagan revealed innocence. Played baseball with friends, Jesus appeared, told that family needs him, he arrived, home burned, pulled them out '89 - Met golfer, James invited him for a drink. Golfer ordered Ice Tea and lemonade. (Arnold Palmer)
