Jason Jones (actor)
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Jason Jones is a Canadian
actor and comedian who is a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
.
. He attended Ryerson
Theatre School in Toronto
. Jones is married to fellow The Daily Show correspondent Samantha Bee
, with whom he has three children: daughter Piper Bee-Jones (born 2006), son, Fletcher Bee-Jones (born 2008), and daughter, Ripley Bee-Jones (born 2010).
, Carl Monday
, and Laguna Beach. Before Rob Corddry
left The Daily Show he said, "Jason Jones has raised the bar too high. I just can’t say the things he says to people." His exposé on the real values of Wasilla, Alaska
remains one of the most popular pieces on The Daily Show website. Jones and Bee each continue to appear on the show as senior correspondents.
In June 2009, Jones was sent to Tehran just prior to the controversial 2009 presidential election
. Jones' reports in Iran included an interview with Newsweek
journalist Maziar Bahari
, who was arrested after the disputed June 2009 presidential elections. During his time in prison, Maziar Bahari
's interrogators charged him with espionage and used Jones' interview as an evidence against Maziar Bahari
.
troupe The Bobroom, and was the host of Craft Corner Deathmatch
on the Style Network
in 2005. He also co-wrote, co-starred in, and co-produced the 2004 film Ham & Cheese, with fellow Bobroom alumnus Mike Beaver
; the film was nominated for six Canadian Comedy Awards in 2005. He has also had minor roles in numerous feature films such as the 2003 Public Domain, also starring Don McKellar
, the 2002 Syfy
original film, Terminal Invasion and Nicole DeBoer and appeared in the TV show Queer as Folk. He has also appeared on the CBS
sitcom How I Met Your Mother
playing "Tony". Jones has appeared twice on the NBC
series Law & Order
as Len Pewels, host of the fictional Len Pewels America. Jones is currently working on a CBS sitcom about a celebrity chef (to be played by Jones), with his wife, Samantha Bee
. They starred as husband and wife in a movie entitled "Cooper's Camera" (USA "Cooper's Christmas"), in which their Christmas was recorded on a brand new (1985, at the time) camera.
Jones did further work in a series of television advertisements, including a series for beer brand Molson
, and appearing as Greg Gregger in Budweiser's
short films The Best Man and The Company Man, as well as in some 30-second commercials. Jones had a supporting role in the 2009 movie All About Steve
. In early 2010, he starred in a sitcom pilot for ABC
called How to be a Better American, but it was not picked up as a series.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
actor and comedian who is a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
The Daily Show
The Daily Show , is an American late night satirical television program airing each Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central. The half-hour long show premiered on July 21, 1996, and was hosted by Craig Kilborn until December 1998...
.
Life and career
Jones was born in Hamilton, OntarioHamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
. He attended Ryerson
Ryerson University
Ryerson University is a public research university located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its urban campus is adjacent to Yonge-Dundas Square located at the busiest intersection in Downtown Toronto. The majority of its buildings are in the blocks northeast of the square in Toronto's Garden...
Theatre School in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
. Jones is married to fellow The Daily Show correspondent Samantha Bee
Samantha Bee
Samantha Bee is a Canadian comedic actress and author best known as a cast member on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.-Early life:Bee was born in Toronto, Ontario into an unconventional family...
, with whom he has three children: daughter Piper Bee-Jones (born 2006), son, Fletcher Bee-Jones (born 2008), and daughter, Ripley Bee-Jones (born 2010).
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
In September 2005, Jones joined the Daily Show cast as a contributor. When his wife left the show in late December for family leave, Jones was promoted to a full time correspondent. Thereafter, he won a significant following at The Daily Show, thanks to a few pieces on the Denmark cartoonsJyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy
The Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy began after 12 editorial cartoons, most of which depicted the Islamic prophet Muhammad, were published in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten on 30 September 2005...
, Carl Monday
Carl Monday
Carl Monday is a television reporter for WOIO-TV in Cleveland, Ohio. "Carl Monday" was initially an on-air pseudonym, but became his legal name in "1972, 1973."...
, and Laguna Beach. Before Rob Corddry
Rob Corddry
Robert William "Rob" Corddry is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his work as a former correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and for his starring role in the comedy film Hot Tub Time Machine...
left The Daily Show he said, "Jason Jones has raised the bar too high. I just can’t say the things he says to people." His exposé on the real values of Wasilla, Alaska
Wasilla, Alaska
Wasilla is a city in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, United States and the sixth-largest city in Alaska. It is located on the northern point of Cook Inlet in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley of the southcentral part of the state. The city's population was 7,831 at the 2010 census...
remains one of the most popular pieces on The Daily Show website. Jones and Bee each continue to appear on the show as senior correspondents.
In June 2009, Jones was sent to Tehran just prior to the controversial 2009 presidential election
2009 Iranian election protests
Protests following the 2009 Iranian presidential election against the disputed victory of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and in support of opposition candidates Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi occurred in major cities in Iran and around the world starting June 13, 2009...
. Jones' reports in Iran included an interview with Newsweek
Newsweek
Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...
journalist Maziar Bahari
Maziar Bahari
Maziar Bahari Maziar Bahari Maziar Bahari (مازیار بهاری, (born 1967) is an Iranian Canadian journalist, film maker and human rights activist. He was a reporter for Newsweek from 1998 to 2011...
, who was arrested after the disputed June 2009 presidential elections. During his time in prison, Maziar Bahari
Maziar Bahari
Maziar Bahari Maziar Bahari Maziar Bahari (مازیار بهاری, (born 1967) is an Iranian Canadian journalist, film maker and human rights activist. He was a reporter for Newsweek from 1998 to 2011...
's interrogators charged him with espionage and used Jones' interview as an evidence against Maziar Bahari
Maziar Bahari
Maziar Bahari Maziar Bahari Maziar Bahari (مازیار بهاری, (born 1967) is an Iranian Canadian journalist, film maker and human rights activist. He was a reporter for Newsweek from 1998 to 2011...
.
Other work
Jones has also done various television work with his Canadian sketch comedySketch comedy
A sketch comedy consists of a series of short comedy scenes or vignettes, called "sketches," commonly between one and ten minutes long. Such sketches are performed by a group of comic actors or comedians, either on stage or through an audio and/or visual medium such as broadcasting...
troupe The Bobroom, and was the host of Craft Corner Deathmatch
Craft Corner Deathmatch
Craft Corner Deathmatch was a television show aired on the Style Network in 2005.Two contestants are challenged by host Jason Jones to make things such as notebooks and handbags out of various objects. After ten minutes, the contestants show their projects to a panel of judges who then rate it on a...
on the Style Network
Style Network
The Style Network is an American cable television network based in Los Angeles.Owned by NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of General Electric and Comcast, its sister channels include E! Entertainment Television, USA Network, Syfy, G4, Golf Channel, and Versus, among others.-Network Overview:Style's...
in 2005. He also co-wrote, co-starred in, and co-produced the 2004 film Ham & Cheese, with fellow Bobroom alumnus Mike Beaver
Mike Beaver
Mike Beaver is a Canadian born comic actor and writer currently living in Los Angeles. He first hit the comedy scene back in 1996 with The Bobroom, a sketch comedy troupe from Toronto, that he co-founded. Mike received rave reviews for his fearless comedy style and committed characters. The...
; the film was nominated for six Canadian Comedy Awards in 2005. He has also had minor roles in numerous feature films such as the 2003 Public Domain, also starring Don McKellar
Don McKellar
-Personal life:McKellar was born in Toronto, Ontario to a lawyer father and teacher mother. He attended Glenview Senior Public School, Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute and later studied English at the University of Toronto's Victoria College...
, the 2002 Syfy
Syfy
Syfy , formerly known as the Sci-Fi Channel and SCI FI, is an American cable television channel featuring science fiction, supernatural, fantasy, reality, paranormal, wrestling, and horror programming. Launched on September 24, 1992, it is part of the entertainment conglomerate NBCUniversal, a...
original film, Terminal Invasion and Nicole DeBoer and appeared in the TV show Queer as Folk. He has also appeared on the CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
sitcom How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother is an American sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 19, 2005, created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays.As a framing device, the main character, Ted Mosby with narration by Bob Saget, in the year 2030 recounts to his son and daughter the events that led to his meeting...
playing "Tony". Jones has appeared twice on the NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
series Law & Order
Law & Order
Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...
as Len Pewels, host of the fictional Len Pewels America. Jones is currently working on a CBS sitcom about a celebrity chef (to be played by Jones), with his wife, Samantha Bee
Samantha Bee
Samantha Bee is a Canadian comedic actress and author best known as a cast member on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.-Early life:Bee was born in Toronto, Ontario into an unconventional family...
. They starred as husband and wife in a movie entitled "Cooper's Camera" (USA "Cooper's Christmas"), in which their Christmas was recorded on a brand new (1985, at the time) camera.
Jones did further work in a series of television advertisements, including a series for beer brand Molson
Molson
Molson-Coors Canada Inc. is the Canadian division of the world's fifth-largest brewing company, the Molson Coors Brewing Company. It is the second oldest company in Canada after the Hudson's Bay Company. Molson's first brewery was located on the St...
, and appearing as Greg Gregger in Budweiser's
Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch)
Budweiser is a 5.0% abv American-style lager introduced in 1876 by Adolphus Busch and one of the highest selling beers in the United States. It is made with up to 30% rice in addition to hops and barley malt. Budweiser is produced in various breweries located around the world...
short films The Best Man and The Company Man, as well as in some 30-second commercials. Jones had a supporting role in the 2009 movie All About Steve
All About Steve
All About Steve is a 2009 American comedy film, directed by Phil Traill, which stars Sandra Bullock, Thomas Haden Church and Bradley Cooper. It is distributed by 20th Century Fox...
. In early 2010, he starred in a sitcom pilot for ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
called How to be a Better American, but it was not picked up as a series.