Jason Konopisos
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Jason Konopisos is an American
award
-winning film
and television
actor/writer/director
.
Konopisos was born in Virginia Beach, VA. His mother is of Greek
descent, and his father is of Cuban
descent.
Konopisos is related to celebrated artist Dino Konopisos, his grandfather is Radm. Konstantine Konopisos. His grandmother Arlene Peck is related to actor Gregory Peck
.
He owns a production company that produced film "The Waiter".
Founded and runs the Konstantine Foundation a government recognized non-profit charity organization that raises funds to develop a center to aid the community.
Konopisos' current roles include "Derek Davis" in the new film Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay. He has also starred in TV shows such as Prison Break
and King of the Hill
and films such as Chronicle of Purgatory: The Waiter
, "Idiocracy
" Untitled Horror Comedy Between Floors
and 20 other projects.
He has worked with such great actors as two time Oscar nominee Charles Durning
and beloved character actor Glenn Morshower
.
As of December 20, 2009, Jason is involved in producing a pilot for cable, tentatively entitled "The Family Inn Love." Currently in pre-production, the pilot is scheduled to be shot in March 2010.
United States
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award
Award
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-winning film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
actor/writer/director
Acting
Acting is the work of an actor or actress, which is a person in theatre, television, film, or any other storytelling medium who tells the story by portraying a character and, usually, speaking or singing the written text or play....
.
Konopisos was born in Virginia Beach, VA. His mother is of Greek
Greeks
The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....
descent, and his father is of Cuban
Cubans
Cubans or Cuban people are the inhabitants or citizens of Cuba. Cuba is a multi-ethnic nation, home to people of different ethnic and national backgrounds...
descent.
Konopisos is related to celebrated artist Dino Konopisos, his grandfather is Radm. Konstantine Konopisos. His grandmother Arlene Peck is related to actor Gregory Peck
Gregory Peck
Eldred Gregory Peck was an American actor.One of 20th Century Fox's most popular film stars from the 1940s to the 1960s, Peck continued to play important roles well into the 1980s. His notable performances include that of Atticus Finch in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird, for which he won an...
.
He owns a production company that produced film "The Waiter".
Founded and runs the Konstantine Foundation a government recognized non-profit charity organization that raises funds to develop a center to aid the community.
Konopisos' current roles include "Derek Davis" in the new film Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay. He has also starred in TV shows such as Prison Break
Prison Break
Prison Break is an American television serial drama created by Paul Scheuring, that was broadcast on the Fox Broadcasting Company for four seasons, from 2005 until 2009. The series revolves around two brothers; one has been sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit, and the other devises an...
and King of the Hill
King of the Hill
King of the Hill is an American animated dramedy series created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels, that ran from January 12, 1997, to May 6, 2010, on Fox network. It centers on the Hills, a working-class Methodist family in the fictional small town of Arlen, Texas...
and films such as Chronicle of Purgatory: The Waiter
Chronicle of Purgatory: The Waiter
The Waiter is a 2007 feature film written, directed, and produced by Jason Konopisos. The film stars Charles Durning and Glenn Morshower....
, "Idiocracy
Idiocracy
Idiocracy is a 2006 American film, a satirical science fiction comedy, directed by Mike Judge and starring Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard, and Terry Crews....
" Untitled Horror Comedy Between Floors
Between Floors
Between Floors is a 2009 American award winning independent film that is currently making its way through the festival circuit which was produced and directed by Jen White and executive produced by Paul Alvarado-Dykstra, co-founder of Fantastic Fest-Plot:...
and 20 other projects.
He has worked with such great actors as two time Oscar nominee Charles Durning
Charles Durning
Charles Durning is an American actor. With appearances in over 100 films, Durning's memorable roles include police officers in the Oscar-winning The Sting and crime drama Dog Day Afternoon , along with the comedies Tootsie, To Be Or Not To Be and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, the last two...
and beloved character actor Glenn Morshower
Glenn Morshower
Glenn Grove Morshower is an American actor best known for playing Secret Service Agent Aaron Pierce on the Fox action thriller drama series 24...
.
As of December 20, 2009, Jason is involved in producing a pilot for cable, tentatively entitled "The Family Inn Love." Currently in pre-production, the pilot is scheduled to be shot in March 2010.