Jason Leland Adams
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Jason Leland Adams is an American
actor
and Producing Director at the Bootleg Theater. He is perhaps best known for his role as Preston A. Lodge III, on the popular television series Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman.
Before becoming involved with acting and theater, he made his living as a builder and furniture maker
of the Washington, D.C. Shakespeare Company
. During his tenure with the company, he produced six shows that garnered two Helen Hayes Award
s and six nominations. He was also the 1991 recipient of the Source Award for his performance in the title role of Don Juan of Seville
.
In 1994, Jason Leland Adams founded together with Bart DeLorenzo, Alicia Hoge and Ames Ingham, the theater - Evidence Room.
For the theater, Jason worked with direction, set design and acting.
His daughter Isabelle seemed to enjoy her parent’s establishment, as she helped out at the theater’s costume department, having joined the costume team at the age of 7, in December 2005.
In 2006 Jason expanded the theater, so that it would house a new theater - Bootleg. The former Evidence Room was moved to another location in LA, without the association with Jason.
Jason is a member of United Scenic Artists/IATSE Local 829. A labor union and professional association of Designers, Artists and Craftspeople, organized to protect craft standards, working conditions and wages for the entertainment and decorative arts industries.
Jason also runs Alumina Design LLC, a fabrication/design solution firm for architects and environmental designers.
In early 1994, Jason landed a role as General Custer on the hit television series Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman, where he starred alongside Emmy & Golden Globe award-winning actress Jane Seymour
. In 1995 he became a regular cast member, portraying the character of Preston A. Lodge III, which he portrayed until the series cancellation in 1998.
The role of Preston A. Lodge III was originally intended for the Australian X-Men
actor Hugh Jackman
, however several circumstances caused a change of plans.
Before the cancellation in 1998, a seventh season of the show was planned, where Jason stated that after his character went bankrupt, he was meant to have a storyline involving his Bostonian father sending him a mail-order bride
.
The second lead actor on Dr. Quinn, Joe Lando
, stated through a DVD audio commentary
that he and Jason and his family are and remain very good friends as of 2003.
television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
during season 7, in the episode entitled "Covenant", where he portrayed the character of Benyan. He co-starred together with the then 25 year old actress Maureen Flannigan
, who portrayed Benyan’s wife Mika.
The characters of Benyan and Mika also appeared in the DS9 novel: Mission - Gamma: "Cathedral", published October 2002.
In 1999 Jason played the part as the bartender in the short film Weeping Shriner, written & directed by William Preston Robertson. Adams starred alongside fellow Dr. Quinn star Geoffrey Lower, who played the lead role in the film, which can be described as a comedy about depression.
It was Geoffrey Lower’s wife Karen Severin, who produced the short film.
. They once went by the same name and have approximately same age, but it is clear based on facts, that they are not the same person.
Jason Leland Adams’s first television appearance was in 1994, on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. Ash Adams, on the other hand, starred in television series back in the 80s and is most famous for his portrayal as the adult John Reid Ryan on the soap opera
Ryan's Hope
.
On several internet sites it is stated that Jason Leland Adams had the role on the famous soap opera, however footage from the show provides assurance that this is false, as well as on Ash Adams’s own credits on IMDb, stating his participation on Ryan's Hope.
An anonymous, by the name VaultMasterDBT on YouTube, claims to have been contacted by Ash Adams and has informed the below message:
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actor
Actor
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and Producing Director at the Bootleg Theater. He is perhaps best known for his role as Preston A. Lodge III, on the popular television series Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman.
Early life
Jason was born August 18, 1963 in Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
Before becoming involved with acting and theater, he made his living as a builder and furniture maker
Career
Jason has performed in, designed, and/or produced more than 60 plays in regional theaters around the country, including REDCAT, the Mark Taper Forum, Arena Stage, the Seattle Rep, the San Jose Rep, Actors' Gang, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Naked Angels, Source Theater, the Washington Shakespeare Company and the Evidence Room. He is a former Artistic DirectorArtistic director
An artistic director is the executive of an arts organization, particularly in a theatre company, that handles the organization's artistic direction. He or she is generally a producer and director, but not in the sense of a mogul, since the organization is generally a non-profit organization...
of the Washington, D.C. Shakespeare Company
Shakespeare Theatre Company
The Shakespeare Theatre Company is a regional theatre company located in Washington, D.C. Their self professed mission "is to present classic theatre of scope and size in an imaginative, skillful and accessible American style that honors the playwrights’ language and intentions while viewing their...
. During his tenure with the company, he produced six shows that garnered two Helen Hayes Award
Helen Hayes Award
A Helen Hayes Award is a theater award named for the famed actress Helen Hayes to recognize excellence in professional theater in the Washington, D.C. area since 1983. The awards are managed by Linda Levy Grossman. and presented by the Washington Theatre Awards Society.-Awards:The Helen Hayes...
s and six nominations. He was also the 1991 recipient of the Source Award for his performance in the title role of Don Juan of Seville
Don Juan
Don Juan is a legendary, fictional libertine whose story has been told many times by many authors. El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra by Tirso de Molina is a play set in the fourteenth century that was published in Spain around 1630...
.
In 1994, Jason Leland Adams founded together with Bart DeLorenzo, Alicia Hoge and Ames Ingham, the theater - Evidence Room.
For the theater, Jason worked with direction, set design and acting.
His daughter Isabelle seemed to enjoy her parent’s establishment, as she helped out at the theater’s costume department, having joined the costume team at the age of 7, in December 2005.
In 2006 Jason expanded the theater, so that it would house a new theater - Bootleg. The former Evidence Room was moved to another location in LA, without the association with Jason.
Jason is a member of United Scenic Artists/IATSE Local 829. A labor union and professional association of Designers, Artists and Craftspeople, organized to protect craft standards, working conditions and wages for the entertainment and decorative arts industries.
Jason also runs Alumina Design LLC, a fabrication/design solution firm for architects and environmental designers.
Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman
Jane Seymour (actress)
Jane Seymour, OBE is an English actress best known for her performances in the James Bond film Live and Let Die , East of Eden , Onassis: The Richest Man in the World , and the American television series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman...
. In 1995 he became a regular cast member, portraying the character of Preston A. Lodge III, which he portrayed until the series cancellation in 1998.
The role of Preston A. Lodge III was originally intended for the Australian X-Men
X-Men (film)
X-Men is a 2000 superhero film based on the fictional Marvel Comics characters of the same name. Directed by Bryan Singer, the film stars Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Anna Paquin, Famke Janssen, Bruce Davison, James Marsden, Halle Berry, Rebecca Romijn, Ray Park and Tyler Mane...
actor Hugh Jackman
Hugh Jackman
Hugh Michael Jackman is an Australian actor and producer who is involved in film, musical theatre, and television.Jackman has won international recognition for his roles in major films, notably as action/superhero, period and romance characters...
, however several circumstances caused a change of plans.
Before the cancellation in 1998, a seventh season of the show was planned, where Jason stated that after his character went bankrupt, he was meant to have a storyline involving his Bostonian father sending him a mail-order bride
Mail-order bride
Mail-order bride is a label applied to a woman who publishes her intent to marry someone from another country. This term is considered offensive by some people. The mail-order bride industry is the economic trade of contracted domestic partnerships, often between citizens of different countries or...
.
The second lead actor on Dr. Quinn, Joe Lando
Joe Lando
Joseph John Lando is an American actor, most recognizable for playing Byron Sully on the TV series Dr...
, stated through a DVD audio commentary
Audio commentary
On disc-based video formats, an audio commentary is an additional audio track consisting of a lecture or comments by one or more speakers, that plays in real time with video...
that he and Jason and his family are and remain very good friends as of 2003.
In other media
After the 1998 cancellation of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, Jason guest-starred in the science fictionScience fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe...
during season 7, in the episode entitled "Covenant", where he portrayed the character of Benyan. He co-starred together with the then 25 year old actress Maureen Flannigan
Maureen Flannigan
Maureen Osborne Flannagan , credited as Maureen Flannigan, is an American actress noted for her role as teenager Evie Ethel Garland TV sitcom Out of This World, which ran from 1987 to 1991 and also starred Donna Pescow. She began acting professionally in 1985.-Personal:She attended the University...
, who portrayed Benyan’s wife Mika.
The characters of Benyan and Mika also appeared in the DS9 novel: Mission - Gamma: "Cathedral", published October 2002.
In 1999 Jason played the part as the bartender in the short film Weeping Shriner, written & directed by William Preston Robertson. Adams starred alongside fellow Dr. Quinn star Geoffrey Lower, who played the lead role in the film, which can be described as a comedy about depression.
It was Geoffrey Lower’s wife Karen Severin, who produced the short film.
Confusion on the net
Jason Leland Adams has and continues to be confused with the actor/filmmaker Ash AdamsAsh Adams
Ash Adams , also known professionally by his given name of Jason Adams, is an award-winning American independent filmmaker, producer, writer, and well-known TV and movie actor.- Early life :...
. They once went by the same name and have approximately same age, but it is clear based on facts, that they are not the same person.
Jason Leland Adams’s first television appearance was in 1994, on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. Ash Adams, on the other hand, starred in television series back in the 80s and is most famous for his portrayal as the adult John Reid Ryan on the soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Ryan's Hope
Ryan's Hope
Ryan's Hope is an American soap opera, revolving around 13 years of trials and tribulations within a large Irish American family in the Riverside district of New York City. It aired from July 7, 1975 to January 13, 1989 on ABC...
.
On several internet sites it is stated that Jason Leland Adams had the role on the famous soap opera, however footage from the show provides assurance that this is false, as well as on Ash Adams’s own credits on IMDb, stating his participation on Ryan's Hope.
An anonymous, by the name VaultMasterDBT on YouTube, claims to have been contacted by Ash Adams and has informed the below message:
No, Jason Leland Adams was never on RH, and it was this very confusion that was cleared up when Ash Adams himself contacted me a few months ago. In fact, the reason why the latter had to change his professional name from Jason to Ash in 1996 was because of increasing confusion between him and the Dr. Quinn star..despite the fact that Ash's credits in show business go back much longer than Jason Leland Adams'.
Personal life
Jason married Alicia Hoge in 1996, with whom he has two children, born 1999 (Isabelle) and November 2001 (Max).Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 1994 in film 1994 was a significant year in film.The top grosser worldwide was The Lion King, which to date stands as the highest-grossing traditionally-animated film of all time... |
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman is an American post-Civil War western/drama series created by Beth Sullivan. Dr. Michaela "Mike" Quinn, played by Jane Seymour, left Boston in search of adventure. She goes to Colorado Springs, Colorado where she establishes herself as doctor/adviser.The show ran on CBS... |
General George Custer/Preston A. Lodge III | Appeared in 6 episodes as Custer in 1994 & 1995. Appeared in 53 episodes as Preston, 1995–1998 |
| 1998 1998 in film -Events:* February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein.* Former child star Gary Coleman is charged with assaulting a young female bus driver at a California shopping mall.-Top grossing films:... |
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe... |
Benyan | Episode: 'Covenant' |
| 1999 1999 in film The year 1999 in film involved several noteworthy events and has been called "The Year That Changed Movies". Several significant feature films, including Stanley Kubrick's final film Eyes Wide Shut, Pedro Almodóvar's first Oscar-winning film All About My Mother, science fiction The Matrix, Deep... |
Weeping Shriner | Bartender |