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Basic Facts

• He was born on January 18, 1980 in Los Angeles, California.

• Though he was born in Los Angeles, he was raised in Pacific Palisades, California. • He has a younger sister named Alison who was born on March 9, 1986.

• He's six feet and four inches tall.

• Even though he is Jewish, he attended a Christian school.

• He attended and graduated from the Harvard-Westlake School.

• His high school basketball team won the state championship in California.

• He became interested in acting while he was still in school, where he took roles in local theater productions.

• He met actress Linda Cardellini when they both starred in Freaks and Geeks and they dated for several years.

• Originally, the writer of Superbad (Seth Rogen) had planned to star in the movie, alongside Jason. Unfortunately, by the time the movie got made, they were both too old for the parts.

• He was chosen for the role of Marshall on How I Met Your Mother because the shows creators were huge fans of Freaks and Geeks, which he starred in.

• In Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Jason's character is broken up with while naked and also writes a Dracula musical performed by puppets. Both were real-life experiences he had that he wrote into the movie.

• Not only did he star in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, but he wrote the movie too.

• He plays piano and loves Disneyland.

• His favorite kind of music is classic rock and reggae.

• Is a huge fans of the Muppets made by Disney and is currently working on writing and directing the next film.

All facts were taken from various articles and interviews, as well as sites such as Internet Movie Database and Wikipedia. They are all thought to be true but if you find one that you know to be false, please email me.