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Jason James Richter
Birth at
29 January 1980
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Jason James Richter was born in Medford, Orengon. At the age of three, he moved with his parents to Honolulu in Hawaii. It was there on Waikiki beach that he learned to swim and remained forever fascinated by the sea and the locals. There he was found by a Japanese agency for the selection of models and signed a contract with him for shows in Japan. In 1989, his family returned to the United States and today he lives in Los Angeles.
When Jason was 12 years old, he was selected as one of the 4,000
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Jason James Richter was born in Medford, Orengon. At the age of three, he moved with his parents to Honolulu in Hawaii. It was there on Waikiki beach that he learned to swim and remained forever fascinated by the sea and the locals. There he was found by a Japanese agency for the selection of models and signed a contract with him for shows in Japan. In 1989, his family returned to the United States and today he lives in Los Angeles.
When Jason was 12 years old, he was selected as one of the 4,000 candidates for the role of Jesse in the movie Free Willie. At the time, he had no idea he would have to work with a real whale.
Before filming began, he and the whale got used to each other for three weeks. But all the fears turned out to be in vain Keiko, so the whale is used to the boy.
After the filming of Free Willy Jason starred in the film Infinite Story 3.
In 1994, the film Free Willy 2 was shot and Richter again took part in it. The ability to swim perfectly was very useful Jason in this film because this time there was much more underwater shooting. Especially for filming, he even took diving lessons during the week. And most of the stunts in the film were performed by himself.
The flip side of show business is the increased attention of others. When he began to be recognized on the streets Jason constantly experienced inconvenience. He really likes to give interviews.
Another unpleasant "proof" of popularity was that after the movie "Free Willie - 2" someone began to pursue him. Nothing serious happened, but he was in constant tension for several days.
Jason and has a dog named Lucy. Jason plays guitar and here his idol Jimi Hendrix. He and four of his friends formed a team and now they spend the evenings in constant rehearsals.