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J. Derek Tieken - Dr. J Derek Tieken, DDS tiekensmiles.com | GPOA : Physicians : Dana Mears, MD, PhD gpoa.com |
Derek Mears (born May 16, 1972) is an American actor and stuntman, best known for his role as the serial killer Jason Voorhees in the reboot of Friday the 13th. He is yet to portray a Predator in the 2010 science-fiction horror film sequel Predators.
[edit] Biography[edit] Early lifeMears was born in Bakersfield, California, the youngest of two children.[citation needed] He performed improv comedy at Comedy Sportz in Bakersfield. He graduated from Highland High School in Bakersfield, CA in 1990.[1] [edit] CareerMears has numerous credits both as a stuntman and as a jobbing actor. He had minor roles in ER, Alias, Nash Bridges, Men in Black II, The Shield, CSI NY, My Name Is Earl, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, CSI Miami, and The Hills Have Eyes 2. His stunt credits include the films Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and Blades of Glory, and TV series such as Angel and Bones. Mears got his breakthrough lead role in the new Friday the 13th film. He was recommended to the producers, Brad Fuller and Jason Form of Platinum Dunes, by make-up and special effects guru Scott Stoddard, who created the new look for Mears' character Jason Voorhees. Due to Mears' height at 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) he is one of the tallest actors who ever portrayed Jason beside Ken Kirzinger who stands at a similar height to Mears. He was nominated for an MTV Movie Award in the category for Best Villain for his portrayal of Jason Voorhees, but lost to Heath Ledger. Mears did a lot of research on child-development to flesh out the role of Camp Crystal Lake's notorious resident serial slasher killer. "In the script, Jason watches his mother die in front of him. So I did research on, when you're that age how do your cognitive processes happen? How is the child supposed to be developing? I found out that at that age you're starting to be integrating into society, whether it's through group sports or group activities so that you find out you're not alone. I discovered that he missed that aspect. He was already an outcast from society for looking different and being disfigured, and his only connection to love and reality is his mother."[2] He is contracted to return for either another Friday the 13th sequel or another film being made by Platinum Dunes.[3] If Mears reprises his role as Jason, he'll be only the second person to portray the character more than once. th[4] On 19 October 2009 talked with Fangoria over his role in the sequel of Friday the 13th and his role in Predators.[5] Mears appeared in Ultraforce 2 on the Superego Podcast. [edit] Filmography
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