Lane Garrison

Infobox actor


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name = Lane Garrison
birthname = Lane Edward Garrison
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location = Dallas, Texas USA
yearsactive = 2004-present
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Lane Edward Garrison (born May 23, 1980) is an American actor. He is best known for the role of David "Tweener" Apolskis on the television series "Prison Break".

Biography

Early life

Garrison was born in Dallas, Texas on May 23, 1980 and raised in Richardson, Texas. Due to the troubled relationship with his mother, Garrison moved out at seventeen and turned to the family minister, Joe Simpson, who is also the manager and father of pop stars Jessica and Ashlee Simpson. Garrison lived with the Simpson family for a year. [" [http://www.tmz.com/2006/12/05/garrison-lived-with-jessica-as-troubled-teen/ Garrison Lived with Jessica as Troubled Teen] ". "TMZ.com". December 5, 2006. Retrieved on December 20, 2006] He graduated from J.J. Pearce High School in 1998 and at eighteen, he drove to Los Angeles with ambitions to become an actor. His first job was a backpack commercial that paid $3,500.Fact|date=June 2007

Career

Garrison first achieved fame in 2005 through his role as Tweener on the television series, "Prison Break".

Vehicular manslaughter conviction

On May 21, 2007 Garrison pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter and drunken driving for a December 2, 2006 crash that killed 17-year-old Beverly Hills High School student Vahagn Setian, a passenger in his car. He was sentenced to 40 months in jail on October 31, 2007, but was given credit for 91 days already served. He was placed into a different section when fellow prisoners had it in for him. With California's good behavior policy he can be released around February 2009. [cite web |url=http://www.tv.com/lane-garrison/person/425672/story/10398.html | title=Prison Break star gets jail time | work= TV.com |accessdate= 2007-11-20] [cite web |url=http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-garrison1nov01,1,2734238.story?coll=la-headlines-california&ctrack=1&cset=true | title=Lane Garrison gets 40 months in fatal crash | work= Los Angeles Times |accessdate= 2007-11-20] . Garrison has made several statements accepting responsibility for the accident. During the initial psychological evaluation, Garrison made many remarks about not being at fault.

Garrison's 2001 Land Rover jumped a curb at about 50 mph and hit a tree, according to authorities. Two 15-year-old girls were also injured in the crash. Police said Garrison had a blood-alcohol level of .20 percent, as well as cocaine in his system. The charges only indicate that his blood-alcohol level was above .15 percent.

Garrison allegedly gave alcohol to minors, and was going out to get more when his vehicle crashed. He initially stated that he was just giving the minors a ride home from the high school party he was attending, but other people at the party claim he left because they ran out of alcohol.

He was charged with felony vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, felony driving under the influence causing injury to multiple victims, felony driving with a blood-alcohol level above the .08 percent legal limit causing injury, and a misdemeanor count of furnishing alcohol to a minor. Defense attorneys also looked into whether a possible brake defect may have contributed to the accident. [ " [http://www.charlotte.com/200/story/81768.html Garrison to plead guilty in crash death] " "charlotte.com" (Charlotte Observer on-line edition) Published 2007-04-11, Retrieved 2007-04-11] Garrison pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter, drunken driving, and providing alcohol to a minor, and faced up to six years, eight months in prison. [cite web |url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/21/crime.garrison.reut/index.html | title= 'Prison Break' actor pleads guilty | work= CNN |accessdate= 2007-05-12] He underwent a mandatory 90-day "diagnostic" evaluation by parole officers and psychologists in a prison before returning for an appearance before a Superior Court Judge for sentencing. [cite web |url=http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007Aug02/0,4670,PeopleLaneGarrison,00.html | title='Garrison to Have Evaluation in DUI Death' | work= FoxNews |accessdate= 2007-08-02]

Filmography

References

External links

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