Jason Stewart

Jason Michael Stewart (also known as J-Stew or Mr. Automatic) is an American actor who is also a producer on the popular nationally syndicated radio program The Jim Rome Show.

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Bio

He was born in Falls Church, Virginia (just outside Washington D.C.) on October 16, 1972. Stewart is a graduate of Cal State Fullerton where he received his degree in Broadcast Communications.

Film and television appearances

Stewart has appeared on TV on several occasions. He first appeared on an episode of "Blind Date" hosted by Roger Lodge. In the episode Stewart was hooked up with a 'skank from the 909' who hated his guts from the beginning of the date to the end. There were several comedic moments throughout the date, including one scene where Stewart asks his date to hold on while he checks to make sure he brought enough money. Stewart pulled out a Gangster roll of C-notes and started counting them in front of her. At one point on the date, the couple relaxed in a hot tub. This prompted the onslaught of "mole" comments directed towards Jason.

He has appeared in a handful of TV films. The first was "" followed up by "Murder at the Presidio"; both aired on the USA Network. Stewart's major network debut occurred when he joined the cast of ABC sitcom "According to Jim". He also plays a polygraph tester in the upcoming Lifetime Movie Network mini-series "The Capture of the Green River Killer".

"The Jim Rome Show"

1995 Smackoff

Stewart's most infamous call was in the inaugural Smack-Off when he was known as Jason in Fullerton. During the call, he frequently called the other callers "weaklings" and counted his subjects with "First of all, Second of all, Third of all ..." This was also the call that contained the infamous warning against crossing the "thin line of blasphemy." At the time, Rome didn't know what that meant and still doesn't. Stewart was inevitably run, and his call is considered one of the worst Smack-Off calls of all time.

XR4TI Crew

In response to a soundbite featuring Allen Iverson's mother and her entourage (or "crew") defending her son after the latest of his many run-ins with the law, Rome decided he also needed a "crew." Hence, the XR4TI Crew (Jim Rome's "crew" which currently consists of Stewart, show engineer Alvin Delloro, show producer Travis Rodgers and writer/producer Kyle Brandt) was created. During a show, while the crew was in the studio with him, they would yell out what Rome just said before them. When Rome was going through the guests for next day's show, Stewart yelled out the famous "Don't forget Maak Moda!", referring to then-Oakland Athletics pitcher, Mark Mulder. Another memorable moment came when Rome was listing his sponsors of the show. When he brought up Extra gum, Stewart yelled out "Chew It!" which brought the show to a halt for a few seconds because Rome was laughing too much.

Mr. Automatic

Stewart's greatest moment in the show came when the amateur band 3-Day Weekend sent the show a tape called "Mr. Automatic (Jay "Friggin" Stew.)" [http://www.jimrome.com/archives/06032005/article/artilce_6.html] The song became a huge hit on the show and still is played on the program.

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