- Jason James Richter
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name = Jason James Richter
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birthdate = birth date and age|1980|1|29
birthplace = flagicon|United StatesMedford, Oregon , U.S.
yearsactive =1993 — present
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notable role = Jesse in "Free Willy "Jason James Richter (born
January 29 ,1980 inMedford, Oregon ) is an American actor.At the age of three, he and his family moved to
Hawaii , where a Japanese casting agency discovered him and signed him up for three TV spots. In 1989, his family moved back toLos Angeles , where he could pursue his career. He starred in "Free Willy ", in which he was chosen out of more than 4,000 candidates to play the lead role of Jesse. Other movies include "Cops and Robbersons ", "The NeverEnding Story III ", ', "Laserhawk ", ', and "The Setting Son". He also made a cameo appearance in the music video forMichael Jackson 's "Childhood". His most recentfilm appearance was in "Ricochet River ", along withJohn Cullum . Between the "Free Willy" roles, he had TV guest roles on "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" and "The Client ". He also played rhythm guitar in the Southern California band, Blueroot, from 2000 to January 2005, and is currently bassist for the up-and-coming band "Fermata".External links
*imdb|0725284
* [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=45748481 Jason James Richter] onMySpace
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