Jason Beghe

] By April 18, 2008, at least 45 users had reposted the video interview using their own YouTube accounts.cite web|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article3772918.ece|title=Jason Beghe Scientology video removed from YouTube|work=Times Online|publisher=entertainment.timesonline.co.uk|accessdate=2008-04-18|date=April 18, 2008|last=Schmidt|first=Veronica] Bunker's account was also canceled on April 17, and he believed this was due to copyright issues stemming from clips of "The Colbert Report" that he had uploaded to YouTube.cite web|url=http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/24/mark_bunker_you_tube_account_axed/|title=Anti-Scientology crusader vaporized from YouTube: 'Help me, Stephen Colbert. You're my only hope'|work=The Register|publisher=www.theregister.co.uk|date=April 24, 2008|accessdate=2008-04-24|last=Metz|first=Cade] Although the issues have since been resolved, Bunker initially thought that his account had been banned and the video made inaccessible due to pressure on YouTube staff from the Church of Scientology; claims which where not confirmed or denied by YouTube representative Ricardo Reyes, who referred to YouTube's policy of not commenting on individual videos. On April 21, 2008 Mark Bunker posted the video footage of the entire interview with Jason Beghe; as Bunker's YouTube account was suspended, the full interview footage was instead hosted on Vimeo and Blip.tv. [cite web|url=http://xenutv.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/jason-beghe-interview/|title=Jason Beghe interview|publisher=The WOG BLOG from XenuTV. |accessdate=2008-04-21|date=April 21, 2008|last=Bunker|first=Mark] cite web|url=http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2008/04/jason_beghe_on.php|title=Jason Beghe on Scientology: The Full Interview|work=Runnin' Scared|date=April 21, 2008|publisher=The Village Voice|accessdate=2008-04-21|last=Ortega|first=Tony] [cite web|url=http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2008/04/jason-beghe-scientology-interview-in-full-xenu-tom-cruise.php|title=Jason Beghe's Scientology Interview in Full|work=Fresh Intelligence: Radar Online|publisher=Radar Magazine|date=April 21, 2008|accessdate=2008-04-21|last=Gray|first=Tyler]

On April 28, 2008, Beghe posted online a letter to Church leader David Miscavige, requesting the confidential confessional files that Scientology compiles during Auditing sessions.cite web|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/news/0817,ortega,426289,2.html|title=Former Scientologist Actor Wants his Confessional Files Back: Jason Beghe accuses church of secretly taping Tom Cruise; writes a letter that Scientology won’t deliver|work=The Village Voice|publisher=Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC|date=April 29, 2008|accessdate=2008-04-29|last=Ortega|first=Tony] In a message posted to the Operation Clambake website, Beghe wrote: "As the Church of Scientology carefully monitors all anti-scientology websites, I am posting the letter here, on xenu.net, to assure that it be received by the C of S."cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,353041,00.html|title=Beghe Begging for His Scientology Records: Jason Beghe Begs for Records|work=FOX News|publisher=FOX News Network, LLC|date=April 29, 2008|accessdate=2008-04-29|last=Friedman|first=Roger] He had previously contacted the President's Office at The Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre International who "refused to directly respond" to his request, and a letter to David Miscavige sent through the Church communication system was also refused. Beghe told "The Village Voice" that these confidential files are also kept on actor Tom Cruise as well as other celebrity Scientologists. "More people have left Scientology than are currently in it. And yet they maintain these files about what people have said to them in private sessions. Why would you want these people to hold onto this stuff?", said Beghe to "The Village Voice". Beghe believes that Scientology's practice of disconnection is still in place, and in an interview with Tony Ortega of "The Village Voice" cited his four-year-old son being kicked out of a Scientology school as an example of disconnection.cite web|url=http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2008/05/jason_beghe_to.php|work=Runnin' Scared|title=Jason Beghe to Scientology Mouthpiece Tommy Davis: 'You're Losing Your Soul'|publisher=The Village Voice|accessdate=2008-05-19|accessdate=2008-05-14|last=Ortega|first=Tony]

A portion of Beghe's criticism of Scientology originally uploaded to YouTube by Mark Bunker was shown on "Nightline" in a piece about David Miscavige's niece, Jenna Miscavige Hill, and her criticism of Scientology. However Beghe has turned down television appearances to speak about his experiences, stating: "I just wanted to make sure that the story isn’t about me. It’s not about me. It’s about helping others who are still lost in the cult, or toying with the idea of getting involved."

On May 29, 2008, Beghe attended a protest against the Church of Scientology held outside the Scientology building on East 46th Street in New York City.cite web|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2008-05-27/news/jason-beghe-turned-away-at-ny-scientology-building/|title=Jason Beghe Turned Away at NY Scientology Building|work=The Village Voice|publisher=Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC|accessdate=2008-05-31|date=May 30, 2008|last=Ortega|first=Tony] He addressed the 50 protesters gathered across the street from the Scientology building, and told them: "What you guys are doing means so much to me, and so much to these people ... It just kills me. It makes me want to cry. You don’t know what kind of good you’re doing." He then walked across the street in an attempt to enter the Scientology building, but was prevented from entering by three hired private security guards. He returned to the group of protesters and tried to phone the president of the Church of Scientology of New York, John Carmichael: "I called and asked for John Carmichael and said I was Jason Beghe. Then they hung up."

In September 2008 Beghe traveled to Europe where he spoke with government officials in Hamburg, Germany about his experiences as a Scientologist.cite news | url=http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2008/09/jason_beghe_is.php | title=Jason Beghe Is Still Denouncing Scientology -- This Time in Germany | work=Runnin' Scared|publisher=Village Voice | date= September 16, 2008 | first= Tony| last= Ortega| accessdate = 2006-07-16] He had been invited by Germany’s Department of Interior Affairs to speak at a panel organized by Ursula Caberta on Scientology titled: "That is Scientology! Reports from the USA".cite news | last =Friedman | first =Roger | title =Actor Who Left Scientology Touring Germany | work =FOX News | publisher =FOX News Network, LLC | date =September 4, 2008 | url =http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,416386,00.html | accessdate = 2008-09-23 ] Beghe suggested that governments put up a warning sign, similar to warnings placed on packs of cigarettes, and the next day a member of Germany's Interior Department told him such a sign was placed outside a Church of Scientology building in Berlin.

Personal

Beghe's sister, Francesca Beghe, is a singer/songwriter and released an album titled "Francesca Beghe" in 1991 with SBK Records.cite news | last =Italie | first =Hillel (Associated Press) | title ='Tough' New Yorker On Cusp Of Success | work =Times Union | page =D4 | date =September 7, 1991 ] Beghe and David Duchovny remain close friends, and he was best man at Duchovny's wedding to actress Tea Leoni. He is married and lives in Nichols Canyon, Los Angeles, California. [cite news | last =Ryon | first =Ruth | title =After the Split, Still Neighborly in Brentwood | work =Los Angeles Times | page =E.1 | date =December 28, 2000 ] [cite news | last =Ryon | first =Ruth (Los Angeles Times) | title =Eagles' Frey Lands In $10.5 Million Nest | work =The Orlando Sentinel | page =J20 | date =March 3, 2002 ]

Filmography

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* [http://video.tvguide.com/search/Jason+Beghe Jason Beghe] at tvguide.com
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*cite web|url=http://youtube.com/watch?v=07m-IvvpK2E|title=Scientology: Jason Beghe Interview Tease|publisher=YouTube|date=April 14, 2008|last=Bunker, Mark
*cite web|url=http://gawker.com/5006158/jason-beghes-anti+scientology-video-cancelled-in-youtubes-area|title=Scientology: Jason Beghe's Anti-Scientology Video Cancelled In YouTube's Area|work=Gawker.com|publisher=Gawker Media|date=April 17, 2008|last=Tate|first=Ryan
*cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTDHPf3gkNE|title=Beghe with Lawrence Wollersheim at May 10 Project Chanology protest against Scientology in San Francisco|publisher=YouTube|date=May 10, 2008|last= [http://www.youtube.com/user/tommygormanxenu Gorman, Tommy]
*cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHb0BZyF5Ok|title=Scientology: Full Jason Beghe Interview|publisher=YouTube|date=June 4, 2008|last=Bunker, Mark

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