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I know he was born in london —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.156.48.91 (talk) 23:26, 7 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I saw the Stath in a pub in south london and geekishly asked for his autograph! It was so refreshing to come across a celebrity who is so.......very very polite - FANTASTIC!

Diving

I read something somewhere about him being an Olympic diver. Can anyone confirm?

Yes, Jason was a diver for the British team. He placed 12th place.

The article says: he was a member of Britain's National Diving Squad for ten years, although (despite rumours) never competed in the Olympics. However, he had been in categories for the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics. Web searches seem to indicate that he competed in both Seoul and Barcelona, though this may be a case of everyone passing on the same wrong information (perhaps assuming this because he was on the national diving team). I found an interview here that says:

IGNFF: What are your memories of being in the Olympics? How do you look back on that?

STATHAM: I didn't actually go to the Olympic Games, but you know, pretty much everything else, the World Championships.

The 12th place finish that is mentioned in many places was at the World Championships, not the Olympics. On this basis, I have removed him from the 1988 and 1992 Olympic competitor categories. Dsreyn 16:07, 2 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Jason's Age (38 or 33?)

People magazine and Men's Health Magazine (published in the U.S.) state Jason's age as 38. Is there an open discrepancy about his age?

Only IMDB seems to verify his birthdate in 1972.

I see that most references assume 1972. However, I went to school with him and he was born in late 1966, so 40 this year. I've changed it here twice but it always gets reverted Slf67 01:07, 23 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia editors only report that which can be verified. If discrepancies exist, we report the information in a format that credits the data presented to the respective outlets. Personal claims aren't necessarily acceptable as legitimate data. I could easily claim that Jason Statham and I were long-time friends and that he provided me his life secrets. In fact, I even met with Robin Hood and Father Time. See the problem? There's a credibility issue with personal reports. Adraeus 11:06, 18 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Doesn't People Magazine check birthdays with drivers licences? If so, then Jason would indeed be born 1966. Hotwine8 03:40, 28 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If Jason were born Sept. '72, he'd be 36 now. This would have made it highly unlikely that he played for the local grammer school from 1978-83, as he would have been 6-11. —Preceding unsigned comment added by LewisR (talk • contribs) 12:28, 15 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Martial Arts

I've seen basically everywhere that Jason has some martial arts expierence but no where says what art(s) he does much less what rank(s) he holds in them. Judging from his performance in the Transporter movies it's likely correct to assume that he does martial arts. A little more information on this would be useful for the article. Kanzen kagiri 02:12, 3 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I found an internet interview with Jason that says:

Menomonee Falls, WI: Did you get martial arts training specifically for this movie? Or have you been studying martial arts on your own, and if so what style?

Jason Statham: All styles from Win Chun to karate to kickboxing. Corey Yuen doesn't want to make too much of a specific style, and wants to incorporate different styles.

Hope that helps - the link to the interview is http://www.usatoday.com/community/chat/2002-10-10-statham.htm

according to IMDB he's trained in mixed martial arts - mainly kinckboxing. Might be worth checking this out: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005458/bio

On his fansite there are reports that his date of birth is 26th July 1967?

Hitman

Yes its true the king of the hitman esscense famous for crank and the 2 transporters is not playin hitman instead it is Timothy Olyphant. You all know his work the skimpy armed hippie love child from catch and release which tanked. Why hire a guy whose never seen the light of a box office success one word cheaper. The only logical explanation is that either they just didn't want to pay any real money for the movie or they just didn't think that the guy who has drawn in hundreds of thousands of customers to see his movies. widening they're pockets. Why......we'll never now

--- This isn't a conversation about other actor's abilities, or lack thereof. But since you opened the door, I thought I'd offer some clarification. Video game-based movies have a difficult time at achieving success, and so far, the inclusing of A or B list actors has not increased the popularity of many of these movies (Street Fighter, Resident Evil, In the Name of the King, Wing Commander, etc). If anything, these movies sometimes suffer more so because of increased expectations.

But if you really want a reason, you could look into the fact that Statham was already involved in one video game-based project, the Dungeon Siege movie. Unfortunately for Statham, he didn't do his reasearch on Uwe Boll. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.114.64.2 (talk) 05:40, 1 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Place of birth - format

"Statham was born in Shirebrook, Derbyshire" Then moved to london with his parents, then moved to yarmouth

Artemis Fowl?

Could anybody actually confirm that he is playing Butler? The movie has been delayed so many times. A Disney/Miramax/Weinstein dispute, the writer's strike and more. But I can't find a green light for him to star in the movie, although the fan base wants this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.209.18.134 (talk) 06:48, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Unreferenced claim

"He is also a martial arts expert in mixed martial arts, especially Kick Boxing." - no citations given, so removed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.26.67.108 (talk) 15:34, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Is it Jason Statham

I saw the video for The Beautiful Souths Hit Dream A Little Dream and I'm certain it was Jason Statham who appeared at one point asking some girls to move up so he could sit down in the cinema. Can anyone tell me if it was him or not. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.202.191.190 (talk) 16:19, 25 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Middle name

I have some sources claiming his middle name is Leon, but "Michael" just appeared in Wikipedia. Can anyone confirm? Where's Mr. Statham when you need him? ;) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.146.102.162 (talk) 09:31, 14 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Real Name

Andrew Statham His nick name is Silly buisness —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.219.175.7 (talk) 13:27, 21 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Pronunciation guide?

How is his surname pronounced? Is there a break between the T and H [STAT-ham] or before them [STA-thum]? Samer (talk) 19:42, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The latter, according to these BBC and Rove (Australia) interviews and seems to be consistent in other searches (WP:RS or not). Dl2000 (talk) 15:07, 18 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]