  jason francesco schwartzman (born june 26, 1980) is an american actor, screenwriter, and musician. he is known for his frequent collaborations with wes anderson such as rushmore (1998), the darjeeling limited (2007), fantastic mr. fox (2009), moonrise kingdom (2012), and the grand budapest hotel (2014). he has also appeared in films such as i heart huckabees (2004), shopgirl (2005), marie antoinette (2006), funny people (2009), scott pilgrim vs. the world (2010) and saving mr. banks (2013). in addition to his film work, schwartzman was the star of the hbo series bored to death (2009â2011), in which he played a writer who moonlights as an unlicensed private detective by advertising himself on craigslist. he currently releases music through his solo project coconut records, and was formerly the drummer of rock band phantom planet. ==early life== schwartzman was born in los angeles, california, the son of actress talia shire (nÃ©e coppola) and the late producer jack schwartzman. schwartzman's brother is actor and musician robert schwartzman, and his paternal half-brother is cinematographer john schwartzman. his paternal grandparents were polish jewish immigrants, while his mother is italian american and catholic. schwartzman has stated in interviews that he was raised without religion.http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2006/11/fraser200611 he attended windward school in west los angeles. ==career== ===acting=== schwartzman's acting career began when he was 17 years old, when he starred in wes anderson's rushmore in 1998. prior to rushmore, he had no acting experience. shortly after in 2000 jason had a guest role in the short-lived series freaks and geeks. in 2001, he starred in cq, a film by his cousin roman coppola. in 2002, he starred in slackers and in 2003 
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