Jason Biggs
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| Born |
Jason Matthew Biggs May 12, 1978 Pompton Plains, NJ, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actor, comedian |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Spouse(s) | Jenny Mollen (m. 2008) |
| Children | 1 |
Jason Matthew Biggs (born May 12, 1978) is an American actor and comedian best known for his roles as Jim Levenstein in the American Pie series of teen comedy films, providing the voice of Leonardo in Nickelodeon's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles television series, a role he held until he was replaced near the end of the show's second season, and Larry Bloom in Orange Is the New Black. He also starred in Loser and Saving Silverman.
He initially gained recognition from the soap opera As the World Turns for the role of Pete Wendell for which he was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series in 1995.
Biggs was born in the Pompton Plains section of Pequannock Township, New Jersey. His mother, Angela (née Zocco), is a nurse, and his father, Gary Louis Biggs, is a shipping company manager. Biggs' father is of English and Italian descent and Biggs' mother is of Sicilian descent. His last name is derived from his English ancestry. He was raised Roman Catholic.
He grew up in Hasbrouck Heights and attended Hasbrouck Heights High School, where he achieved success in tennis. Biggs attended Montclair State University for three weeks before dropping out.
Biggs began acting at the age of five. In 1991, he made his television debut in the short lived FOX series Drexell's Class. In 1988, he received his Screen Actors Guild card for appearing in a TV commercial for Pathmark. He later recalled in a 2015 interview in TV Guide, "I remember I had to eat a doughnut in one of the shots. Over and over again. Awesome."
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