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- Jason Matthew Smith was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He grew up all over the mid-west including brief, but formative years spent in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana. His family finally settled in Cincinnati were he attended both high school and college. He earned a B.F.A. in Acting from the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music. Upon graduation from college, he opted to further elevated his studies by attending Northern Illinois University where he earned his M.F.A. in Acting. While attending NIU, he studied with master Miesner instructors Katheryn Gately and Gene Terrusso.
A few days after the turn of the new millennium, Jason moved to Los Angeles. Over the past several years, Jason has made a name for himself guest starring and starring in roles for highly acclaimed films and television series. One of his most notable breakout performances was portraying line-backer Eric Olczyk in the AFI Awarding winning series Playmakers for ESPN. He is also known for his role of Hendorff ("Cupcake") in the JJ Abrams directed Star Trek and Star Trek 2. He now resides in Studio City, CA with his wife Annabelle and his two sons Samuel Amazigh & Simon Azayan. - Actor
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Jason Smith was born on 31 May 1984 in Sydney, Australia. He is an actor and producer, known for Home and Away (1988), Power Rangers Megaforce (2013) and Ocean Star (2003).- Actor
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Jason Alan Smith was born in September 1976 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Before I Wake (2016), Feud (2017) and Nashville (2012).- Jason O. Smith is known for Dazed and Confused (1993) and Over Exposed (1984).
- Jason Bose Smith was born in May 1979. He is an actor, known for Friday (1995), American History X (1998) and Ballistic (1995).
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With a deep respect for the creation of creature effects throughout the history of film, Jason Smith has established himself as a highly creative and technically skilled Visual Effects Supervisor. While earning his computer science degree, he delved into traditional sculpture and prosthetic makeup effects and produced practical creature makeup effects for university productions. Smith joined ILM in 2001 as a technical assistant, and by 2003, he had advanced to the position of Creature Technical Director.
One of Smith's most significant contributions is the creation of Block Party, ILM's proprietary creature rigging system that automates the time-consuming process of character rigging. In 2018, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences honoured him with a Technical Achievement Award for his role in Block Party's original design and creation. Smith is also the inventor of ILM's Dynamic Rigging process, which was used for the robot transformations in Transformers and the complex mechanical animations of Iron Man's suit.
Throughout his career, Smith has effectively led and collaborated with teams, working on groundbreaking visual effects in notable projects such as Transformers, The Avengers, and The Revenant and Bumblebee. In 2012, he served as ILM's Associate Visual Effects Supervisor on Marvel's blockbuster The Avengers, which grossed over one billion dollars worldwide and earned him a Visual Effects Society Award nomination for his character work on The Hulk. His role as ILM Visual Effects Supervisor on The Revenant brought him a Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photorealistic Feature and an Academy Award Nomination for Best Visual Effects. Most recently, as Senior Visual Effects Supervisor, Smith played a significant role in the visual design of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power series for Amazon. The critically acclaimed visuals won 4 VES Awards for outstanding VFX and garnered a Primetime Emmy Nomination. As of late 2023, he is working on Season 2, in post production in the UK.
He is a graduate of Brigham Young University's Computer Science Program, with a minor in Visual Arts. He completed his MFA in Illustration at The Hartford Art School in 2019.- Simon Jason-Smith is known for Doctor Who (2023).
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In less than a decade, Jason Samuels Smith (performer, choreographer, director) has emerged as a multi-talented leader in the Art form of Tap. He won both an Emmy and American Choreography Award for "Outstanding Choreography" for the Opening number of the 2003 Jerry Lewis/MDA Telethon in a tribute to the late Gregory Hines. Mr. Samuels-Smith was also awarded a Certificate of Appreciation by the City of Los Angeles for creating the First Annual Los Angeles Tap Festival in 2003; a Proclamation declaring April 23rd "Jason Samuels Day" from the City of Shreveport, Louisiana; the "Ivy of Education" from Brainerd Institute; and the "President Kenny Award" from Stony Brook. He was also the recipient of an Arts International Grant and an Alpert McDowell Fellowship Award and most recently received the 2007 Gregory Hines Humanitarian Award.
In 2004, Smith co-starred in Dean Hargrove's "Tap Heat", a dynamic award-winning short film available on DVD. Jason is also a featured dancer in HBO/Universal Pictures's motion picture "Idlewild" starring Outkast. Debbie Allen has featured his talents in several productions including the AMC television series "Cool Women", Sammy (a tribute to the life of Sammy Davis jr.), and in a leading role of Soul Possessed with Patti LaBelle, Arturo Sandoval and Carmen DeLavallade. Other performance credits include the Tony Award-winning Broadway cast of Bring in Da'Noise, Bring in Da'Funk in principal and lead roles, Imagine Tap! at the Harris Theater in Chicago in a leading role, Savion Glover's NYOTs (Not Your Ordinary Tappers), Cross Currents: Turned on Tap at the Queen Elizabeth Hall - South Bank in London, the 2002-2003 Harlem Jazz Dance Festivals, TAAP: The Art and Appreciation of Percussion , the NY Tap Committee/Town Hall's 21Below! with Jennifer Holliday, Thank You Gregory: A Tribute to the Legends of Tap, The Cotton Club Returns: A Tribute to Great Jazz Legends, the American Institute of Vernacular Jazz Dance Darktown Strutters Ball Gala, the Career Transition For Dancers 20th Anniversary Jubilee among others.
Smith has performed India Jazz Suites, a dynamic collaboration with Kathak Master Pandit Chitresh Das worldwide. He & Das were awarded the 2007 Isadora Duncan ("Issie") Award for Best Ensemble Performance and will continue this tour in addition to their latest collaboration India Jazz Progressions which incorporates their companies.
He founded tap company A.C.G.I. (Anybody Can Get It) with most recent appearances to include The Getty Museum Family Day Festival in LA, The New York City Center Fall for Dance Festival, and Sadlers Wells' Sampled in London. He also produced JaJa Productions band featuring original jazz-influenced hip hop music with appearances throughout the United States. Their first music video "You Need This" had a successful debut in California.
Smith was most recently featured as a Special Guest on Fox's hit series "So You Think You Can Dance". As a Bloch Corporate Spokesperson, Jason has worked directly on the development of a new tap shoe to offer quality and affordable options for professional tap dancers.- Additional Crew
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Jason Grant Smith was born on 29 June 1965. He is an actor and writer, known for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) and Dragonball Evolution (2009).- Music Department
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Jason Smith is known for Pride and Joy (2019), The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022) and Legend of the Seeker (2008).- Just Grinding is much more than physical movement, we base all of our work on these 7 Pillars of Wellness- Physical, Mental Wellness, Mental Toughness (Emotional Intelligence), Nutritional, Spiritual, Relationships and Financial. After countless years of my own training combined with The 7 Pillars and working with Championship Programs, I have developed a multi modality training program that works in a symbiotic relationship between the mental, the physical, proper fueling and recuperation providing the athlete with the best possible gains. I have trained players at the top of their game including NFL and NCAA Div 1 athletes.
I thought I was in peak physical condition, but something seemed to be holding me back. I didn't eat bad, I hydrated, mineralized, took vitamins and supplements and ate my veggies, but I didn't treat my nutrition, sleep and gut health as a priority. In 2007, I had a Patent Foramen Ovale and it scared me and my family to death. It almost took me there too, but I wasn't ready. I had unfinished business. To tell my story and help as many people as possible. The irony here is I almost died in The Gym. Seriously! Lucky for me, I had a great medical team and one of the best cardiologists in the world, just ask him, to diagnose and fix my broken heart. I had a small procedure to connect the deviate septum in my heart and I was back to my old tricks. Working out, but not truly understanding the benefits of additional modalities like sleep, nutrition and recuperation on my Wellness. My physical heart was fixed, but I needed help with my spiritual heart and brain recovery. Still to this day, the search is never ending. Learning and questing for modalities to help me stay in the light, to be happy and get the most out of my time here. Technology and science are getting better and better, which are providing more answers on brain trauma and means to support and aid in brain recovery. Slowly but surely, true wellness started to reveal itself to me. Still to this day I am a searcher. My life is a series of trails and successes, learning and finding the truth. It's somewhere in between. If you are willing, I can help you.
The Grind is much more than a full service Wellness Center. We work with athletes, young and old, getting them to their next level. We work with businesses on creating a corporate wellness structure for their employees. We work on Stress Management, Anxiety, Depression and Mental Health and provide guidance on Weight Management. In addition, we provide assistance with addiction. We work with any individual creating a plan for their wellness journey.
For the past 30 years, I have been on a quest. A quest to find answers to questions and issues I had about my own wellness and subsequently sharing them with you. My struggles with my mental health and my lack of modalities to deal with it, I learned to approach wellness in a way that encompasses the mind, body and spirit to bring my entire being into homeostasis. Balancing my soul with my ego, my body's chemistry and being balanced with my energy, grounding me to the Earth's abundance of power.
My mission is to help you find and personalized your wellness. To be your best mental, physical and spiritual self. The disclaimer! If it was easy, everyone would be doing it. Wellness is as specific as your thumb print and your health is human kind's most precious commodity. Without it, we have nothing. The first step is to start. Once you start, it's on!
Coaching champions in Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Newport Beach and Lake Norman, North Carolina since the early 90's. I have developed The Grind's holistic training method that combines physical, nutritional and mental development that gives you the ability to train like a Champion and, ultimately, compete like one. This also translates into holistic wellness training for anyone looking for a healthier lifestyle.
Coaching highlights include:
3X North Carolina State Champions at Davidson Day School with 13 All State selections and 18298 receiving yards and 240 touchdowns from 2011-2013 & 2016. Coaching 8 high school receivers that surpassed the 1000-yard plateau and a 9th at 955. Worked with 2 current NFL QBs. 6 undefeated Iredell County championships. Compiling a 44-3 record during that time. Coached and co-founded The Arlington Youth Wrestling Club. In 3 seasons, coached 8 individual state champs and won 2 USA Texas State team titles.
National and State High School Records:
National Record 837 yards passing, single game. National Record 104 points scored(2nd), current era single game*. State Record Season Receiving Yards (NC)- 1853(2nd) & 1844(3rd)*. State Record 306 receiving yards single game, 2nd NC*. State Record 302 receiving yards in a single game, 3rd NC*. - Director
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A prominent commercial and music video director, Jason Smith has directed over 200 campaigns for clients including Nike, Coca-Cola, Audi, Mitsubishi and EA Sports. Smith brings a unique and bold visual style to each of his projects, leading him to become a pre-eminent director within the advertising industry.
Jason has been nominated for "Director of the Year" at Cannes Lions and went on to win numerous industry awards including a D&AD for his "British Army" campaign, and two AICPs for his Nike ("Lance") and Audi ("Living Room") commercials. His work has been officially selected to screen at Rushes Short Film Festival and Edinburgh Festival, and has been featured at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York.
In addition to his work in commercials and music videos, Smith recently completed filming a documentary following acclaimed sculptor Jon Krawzyck across America with his replacement 9/11 memorial cross on the back of his pick-up truck.- Visual Effects
Jason Smith is known for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) and The Marvels (2023).- Jason Smith is known for The Conscience (2016) and Bonds Movie (2016).
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Jason Smith is known for Champ (2018), The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot (2018) and Crookedfinger (2023).- Jason Smith is known for Vagrant Queen (2020).
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Jason Smith is known for Trap House (2023), Garage Sale Mysteries (2013) and Bau, Artist at War (2024).- Producer
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Jason Smith is known for OCPS 150th Anniversary (2019) and 2019 OCPS State of the Schools (2019).- Jason Tyler Smith is known for Harlem (2021).
- Jason Smith is known for The Retirement Plan (2023).
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