Jason Biggs

American actor

Jason Biggs is an American actor best known for his lead role as Jim Levenstein in the popular American Pie film series. He has also starred in various other films and TV shows, including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Orange Is the New Black, and has received several award nominations throughout his career.

About the Jason Biggs

Jason Matthew Biggsis an American actor. The accolades he has received include a Screen Actors Guild Award, alongside nominations for a Daytime Emmy Award and a Satellite Award.

In film, Biggs is best known his lead role as Jim Levenstein in the American Pie film seriesand Larry Bloom in the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black (2013-2014; 2017; 2019). His other television lead credits include Drexell’s Class (1991-1992), Total Security (1997), Mad Love (2011), and Outmatched (2020). He had a supporting role on the soap opera As the World Turns (1994-1995). He hosted the Blue Ribbon Baking Championship on Netflix (2024).

Frequently Asked Questions

Jason Biggs is best known for his lead role as Jim Levenstein in the American Pie film series, which ran from 1999 to 2012.

In addition to American Pie, Jason Biggs has had lead roles in films like Loser, Saving Silverman, and Anything Else, as well as TV shows like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Orange Is the New Black, and Outmatched.

Jason Biggs has received a Screen Actors Guild Award and has been nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award and a Satellite Award for his acting work.

Jason Biggs was born on May 12, 1978.

Jason Biggs is set to host the Netflix series Blue Ribbon Baking Championship in 2024.

Jason Biggs is an American actor.

Yes, Jason Biggs has had lead roles in several other TV shows, including Drexell’s Class, Total Security, Mad Love, and Outmatched.

23 Quotes by Jason Biggs

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    I like to think what I bring to the table is kind of a sympathetic and endearing quality, even while I’m playing outcasts or characters that end up in outlandish situations.

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    Physical comedy is my favorite thing in the world to do.

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    We all had our reservations about possibly overdoing it but, you know, the script was great. Basically it stuck to the formula that worked for the first two movies, and for that reason I think this works as well.

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    My position now, especially in this town, adds an element of skepticism with people you meet – especially girls. I mean, it becomes a lot more difficult.

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    But I did have two months off between Loser and the start of Prozac Nation. So, it was supposed to be Jason time, right? My time to enjoy myself away from movies.

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    Well, I’m proud to say American Pie was the kind of crazy, gross-out film that guys thought was the greatest.

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    We all approached doing a sequel with great trepidation and skepticism.

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    Something about being projected on a 70 foot screen makes you more attractive and appealing to the opposite sex, which is pretty scary.

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    I love playing Jim. I love working with this cast and the opportunity to come back and work with them again was just way too appealing for me. Also, I think this is a great way to wrap up the franchise.

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    I’m just glad I got to work with the likes of Spielberg.

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    I was nervous and hesitant about putting myself out there for the pie scene. But I went for it and the results were wonderful.

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    Basically, what happened was, I had moved out to Los Angeles, I was pretty damn lazy and I put on some pounds.

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    People would see me on a Nickelodeon commercial, and I would hear about it the next day in school.

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    I don’t know if you’ll see me jumping out of planes anytime soon.

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    Like anyone who goes to college, you’re leaving a familiar surrounding and a comfortable environment and your friends and everything, and you’re starting fresh. It can be pretty daunting.

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    But then, I just decided to get off my lazy butt and take advantage of the L.A. weather.

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    Stuff with a group, stuff where there are other people around, I’ll try that.

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    I’ve heard every pie joke in the book. I’m still waiting for an original one.

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    A girl came up to me in a bar and said she wanted to be my apple pie. I wish I’d said something cool, but I was stunned.

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    Well, I’m never happier than when I’m acting.

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    In order for American Pie to have worked, you have to have a character who, even while he is humping a pie, the audience still likes.

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    But once I went for it, left my inhibitions aside and saw its eventual success, it made me much more comfortable and eager THIS time around to take it to a whole new level.

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    But because it was able to balance that kind of humor with a sweet story and characters you really rooted for and also got across the girls’ point of view, I’ve heard nothing but great things from younger and older females as well.

    Jason Biggs

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