Talk:Jason Statham
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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!
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[edit] 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)
[edit] Relationships
He was once in a relationship with British model Kelly Brook. They broke up in 2004 when she reportedly cheated on him with her co-star Billy Zane from their upcoming movie called Three. Since then, he has reportedly linked to quite a few women (models), none of whom are particulary well known.
[edit] 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)
- 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)
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)
[edit] 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)
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
On his fansite there are reports that his date of birth is 26th July 1967?
