Jason Francesco Schwartzman was born on the 26th June 1980, in Los Angeles, California USA, and is an actor, drummer and musician, probably best known to the world for his roles in such films as “Rushmore” (1998), as Max Fischer, “The Darjeeling Limited” (2007), as Jack and as M. Jean in “The Grand Budapest Hotel” (2014), among other differing roles. Jason’s career started in the mid- 1990s.
Have you ever wondered how rich Jason Schwartzman is, as of early 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Schwartzman’s net worth is as high as $18 million, earned through his successful career in the entertainment industry as an actor and musician.
Jason Schwartzman Net Worth $18 Million
Jason comes from a family of artists; his mother is Talia Shire (née Coppola) and his father was Jack Schwartzman, a film producer. On his mother’s side Jason has family ties with the Coppola family, including Francis Ford Coppola, Sofia Coppola, Roman and Christopher Coppola.
Jason went to Windward School in West Los Angeles, where he formed the rock band Phantom Planet, with musicians Alex Greenwald as a singer, Darren Robinson guitarist, and Sam Farrar and Jacques Brautbar. He stayed with the band until 2004, and oversaw the release of three albums “Phantom Planet Is Missing” (1998), “The Guest” (2002), and “Phantom Planet” (2004), the sales of which certainly increased his net worth.
Since talent for acting runs in the family, it wasn’t long before Jason tried himself as an actor, starring in Wes Anderson’s Golden Globe Award- nominated film “Rushmore” (1998), next to Bill Murray and Olivia Williams. Three years later he made an appearance in Roman Coppola’s film “CQ”, and then in 2002 had the lead role in Jonas Åkerlund’s “Spun”. Jason continued to climb his way up, and in 2004 starred in David O. Russell’s comedy “I Heart Huckabees”, while in 2005 he portrayed Ritchie in Nora Ephron’s “Bewitched”, starring Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell. The next year he appeared next to Kirsten Dunst in Sofia Coppola’s Academy Award- winning film “Marie Antoinette”, while in 2007 he shared the screen with Adrien Brody and Owen Wilson in the adventure comedy “The Darjeeling Limited”, then from 2009 until 2011 portrayed Jonathn Ames in the TV series “Bored to Death. All added steadily to his net worth.
In 2012 he teamed up again with Wes Anderson, and had a role in his Academy Award- nominated film adventure comedy “Moonrise Kingdom”. Jason earned a name for himself and was cast in more high profile films, including “Saving Mr. Banks” in 2013 starring Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson, and had the lead role in “Listen Up Philip” in 2014, with Elisabeth Moss, while the same year he also featured in yet another Wes Anderson production, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”, with such stars as Ralph Fiennes, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum and Harvey Keitel among others. 2015 year was quite busy for Jason too, as he appeared in several films including “The Overnight” and “7 Chinese Brothers” (2015), and also portrayed Duncan Adler in the TV series “Blunt Talk” (2015-2016). Most recently, Jason featured in the drama “Golden Exits” (2017), starring Emily Browning. His net worth is still rising.
Regarding his personal life, Jason has been married to Brady Cunningham since 2009; the couple has two children.
