Jason Schwartzman

Schwartzman worked across actor, composer, musician, television actor and film actor and 4 further recorded occupations. This article rests on 12 catalogued compositions and 6 scholarly references drawn from named institutional registers. Every statement below returns to a source shown in the evidence panel; where the record is silent or divided, the article says so instead of resolving it.

• Born — 26 June 1980 • Birthplace — Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Occupation — * Actor • musician • Years Active — 1997–present • Father — Jack Schwartzman • Mother — Talia Shire • Relatives — Coppola family • Children — 3

Jason Schwartzman was born in Los Angeles on June 26, 1980, the son of actress Talia Shire (née Coppola) and film producer Jack Schwartzman. His father is Jewish and his mother is Italian, with Schwartzman describing his ancestry as "half Polish Jewish and half Italian." His younger brother, Robert Schwartzman, is also an actor and musician. His paternal half-siblings are Stephanie and cinematographer John Schwartzman, while his maternal half-brother is Matthew Shire. As a member of the Coppola family, he is related to many individuals involved in the entertainment industry. He is the nephew of filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola and academic August Coppola; great-nephew of opera conductor Anton Coppola; the maternal cousin of actor Nicolas Cage and filmmakers Sofia Coppola, Roman Coppola, Gia Coppola, and Christopher Coppola; and the grandson of Coppola family matriarch Italia Coppola (née Pennino) and composer Carmine Coppola. He attended Windward School in the Mar Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Schwartzman began his acting career in 1998 when, at the age of 18, he starred in Wes Anderson's Rushmore. In 2000, he had a guest role in the short-lived series Freaks and Geeks. In 2001, he starred in CQ, a film by his cousin Roman Coppola. In 2002, he starred in the comedy film Slackers, and in 2003 headlined the drama Spun. He starred in I Heart Huckabees in 2004 and Shopgirl in 2005. He also appeared in various television shows, such as Cracking Up. In 2006, he starred as King Louis XVI in Marie Antoinette under the direction of his cousin Sofia Coppola. Schwartzman made a cameo appearance as Ringo Starr in the biopic spoof Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. In 2009, he appeared as C-list television star Mark in Funny People. He also voiced Ash Fox in Wes Anderson's animated film Fantastic Mr. Fox, which he called "the best movie I've ever been a part of". He starred in the HBO show Bored to Death as a writer who moonlights as a private detective and puts himself up for hire on Craigslist. In 2009, he starred in The Marc Pease Experience. In 2010, he played Gideon Graves in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, the film adaptation of the comics by Bryan Lee O'Malley. In 2011, Schwartzman made a cameo appearance as Vincent van Gogh in the Beastie Boys' short film Fight for Your Right Revisited. In September 2012, Schwartzman was originally going to be cast as the male lead in the DreamWorks animated film Trolls; however, he was replaced by Justin Timberlake. In February 2013, he made a cameo appearance in "Parks and Recreation" Season 5 episodes 15 and 16. In 2013, he cameoed as himself in an episode of the television show Key & Peele. In 2014, he played himself in the Tim & Eric's Bedtime Stories episode "The Endorsement". In 2020, he starred as Italian crime boss Josto Fadda in the fourth season of the FX anthology series Fargo. In 2023, Schwartzman played a leading role in Wes Anderson's Asteroid City.

Prior to acting, in 1994, Schwartzman co-founded the rock band Phantom Planet at a Los Angeles Pizza Hut, where he was the drummer and a songwriter. He left the band in May 2003 to focus on his acting career. He appeared in the music video for the rock remix of "It's All About the Benjamins" by Puff Daddy, and contributed to Ben Lee's 2005 album Awake Is the New Sleep. In 2007, he created the indie rock solo act Coconut Records. The first album, Nighttiming, was produced by Michael Einziger and features a cover photo by his cousin Roman Coppola. The album was first released on iTunes on March 20, 2007. It had musical contributions by members of Incubus, as well as appearances by actresses Zooey Deschanel and Kirsten Dunst and Schwartzman's brother Robert. His second album, Davy, was released on iTunes on January 20, 2009. Schwartzman also played the drums on Phoenix's rendition of The Beach Boys' song "Alone on Christmas Day" in 2015. The song was featured in Bill Murray's Netflix special A Very Murray Christmas. Schwartzman's work has also been featured in many films and television programs. In 2009, he composed the theme song to his HBO series Bored to Death, in which he also starred, under his Coconut Records title. That same year, he contributed to the film score to the film Funny People with composer Michael Andrews. The original soundtrack is downloadable, as well as available in vinyl LP, on Coconut Records' official Cinder Block store. He has also written tracks for Smallville and Slackers. His song "Microphone" was featured in the 2012 coming-of-age comedy LOL. In 2025, Schwartzman contributed vocals and keys to Ben Kweller’s song "Depression" from the album Cover the Mirrors.

Schwartzman married his long-time girlfriend, Brady Cunningham, an art and design director, at their home in the San Fernando Valley on July 11, 2009. Their first child, a daughter, was born in December 2010. Their second daughter was born in June 2014. The pair also have a son. In 2006, Schwartzman described himself as "basically a vegan". In 2009, he was named one of the "Top 10 Most Stylish Men in America" by GQ magazine. In 2011, he narrated a video titled What to Eat: The Environmental Impacts of Our Food for Farm Sanctuary.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1998 — Sabrina, the Teenage Witch — Himself (Phantom Planet drummer) — Episode: "And the Sabrina Goes to..." • 2000 — Freaks and Geeks — Howie Gelfand — Episode: "Carded and Discarded" • Get Real — Himself — Episode: "Falling From Grace" • 2004 — Cracking Up — Ben Baxter — 7 episodes • 2005 — The X's — Brandon (voice) — Episode: "Secret Agent Manual / The Spy Who Liked Me" • 2009–2011 — Bored to Death — Jonathan Ames — 24 episodes • 2011 — Sesame Street — Himself — 1 episode • 2013 — Parks and Recreation — Dennis Lerpiss — 2 episodes • Out There — Benjamin Brent / Cedric (voices) • Drunk History — Ralph Nader — Episode: "Detroit" • Key & Peele — Himself — Episode: "Boarding Order" • Comedy Bang! Bang! — Himself — Episode: "Jason Schwartzman Wears a Striped Shirt & High Top Sneakers" • Ghost Ghirls — Brad Holmes — Episode: "Comedy of Terrors" • 2014 — Tim & Eric's Bedtime Stories — Jason Schwartzman — Episode: "The Endorsement" • 2014–2016 — Mozart in the Jungle — Bradford Sharp — 8 episodes; also writer and producer • 2015 — Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp — Greg — 7 episodes • 2015–2016 — Blunt Talk — Duncan Adler • 2017 — Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later — Greg — 4 episodes • 2017–2018 — Neo Yokio — Arcangelo Corelli (voice) — 7 episodes • 2020 — Medical Police — The Goldfinch — 4 episodes • Fargo — Josto Fadda — 10 episodes • 2021–2022 — Duncanville — Uncle Sam (voice) — 2 episodes • 2022 — The Righteous Gemstones — Thaniel Block — 3 episodes • I Love That for You — Ethan — 2 episodes • 2023 — Digman! — Roberto (voice) — Episode: "Et Tu" • I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson — Man at Party — Episode: "DON'T JUST SAY 'RELAX,' ACTUALLY RELAX" • Ten Year Old Tom — (voice) — Episode: "The Henderson Consulting Squirrels/Rick's Boat" • Scott Pilgrim Takes Off — Gideon Graves / Gordon Goose (voice) — 6 episodes • Fargo — Narrator (voice) — Episode: "The Tiger"; uncredited • 2025 — Mountainhead — Hugo Van Yalk — Television film • Talamasca: The Secret Order — Burton — Episode: "We Watch and We Are Always There" • 2026 — Kevin — Kevin (voice) — 8 episodes

• Year — Title — Role • 2021 — The Artful Escape — Zomm/Terminal (voice)

• Year — Title — Notes • 2002 — Orange County — Song: "California" • Smallville — Song: "Lonely Day" • Slackers — Songs: "Oh Angela" and "Ethan's Song" • 2004 — Cracking Up — Theme music • 2006 — The O.C. — Song: "California" • 2008 — Cloverfield — Song: "West Coast" • 2009 — Bored to Death — Theme music • Funny People — Soundtrack • 2012 — Here (short film) — Co-composer, with Woody Jackson • Goats • LOL — Song: "Microphone" • 2013 — Palo Alto — Song: "Is This Sound Okay?"

• Details — Peak chart positions • US Heat — US Indie • Nighttiming * Released: March 20, 2007 * Label: Young Baby Records — — — — • Davy * Released: January 20, 2009 * Label: Young Baby Records — 10 — 36 • Goats Original Soundtrack * Released: August 7, 2012 * Label: Young Baby Records — — — —

• "Microphone" (2008) • "Bored to Death" (2010) – theme of the show

• "West Coast" is played in the movie Cloverfield during the party scene • "Summer Day" is included on Music from and Inspired by Spider-Man 3 • "Wires", "I Am Young", and "Nighttiming" are included on Funny People: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2009) • "It's Christmas" is included on the digital-only promotional release The Christmas Gig (2010) released by Target • "West Coast" appears in the end of The O.C. season 4, episode 10 • "Is This Sound Okay?" appears in Palo Alto

Awards and Nominations received by Jason Schwartzman • Year — Organizations — Category — Nominated work — Result — References • 2024 — The Astra TV Awards — Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie — Quiz Lady • 2012 — Boston Society of Film Critics Awards — Best Cast — Moonrise Kingdom • 2013 — Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards — Best Ensemble Cast • 2015 — The Grand Budapest Hotel • 1999 — Chicago Film Critics Association Awards — Most Promising Actor — Rushmore • 2000 — Chlotrudis Awards — Best Actor • 2014 — Detroit Film Critics Society Awards — Best Ensemble — The Grand Budapest Hotel • 2014 — Florida Film Critics Circle Awards — Best Ensemble • 2015 — Georgia Film Critics Association Awards — Best Ensemble • Gold Derby Awards — Best Ensemble Cast • 2020 — Ensemble of the Decade • 2012 — Gotham Awards — Best Ensemble Performance — Moonrise Kingdom • 2024 — Hawaii Film Critics Society Awards — Best Vocal/Motion-Capture Performance — Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse • 2019 — Best Original Screenplay — Isle of Dogs • 2019 — Humanitas Prize — Family Feature Film • 2021 — Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards — Best Original Screenplay — The French Dispatch • 1999 — Lone Star Film & Television Awards — Best Actor — Rushmore • 2007 — New York Film Critics Online Awards — Best Screenplay — The Darjeeling Limited • 2022 — North Dakota Film Society Awards — Best Screenplay — The French Dispatch • 1999 — Online Film & Television Association Awards — Best Breakthrough Performance: Male — Rushmore • 2014 — Best Music, Adapted Song ("Let's Go Fly a Kite") — Saving Mr. Banks • 2012 — Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards — Best Acting Ensemble — Moonrise Kingdom • 2013 — Saving Mr. Banks • 2014 — The Grand Budapest Hotel • 2014 — San Diego Film Critics Society Awards — Best Ensemble • 2005 — Satellite Awards — Best Supporting Actor — Musical or Comedy — Shopgirl • 2011 — Scream Awards — Best Villain — Scott Pilgrim vs. the World • 2015 — Screen Actors Guild Awards — Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture — The Grand Budapest Hotel • 2014 — Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards — Best Ensemble Cast • 2012 — Moonrise Kingdom • 1999 — Teen Choice Awards — Choice Hissy Fit — Rushmore • Choice Movie Breakout • 2020 — Visual Effects Society Awards — Outstanding Animated Character — Klaus • 2014 — Voice Arts Awards — Outstanding Audiobook Narration — Short Story Anthology — "One More Thing" • 2014 — Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards — Best Acting Ensemble — The Grand Budapest Hotel • 2022 — Writers Guild of America Awards — Best Original Screenplay — The French Dispatch • 1999 — YoungStar Awards — Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Comedy Film — Rushmore

Jason Schwartzman was born on 26 June 1980 in Los Angeles. Schwartzman held the nationality of United States. Schwartzman was educated at UCLA Lab School and Windward School. Recorded father: Jack Schwartzman. Recorded mother: Talia Shire. Recorded sibling: Robert Schwartzman and John Schwartzman. Schwartzman worked as actor, composer, musician and television actor, and the authority record catalogues a further 5 occupations under the same name, among them film actor, voice actor, video game actor, film screenwriter and television director. Schwartzman was active from 1998. Schwartzman worked in English.

Schwartzman worked for the screen, as film screenwriter. 3 films survive in the institutional catalogues, spanning 2009 to 2015. They are Funny People (2009), Goats (2012) and Touché Maestro, Touché (2015).