English born, Syndenham, London raised, Jason Statham is the second son of a dancer and a lounge singer. Although he had artistic talent running through his veins, he instead focused on his athletic abilities at the high dive. His diving abilities were so impressive that he joined the British Olympic team in 1988 in Seoul, Korea. After spending 10 years in the National Diving Squad, he moved onto an industry that at a certain level shares some aspects with diving – Modelling.
His modelling career doubled for his work on the street as a salesman of stolen and fake goods. Interestingly enough, this is how he met director Guy Ritchie who ended up launching his career in the Indie hit, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. Guy had been convinced by Statham to buy his worthless merchandise, and when he tried to return it, Statham was so graciously inflexible that Ritchie hired him on the spot. As the story goes, Guy had already completed the story of the famed, cult classic, and was on the lookout for perfect cast members. This choice meeting with Statham impressed him so much, that he offered him the role tight on the spot.
Following his work in the film playing Bacon, Ritchie rehired him to play Turkish in the hit film Snatch. With little experience and no formal training, Statham depended on Ritchie and his fellow actors to give him a helping hand at times. His attitude with other colleagues was exceptionally cordial and as such they proved more than willing to help the rough Statham through the process of learning and growing.
By the start of the new millennium, Statham had done enough work to pave his way into superstardom. Along with the success of Snatch, he made his American film debut as a British drug dealer in Turn It Up (2000), landed a starring role in John Carpenter’s sci-fi thriller Ghosts of Mars (2001) and joined the cast of The Italian Job (2003).
But it was his starring role in the hit film The Transporter (2002) that shot him to leading man status, earning him a salary of $750,000. He followed it up with two sequels. He’s since appeared in other action films such as The Expendables (2010) with Sylvester Stallone and Killer Elite (2011). He also provided the voice of Tybalt in the animated feature Gnomeo & Juliet (2011). Statham was seen in the thriller Safe (2012) and reprised his role as Lee Christmas for The Expendables 2 (2012). The action star also appeared in Parker (2013) with Jennifer Lopez.
Jason Statham has become one of the most famous action heroes of our times, and he continues to grow from strength to strength with no stopping in sight! Many people are wondered what are the Jason Statham height, Jason Statham weight and etc. Below you will find the most important Jason Statham measurements.
Certain Important Physical Facts:
Weight in Pounds: 181 Lbs
Weight in Kilograms: 82 kg
Height in Centimetres: 178 cm
Height in Meters: 1.78 m
Height in Feet: 5 Feet 10 Inches
Chest in Inches: 48 Inches
Waist in Inches: 34 Inches
Biceps in Inches: 15 Inches
Eye Colour: Hazel
Age in 2022: 55 (26th July 1967)