Jason was born in Upland, California on July 18. He fell in love with acting at a young age but did not do his first play until he was 9 years old. Ever since then Jason has been in numerous plays and musicals including "The Pajama Game" and "Oliver!" He graduated high school at Los Osos High School. When he was 16 he auditioned and made the "Teen Troupe" at The Second City Training Center in Hollywood, California. He then graduated the Conservatory and Long Form program there and went on to be a cast member of "The Really Awesome Improv Show" and "Newstradamus". The Sketch group "Newstradamus" performed not only at The Second City Training Center, but at IO West and at the Toronto Sketch Festival in Toronto, Canada.