American actor Jason Matthew Biggs was born on May 12, 1978 in Pompton Plains, New Jersey. He began acting at the age of five, appearing in several commercials until he made his television debut in the 1992 series Drexell’s Class. It was canceled after one season, but he then made his Broadway debut in the play Conversations with My Father.
Jason Biggs’ performance in the play paved the way to his role in the soap opera As the World Turns, where he was nominated for a daytime Emmy Award for Best Younger Actor. This was followed by another television role, in 1997’s Camp Stories as Abby. He also appeared in seven episodes of Total Security that year, before landing the lead role of Jim Levenstein in the teen comedy American Pie in 1999. He went on to achieve international fame with the sequels American Pie 2 in 2001 and American Wedding in 2003.
Jason Biggs has also appeared in Boys and Girls, as well as landing a starring role in Loser, both in 2000. The next year he starred in Saving Silverman and Prozac Nation. He was also given roles in shows such as Off Centre, Frasier and Will & Grace during the 2000s. In 2003, he starred as Jerry Falk in Anything Else and as Arthur Brickman in Jersey Girl. Biggs also portrayed an Orthodox Jew in the comedy Modern Orthodox, staged at the Dodger Stages Theater in New York. He also played Rudy in 2005’s war comedy Guy X, as well as Charlie Cooper in 2006’s Eight Below, co-starring with Paul Walker. That year, he was seen in Blowin’ Up, an MTV reality show by Jamie Kennedy and Stu Stone. He was also in The Pleasure of Her Company that year, and appeared in Over Her Dead Body in 2008.