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Jason Raize Rothenberg (July 20, 1975 – February 3, 2004), known professionally as Jason Raize, was an American actor, singer, and former Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme. [1]
- Early Life
- Theatrical Training
- Career
- Goodwill
- Death and Memorial
- Legacy
Jason Raize, born July 20, 1975, grew up as Jason Rothenberg in the Catskill Mountains in upstate New York. One of three adopted children, Jason knew nothing about his birth parents or ethnicity. “Because I have an interesting ethnic look, people would always ask me what I was,” he said on his official site. “But I didn’t have an answer for them. I...
When Jason was 15, his mother enrolled him in Shakespeare in the Valley, a summer workshop for teens in the Catskills led by playwright/director Nancy Fales Garrett. Jason played Orlando in As You Like It and Feste in Twelfth Night, and he credited Ms. Garrett with sparking his interest in theater. After his parents divorced, Jason moved with his f...
Photos 1-3 are headshots that appeared in various playbills and publicity. Photos 3-6 appeared on Jason’s official website. Jason’s early theater credits include performing in the 1994 summer season at the Bucks County Playhouse and touring with Jesus Christ Superstar (as Pontius Pilate) and Miss Saigon. He had been cast as a swing in a national to...
On May 3, 1999, Jason produced a benefit for the American Red Cross‘s efforts to provide aid to victims of the war in Kosovo. That October, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) appointed Jason a Goodwill Ambassadorbased upon his use of his creative talents to promote saving the environment and preserving endangered species.
Tragically, Jason ended his own life on February 3, 2004, in Yass, Australia. A memorial service open to the public took place on April 8, 2004, at the New Amsterdam Theatre, where Jason had thrilled crowds as Simba for nearly three years. The service included speeches by Jason’s sister Lisa and Disney Theatricals’ President Thomas Schumacher, a pe...
The Orpheus Theatre, where Jason once performed in Oneonta, offers two Jason Rothenberg Raize Scholarshipseach year that help youth with financial need attend Orpheus’s Summer Musical Theatre Workshops. In May 2020, members of The Lion King‘s original cast and creative team released a socially-distanced performance of “He Lives in You” (featuring J...
Jason Raize Rothenberg, the handsome young actor who played Simba in Broadway's The Lion King, died suddenly in Yass, Australia, his family confirmed.
Jason Raize. Actor: Brother Bear. Jason Raize was born on 20 July 1975 in Oneonta, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Brother Bear (2003), The Lion King (1997) and Brother Bear (2003). He died on 3 February 2004 in Yass, New South Wales, Australia.
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- Oneonta, New York, USA
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- Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Feb 11, 2004 · Jason Raize, who played the grown Simba in the original Broadway company of “The Lion King,” has died. He was 28. Raize died Feb. 3 in Yass, Australia, southwest of Sydney, according to Chris...
Jason Raize, the original Simba in the Broadway production of THE LION KING, performs his solo "Endless Night" on THE ROSIE O'DONNELL SHOW. Watch the post-performance interview at • Jason Raize...
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Nov 5, 2019 · New York (AP) -- Jason Raize, who played the older Simba in the original Broadway company of "The Lion King," has died at 28.
