Jason Olive
Jason Lawrence Olive (born February 10, 1972) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Joseph in the sitcom Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse.[1]
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Born | Los Angeles, California | February 10, 1972
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1997–present |
Early years
He attended the University of Hawaii on full athletic and academic scholarhisp. At the age of 17, he played his first professional volleyball tournament. [1]
Jason is African-American, Irish, German and Chippewa (Ojibwe).
Career
He had previously roles in many television series and movies including All My Children, BET's The Game, romantic comedy film Raising Helen, and others.[1]. In a dispute over the use of his photo in advertising for longer than allowed by his contract, Olive obtained a $1,133,000 judgment against General Nutrition Corporation, Inc. The judgement was affirmed on appeal in December 2018.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | Spenser: Small Vices (TV Movie) | Clint Stapleton | |
1999 | Love Goggles | Model | |
2000 | Punks | Lucas | |
2001 | The Feast of All Saints (TV Movie) | Richard Lermontant | |
2004 | Raising Helen | Chip | |
2005 | Bam Bam and Celeste | Graham | |
2010 | Reversion | Marcus | |
2010 | Kaboom | Hunter | |
2011 | Bad Actress | Detective Ray Stoker | |
2015 | Progress | Victor Jefferson |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | 7th Heaven | Rick | Episode: "Happy's Valentine" |
1997 | Smart Guy | Xavier | Episode: "Big Picture" |
1999 | Passions | Frank Lomax | 3 episodes |
1999 | Malcolm & Eddie | Rick | Episode: "Sneaky, Thieving, Double-Crossing Dates from Hell" |
2002 | All My Children | Dr. Frank Hubbard | |
2003 | Half & Half | Jamal | Episode: "The Big Sexy Shame Episode" |
2003 | Hope & Faith | Security Guard | Episode: "Remembrance of Rings Past" |
2005 | Living with Fran | James | Episode: "The Reunion" |
2005 | The Comeback | Jesse Wood | 13 episodes |
2005 | CSI: Miami | Brad Walker | Episode: "Prey" |
2006 | Criminal Minds | Parker Dunley | Episode: "Somebody's Watching" |
2007 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Head Host | Episode: "Meet Market" |
2007 | CSI: NY | Russell Ballard | Episode: "Heart of Glass" |
2008 | Tyler Perry's House of Payne | Chad Randolph | Episode: "And... Cut!" |
2008 | The Game | McHottie | 3 episodes |
2009 | Melrose Place | Detective Drake | 4 episodes |
2011 | Traffic Light | Sam | Episode: "Credit Balance" |
2011–2017 | Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse | Joseph | 162 episodes |
2012 | Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 | Hot Trey | Episode: "Whatever It Takes..." |
References
- "OWN Profile". oprah.com.