In 2006 Jason Statham films in the “ Crank” and gets a curious award – for The Most Offensive Male Character. With the budget of $21 million the box office was $43 million. Frank understands the request of Kuai Lai to save some unfortunate Chinese people out of slavery in the ship’s container as the job he has to do.Since the time he takes the decision to help her in a struggle against Mafia. One day he finds in the trunk a Chinese girl. The story itself is not so trivial – probably the best carrier in France, Frank Martin is ready to deliver any goods provided by customers anywhere, with no questions, and sometimes breaking the rules. It is exactly ” The Transporter” which made Jason Statham an action hero. The first “Transporter” was released in 2002, the second and the third parts (although they were made as separate movies) are dated 20. Jason Statham workout built the muscular body of the actor which helps him starring in action movies. Jason had to study karate, kung fu and kickboxing. The world fame has come to Jason Statham with “ The Transporter” – the action movie where the actor showed all his talents. With the budget of $10 million it had the Box office about $84 million. The movie about gangsters contained the violent scenes, but the film humor made the movie an icon of the XXth century. The actor got a role of a boxing promoter who was almost nailed by the violent gangster. Brad Pitt, Dennis Farina and Benicio del Toro became the partners of Statham in the movie. Again the idea of the crime comedy belonged to Guy Ritchie. The second movie which also became an iconic in criminal genre became “ Snatch“. After his first fantastic success in 1998, his career started. From the very beginning – the first movie by Guy Ritchie “ Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels” Jason Statham has become a crime films star. The majority of the movies Statham starred in can be marked “16+”. Sports helped the future movie star to get a proportional body : Jason Statham worked as a model in the company “French Connection”, demonstrating clothing. Before he became ” The Transporter” in 2002, he participated in Olympic Games in 1988, representing the national team in diving. For ten years Statham was a member of The National Association of Diving. With time he became a professional swimmer and in 1992 he was the 12th in the World Championship in diving.

He did not choose the sports which needed taller sportsmen – Jason Statham height is 178 cm (or 5 ft 10 inch). Since early childhood he was interested mostly in sports – swimming.

His mother danced, and his dad was a lounge singer. The future Hollywood star and the tough guy Jason Statham was born in 1967, in Derbyshire, Great Britain.

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