Jason Straatmann
Encyclopedia
Jason Straatmann "J" (Washington
, Missouri
, United States) is an American actor
in Japan
(gaikokujin tarento
), Korea
, and much of Southeast Asia
best known for his roles in quirky comedies, drama's, printed advertisements, action figures, and a wide range of television commercial and movie appearances. He is also known for impersonation of famous figures including British Prime Minister David Cameron
and Indianapolis Colts
Quarterback Payton Manning both whom he is said to resemble.
Since the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami
and subsequent Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster
Jason has been extensively involved in volunteer NGO work across the nation of Japan, increasing his respect among Japanese who saw many foreigners flee the country.
He has taught at several universities including Brown Mackie College
and has written scholarly books on Japanese culture. His educational background is diverse; he completed an undergraduate in Psychology (2000) and Masters of Arts in Sociology (2001) at Central Missouri State University, a Master’s of Science in Business (2003) at Amberton University
and an Engineering Certificate (2009) from Stanford University
.
Washington, Missouri
Washington is a city on the Missouri River in Franklin County, Missouri, United States. The population was 13,243 at the 2000 census. It is the corn cob pipe capital of the world, with Missouri Meerschaum located in Washington.-Geography:...
, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
, United States) is an American actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
(gaikokujin tarento
Tarento
is a Japanese rendering of the English word "talent" and is used as a catch-all term for mass media personalities who regularly appear on television. Detractors of the phenomenon have referred to it in an English sense as "famous just for being famous" because many that fall into this career line...
), Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
, and much of Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
best known for his roles in quirky comedies, drama's, printed advertisements, action figures, and a wide range of television commercial and movie appearances. He is also known for impersonation of famous figures including British Prime Minister David Cameron
David Cameron
David William Donald Cameron is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service and Leader of the Conservative Party. Cameron represents Witney as its Member of Parliament ....
and Indianapolis Colts
Indianapolis Colts
The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
Quarterback Payton Manning both whom he is said to resemble.
Since the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
The 2011 earthquake off the Pacific coast of Tohoku, also known as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, or the Great East Japan Earthquake, was a magnitude 9.0 undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan that occurred at 14:46 JST on Friday, 11 March 2011, with the epicenter approximately east...
and subsequent Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster
The is a series of equipment failures, nuclear meltdowns, and releases of radioactive materials at the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant, following the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami on 11 March 2011. The plant comprises six separate boiling water reactors originally designed by General Electric ,...
Jason has been extensively involved in volunteer NGO work across the nation of Japan, increasing his respect among Japanese who saw many foreigners flee the country.
He has taught at several universities including Brown Mackie College
Brown Mackie College
Brown Mackie College is a collection of for-profit educational institutions for career preparation in the business, legal, health sciences, information technology, and creative fields. The system of schools has locations throughout the United States. The schools are owned by Education Management...
and has written scholarly books on Japanese culture. His educational background is diverse; he completed an undergraduate in Psychology (2000) and Masters of Arts in Sociology (2001) at Central Missouri State University, a Master’s of Science in Business (2003) at Amberton University
Amberton University
Amberton University is a private, non-profit university located in Garland, Texas, in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex of the United States of America. The main campus is adjacent to Interstate 635. Amberton is a private university that adheres to a Evangelical Christian philosophy...
and an Engineering Certificate (2009) from Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
.