Jason James Richter (born January 29, 1980) is an American actor and
musician, most commonly known for his role in the Free Willy film
series as Jesse, the boy who befriends Willy the orca.Richter was born
in Medford, Oregon, the son of Sandra "Sandy" Montgomery an actress,
and Gregory Lynn Richter, who was in the U.S. Navy. At the age of
three, he and his family moved to Honolulu, Hawaii, where a Japanese
casting agency discovered him and signed him up for three TV spots. In
1989, his family moved back to the mainland San Diego
California.Richter starred as Jesse in Free Willy (1993), a role for
which he was chosen out of more than 4,000 candidates. His other films
include Cops & Robbersons, The NeverEnding Story III, Free Willy 2:
The Adventure Home, Laserhawk, Free Willy 3: The Rescue, and The
Setting Son. He also made a cameo appearance in the music video for
Michael Jackson's "Childhood", which featured in Free Willy 2. His
latest film appearance was in The Brawler.
musician, most commonly known for his role in the Free Willy film
series as Jesse, the boy who befriends Willy the orca.Richter was born
in Medford, Oregon, the son of Sandra "Sandy" Montgomery an actress,
and Gregory Lynn Richter, who was in the U.S. Navy. At the age of
three, he and his family moved to Honolulu, Hawaii, where a Japanese
casting agency discovered him and signed him up for three TV spots. In
1989, his family moved back to the mainland San Diego
California.Richter starred as Jesse in Free Willy (1993), a role for
which he was chosen out of more than 4,000 candidates. His other films
include Cops & Robbersons, The NeverEnding Story III, Free Willy 2:
The Adventure Home, Laserhawk, Free Willy 3: The Rescue, and The
Setting Son. He also made a cameo appearance in the music video for
Michael Jackson's "Childhood", which featured in Free Willy 2. His
latest film appearance was in The Brawler.
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