PEOPLE: Jason Lee

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What makes skateboarder/actor/photographer Jason Lee tick? We went to Denton, TX, to find out.
Shot and directed by Jonny Look.

[@dudemanbro2714]

From skater to actor to farmer lol Jason lee is a rad dude

[@StereoChimps]

and a really good photographer

[@discojelly]

Denton Texas is happy to have you here Sir! You are one of my favorite film photographer locals! So glad they showed the Denton Camera Exchange!

[@tommy1138]

Jason Lee rules. The guy is making his family priority #1 and that's awesome. Los Angeles is a lousy, shallow place to raise a family, so why not buy a ranch in Texas and absord small town America for a while? I love that he cruises around town in an early 50's Chevy 3100 truck with his vintage instant camera! This dude truly knows how to grab life by the horns and make it work.

[@winston153]

+Tom R. I totally agree. Only I would have picked a place in Texas that has more hill country. Denton's pretty flat. But that's me, I guess Jason doesn't really care about hills.

[@bakedizzle24]

denton is not small town its full of weirdos

[@perrycoffey5410]

Better for the kids too realize humans are selfish shit than living in a small town

[@danny]

My biggest inspiration

[@maxcirzan573]

+Danny Duncan fuuursure

[@nativeklown23]

Cool seeing you here.

[@wiggy.el.chigon]

oh shit. who would have thunk it

[@erickd1395]

You’re insane !!!

[@givemesucc214]

I love you❤️

[@MyFacefaceface]

jason lee is the man! not many dudes can say they skated with the gonz, filmed with dinero and now is a farmer. fuckin rad

[@teamofoxen5119]

I live in Denton and I saw him at the square and the arts center

[@rapturefox7068]

Hey Jason hi from Decatur! Hope to see you in Denton or Krum. My 14yo is a skater and he loves your tre flips

[@WolfWould]

And to think this dude has one of the nicest 360 flips in Skateboarding. No war for heavy metal.

[@josemartinez3557]

I've been here for 31yrs I love this town

[@dancoffeyuk]

this video has such a great vibe, would love to watch a 45 minute version of this.

[@hammysquel17]

Very weird to watch a video and recognize where each shot was taken.

[@AgentXaos]

Olivia let me crash at your place we can hit up Jason Lee maybe go skate

[@RagPunker]

@@AgentXaos Heh, I was curious if he goes to the local skate park here in Denton. I've had dinner at the restaurant he owns here. Barley and Board. Good food.

[@crujones4046]

I know right. Aubrey Texas here

[@JZ-X]

My home town! Welcome Jason Lee!

[@dbc1dc]

Hope to see you on the road sometime Jason Lee.

[@_nomote_]

He’s my favorite person and my biggest inspiration.

[@crujones4046]

Aubrey TX, shout out. Nice. Down to earth dude. We love to have him here.

[@pulaskicondoassociation6799]

Jason rides triumphs good man!

[@samspace81]

That's DOTTIE the 53 Chevy truck, how cool I remember videoing it

[@wyattogle7537]

My dads friends works on Lee's motorcycles

[@johntazbaz1121]

Quite possibly the coolest person.

[@iamesneal]

He’s living the life we’re all working for

[@thegatornator4277]

that’s bad ass. i met jason at the denton skatepark and took a pic with him, he was telling me all this shit about wanting to do all this stuff he talks about in this video. i saw his black truck all over denton driving around and shit and would say what’s up when i saw him. it’s cool to see where you live in a video like this and see all the places you go to. the gas station with the race car on top of it that he goes to in this video- me and the homies drive down the road from the park in denton to get rillos and drinks there everytime. the square, the pizza shop, atomic candy, beth marie’s, the loophole. it’s cool to see all this in the video.

[@Junochrome]

What a legend!!

[@alabar9795]

I 1st saw Jason in mall rats n loved his performance. Then my name is Earl made me love him. Now I find out he's a biker too. That's cool man!

[@Sam-vs2es]

a very interesting, if brief, look at Jasons current life. would like to see more :-)

[@jayfunk5988]

Such a legend started as one of the most stylish skateboarders to ever do it he's still got the pow to his 360 flips,not a bad actor and artist too.

[@Jinseng]

Jason Lee is a fucking god. Easily my favorite skater

[@Mr3andrew3]

Funny, I moved to Austin for the same stuff- looking to buy land (and build my own skatepark:). Good luck Jason and Fam!

[@mattb4699]

I live here too! Hope you have money for the land. Shit aint cheap here.

[@scottlandb6579]

Denton TX not so quiet anymore

[@chrisarnold552]

Mr. Lee seems like a good person, but who in the living hell names their kid Pilot Inspektor?????

[@okcmpter]

Would love a part two

[@analogwetdream2619]

SAME

[@SNIPES936]

4 years in Texas, now he's back in Cali. Couldn't take the humidity.

[@gastonroulstone5025]

When I grow up I want to be Jason....Jason Lee

[@vermontmike9800]

Does anyone recognize the brand of pocket journal he was using? It’s not Moleskine. I can’t find any that thick, looking for something similar.

[@blazerwooster4760]

Long shot on an old post, but at the :51 second mark...anyone know the brand of litle cigar he is smoking?

[@SonikJesus]

jason's hipster level is insane

[@Imnottapinata]

jazzblaster Hipsters are people who wish they were like Jason Lee.

[@guillermo7298]

He went full Portland but on Tx

[@txbatfan6647]

Texas is the best place for motorcyclists to live in

[@mattb4699]

I went to a cyclists' funeral a month ago in Texas so, I disagree.

[@AtilioEscobar]

Great vid Monster Children. Jason is such an inspiration to me. I'm always worrying about getting old, but when I watch this it just makes me not worry/care so much. Thanks you for glimpse into his world.

[@winston153]

+Atilio Escobar Watching so many of my child heroes grow old makes me not mind as much about getting old too.

[@fivedockboyz1492]

Its so hard to see him not as earl!! Some reason i always wished earl was a real person not just an actor haha

[@mathisk8life]

Good stuff!

[@alpineflauge909]

thank you

[@briannalyle8435]

Born and raised Texan! Hope you love living here too!

[@StevenOrtegaDCstevo]

When I grow up I want to be Jason Lee

[@colelavender3632]

I miss watching my name is earl w the girl

[@Liutishkuz]

amazing dude with epic beard !

[@slimnics]

what camera and type of insta was he using in that shop ?

[@bnf82]

+SlimNic Clipz Polaroid Land 250 and Fuji FP3000b (discontinued...) film

[@tomf4087]

To some he is an actor, who used to do a bit of skateboarding, but to others, he is a skateboarding god, who dabbled in acting.

[@harls3337]

To me he’s an amazing photographer

[@ernestogarcia8014]

What's this song??

[@KenGammonsgoobwithacamera]

First of all I love this guy second of all him pumping the water on and off makes him seem so full of shit! That was funny, thanks man, made my day.

[@adrianhernandez1080]

Freakin awesome

[@CobraCBR600RR]

OG, original. jason lee living the american dream

[@Skate2EDM]

nice upload.

[@Schmed_]

Awesome.

[@profoundprimate]

Interesting, very much my vibe.

[@coltcadaddy2913]

I used to think that Jason Lee was the coolest guys ever but now I know

[@samaranda1420]

name of first song ?

[@darrellwagoner1933]

Sam Aranda Midlake “They Cannot Let It Expand”.

[@lahgo82]

Ah Denton "The Home of Happiness"

[@mexifoodlover]

Blind video days !!!!!!!

[@rkgaustin]

All the cool people are moving to Texas. It's just better here.

[@cameraman655]

And pushing Texans out......sad! The same thing happened in Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Montana and now Texas, the celebrity invasion has begun.

[@cappy_skateboarding7920]

Skaters just make it work

[@skylersmalling3439]

BRO WHAT HE LIVES IN MY TOWN DENTON TX💯

[@crujones4046]

For like 5 or 6 years now. I’ve seen him occasionally riding his Triumph around Aubrey.

[@MaZaKeRaL]

Hey Earl!

[@julianmot]

Hey Crabman!

[@alexbuckley606]

he's finally lost it

[@erichanhauser3190]

HIS NAME IS EARL.

[@TheOpenPool]

[@Mayala285]

right now jason lee has stopped being a part of scientology, please know that

[@harls3337]

@@knowbody9679 yes he is not in Scientology anymore

[@alvinoesquilo4861]

My dad.

[@shawn9566]

He already went back to Cali. Lol

[@harls3337]

He still lives in Denton lol he can travel you know that right? 😂

[@rodeorose6299]

my dad own that truck named Dottie

[@davidfigueroa8181]

I WANT

[@flimflammity]

Okay, sure, but none of this is sincere or real. Here's a guy that's grown up in LA, and been a part of a few industries there; a place where you can just assume an identity, buy a lifestyle, fabricate an existence. Look at this latest foray into down-home Texas farmer; a rich guy moves into a town where generations have probably struggled make a life and buys his land, buys a tractor, buys a cute little hat and boots, even buys the old truck. Never mind that someone who really lives that life has that old truck not because it fits some image of what he thinks is "Texas Farmer," but because he's taken great care of his only truck because needs that truck to live. To Jason Lee it seems like a necessary prop, a piece of vernacular that means nothing other than to say he's now a rustic old town type. Give me a break.

[@winston153]

+flimflammity I get what you're saying. But I don't see anything wrong with a man wanting to be a part of that life, even if it's not authentic. As long as it makes him truly happy. Some people are fortunate (rich) enough to take on any lifestyle they dream of. I wish I were in the same position.

[@mattb4699]

"Rich guy"...doubt he has that much money. If he did he'd still live in California... I meet someone nearly every day in Texas that says theyre from Cali and they all say the same things "Its so expensive out there" and a couple sentences later that talk about "how amazing LA is"...

[@sondagsmusic7611]

well said

[@FULIAN]

flimflammity i think at this point everyone is leaving California! I left to North Carolina 2 years ago.....needed to get away from it all

[@lolacoconut6262]

flimflammity went to the Ft Worth stock show just yesterday and saw him with his wife and 2 of his kids. He was just hanging out and having a good time with his family.

[@iliagudkov5446]

таким реднеком стал))

[@DarknessTheSleepTime]

the people of Denton weren't very welcoming of his arrival. He clearly didn't realize that this little black hole of a town has way more character than he could hope to bring. Luckily he's not as pretentious in person as he seems in this weird braggy film thing.

[@smithfan22]

Laura Ervin doesn't he have a bar in Denton?

[@DarknessTheSleepTime]

He co-owns a restaurant called Barley and Board. He also paid for a skate park here.

[@djaboi3030]

@@DarknessTheSleepTime no he didnt

[@djaboi3030]

Jason lee is a skate legend and Denton Texas can be sucked into a blackhole...god awful town!

[@DarknessTheSleepTime]

What are you, his wife?

[@nigurlips]

Hes finally lost it

[@alexbutlerful]

such a cool d dud de

[@bakedizzle24]

denton camera exchange is cool except dude who runs it is mad condescending, none of the cameras they have even work and if u drop off rolls to get developed you might not get them back for 2 months

[@MrVaderturbo]

Glad you're gone - Denton Texas

[@harls3337]

He’s not gone if you look at his insta you’d know that

[@jjm373]

What a poser but denton is full of them so you should fit right in just say out of Gainesville please

[@bhughes8301]

douche

[@harls3337]

Cry us a river we don’t care you’re just mad Denton is thriving