Jason Paige
Jason Paige (born January 6, 1969) is an American singer, writer and record producer, and stage, film, and television actor. He is an alumnus of Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School and the Experimental Theatre Wing at NYU.
Career
Paige is best known for singing the original Pokémon theme song, and he sings "Viridian City" and as a background vocalist for the Pokémon 2.B.A. Master soundtrack. On the Elite Beat Agents soundtrack, he sings "Canned Heat" and "Walkie Talkie Man." Paige can also be heard on hundreds of various jingles, including Mountain Dew's "Bohemian Rhapsody" and Pepto Bizmol's "Nausea Heartburn Indigestion". He has written a number of songs for the TV series Rob & Big. His voice can also be heard in the Disney TV movie, The Color of Friendship. Paige is the rap soloist for the song "Black or White," which was performed at Michael Jackson's 30th Anniversary concert at Madison Square Garden. He has also performed with famous artists such as Aerosmith, Meat Loaf, Frankie Valli, Liza Minnelli, and Enrique Iglesias, among many others. He has written and produced for Shoshana Bean, Becky Baeling, and Suzie McNeil.
As an actor, he can be seen as Peter in An Argentinian in New York, as a choir singer in A Walk to Remember, as the voice over for Buttmeister in Meet the Spartans, as a medic in Make Yourself at Home, as a student in Election, and as a parent in The Hustler. From 1995 to 2000, he produced and starred in his own musical comedy sketch show, The What's Up Show, which showed on Manhattan cable TV.
On the stage, he appeared in the 2010 production of Rent at the Hollywood Bowl,[1] as Joe in Frank Zappa's Joe's Garage at the Open Fist Theatre Company, and as Travis in Ty Taylor's The Existents at the Open Fist Theatre Company. He has also done productions of The Who's Tommy, Godspell, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Hair. He has performed at Show at Barre's "For The Record" series in The Coen Brothers, Baz Lurhmann, John Hughes, and Tarantino and at Scott Nevin and Ryan O'Connor's Musical Mondays in Los Angeles.
Paige recently completed a year-long run as the lead singer for Blood, Sweat & Tears and is a member of Broadway Inspirational Voices. He is also currently starring in Show at Barre's For The Record: Boogie Nights show.
He also recently preformed "Silent night" on the hit Youtube series; "Hellbenders."
Politics
Paige is a libertarian and supporter of Ron Paul.[2] He has rerecorded "Pokémon Theme" as a Ron Paul support song with minimal lyrical substitutions.