Jace Alexander

For other people named Jason Alexander, see Jason Alexander (disambiguation).
Jace Alexander
Born Jason Alexander
(1964-04-07) April 7, 1964
New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation Actor, television director
Years active 1984–present
Spouse(s) Maddie Corman (m. 1998)
Children 3
Parent(s) Jane Alexander, Robert Alexander

Jason "Jace" Alexander (born April 7, 1964) is an American television director and actor from New York City.

Career

Acting

After attending New York University, Alexander began his professional career as the stage manager of a 1983 Broadway revival of The Caine Mutiny Court Martial, in which he also played a small role. Alexander appeared on stage in I'm Not Rappaport, Six Degrees of Separation and the Stephen Sondheim musical Assassins, in which he portrayed Lee Harvey Oswald. His screen roles include City of Hope, Love and a .45, Matewan, Eight Men Out, Crocodile Dundee II and Clueless.

Directing

In the early 1990s, Alexander studied at the American Film Institute, where he became interested in directing. His television credits include 32 episodes of Law & Order (on which his stepfather, Edwin Sherin served as an executive producer) and 18 episodes of Rescue Me, in addition to Xena: Warrior Princess, Arli$$, Homicide: Life on the Street, The Practice, Ally McBeal, Third Watch, House M.D., Prison Break, Golden Boy, Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret and the pilots for Burn Notice, Warehouse 13, Royal Pains, Edgar Floats, and Three Inches. Alexander was Second Vice-President of the Directors Guild of America, but resigned only two months later following his arrest on child pornography charges.[1][2][3] He was replaced by Brooke Kennedy.[4]

Personal life

Alexander was born Jason Alexander in New York City, the only son of actress Jane Alexander and her first husband Robert, founder and former director of Living Stage Theatre Company. He is the stepson of director Ed Sherin.[5]

Alexander and his wife, actress Maddie Corman, have three young children: a daughter and two sons.[5][6]

Child pornography charges

Alexander was arrested on July 29, 2015 for the downloading and file sharing of child pornography.[7] Digital files of the alleged material were found in Alexander’s New York home.[8] The Westchester County D.A. released a statement detailing the nature of the pornography, revealing that examination of his home computers turned up digital files of minors engaged in sexual acts.[9] He has been charged with one count of promoting a sexual performance by a child and one count of possessing an obscene sexual performance by a child, facing a maximum of seven years in state prison.[7] The arrest of Alexander came after an investigation in which police downloaded child pornography from an IP address belonging to the director on July 24.[10] In January 2016, Alexander pleaded guilty to promoting a sexual performance by a child and possessing an obscene performance by a child.[8][11][12] In June 2016, he was sentenced to ten years' probation; he must also register as a sex offender in New York.[13][14]

References

  1. ↑ Patten, Dominic (2016-01-19). "Jace Alexander Resigns As DGA VP After Child Porn Charges". Deadline. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  2. ↑ Cohen, Shawn (2015-07-29). "'Law & Order' director busted on child porn charges | New York Post". Nypost.com. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  3. ↑ Dave McNary (2015-08-03). "Jace Alexander: Child Porn Charges Force Him to Resign From DGA". Variety. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  4. ↑ "DGA Elects Brooke Kennedy As 2nd VP, Replacing Jace Alexander". Myinforms. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  5. 1 2 "Maddie Corman is Law & Order Director Jason Alexander's Wife". Dailyentertainmentnews.com. 2015-07-30. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  6. ↑ "Married father-of-two Law & Order director pleads guilty to child pornography charges after sharing lewd video online of girls as young as six". NewsGrio. 2016-01-19. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  7. 1 2 Alex Stedman (July 29, 2015). "Jace Alexander Arrested: 'Law & Order' Director Found With Child Porn". Variety. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
  8. 1 2 By  Rachel McRady (2016-01-19). "'Law & Order' Director Jace Alexander Pleads Guilty to Child Porn - Us Weekly". Usmagazine.com. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  9. ↑ "'Law & Order' director Jace Alexander pleads guilty to child porn charges". NY Daily News. Associated Press. January 19, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  10. ↑ Patten, Dominic. "Hollywood TV Director Jace Alexander Arrested On Child Porn Charges". Deadline. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
  11. ↑ "'Law & Order' director pleads guilty to child porn charges". Mail Online. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  12. ↑ Rayne, Naja (2016-01-20). "Law & Order Director Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges". People.com. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  13. ↑ "'Law & Order' director Jace Alexander gets 10 years' probation on child pornography charges". Newsday. Associated Press. 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  14. ↑ Kathy Campbell (2013-10-07). "Law & Order's Jace Alexander Gets Probation on Child Porn". Us Weekly. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
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