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Douglas Tait (born December 17, 1978) is an American actor, stuntman, creature character actor and independent filmmaker. His first notable "creature character" role was as Jason Voorhees in the final scene of the 2003 horror film Freddy Vs. Jason. Subsequently, Tait played “monster” and creature characters in Star Trek, Zathura: A Space Adventure, Thor, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and Land of the Lost.

Career

At age 16, Tait was hired to perform as "Frankenstein" in the live stage shows at Universal Studios Hollywood. He then played a teen basketball player in television commercials.

Tait has also appeared in numerous television shows including All My Children, CSI: Miami, Sons of Anarchy, The Young & The Restless, Heroes, The Season, MADtv, 7th Heaven, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, One on One, Drake & Josh and Pair of Kings.

Tait was also an executive producer on the independent films “In the Name of Freedom” and "One by One: Death's Door" now entitled, "Jack The Reaper". He also acted in the independent film, The Season.

Tait and Isabel Cueva co-produced In The Name of Freedom, a film that appeared at the 14th Annual LA Shortsfest in 2010.

Notable creature characters

Tait played "Jason Voorhees" in the final scene of Freddy vs. Jason. He also played "The Werewolf" in an AT&T commercial campaign and "Head Sleestak" in Land of the Lost and the "Long Face Bar Alien" in J.J. Abrams’s Star Trek.

During the original auditions for Jason, which Ken Kirzinger eventually won, Tait was the producers’ second choice for the role. After filming completed, the producers determined that test audiences did not like the original ending and ordered reshoots. Kirzinger was unavailable, so the producers contacted Tait and offered him the role of Jason for the reshoot. Although he appeared in other minor sequences during the reshoot, his largest screen time was a new final scene the producers had written of Jason slowly emerging from the lake, after which, the end credits rolled.

Tait also played "Zorgon" in Jon Favreau’s Zathura and played "Abominog" in The Knights of Badassdom and a "Frost Giant" in Thor, directed by Kenneth Branagh.

Fan Following

Like many of his fellow creature performers, he also regularly attends monster, horror and creature performer conventions, where he makes personal appearances, attends seminars and does autograph signings. Within the genre, he is well-recognized for his single scene work in the role of Jason, as well as the many other memorable creature characters he has brought to life since.

On a web-based fanlist called "The Top Tens" that listed prominent creature character actors, like Andy Serkis, Doug Jones, Brian Steele, Kane Hodder and Derek Mears, he was recognized as 5th on a "Top Ten" list of "Best Creature Performers" working in film.

Awards

In 2009, Tait was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award in the category of "Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture", for the 2008 film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

Tait also executive produced with Isabel Cueva"In The Name of Freedom", a film that appeared at the 14th Annual LA Shortsfest in 2010. It was also an Official Selection of HBO's New York International Latino Film Festival, the Connecticut Film Festival, the LA Femme International Film Festival, Palm Springs International Film Festival and several others. The film was the winner in the category of "Best Drama Short" at the 2010 Los Angeles Women's International Film Festival. It also won in the "Best Fiction Short" category at the 2010 CINE Film and Video Competition.

Personal

Tait is married to actress/producer Isabel Cueva. His brother, Matthew Tait, is also an actor. He is also the grandson of composer Reggie Montgomery.

References

1. Douglas Tait International Book Marketing Service Ltd. Google Books. 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
2. Douglas Tait AskActor. 2012. Retrieved March 15, 2012
3. Garrett, Tommy Lightfoot, Douglas Tait’s Happy Halloween To You, An Exclusive Highlight Hollywood. October 28, 2011. Retrieved March 9, 2011.
4. Behind The Mask with Douglas Tait. Inkless Magazine. 2010. Retrieved March 15, 2012
5. Jack the Reaper star Douglas Tait: A career behind a mask (Exclusive Photos) Road Runner Holding Co. 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
6. DOUGLAS TAIT as Jason Voorhees - Freddy Vs. Jason Celebrity Ink Autographs. 2012. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
7. Douglas Tait on The Jimmy Star Show The Jimmy Star Show. November 28, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
8. ^ About Douglas Tait, fridaythe13thfilms.com October 14, 2010. Retrieved March 6, 2012
9. ^ Movies & TV. Douglas Tait. About This Person. New York Times 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
10. ^ Garrett, Tommy, Douglas Tait, A Man Of Many Faces. Canyon News. September 3, 2010. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
11. Behind The Mask with Douglas Tait. Inkless Magazine. 2009. 2010. Retrieved April 5, 2001.
12. Mitchel Musso and Douglas Tait on Pair of Kings from the episode 'Revenge of the Mummy'.TV.com. Disney | ABC Television Group. Oct. 19, 2010. Retrieved March 6, 2012
13. The Season. The MovieThe Season the Movie. 2008. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
14. ^ New York City 2011 Press Release. The Season. The New York International Independent Film & Video Festival. 2001-2009. Retrieved March 9, 2012
15. AWP Picks Up 'One by One: Death's Door' Horror-Movies.ca. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
16. AFM 2010: Knock Knock! American World Pictures Scores One by One: Death's Door Dreadcentral.com Nov. 8, 2010. Retrieved March 6, 2012
17. American World Picks Up ‘One By One’ by Tom Powers Cinefantastique Online. November 11, 2010. March 6, 2012.
18. American World is at “DEATH’S DOOR” Fangoria. Nov 9, 2010. March 6, 2012.
19. Jack the Reaper (One By One: Death's Door) American World Pictures. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
20. Jack the Reaper star Douglas Tait: A career behind a mask (Exclusive Photos) Examiner.com June 27, 2011. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
21. American World Pictures Brings Five New Acquisitions To Cannes The Business of Film. May 11, 2011. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
22. Kilo scaring up 'One by One' film. Horror movie to star Douglas Tait, Tony Todd, Sally Kirkland. Hollywood Reporter. November 18, 2009. Retrieved March 9, 2012
23. LA Shorts Fest. LA Shorts Fest 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
24. Interview With Jason Voorhees Actor Douglas Tait fridaythe13thfranchise.com. January 11, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2012
25. Intervista a Douglas Tait - Thor Movie Comics. March 19, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2012
26. Zathura(2005)- Cast & Crew Yahoo Movies. 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2012
27. Peter Dinklage in Talks For Knights of Badassdom, Synopsis Revealed SlashFilm. January 20, 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
28. Interview With Thor Frost Giant Motion Capture Artist, Douglas Tait! ComicBookMovie.com. March 19, 2011. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
29. Autographs. The Entertainment Media Show. Collector Mania. London. Entertainment Media Show & Collectormania London 2011. Retrieved March 9, 2012
30. Douglas Tait’s Happy Halloween To You, An Exclusive Highlight Hollywood. October 28, 2011. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
31. Friday the 13th Props and Douglas Tait At The Movie Event fridaythe13thfilms.com February 10, 2011. Retrieved March 9, 2012
32. Monster-Mania Con 2012. MonsterMania 2012. 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
33. “In The Name Of Freedom” Cont: About Douglas Tait Inkless Magazine. 2009/2010. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
34. Actors Doug Jones (Pans Labyrinth, Hellboy), Douglas Tait & Director Frank H. Woodward Frequency.com. 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2012
35. Best Creature Performers. The Top Tens. 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
36. Douglas Tait Facebook. Douglas Tait. The Official Fan Page. 2012. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
37. Douglas Tait on The Jimmy Star Show The Jimmy Star Show. November 28, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
38. Advanced Search. Douglas Tait. Screen Actors Guild Awards Screen Actors Guild Awards 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2012
39. In the Name of Freedom: Isabel Cueva Latinola! LatinoCities, Inc, 1999-2011. Retrieved March 15, 2012
40. LA Shorts Fest. LA Shorts Fest 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
41. IN THE NAME OF FREEDOM HBO's New York International Latino Film Festival. 2010 Retrieved March 15, 2012
42. Los Angeles Women's International Film Festival Los Angeles Women's International Film Festival 2010. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
43. In The Name of Freedom Movie. 2010. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
44. Fall 2010 CINE Golden Eagle Award Recipients Cine 2009. Retrieved March 15, 2012
45. Douglas Tait and Isabel Cueva FamousWhy.com. 2006-2012. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
46. Douglas Tait. Denver Examiner. October 9, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
47. Douglas Tait AskActor. dramastyle Entertainment, Inc. 2005-2011. Retrieved March 15, 2012

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• Douglas Tait at IMDb

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