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| Born | Douglas Tait Tarzana, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Film actor Television actor Stuntman Independent filmmaker |
| Website | Official website |
Douglas Tait is an American actor, stuntman, creature character actor and independent filmmaker. He played 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.
Early life
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.
Creature character roles
Tait played "Jason Voorhees" in the final scene of Freddy vs. Jason. 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 was one of three individuals who played "Zorgon" in Jon Favreau’s Zathura. He also played "Abominog" in The Knights of Badassdom and a "Frost Giant" in Thor, directed by Kenneth Branagh.
Tait 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.
In 2009, the stunt ensemble for the 2008 film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, of which Tait was a member, was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award in the category of "Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture".
Independent film work
Tait was executive producer, along with Isabel Cueva, of "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 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.
Tait starred alongside Sally Kirkland and Tony Todd in, and was also producer of, the independent film One by One: Death's Door which, as re-titled Jack The Reaper, was recently picked up for distribution by American World Pictures. Tait also acted in the independent film, The Season.
References
- Garrett, Tommy Lightfoot, Douglas Tait’s Happy Halloween To You, An Exclusive Highlight Hollywood. October 28, 2011. Retrieved March 9, 2011.
- ^ Behind The Mask with Douglas Tait. Inkless Magazine. 2010. Retrieved March 15, 2012
- ^ About Douglas Tait, fridaythe13thfranchise.com October 14, 2010. Retrieved March 6, 2012
- Garrett, Tommy (September 19, 2010). "This Week In Hollywoodland". Canyon News. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
- Garrett, Tommy (June 19, 2011). "Hollywood's Famous And Special Fathers". Canyon News. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
- Movies & TV. Douglas Tait. About This Person. New York Times 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ Garrett, Tommy (September 3, 2010). "Douglas Tait, A Man Of Many Faces". Canyon News. Retrieved 2012-5-14.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - Interview With Jason Voorhees Actor Douglas Tait fridaythe13thfranchise.com. January 11, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2012
- Zathura(2005)- Cast & Crew Yahoo Movies. 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2012
- Intervista a Douglas Tait - Thor Movie Comics. March 19, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2012
- Peter Dinklage in Talks For Knights of Badassdom, Synopsis Revealed SlashFilm. January 20, 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- "The 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild. Retrieved 2012-5-13.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - In the Name of Freedom: Isabel Cueva Latinola! LatinoCities, Inc, 1999-2011. Retrieved March 15, 2012
- LA Shorts Fest. LA Shorts Fest 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
- IN THE NAME OF FREEDOM HBO's New York International Latino Film Festival. 2010 Retrieved March 15, 2012
- Los Angeles Women's International Film Festival Los Angeles Women's International Film Festival 2010. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
- In The Name of Freedom Movie. 2010. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
- Fall 2010 CINE Golden Eagle Award Recipients Cine 2009. Retrieved March 15, 2012
- "AFM 2010: Knock Knock! American World Pictures Scores One by One: Death's Door". Dread Central. November 8, 2010. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
{{cite news}}:|first=missing|last=(help); Check|first=value (help) - Powers, Tom (November 11, 2010). "American World Picks Up 'One By One'". Cinefantastique. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
- Gingold, Michael (November 9, 2010). "American World is at "DEATH'S DOOR"". Fangoria.
- 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
- NYIFF official announcement: The Season New York International Independent Film & Video Festival April 8, 2011. Retrieved March 9, 2012