Jaason Simmons (born 12 July 1970) is an
Australian
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actor best known for the role of
Logan Fowler on the TV series ''
Baywatch
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''.
Biography
Early life and career
Born as Jaason Matthew Simmons in
Hobart, Tasmania
Hobart ( ; Nuennonne/ Palawa kani: ''nipaluna'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Home to almost half of all Tasmanians, it is the least-populated Australian state capital city, and second-smal ...
, he attended ''
Warrane Primary School'' as a child and first began acting in 1993 with a role on the short-lived Australian series ''
Paradise Beach''. The following year, he won the role of Logan Fowler on ''Baywatch''. After leaving the series in 1997, Simmons appeared in several theater productions in London and had roles in several independent films including the 1997 film ''
Nowhere''.
Some of his most recent onscreen appearances have been in the 2006 cult film ''
Mad Cowgirl'' and in the 2013
SyFy movie ''
Sharknado''.
Personal life
Simmons
came out
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Framed and debated as a privacy issue, coming out of ...
as gay in the March 2008 issue of Australian ''
New Idea
''New Idea'' is a long-running Australian weekly magazine aimed at women that is published by Are Media.
History
The magazine was first published in 1902 by Fitchett Bros. The founder was Thomas Shaw Fitchett. It was subtitled A Women's Home Jo ...
'' magazine with his fiancé
Irish actor John O'Callaghan.
Filmography
References
External links
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NY Times filmography*
1970 births
Living people
Australian male film actors
Australian male stage actors
Australian male television actors
Australian gay actors
Male actors from Hobart
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