Jason Emanuel Gould (; born December 29, 1966) is an American actor and singer.

Early life

Gould was born on December 29, 1966, in New York City, the only child of singer and actress

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and actor

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. His parents separated in 1969 and divorced July 9, 1971. He is Jewish.

Career

Gould appeared as Mike Cameron in the romantic comedy-drama film '' Say Anything...'' (1989) and the romantic drama film ''

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'' (1991) (which was directed by and starred his mother) but has seldom appeared in front of the camera since then. In 1997, he made his

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début in the drama play ''

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'' at the

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in London; he played the part of David Gold, a theatre-designer. Gould wrote, produced, and directed the short comedy film ''Inside Out'' (1997), playing Aaron in the story of the child of two celebrities who is

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by the tabloids. His father Elliott Gould played his father in the short film, and his half-brother Sam Gould played his brother. The short was later combined with other features for the compilation film ''

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'' (2000). Gould has since focused on a singing career. He released the 2012 EP ''Jason Gould'', with the single "Morning Prayer/Groove" the following year. Gould performed with his mother during her 2012 North American and 2013 European

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tour. The two recorded "

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" for her 2014 album '' Partners''. Gould released the album ''Dangerous Man'' in 2017.

Personal life

At the age of 21, Gould came out to his parents as gay. By 1991, he was

by tabloids. In an interview with ''

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'' published on August 17, 1999, Streisand said:

Filmography

Theatre work

Discography

Musical collaborations

References

External links

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