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- He moved from Oregon to Hawaii at the age of three with his parents, Sandy and actress and Greg Richter, who worked in the US Navy.
metro.co.uk › 2018/04/02 › real-story-behind-free-willy-1993-movie-based-keiko-friendly-killer-whale-7434028What is the true story behind Free Willy, the movie based on ...
Apr 2, 2018 · Orcas live for an average of 35 years in the wild. ... Jason James Richter is most famous for playing Jesse in classic family film Free Willy (Picture: Getty Images/Rex Features)
Richter was born on January 29, 1980, in Medford, Oregon, [1] the son of Sandra "Sandy" Montgomery, an actress, and Gregory Lynn Richter, who was in the U.S. Navy. At the age of 3, he and his family moved to Honolulu, Hawaii, where a Japanese casting agency discovered him and signed him up for three TV spots.
Dec 26, 2022 · His most notable still remains Jesse in the American family drama film detailing the trials of a beloved Killer Whale. Richter was born in Medford, Oregon, on January 29th, 1980. His father, Gregory Lynn Richter, was in the Navy, and when he was only three, they moved to Honolulu, Hawaii.
Jason James Richter was born on 29 January 1980 in Medford, Oregon, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Little Things (2021), Last Call (2021) and Remember the Sultana (2018).
- January 29, 1980
A Navy brat who was born in Oregon and lived in Hawaii and San Diego, Richter beat out 4,000 other young actors for the role of Jesse in Free Willy —a petulant 12-year-old orphan who...
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Jul 16, 1993 · Free Willy: Directed by Simon Wincer. With Jason James Richter, Lori Petty, Jayne Atkinson, August Schellenberg. When a boy learns that a beloved killer whale is to be killed by the aquarium owners, the boy risks everything to free the whale.
Free Willy. Free Willy is a 1993 American family drama film, directed by Simon Wincer, produced by Lauren Shuler Donner and Jennie Lew Tugend, written by Keith A. Walker and Corey Blechman from a story by Walker and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures under their Family Entertainment imprint. The film stars Jason James Richter in his film ...
