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  1. Jason James Richter (born January 29, 1980, Medford, Oregon) is an American actor and musician. He is best known for his role in the Free Willy film series as Jesse, the boy who befriends Willy the orca .

  2. Dec 26, 2022 · In 1993, Richter was cast as Jesse in the iconic film Free Willy. At the time, he was an unknown actor. Nevertheless, he beat nearly 4,000 other young actors vying for the role. The producer called him "a young Steve McQueen" and knew he was the right fit. For his role, Richter was offered around $500,000.

  3. Jul 4, 2023 · An interview with Jason Richter, aka Jessie, who starred alongside Keiko in Free Willy which came out 30 years ago!BC: Today

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    • Jason James Richter: Jesse Greenwood. At just 12 years old, Jason James Richter got the role of a lifetime playing the lead character, Jesse, a young runaway abandoned by his mother who befriends the endangered captive whale while cleaning a local adventure park as penance for having vandalized it.
    • Michael Bacall: Perry. Following his stint in Free Willy, Michael Bacall found success both in front of and behind the scenes. Not only did he have small roles in Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained and Inglourious Basterds, but he was also a screenwriter on Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, 21 Jump Street and its sequel, 22 Jump Street as well as Project X.
    • Mykelti Williamson: Dwight Mercer. Mykelti Williamson was one of the most unmissable actors of the early '90s. He came back for Free Willy 2, before starring in another megahit: Waiting to Exhale, in 1995.
    • Michael Madsen: Glenn Greenwood. Michael Madsen may be known to many as a quintessential tough guy, but for a subset of Millennials, he'll always be in dad mode as Glenn Greenwood, the protagonist's adoptive father in the Free Willy franchise.
  5. Jun 30, 2023 · Jason James Richter - Jesse. Thirteen-year-old Jason beat 4,000 other hopefuls to win the role, and starred in all three Free Willy films between 1993 and 1997.

  6. Jul 16, 2013 · It also turned Jason James Richter, who was just 13 when Free Willy hit theaters, into a Teen Beat–covering, mobbed-in-the-grocery-store millionaire. He can’t believe it’s been 20 years, either.

  7. Movie Actor. Birthday January 29, 1980. Birth Sign Aquarius. Birthplace Medford , OR. Age 44 years old. About. Former child actor who played Jesse in the Free Willy film franchise. He also appeared in The Never Ending Story III and The Adventure Home. Before Fame. He was discovered for his first television commercial at the age of three. Trivia.

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