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Jason Gann was born on 1971 in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, is an Australian actor, comedian, writer and producer. Discover Jason Gann's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 53 years old?

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Occupation Actor, writer, producer, comedian, musician
Age 53 years old
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Birthplace Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Nationality Australia

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Jason Gann Height, Weight & Measurements

At 53 years old, Jason Gann height is 1.78 m .

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Height 1.78 m
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Who Is Jason Gann's Wife?

His wife is Alejandra Varela (m. 2013)

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Wife Alejandra Varela (m. 2013)
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Children 2

Jason Gann Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Jason Gann worth at the age of 53 years old? Jason Gann’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from Australia. We have estimated Jason Gann's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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Jason Gann is an Australian-born former actor, comedian, writer and producer.

He is best known for his role as the title character in the Australian comedy series Wilfred, directed by Tony Rogers, and the U.S. reboot of the same name.

Jason Gann was born in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, At 14, while attending an all-boys school, Gann discovered his love for comedy when he performed as Suzanne, leader of the can-can dancers in a high school production of Paint Your Wagon.

After high school, he went on to study acting at the University of Southern Queensland.

He earned a B.A. in Acting while also attending classes in humanities and the arts.

Immediately following his studies, Gann moved to Brisbane where he continued studying theatre and music.

He worked in children's theatre at the Twelfth Night Theatre in Bowen Hills for several years, performing in dozens of shows.

He also played lead roles and toured the country in several comedy theatre productions for that theatre company.

1997

He developed and starred in several seasons of the Arts Council-funded play Keep Everything You Love, for which he won the Del Arte Award for Best Male Actor 1997.

1999

Gann then worked for the Queensland Theatre Company as an actor in several development projects and starred in the Sven Swenson play The Vertigo and the Virginia for QTC in 1999.

2001

In 2001, Gann wrote and produced several short films that screened in festivals internationally.

2002

In 2002 he co-wrote and starred in the short Wilfred.

He first came to national attention when he won Best Male Actor and the short won Best Comedy and the Peoples' Choice Award at Tropfest in 2002.

It is known about his participation in Sofamecca, which released three albums: Sofa Mecca (2002), Commuters (2005), Children Dust (2008) - all three with Gann's vocals.

One of the songs entitled "Ashen" is featured in a pilot episode of the Australian series Wilfred.

All the albums are available for listening and buying online.

2003

Wilfred went on to screen at festivals including Sundance Film Festival in 2003.

Gann won the Tropfest Best Male Actor award again in 2003 for Buried.

He then appeared in Australian feature films including Gettin' Square, Thunderstruck, The Illustrated Family Doctor, and Kenny.

2004

In 2004, for Australian TV, Gann appeared in two episodes of Blue Heelers and had a cameo on Kath & Kim.

2006

In 2006, Gann wrote and starred in 52 episodes of the sketch comedy show The Wedge on Australia's Network Ten.

Gann then created, produced, wrote and starred in the network's spin-off comedy series Mark Loves Sharon.

The following year, Gann co-created and played the title character for the Australian comedy series Wilfred, based on the short film.

2007

It ran for two seasons, both of which went on to win awards at Tropfest in 2007 and 2009.

In 2007 and 2010, Gann was nominated for an AFI Award for Best Male Performance in a Comedy Series.

In 2007 he won for Best Comedy Series, for Wilfred, and in 2010 he won for Best Screenplay in a Television Series.

2010

In 2010, Renegade Films sold the Australian format of Wilfred to the U.S. network FX.

Faced with redeveloping the show for an American market without Tony Rogers, Gann teamed with Family Guy executive producer David Zuckerman.

Actor Elijah Wood signed on to co-star with Gann.

The Wilfred debut became FX's highest-rated comedy series debut.

Gann is managed by Jeff Kwatinetz at Prospect Park.

2011

In 2011, Gann was nominated for a Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Actor for his work on Wilfred.

2012

Gann left ICM and signed with WME in 2012.

After Wilfred, Gann has been commissioned to produce and develop new television series by networks including ABC.

By his own admission, Gann has always been involved in music.

His participation in several music bands in Australia did not bring success.

Gann took one of the bands very seriously and expected to release a cd with recordings, however, some tragic circumstances that occurred with one of the band members and his family forced to cancel the recording indefinitely.

It was never released.

During the filming of the series Wilfred Gann expressed the idea of re-assembling this music band, and wrote a letter to its former members planning to record vocals while being in California, however, to date there is no reliable information about the resumption of the project.

2014

As of 2014 Gann has left both acting and writing to pursue his CBD business Wilfred CBD & Hemp.