| Roomed with Holly Hunter in New York City early in his career. Both made their feature-film debuts in the horror flick The Burning (1981). |
| Took the stage name Jason Alexander when he was 15. Jason came from his mother's saying "Jay my son," and Alexander is his father's first name. |
| Told USA Today in 1992, "I became an actor because of William Shatner. I was a major Star Trek fan." In 1999, he played a comical Captain Kirk in the TV special Ultimate Trek: Star Trek's Gr |
| Left Boston University after his junior year to pursue acting, but received an honorary degree from the institution in 1995. |