Jason Raize (July 20, 1975 – February 3, 2004) was an American actor, singer and former Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme. He was best known for his roles as the adult Simba in the Broadway stage musical version of The Lion King and Denahi in the animated Disney film Brother Bear.
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Fact
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He was cremated. His ashes were given to his family.
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Recorded an album entitled "NYC" for Universal Records but it was never released. Two singles from the album, "Taste the Tears" and "You Win Again" were released however. The remaining tracks were "For a Lifetime", "I Can Make it Without You", "I'd Be Lying", "It Was You", "Lovin' You, Lovin' Me", "Nothing Means a Thing", "Runaway Girl", "Take Back My Heart".
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A memorial service for Raize was held on April 8, 2004, at the New Amsterdam Theatre where he had starred as Simba in "The Lion King" seven years earlier.
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Was adopted as a child.
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He also worked as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Program before his death.
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In 1997, he took on the part of the adult Simba, a role he played on Broadway for almost three years.
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He studied drama at the American Musical & Dramatic Academy in New York City and the Perry-Mansfield School for Performance Art in Colorado.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Brother Bear
2003
Video Game
Denahi (voice)
Brother Bear
2003
Denahi (voice)
Kitchen
2001
TV Movie
Jamal
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Stepsister from Planet Weird
2000
TV Movie performer: "It Was You"
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Pretty Dudes
2016
TV Series in memory of - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Jessica Simpson and Jason Raize in Concert
2000
TV Special
Good Morning America
1999
TV Series
Simba
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1997
TV Series
Himself
Known for movies
Brother Bear (2003) as Denahi
Kitchen (2001) as Jamal
Jessica Simpson and Jason Raize in Concert (2000) as Actor
$500,000
