Jason Statham’s Journey from Vendor to Most Bankable Star
You must have seen that bald, English, tough guy whom no one can defeat. Well, you’ll never guess, he was a vegetable vendor in the market. That is inspiring! How does one go from selling vegetables to being of Hollywood’s most bankable actors? Jason Statham was born on 26 July 1967 in Shirebrook, Derbyshire, England where his love for martial arts led him to acquire it as a hobby while he worked in the market stalls. He was a part of the British diving team and participated in the commonwealth games. With some fame of athletic success, he was soon contracted as a model for the Tommy Hilfiger brand and later Levi’s. As fame brings fame, he was soon chosen to play a market vendor in two films Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) and Snatch (2000). Transported to Fame The films were overly successful and won him a starring role in the Transporter Franchise (Transporter trilogy (2002–2008). He was very important in keeping alive the ‘tough guy’ action films which were losing place to