Biography
Jason Raize was an American actor and singer. Born Jason Raize Rothenberg on 20 July 1975 in Oneonta, New York, he began acting as a teenager and performed in high school productions and with Oneonta's Orpheus Theatre. He briefly attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City.
Raize originated the role of adult Simba in the Broadway production of The Lion King, which opened in 1997; he played the part for nearly three years. He provided the voice of Denahi in the 2003 Disney animated film Brother Bear. In 1999 he was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme.
