Jackson Douglas (born Douglas Fredrick Jackson; 1969) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Jackson Belleville in the television series Gilmore Girls, for which he has also directed the Season 5 episode To Live and Let Diorama and Season 6 episode Welcome to the Dollhouse. He directed two Season 1 episodes of Bunheads (co-created by Amy Sherman-Palladino), episode 7 "What's Your Damage, Heather" and episode 13 "I'll Be your Meyer Lansky". He also wrote and directed the movie short Brown Eyed Girl. Early life Douglas was born, in 1969, in Kent, Washington, and graduated from Kentridge High School. He later attended Washington State University. Career Douglas and Borstein made the 2009 comedy film For Christ's Sake, starring Sara Rue and Borstein, Douglas directed. The film has received generally poor reviews. Personal life Douglas met voice-actress Alex Borstein (MadTV and Family Guy) while performing at the ACME Comedy Theater in Los Angeles. He proposed to her during the taping of a MadTV skit, and married her in 1999. They have a son, Barnaby Borstein Douglas, who was born on September 8, 2008.
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