{{short description|American actor (born 1968)}} {{BLP sources|date= May 2012}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2014}} {{Infobox person | name = Jason Lively | image = | caption = | birth_name = Ronald Jason Lively | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|3|12}} | birth_place = [[Carroll County, Georgia]], U.S. | spouse = Lani Lively (2002-2013) | children = 3 | years_active = 1979–1993; 2015–2017 | occupation = Actor | father = [[Ernie Lively]] | relatives = [[Lori Lively]] (sister)<br>[[Robyn Lively]] (sister)<br>[[Eric Lively]] (brother)<br>[[Blake Lively]] (sister)<br />[[Ryan Reynolds]] (brother-in-law)<br/>[[Bart Johnson]] (brother-in-law) }} '''Ronald Jason Lively''' (born March 12, 1968) is an American actor and director. He is best known for ''[[European Vacation]]'' (1985), ''[[Night of the Creeps]]'' (1986), and ''[[Ghost Chase]]'' (1987). Lively has mostly retired from acting since the 1990s.
==Early life== Ronald Jason Lively<ref name=bookref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hSk3AAAAMAAJ&q=%22Ronald+Otis+Lively%22|author=Doris McAlpin Russell|title=McAlpin(e) genealogies, 1730-1990: Alexander McAlpin of South Carolina and Georgia and his descendants, plus other McAlpin(e) families of North America|year=1990|pages=735}}</ref> was born on March 12, 1968,<ref name=bookref/> in [[Carroll County, Georgia]], the son of talent manager Elaine ({{née|McAlpin}}) and her first husband, Ronald Otis Lively.<ref name=bookref/> He is the adopted son of actor [[Ernie Lively]] ({{né|Brown}}), the brother of actresses [[Lori Lively]] and [[Robyn Lively]], and the half-brother of actor [[Eric Lively]] and actress [[Blake Lively]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stevens |first=Kaitlin |date=24 July 2024 |title=Blake Lively's Siblings: All About Her Brothers and Sisters |url=https://people.com/all-about-blake-lively-siblings-7972464 |access-date=2024-09-03 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}}</ref>
==Career== Lively started his career by appearing in the [[pilot episode]] of ''[[The Dukes of Hazzard]]'' when he was 10 years old. His first film appearance was four years later in the 1983 film ''[[Brainstorm (1983 film)|Brainstorm]]''. That same year he also had another appearance in ''The Dukes of Hazzard''. His most recognizable roles came when he played Rusty Griswald in 1985's ''[[National Lampoon's European Vacation]]'', and Chris in 1986's ''[[Night of the Creeps]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pevos |first=Edward |date=2022-03-20 |title=What's Rusty Griswold up to? We caught up with the actor in Michigan this weekend |url=https://www.mlive.com/life/2022/03/whats-rusty-griswold-up-to-we-caught-up-with-the-actor-in-michigan-this-weekend.html |access-date=2024-09-03 |website=mlive |language=en}}</ref>
After that, he appeared in the films ''Ghost Chase'' and ''Maximum Force''. In 1993, he appeared in the video game ''[[Return to Zork]]'', along with his sisters, [[Robyn Lively]] and [[Lori Lively]].
Lively took a 20 year long break from acting following 1992's ''Maximum Force.'' He would make his return to the screen in the American [[Western (genre)|Western]] film ''[[Hickok (film)|Hickok]].''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blankenship |first=Bill |title='Night of the Creeps' star Lively to spend evening in Topeka |url=https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/politics/state/2016/10/03/night-creeps-star-lively-spend-evening-topeka/16572260007/ |access-date=2024-09-03 |website=The Topeka Capital-Journal |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Post-acting career== Jason Lively has worked for a computer company and was also owner and operator of Jimmy Crack Corn, a mobile roasted corn business.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|last=Benson|first=Lee|title=Sounds corny, but actor likes life in Heber|url=https://www.deseret.com/2011/9/19/20216973/about-utah-sounds-corny-but-actor-likes-life-in-heber|date=September 18, 2011|work=[[Deseret News]]|access-date=March 13, 2018}}</ref>
He is married to Lani Lively. The two share three children.<ref name=":0" />
==Filmography==
=== Film === {| class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |1983 |''[[Brainstorm (1983 film)|Brainstorm]]'' |Chris Brace | |- |1985 |''[[National Lampoon's European Vacation]]'' |Russell "Rusty" Griswald | |- |1986 |''[[Night of the Creeps]]'' |Chris | |- |1987 |''[[Ghost Chase]]'' |Warren McCloud | |- |1990 |''[[Monday Morning (1990 film)|Monday Morning]]'' |Chip Brooks |Also known as ''Class of Fear'' |- |1991 |''[[Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever]]'' |Donovan | |- |1992 |''Maximum Force'' |Rick Carver | |- |2015 |''[[Vacation (2015 film)|Vacation]]'' |Young Rusty Griswald |Cameo (footage from ''European Vacation'') |- | rowspan="2" |2017 |''[[Hickok (film)|Hickok]]'' |Ike | |- |''The Possessed'' |Brian | |- |2025 |''In from Outside'' |Detective Tate |Pre-production |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |1979 | rowspan="2" |''{{sortname|The|Dukes of Hazzard}}'' |Rudy |Episode: "One Armed Bandits" |- |1983 |Rod Moffet / Rudy |2 episodes |- |1982 |''[[ABC Afterschool Specials]]'' |Johnny Rollins |Episode: "Daddy, I'm Their Mama Now" |- |1987 |''[[21 Jump Street]]'' |Davey Miller |Episode: "Next Generation" |- |1989{{ndash}}1990 |''[[Mancuso, F.B.I.]]'' |Justin Summers |3 episodes |- |1992 |''[[Gunsmoke: To the Last Man]]'' |Rusty Dover |Television film |}
===Video games=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role |- |1993 |''[[Return to Zork]]'' |Ben Fyshin |}
== Awards and nominations == {| class="wikitable" !Year !Award !Category !Nominated work !Result |- |1983 | rowspan="3" |[[Young Artist Award]]s |Best Young Actor in a Television Special |''[[ABC Afterschool Specials]]'' <small>(Episode: "Daddy, I'm Their Mama Now"</small> |{{Nominated}} |- |1984 |Best Young Actor, Guest in a Television Series |''{{sortname|The|Dukes of Hazzard}}'' |{{Nominated}} |- |1986 |Best Starring Performance by a Young Actor - Motion Picture |''[[National Lampoon's European Vacation]]'' |{{Nominated}} |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|515128}}
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