If you’ve seen the latest Netflix series On My Block, you should know the name, Jason Genao. He acted as the annoying Mexican smart-ass who likes to act up just because he knows a little plus and minus. You probably know him better than Ruby Martinez.
Jason Genao Bio (Age)
At first, he had some trouble with the name thing. He didn’t know what to settle for between ‘Jayson’ and ‘Jason’. In fact, some of his earlier projects like Ladrones 2015 were accredited to Jayson. After that, he chose Jayson and stayed with Jason. So we start by addressing him by his chosen name “Jason Genao”, which is pronounced “Jay-son Ja-nay-oh”.
The actor of On My Block was born on July 3, 1996, and is of Dominican-American descent. He grew up in Jersey City, New Jersey, but currently lives in Los Angeles, California, United States. Jason attended William L. Dickson High School and is fluent in English, Spanish, and French.
Jason Genao has always wanted to be an actor, it was his childhood dream and he acted in many schools plays in high school. However, for reasons best known to him, he stayed away from the camera for a while. After he had seen a French movie, everything changed, his passion was rekindled. Jason soon started his career at Ladrones. Even after he joined the cast, Jason wanted to do more than the usual. So he enrolled in an acting school in 2016.
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After his first screen appearance in 2015 as Wiliams Reeves in Ladrones, he had his first television show in Law & Order. This happened in 2016, from where he switched to the French film La Vie en Rose. The big breakthrough came in 2016 with the Netflix music drama “The Get Down”. His performance in this film was astounding. Jason then appeared in the action movie Logan in 2017, which massively increased his fan base. That’s not all, he was also featured in the TV show Noches on Platanito, the famous On My Block in March 2018.
Height and Other Facts About The On My Block Actor
1. His Body Features
This good-looking hottie weighs 55 kg (121 Ib) and with a height of 1.57 m (1.57 feet) is not quite up to the mark. His body type is mesomorphic and he is insanely fit with a 36-inch chest line. This is an athletic body! Jason’s dark brown hair and his brown eyes are the icings on the cake.
2. Earnings and Net Worth
We do not have all the details that would help us to estimate Jason’s net worth. But a rough estimate of his income is between $10,000 and $13,000 for each episode of the film. This should amount to a fortune of about 150-200 thousand dollars.
The actor earns his bread and butter with his various acting engagements, which in our opinion are well paid. He is still at the beginning of his career, the fame has just begun, and there is more to come. While an earlier publication of his bank statement gives an indication that he is quite comfortable, the actor prefers to remain silent about the extent of his accumulated wealth.
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As Jason climbs the ladder of success, we look forward to more awards and cash in the bank. His most profitable role is probably that of Rictor in the 2017 film Logan. With a budget of $97,000,000, the film generated an incredible $619,012,436 in box office takings around the world. Now imagine what he took home with him.
3. His Family
Jason is quite closed to almost everything. We do not even know for sure who his parents are. But we do know that he has a brother, Danny Genao.
4. Dating or Not?
It is known that Genao has a habit of displaying exotic photos of himself and other female actresses on his Instagram. Yes! He’s a bit of a braggart, and with his good looks and charm, he has, apart from having his fair share of female attention.
Surprisingly, Jason Genao has no girlfriend. All the women you see in these photos, none of them is “the one”. He is not married, does not have a girlfriend, or even an affair. He also has no children. A crush? None that we know of.
