Jason Stewart
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Jason Michael Stewart (also known as J-Stew or Mr. Automatic) is an American actor and the talent booker/call screener for The Jim Rome Show since 1999. He was born in Falls Church, Virginia (just outside Washington D.C.) on October 16, 1972.
Stewart has appeared on TV on several occasions. He first appeared on an episode of Blind Date hosted by Roger Lodge. In the episode Stewart was hooked up with a 'skank from the 909' who hated his guts from the beginning of the date to the end. There were several comedic moments throughout the date, including one scene where Stewart asks his date to hold on while he checks to make sure he brought enough money. Stewart pulled out a Gangster roll of C-notes and started counting them in front of her.
He has appeared in a handful of TV films. The first was Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss followed up by Murder at the Presidio; both aired on the [USA Network]. Stewart's major network debut occurred when he joined the cast of ABC sitcom According to Jim. He just finished shooting his next TV movie role. He plays a polygraph tester in the upcoming Lifetime Network mini-series Chasing the Devil about the Green River Killer.
Stewart is a graduate of Cal State Fullerton. Stewart is the subject of a song by 3 Day Weekend entitled "Mr. Automatic (Friggin' Jay Stewart)".
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[edit] 1995 Smackoff
Stewart's most infamous call was in the inaugural Smack-Off when he was known as Jason in Fullerton. During the call, he frequently called the other callers "weaklings" and counted his subjects with "First of all, Second of all, Third of all ..." This was also the call that contained the infamous warning against crossing the "thin line of blasphemy." At the time, Rome didn't know what that meant and still doesn't. Stewart was inevitably run, and his call is considered one of the worst Smack-Off calls of all time.
[edit] XR4TI Crew
In response to a soundbite featuring Allen Iverson's mother and her entourage (or "crew") defending her son after the latest of his many run-ins with the law, Rome decided he also needed a "crew." Hence, the XR4TI Crew (Jim Rome's "crew" which currently consists of Stewart, show engineer Alvin Delloro, show producer Travis Rodgers and writer/producer Kyle Brandt) was created. During a show, while the crew was in the studio with him, they would yell out what Rome just said before them. When Rome was going through the guests for next day's show, Stewart yelled out the famous "Don't forget Maak Moda!", referring to then-Oakland Athletics pitcher, Mark Mulder. Another memorable moment came when Rome was listing his sponsors of the show. When he brought up Extra gum, Stewart yelled out "Chew It!" which brought the show to a halt for a few seconds because Rome was laughing too much.
[edit] Show Contributor
Stewart gained fame when he became the show contributor. He became a subject of the show itself, mostly about how he drove a DX, or how many moles he had on his face. A caller, who said he went to college with Stewart, said he caught Stewart watching porn with "nine other dudes in his dorm room." That subject has become a running joke on the show, and e-mailers still occasionally attach that reference as a "signature" at the end of sarcastic e-mails. Stewart's greatest moment in the show came when the amateur band 3-Day Weekend sent the show a tape called "Mr. Automatic (Jay "Friggin" Stew.)"[1] The song became a huge hit on the show and still is played on the show.
