But Jason Voorhees is now all grown up and touring with his metal band, First Jason. The band's frontman and leading man is ...

In 1979, 13-year-old Ari Lehman got a tiny role in some low-budget horror flick, originally titled "Long Night at Camp Blood" but changed to "Friday the 13th." He was Jason, in a flashback to the ...

Actor and member of the band First Jason, Ari Lehman, joins Wendy Snyder, filling in for Bob Sirott, to talk about his upcoming performance at Galloping Ghost. They discuss an award Ari received, and ...

When he was just 14 years old, Ari Lehman drowned in Crystal Lake. His life has never been the same. The actor and musician, now 53, played the young Jason Voorhees, sans hockey mask, in the ...

Ari Lehman: Well, thanks, Pat. First of all, let me say how grateful I am to Dread Central, who has always been supportive and encouraging in my rather wildly independent journey. ...

Ari Lehman is the actor known for portraying Jason Voorhees in the original “Friday the 13th,” which first hit theaters in 1980 and spawned a massive media franchise.

Ari Lehman, now 56, was the first actor to play Jason in the first film and also appeared as a child in the original. It was Lehman's only professional acting role, his first being Manny's Orphans ...

Ari Lehman, the actor responsible for one of the most infamous jump scares in horror history, will be signing autographs from 1pm-3pm on Saturday May 29th at the ‘I Had That’ Collectibles Shop in ...

NAPOLEON, MI – There has been countless reincarnations, but only one man can hold claim as the original Jason Vorhees. Ari Lehman, who played Jason as a child in the first "Friday the 13th" film ...

When he was just 14 years old, Ari Lehman drowned in Crystal Lake. His life has never been the same. The actor and musician, now 53, played the young Jason Voorhees, sans hockey mask, in the ...