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[[Image:Tommykennedy.jpg|thumb|250px|Help find a missing child. Call 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678) if you've seen this child.]]
[[Image:JasonJansen.jpg|thumb|200px|Turns out he was in the crawlspace this whole time.]]
 
'''Jason Jansen''' (born '''Jason William Jankowski''' [[October 12]], [[1975]]) is an American actor.  Since "Jankowski" was considered potentially too ethnic for the time, his mother's maiden name was used as his screen name.    In addition to playing [[Tommy Kennedy]] at the age of twelve, he did numerous commercials, voice overs, appearances in print advertisements, and played "Roger" in a fourth season episode of ''Highway to Heaven'' called "The Whole Nine Yards."
 
As of 2013, Jankowski worked for ABC Ad Sales in [[New York City]], listened to Pearl Jam, and liked watching professional football and baseball.


'''Jason Jansen''' is an (American?) actor.  (Was?  Who knows.)
==Roles==
==Roles==
===Generation 1===
===''The Transformers''===
* [[Tommy Kennedy]]
* [[Tommy Kennedy]]
===''Prime''===
* [[Hot Shot (Prime)|Hot Shot]] (BotCon 2013)
==Convention appearances==
*[[BotCon 2013]]


==Notes==
==Notes==
* The Tommy Kennedy segments have been in rights limbo and not available for DVD inclusion precisely because nobody knows what the heck happened to Jason Jansen, where he is, or how to contact him. Of course, the matter hasn't been helped by the fact the [[fandom]] thought he was Jason Jan''son'' for years....
* <strike> The Tommy Kennedy segments have been in rights limbo and not available for DVD inclusion precisely because nobody knows what the heck happened to Jason Jansen, where he is, or how to contact him. Of course, the matter hasn't been helped by the fact the [[fandom]] thought he was Jason Jan''son'' for years....</strike>


* There was a Jason Jensen in one episode of the show "Highway to Heaven" called "the Whole Nine Yards" in the role of Roger. A description of the episode online is "A chauvinistic coach doesn't want a female wide receiver on his junior-high football team." The original air date was April 29, 1988 putting him at the proper age for football team in the episode but as the 4th season of the series was never put on DVD, it is difficult to confirm whether or not it was the same actor.
* Jansen resurfaced in early 2013, doing an interview where it turns out he grew up and got a job and basically is just an ordinary dude. This is actually quite an impressive accomplishment for someone who did any amount of professional acting as a child.
 
* Jason Jansen's acting credits beyond ''Transformers'' are sparse.  However, he appeared in the ''Highway to Heaven'' episode called "The Whole Nine Yards," ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5FhxPRXhqw&t=13m26s viewable on YouTube]) and in a Frosted Mini Wheats commercial as the inner child of a cereal-hungry lumberjack ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eb93hr5iI2o also viewable on YouTube]).


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0418112/ Jason Janson at the Internet Movie Database]
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0418112/ Jason Janson at the Internet Movie Database]
* [http://digestmybrain.wordpress.com/2013/01/04/tommy-kennedy-found-an-interview-with-jason-jansen/ Tommy Kennedy Found - An Interview with Jason Jansen] @ DigestMyBrain


*[http://www.tv.com/shows/highway-to-heaven/the-whole-nine-yards-38416/ Description of "the Whole Nine Yards" episode of "Highway to Heaven" at TV.com]
*[http://www.tv.com/shows/highway-to-heaven/the-whole-nine-yards-38416/ Description of "the Whole Nine Yards" episode of "Highway to Heaven" at TV.com]
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The name or term "Jason" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Jason (disambiguation).
Turns out he was in the crawlspace this whole time.

Jason Jansen (born Jason William Jankowski October 12, 1975) is an American actor. Since "Jankowski" was considered potentially too ethnic for the time, his mother's maiden name was used as his screen name. In addition to playing Tommy Kennedy at the age of twelve, he did numerous commercials, voice overs, appearances in print advertisements, and played "Roger" in a fourth season episode of Highway to Heaven called "The Whole Nine Yards."

As of 2013, Jankowski worked for ABC Ad Sales in New York City, listened to Pearl Jam, and liked watching professional football and baseball.

Roles

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The Transformers

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Prime

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Convention appearances

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Notes

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  • The Tommy Kennedy segments have been in rights limbo and not available for DVD inclusion precisely because nobody knows what the heck happened to Jason Jansen, where he is, or how to contact him. Of course, the matter hasn't been helped by the fact the fandom thought he was Jason Janson for years....
  • Jansen resurfaced in early 2013, doing an interview where it turns out he grew up and got a job and basically is just an ordinary dude. This is actually quite an impressive accomplishment for someone who did any amount of professional acting as a child.
  • Jason Jansen's acting credits beyond Transformers are sparse. However, he appeared in the Highway to Heaven episode called "The Whole Nine Yards," (viewable on YouTube) and in a Frosted Mini Wheats commercial as the inner child of a cereal-hungry lumberjack (also viewable on YouTube).
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