Kane Warren Hodder (Born: April 8, 1955 in Auburn, California, USA) is an American actor and stuntman. Standing 1.92 metres, he is best known for his acting in the Friday the 13th movies as the seemingly unstoppable mass murderer Jason Voorhees. He also did stuntwork for the character Leatherface in Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III.
He offered to reprise the part of Jason Voorhees in the 2003 film Freddy vs. Jason, but the burly, 6'3 1/2" stunt man was rejected by director Ronny Yu and replaced by 6'5 1/2" Canadian stunt man Ken Kirzinger, a move that Kane still resents. The switch caused a lot of arguments among fans of the series.
Kane is the only actor/stunt man to have played Jason Voorhees more than once.
In the mid 1980's, Kane was involved in a stunt gone wrong where over 75% of his body was burned, leaving him with 2nd degree burns on most of his body. As such, Kane often wears gloves at horror conventions.
Has the word "Kill!" tatooed on the back of his bottom lip.
He spends time working with children in burn centers, and despite the roles he often plays, Kane Hodder has often been described as a very friendly man, and loves to meet his fans.
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