May 12, 1978 —



Jason Biggs has a lot in common with Sean Penn.

Both started their acting career in teenage sex comedies.

Both played major roles in a Woody Allen movie.

Both won Osc... Well, no.

And both are Jewish? Again, a no. Penn does have Jewish roots, as we discussed before. But Biggs? He certainly looks the part; in many of his roles, he plays stereotypical Jews. Even Allen, whose Jew-dar we'd never question, thought Biggs was one when casting him in "Anything Else".

But poor Woody was wrong. Jason is not Jewish; he is a Catholic Italian-American.

So, back to similarities...

Both have short last names with double consonants... (We might be reaching here.)