Jason Lawrence Olive was born in Los Angeles, CA. where, as a child, he studied drama under legendary actress Jane Fonda and members of the Steppenwolf theatre. Jason attended the University of Hawai'i at Manoa on a sports and literature scholarship. There, under the mentor-ship of legendary British actor Terrance Knapp, Jason continued to study acting and began working towards a career in the arts. Jason has had an illustrious career in fashion and has appeared in advertising through-out the world for top designers like Versace, Calvin Klein and Armani. Recently Jason has appeared in 6 seasons as the star of Tyler Perry's For Better Or Worse and just finished filming as a lead of the independent feature Paper Friends. He is in production (actor/wirter/director) of the half hour single-cam comedy Brothers In Law.