Jason Priestley Says Fame Got 'Real’ for His Kids When Teachers Said They Had Posters of Him on Their Wall (Exclusive)

Jason Priestley in 2022.Photo:Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Jason Priestleymight be used to his level of fame, but it took his kids a little while longer to adjust. The actor, 55, spoke with PEOPLE ahead of the season 2 premiere of his showWild Cardsand shared that hisdaughter Ava, 17, and son Dashiell, 15, only discovered how famous he truly is when something came up at their school. “I think the time it got really real for my kids was when their teachers at school, when they were in lower school and middle school, when they found out I was their dad, the teachers would say, ‘I used to have a poster of your dad on my wall when I was a kid,’ " Priestley recalls.

Jason Reitman SaysGhostbustersMovies Stopped in the '80s Because Director Dad Ivan Reitman 'Never Understood Sequels'

Ernie Hudson, Harold Ramis, Ivan Reitman, Dan Aykroyd and Bill Murray in 1989 filming ‘Ghostbusters II’.Photo:Columbia/courtesy Everett Collection Columbia/courtesy Everett Collection DirectorJason Reitmansays his fatherIvan Reitman’s disinterest in sequels may have been why theGhostbustersfranchise languished for more than three decades.“My dad never understood sequels,” Jason, 47, said of his director dad on the most recent episode ofNeal Brennan’sBlockspodcast. “My dad was like, ‘I don’t know why people want to return to this stuff.

Jason Segel Reveals How Both He and James Franco Landed Roles inFreaks and GeeksDespite Initially Competing Against Each Other

Jason Segel and James Franco.Photo:Unique Nicole/FilmMagic; Ivan Romano/Getty Unique Nicole/FilmMagic; Ivan Romano/Getty Jason Segelis looking back on his time onFreaks and Geeks. In an interview withGQ, the actor — who played Nick Andopolis, one of the “Freaks,” in thepopular high school dramedy— shared insight into a major decision made during the auditioning process: he andJames Franco, who played bad boy Daniel Desario, were originally up for the same role. “I was brought in for a callback withJames Franco, and we were, as far as we knew, competing for the same part, because at the time, there was only one of those characters,” Segel said.

Jason Statham Stars in Brutal Trailer forA Working ManWritten by Sylvester Stallone: 'Human Traffickers Beware'

Jason Stathamis back with another brutal action flick. On Thursday, Jan. 9, Amazon MGM Studios debuted the first trailer forA Working Man, in which Statham plays Levon Cade, a former special forces soldier working in construction who takes on human traffickers after they kidnap his boss' daughter. The trailer shows Levon living a simple life after his wife’s death and his retirement from the U.K.’s Royal Marines. He finds a second family in his boss (Michael Peña) and his family — and he takes on a solo mission when the family’s daughter goes missing after a night out with friends.

Jason Sudeikis Jokes He’s Nothing Like Ted Lasso When Coaching Daughter’s Basketball Team: ‘Outta My Gym, Daisy!'

Jason Sudeikis sits courtside with daughter Daisy and son Otis.Photo:Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty While many people might believe thatJason SudeikisandTed Lassoare one in the same, that’s not the case when it comes to his role as a coach for his 8-year-old daughterDaisy’s basketball team. TheSaturday Night Livealum, 49, joked about taking on the real-life coaching role during the Friday, March 14 episode of theNew Heightspodcast withJasonandTravis Kelce.