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46-432: The film's main plot focuses on the wedding ceremony of Jim Levenstein ( Jason Biggs ) and Michelle Flaherty ( Alyson Hannigan ), while its subplot centers on Steve Stifler ( Seann William Scott ), and his outrageous antics including his attempt to organize a bachelor party , teaching Jim to dance for the wedding, and competing with Finch ( Eddie Kaye Thomas ) to win the heart of Michelle's sister, Cadence ( January Jones ). It

92-443: A $ 55 million budget. Despite being a huge box office success, it is the lowest-grossing film in the series, making roughly $ 3 million less than American Reunion would in 2012. American Wedding received mixed reviews from critics. Rotten Tomatoes , a review aggregator , assigns the film a rating of 53%, based on 156 reviews, with an average rating of 5.8/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Raunchier and even more gross than

138-540: A TV commercial for Pathmark . He later recalled in a 2015 interview in TV Guide , "I remember I had to eat a doughnut in one of the shots. Over and over again. Awesome." When Biggs was 12, he starred in a one-off HBO special, The Fotis Sevastakis Story , but due to licensing arguments, it was never aired. That same year, Biggs debuted on Broadway in Conversations with My Father with Judd Hirsch . He then starred in

184-608: A fourth theatrical American Pie film was greenlit by Universal Pictures . The film entered pre-production in April 2010. Despite being absent from Wedding , lead ensemble cast members Chris Klein, Mena Suvari, Tara Reid, Shannon Elizabeth, and Natasha Lyonne all signed on to return for the fourth installment. The film, titled American Reunion , was released on April 6, 2012. Klein, Suvari, and Reid all had lead ensemble roles, whilst Lyonne and Elizabeth had cameo appearances. Jason Biggs Jason Matthew Biggs (born May 12, 1978)

230-435: A liking to them both. Meanwhile, Jim begins to have doubts about marriage, worried that he has only ever been with one woman. His father's awkward reassurances fail to convince Jim. Stifler, Finch, and Kevin break into Jim's parents house to surprise Jim with the bachelor party and Bear's strippers, unaware Jim is bringing Michelle's parents over for dinner. The boys conceal the party from Michelle's parents until her mother finds

276-478: A poem about growing up in New Jersey , to the anthology What's Your Exit? A Literary Detour through New Jersey (Word Riot Press, 2010). In 2012, he contributed to the anthology Oy! Only Six? Why Not More: Six-Word Memoirs on Jewish Life with the self-ironic article "This is a Roman nose, OK?" (Biggs is not Jewish.) A year later, Larry Smith , the editor of the anthology, and creator of Six-Word Memoirs , would be

322-640: A son, Sid, who was born on February 15, 2014. Their second son, Lazlo, was born on October 2, 2017. Biggs and Mollen sold their house in Los Angeles , California , which was situated near the Sunset Strip , in 2015 and moved to Manhattan , New York City . The family resides in the West Village , as of 2017. From 2012 to 2014, Biggs regularly caused controversy with his posts on Twitter , including sexual jokes about Ann Romney and Janna Ryan in response to

368-434: A stripped and bound Kevin in the closet. They convince her parents that it is an elaborate plot to impress them by portraying Jim as a hero who rescues Kevin. In Grand Traverse County, Michigan , wedding preparations are underway despite mishaps when Jim's shaved pubic hair is sucked into a kitchen vent, destroying the wedding cake, his grandmother expresses dislike for Michelle not being Jewish, and Stifler accidentally feeds

414-587: Is an American actor. The accolades he has received include a Screen Actors Guild Award , alongside nominations for a Daytime Emmy Award and a Satellite Award . In film, Biggs is best known his lead role as Jim Levenstein in the American Pie film series (1999–2012). His other notable lead credits include Loser (2000), Saving Silverman (2001), Anything Else (2003), My Best Friend's Girl (2008), Life Happens (2011), Grassroots (2012), and Best. Christmas. Ever! (2023). In television, Biggs

460-574: Is known for his lead roles as the voice of Leonardo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012–2014) and Larry Bloom in the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black (2013–2014; 2017; 2019). His other television lead credits include Drexell's Class (1991–1992), Total Security (1997), Mad Love (2011), and Outmatched (2020). He had a supporting role on the soap opera As

506-499: Is not just a feeling, but the actions they do for each other; she happily thanks and calls him dad. Michelle and Jim get married and share their first dance together, privately acknowledging their shared awkwardness and perversions that make them perfect for each other. Stifler dances with Cadence, while the rejected Finch sits alone until Stifler's mom arrives. Though agreeing they are over each other following their previous trysts, they both retire to her room. The outdoor wedding scene

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552-405: Is so different from those of the characters he usually plays. He apologized for and deleted his tweet about Malaysian Flight 17 ; in a later interview he said that it had led to death threats against him. In 2023, Biggs and his wife Mollen both signed the "No Hostage Left Behind Letter", an open letter to US President Joe Biden calling for the release of all hostages kidnapped by Hamas during

598-420: Is the biggest employer for the town of Half Moon Bay, California , with approximately 550 jobs. The hotel was purchased by Anbang Insurance Group in 2015, and after its bankruptcy has had repeated offers from other buyers, but as of September 2021 there were no buyers. The hotel sits on a point in the bay, that allows for views along a long section of the coast. Parts of the hotel services are themed around

644-521: Is the brother of the film's director Jesse Dylan. The film's soundtrack peaked at number 23 on the Billboard 200 chart. Songs that appear during Stifler's dance in the gay bar : Songs that appear during the bachelor party: American Wedding was released in the United States on August 1, 2003. American Wedding premiered on DVD and VHS on January 2, 2004. It grossed $ 15.85 million on DVD and

690-621: Is the first film to feature the song " Laid " ( Matt Nathanson covering the band James ) in both the trailers and the opening sequence. Notably, it is also the only film in the series to not play the song " Mrs. Robinson " in a scene where Finch has sex with Stifler's mother. The song " Into the Mystic ", played at the end of the film when Jim and Michelle take to the dance floor at the reception, begins as Van Morrison 's recording, but midway through it changes to The Wallflowers ' cover version due to licensing reasons. The band's lead singer Jakob Dylan

736-450: Is the last film in the series to be written by Herz, who conceptualized the franchise, and also the only theatrical film in the series in which Chris Klein (Oz), Chris Owen (Sherman), Mena Suvari (Heather), Tara Reid (Vicky), Shannon Elizabeth (Nadia) and Natasha Lyonne (Jessica) do not appear. Released on August 1, 2003, American Wedding is the lowest-grossing installment in the theatrical American Pie film series, although it

782-451: The 2012 Republican National Convention , joking about the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in 2014, joking about Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 , which was shot down later that year, and mocking the death of The Bachelorette contestant Eric Hill. In a 2012 interview, Biggs stated that he has "a very fucked up sense of humor" and said he enjoyed the ability to "surprise people on a daily basis" on Twitter because his real personality

828-531: The October 7 attack on Israel . Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay The Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay is a luxury hotel and golf resort in Half Moon Bay northern California. The hotel is a Forbes Five Star hotel, and was featured on the travel channel series Great Hotels . The hotel has 261 rooms, that in 2019, started at US$ 920 a night. The hotel began construction in 1998, and finished in 2001. The hotel

874-470: The Scottish Highlands . One of the two golf courses was designed by Arnold Palmer . The hotel services also include a 16,000 square feet (1,500 m ) spa and three tennis courts. The hotel contributes most of the tourism income for the local Half Moon Bay, California government, including both transient resident and property taxes. A 2022 study published by the local government also found that

920-563: The Japanese master Shinya Kimura , and the noted bike builder, stuntman, and innovator, Indian Larry , and TV celebrity motorcycle customizer Jesse James , founder of the West Coast Choppers , who showed his Radial Hell aero bike , which is powered by a 7-cylinder Rotec radial aircraft engine. West Coast Choppers unveiled their Airstream Bike at the Legend show, which cost over $ 300,000 and

966-508: The Motorcycle International Concours d’Elegance was an international motorcycle exhibition held at the hotel, for 3 years from 2006-2008. It was the first motorcycle Concours d'Dlegance held in the United States with a team of judges and exhibited motorcycles brought in from around the world, and was notable for several first-ever or largest-ever displays of Brough Superiors , Crockers , Excelsior-Hendersons , etc. The event

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1012-592: The World Turns (1994–1995). He hosted the Blue Ribbon Baking Championship on Netflix (2024). Jason Matthew Biggs was born on May 12, 1978, in Pompton Plains, New Jersey , to Angela ( née Zocco), a nurse, and Gary Louis Biggs, a shipping company manager. His father is of English and Italian descent and his mother is of Sicilian descent. His last name is derived from his English ancestry. He

1058-472: The awards podium forfeited their prize. This atypical concours d’elegance was established to create a competitive event for motorcycles that previously had been associated with fine automobiles. The Concours exhibited up to two hundred motorcycles on the lawn of the Ritz-Carlton golf course, and represented motorcycle history from its origins in 1869 (with a replica of Sylvester Roper's steamer present), to

1104-659: The basis for Biggs's Orange Is the New Black character Larry Bloom. He departed the series in February 2015 after two seasons. Biggs reprised his role as Jim Levenstein in American Reunion , which was released on April 6, 2012. In the summer of 2012, Biggs took a job voicing Leonardo on Nickelodeon in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles . He left the series during its second season and was temporarily replaced by Dominic Catrambone. Seth Green permanently took over

1150-719: The daytime soap opera As the World Turns , for which he was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Best Younger Actor. Biggs attended New York University briefly from 1996 to 1997, but soon afterwards, he left to pursue acting. And soon he would be seen again in another short lived television series, 1997's Camp Stories . He starred in American Pie , which went on to become an international hit that has spawned three sequels (also starring Biggs) and four spinoffs (that did not star Biggs). He accepted starring roles in movies such as Loser in 2000, and others. He also starred (along with his Loser co-star Mena Suvari ) in

1196-619: The designer to a gay bar. Stifler's insecurity around homosexuals annoys the patrons, but he wins them over during a dance off with a large gay man called Bear. Entertained, Bear offers to provide strippers for Jim's bachelor party, while the dress designer agrees to make Michelle's dress. Michelle's younger sister, Cadence, returns to Michigan for the wedding after breaking up with her boyfriend because he would not take her virginity. Hoping to win Cadence over, Stifler acts refined and intelligent like Finch, while Finch acts like Stifler, and Cadence takes

1242-411: The first two American Pie s, American Wedding ought to please fans of the series." On Metacritic , the film has a score of 43 out of 100, based on 34 critics, which indicates "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale. Robert Koeler of Variety compared it to the works of John Waters and called it a "strong finish" for

1288-490: The franchise. Roger Ebert rated it 3/4 stars and wrote that the film "is proof of the hypothesis that no genre is beyond redemption." Elvis Mitchell of The New York Times wrote that the film "struggles so hard to be tasteless that it's almost quaint." Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle rated it 2/5 stars and called it strained and desperate to find jokes. Wins Nominations In October 2008,

1334-536: The hotel and its infrastructure were vulnerable to sea level rise . A February 2017 storm eroded significant sections of the bluff , which the builders had previously intended to be included in the building. In 2019, the hotel was fined 1.6 million dollars by the California Coastal Commission for impeding beach access for non-guests. Some of the money from the fine was given to local conservation group Peninsula Open Space Trust . The Legend of

1380-567: The mountain ridge-top that overlooks the Pacific Ocean and included Highway 1 and Skyline Boulevard. The inclusion of a ride with the Concours d'Elegance reinforced the requirement that any motorcycle winning an award at the LOTM Concours must be in running condition (with specific exceptions, such as Land Speed Racers and Grand Prix racers); motorcycles that could not be started and ridden over

1426-766: The music video for the song " Teenage Dirtbag " by American rock band Wheatus . In 2001, Biggs starred in the comedy Saving Silverman . He appeared in the 2002 Broadway production of The Graduate as Benjamin Braddock alongside Kathleen Turner and Alicia Silverstone . In 2003, Biggs appeared as Jerry Falk in the Woody Allen romantic comedy Anything Else . In the 2004–2005 season, Biggs portrayed an Orthodox Jew in Daniel Goldfarb's comedy, Modern Orthodox , staged at Dodger Stages theater in New York City . In 2006, Biggs

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1472-445: The night to convince the florist to put together new floral displays, and enlists the help of his high school football team players and Bear. Seeing the new display, Michelle and Jim forgive Stifler, and Cadence reconciles with him, seeing he does genuinely care about his friends, and agrees to have sex with him in a supply closet before the wedding. Stifler is delayed by Jim, who thanks him, Finch, and Kevin for their help and support over

1518-399: The present, with factory prototypes and custom motorcycles . Each year a different motorcycle factory was specially featured, including Vincent , Excelsior-Henderson , and Crocker . Custom motorcycles were included for the first time in a major Concours d'Elegance, recognizing the impact of these hand-made works of art on the motorcycle industry as a whole. The builders featured included

1564-410: The release of Band Camp (2005). A direct sequel to Wedding , titled American Reunion , was released in 2012. In East Great Falls, Michigan, in a restaurant, Jim Levenstein hints to his girlfriend Michelle that he is about to propose, until his dad calls to inform him he left the ring at home. Michelle misinterprets Jim's hints and performs fellatio on him under the table as his dad arrives with

1610-620: The ring and the pair are publicly exposed. Despite the awkwardness, Michelle accepts Jim's proposal. Jim and Michelle exclude their acquaintance, the boorish and vulgar Steven Stifler, from the wedding plans, but he notices the celebration party while passing and insists on taking part, seeing an opportunity to have sex with the bridesmaids. Jim agrees to let Stifler join in exchange for teaching Jim to dance so he can surprise Michelle. Stifler, Jim, and his friends Paul Finch and Kevin Myers, travel to Chicago to secure Michelle's dream wedding dress, and trace

1656-558: The role from Biggs beginning in season 3, with Leonardo's voice change being explained in the show's universe, as it was due to his throat getting injured in a battle against Shredder. Biggs also plays the cowbell in the supergroup Yukon Kornelius . It was announced in September 2014, that Biggs would star on Broadway in The Heidi Chronicles . The play opened on March 19. In December 2014, The Hollywood Reporter announced Biggs

1702-453: The wedding ring to a dog. Cadence admits she likes Stifler but questions if he is pretending to be different around her. After Cadence agrees to sleep with Stifler, he steals a bottle of champagne from the kitchen, inadvertently turning off the cold room and killing the wedding flowers within. Jim and Michelle demand Stifler leaves, supported by Cadence, who has learned of his true personality and intentions. Feeling guilty, Stifler works through

1748-407: The years. Unaware that Cadence was also delayed, Stifler enters the dark closet and has sex with someone, revealed to be Jim's grandmother, who was put there by ushers because of her unlikable personality. Jim's grandmother becomes more pleasant afterward to the delight of Jim's dad and Michelle. Struggling to convey her feelings through her vows, Michelle asks Jim's dad for help, who explains that love

1794-698: Was cast to star in the comedy Amateur Night . Biggs plays a well-meaning expectant father who unwittingly accepts a job chauffeuring prostitutes ( Janet Montgomery , Ashley Tisdale ) around Los Angeles . Jenny Mollen , who is Biggs' wife in real life, appears as his wife in the film. In 2023, Biggs starred as Rob Sanders in the Netflix Christmas-themed film Best. Christmas. Ever. alongside Brandy , Heather Graham and Matt Cedeño . Biggs grew up Catholic . In January 2008, he became engaged to his My Best Friend's Girl co-star, actress Jenny Mollen ; they married on April 23, 2008. They have

1840-591: Was filmed at the Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay near San Francisco. The film's soundtrack includes songs by Van Morrison , Blue October , The Working Title , Foo Fighters , Feeder , Avril Lavigne , American Hi-Fi , Sum 41 , the All-American Rejects , Joseph Arthur , New Found Glory , and Hot Action Cop . Everclear , Badly Drawn Boy and The Libertines also have songs in the feature. Note that most songs used were already singles. And, this

1886-411: Was made for Airstream CEO, Bob Wheeler. Ian Barry at Falcon Motorcycles also unveiled The Bullet Falcon , at the 2008 concours. It was custom-created for the skateboarder and actor Jason Lee , and won "Best Custom" at the show. On average, 6,000 visitors attended the event, including iconic motorcycle riders such as Peter Fonda , the son of Steve McQueen , Chad McQueen , Ewan McGregor , and

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1932-472: Was organized by husband and wife team Jared Zaugg and Brooke Roner of San Francisco, with major corporate sponsorship by Kiehls and Men's Vogue . The three-day-event included art and ephemera exhibitions inside the Ritz-Carlton hotel itself, a Friday evening reception dinner, the Saturday Concours d'Elegance and prize-giving ceremony, and a Sunday 'Legends Ride', a 44-mile (72 km) scenic loop over

1978-546: Was raised Roman Catholic . Biggs grew up in Hasbrouck Heights and attended Hasbrouck Heights High School , where he achieved success in tennis. He attended New York University before transferring to Montclair State University , where he eventually dropped out. Biggs began acting at the age of five. In 1991, he made his television debut in the short-lived FOX series Drexell's Class . In 1988, aged 10, he received his Screen Actors Guild card for appearing in

2024-571: Was seen in the MTV reality show Blowin' Up with Jamie Kennedy and Stu Stone which led to his participation in a hip-hop recording with Bay Area rapper E-40 . Biggs returned to the stage in the fall of 2008 in Howard Korder 's Boys' Life at New York City's Second Stage Theatre . Biggs has appeared in several other films, including Eight Below and Over Her Dead Body . In 2010, Biggs made his literary debut by contributing "Scratch-and-Sniff",

2070-426: Was still a box office success, grossing $ 232.7 million worldwide on a $ 55 million budget. Like the previous two films, American Wedding received mixed reviews from critics, who were again divided on its humor but praised the cast's performances, especially Scott's. The franchise was later expanded into a series of direct-to-DVD standalone spin-offs, under the umbrella title American Pie Presents , that began with

2116-405: Was the number seven DVD rental in 2004. American Wedding opened at #1 at the box office with $ 33,369,440. It dropped by 53.7% the next weekend, landing at #3 behind the new releases of S.W.A.T. and Freaky Friday . Closing about 3.5 months later (November 20, 2003), the film had grossed a domestic total of $ 104,565,114 and $ 126,884,089 overseas for a worldwide total of $ 231,449,203, based on

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