Friday The 13th: The 9 Men Behind The Mask

4. C.J. Graham - Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)

image-7 C.J. Graham was reportedly playing Jason in a nightclub act when he decided to audition for the role of the machete-wielding killer for the franchise€™s sixth outing. Initially knocked back, Graham was shocked to later hear from producers that they did, in fact, need him for the role as the original actor they had cast wasn€™t coming across with the force and screen presence they expected. The former nightclub owner loved his time as Jason and during the usual rounds of autograph signings speaks extremely fondly of his experience making the film. His only other film role of note was beneath layers of make-up in 1992€™s Highway to Hell as Hellcop Sgt. Bedlam. C.J. Graham also donned the Jason hockey mask for Alice Cooper€™s music video €˜He€™s Back (The Man Behind The Mask)€™, a song recorded for Jason Lives. Graham returned to his former line of work after his screen jaunts, working in a Las Vegas casino for a number of years.
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