Ari Lehman
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Oct 15, 2026
MarkHOST
It's f- which is very odd too, because we only seen Jason as, in the, in the movies, as a kid probably 10, between 10 and 13, and that's what happened at the time.
MarkHOST
But he's no Ari Lehman [laughs]
BeckyHOST
[laughs]
MandyHOST
[laughs]
BeckyHOST
I have a feeling they're gonna pull at our heartstrings a little bit.
BeckyHOST
We'll get more into that when we talk about hopes for the series.
MarkHOST
Yeah, if you actually saw Ari Lehman now, today, he's got super long curly hair.
MarkHOST
He's got a big huge mustache, sings heavy metal music, does it at every horror convention, everybody.
MarkHOST
And that's what happened at the time.
MarkHOST
But he's no Ari Lehman.
MarkHOST
Who is the original Jason that we saw that scooped the girl that survived out of the first Friday the 13th film? Everybody, Adrian King.
MandyHOST
Yeah, I don't even know how that's going to work out to have a teenage Jason.
BeckyHOST
We'll get more into that when we talk about hopes
MarkHOST
for the series.
MarkHOST
Yeah, if you actually saw Ari Lehman now, today he's got... super long curly hair he's got a big huge mustache sings heavy metal music does it at every horror convention everybody if you get a chance go see him have fun all
BeckyHOST
right well let's talk a little bit about the episodes mark would you like to give us some deets on what we know so far
Jeff DwoskinHOST
Mm-hmm.
David Van DeusenGUEST
It's interesting, as you look back historically at these sitcoms, right, many of the character actors find their way from Van Dyke to The Odd Couple to Happy Days to the Gary Marshall regime, if you will, right, Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, the whole branding of, of that, right? The guest stars, w- you know, we, we talked about earlier, most of them did not audition for the roles that they played.
David Van DeusenGUEST
They were called and said, "Will you come and do the show?" Which was quite a tip of the hat to them, right? But their work was known, and Reiner recognized it, and he'd say, "Oh, we need a delivery guy this week.
David Van DeusenGUEST
Get so-and-so.
Ronin JamesHOST
And not getting a copyright strike.
Ronin JamesHOST
Uh, but yes, all right, so the first person to ever play Jason was a young boy by the name of Ari Lehman, and, uh, he plays Young Boy in the Lake in the original Friday the 13th in 1980.
Ronin JamesHOST
And the legend has it that the movie was all done, completed, and, uh, some of the directors or, or producers saw Carrie, and they saw that final dream sequence-
Justin ClarkeHOST
Yeah
Ronin JamesHOST
...
Ronin JamesHOST
in the '70s and '80s, maybe even in the '90s a little bit.
Ronin JamesHOST
But, uh, but yeah, uh, they saw Carrie jump scare, and they came back and said, "Yeah, we love everything, but we want a jump scare at the ending like Carrie." And that's when they came up with this idea to have the boy come out of the lake, and they grabbed Ari Lehman, uh, who is not a stunt person, and we looked it up.
Justin ClarkeHOST
Yeah.
Austin GatesHOST
Friday the 13th is rated R.
Austin GatesHOST
The film stars Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Jeannine Taylor, Robbie Morgan, Kevin Bacon, Harry Crosby, Laurie Bartram, Mark Nelson, Walt Gorney, and Ari Lehman.
Austin GatesHOST
Here's the log line for the film.
Austin GatesHOST
"A group of teenage camp counselors attempt to reopen an abandoned summer camp with a tragic past, but they are stalked by a mysterious, relentless killer." I have seen this movie before many times.
34 MINS LATER
Austin GatesHOST
That is the jump scare of all jump scares.
Austin GatesHOST
Yes, there's been jump scares and things before this movie, but really, like, that's the one.
Austin GatesHOST
The music that you hear at the end, it's, you know, this beautiful piano piece, and it f- it's gonna take you into the credits, but not before that body comes out of the water, a young Jason played by Ari Lehman, uh, who incidentally was about, I think, 12 when he was in the movie and- Currently, well, as per the documentaries that I've seen about Friday the 13th, he has a band, and it's called First Jason.
Allan WhetstoneHOST
[laughs]
Mike ScottHOST
Yeah, I do.
Mike ScottHOST
And we have Ari Lehman as Jason Voorhees.
Mike ScottHOST
Directed by Sean Cunningham.
Mike ScottHOST
Screenplay by Victor Miller.
Jeff DwoskinHOST
Great to have you back for what's sure to be the scariest episode of all time.
Jeff DwoskinHOST
My guest today is none other than Ari Lehman.
Jeff DwoskinHOST
You know him as the very first Jason Voorhees from the Friday the 13th movie.
Jeff DwoskinHOST
That's right, first Jason right here to kick off October scary Halloween season, and we got it all, and that's coming up in just a few seconds.
Jeff DwoskinHOST
I have no idea.
Jeff DwoskinHOST
Anyway, we're gonna dive right in.
Jeff DwoskinHOST
Ari Lehman is awesome, and he's got story after story, and that's coming up right now.
Jeff DwoskinHOST
[imitates record scratching] I don't know how to do the sound.
DaveHOST
Jason?
JamieGUEST
Ari Lehman.
ChrisHOST
Adrian King's such a sweetheart.
ChrisHOST
Have you ever met her before?
PeterHOST
And then I-
FrankHOST
And then R- Ari Lehman, Warren-
PeterHOST
No, adult Jason
FrankHOST
...
Adam MarcusGUEST
So he went, I got to do something gory and fun, and that's what's going to do it.
Adam MarcusGUEST
Friday the 13th, At the end of the movie, an 11-year-old Ari Lehman jumps out of the goddamn lake.
Adam MarcusGUEST
I hate these people who they want to revise that.
Adam MarcusGUEST
Like, they want to go like, no, I think that's just a dream.