• Jackson’s nickname is Jay.

• His full name is Monroe Jackson Rathbone V.

• He was on Disney 411 as one of the reporters.

• Went to Interlochen, a private school for the arts in MI.

• His theater credits include lead roles in “A Midsummer’s Night Dream,” “Macbeth,” “Les Miserables,” “Grease,” “Jesus Christ Superstar,” and “The Lion, Witch and Wardrobe.”

• When he is not busy pursuing a TV/film career, he also enjoys music, writing, singing and producing.

• He was highly active in many extra-curricular activities, including basketball, track, soccer, baseball, and, the pastime of Texas, football.

• Jackson was born in Singapore, but has lived in London, Connecticut, Indonesia, California, and Texas.

• He has three sisters.

• He named his guitar, Annabelle thinking it was an appropriate southern girl name.

• He considers Michael Jackson’s Thriller a classic.

• A few of his favorite artists include Robert Johnson, Spenceer Bell, Lou Reed, The Kinks, Tom Waits, Man Man, David Bowie, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., The Stevedores and TV On The Radio.

• Was roommates with actor/singer Alex Boyd.

• He has worked with actor Clint Howard twice, first in River’s End and second in Senior Skip Day.

• He looks up to Johnny Depp as sort of a hero.

• His favorite movies include Casablanca, The Big Lebowski, Kurasowa’s Seven Samurai, Jarmusch’s Dead Man, and Lars Von Trier’s documentary on directing, The Five Obstructions.

• Like the good Texan he is, Jackson’s favorite football team is the Dallas Cowboys.

• He is around 5’7 – 5’9 tall.

• Co-stars with fellow actor and roommate, Ben Graupner, in Jeff Dean’s DaZe: Vol. Too (sic) – NonSeNse and Melody Rock’s short film, Young Again.

• Can play the harmonica and guitar like one of his musical inspirations, Bob Dylan.

• Is part of 100 Monkeys, a side band he and his roommate, Ben Graupner, are apart of.

• Learned to play baseball left-handed for his role in Twilight.

• He was taught how to box by his father after getting into a fight with a kid in elementary school on picture day.

• He has a cat named Dean.

• Once had an ear piercing at the age of 16, a tongue piercing at 18. Both are gone now.

• Was inspired to play the guitar after having to learn how to play one for the role of “Doody” in a Grease musical.

• Is terrified of spiders.

• He is colorblind.

• He’s a fan of such TV shows such as Dexter, It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Mad Men and South Park.

• He is not a fan of sushi, but ate it anyway for Ashley Greene’s 21st birthday.

• Regularly played at the 24K Lounge with his band, 100 Monkeys.

• He would like to work with Clint Eastwood one day.

• His celebrity crushes are January Jones, Bryce Dallas Howard and Paramore singer Hayley Williams .

• His dad wanted to name him “Paul” instead of Monroe Jackson.

• Learned to play the guitar for the role of Doody in Grease.

• When asked what superhero he’d like to be, he chose Marvel’s Spider-Man.

• Recently got another tattoo at an Orlando Twilight convention.

• As of 2009, he currently has 3 tattoos.

• His favorite actors are Jack Nicholson, River Phoenix, Robert Downey Jr and Katharine Hepburn.

• His parents, father, Jack (Monroe Jackson Rathbone IV – an oil and gas exploration executive), and mother, Randee, are actively involved in numerous community, school, and charitable organizations in the Midland area.

• Descendant of Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson, Confederate General from West Virginia.