ARI LEHMAN is the actor/vocalist who has the unique distinction of having played the role of the first Jason Voorhees in the Classic Horror Film Friday the 13th. The original "Boy In The Lake”, Ari played a crucial role in the film's famous final scene, emerging from the icy waters of Crystal Lake to set in motion one of Hollywood’s most infamous horror legacies. That one role has taken on a life of its own, catapulting Lehman into an elite echelon of horror icon that few can surpass, featured in hundreds of major media outlets including:  E!, Entertainment Weekly, Blender Magazine, Chicago Reader, The Chicago-Sun Times, Fangoria Radio, and local and regional publications from coast to coast and beyond.

 

The scourge of Camp Crystal Lake lives on in the horror-punk-metal stylings of Lehman’s musical extension, FIRSTJASON, where Ari wields his trademark “Keychete”, bashing out horror-punk anthems with titles like “Jason is Watching”, “Jason Never Dies”, and “The Machete is My Friend”. FirstJason have spent the last 5 years playing hundreds of shows and events around the World, including performances in Spain, Italy, France, Germany, Holland and the UK.