Jason Raize Rothenberg, known professionally as Jason Raize, was an American singer and actor born on July 20, 1975, in Oneonta, New York. He began his acting career as a teenager and adopted the stage name Jason Raize in 1994. Raize performed in various regional theater productions before landing the role of Simba in the Broadway musical The Lion King (1997). During this time, he released two singles, "Taste the Tears" (1999) and "You Win Again" (2000), produced by Desmond Child. In 2003, he voiced Denahi in the Disney animated feature Brother Bear. Raize moved to Australia in 2003 and was found deceased on February 7, 2004, at the age of 28. A public memorial service was held at Broadway's New Amsterdam Theatre on April 8, 2004.
