Tuesday 28 June 2022 07:18 AM Ex-actor burgled house in Newcastle after missing last bus home while drunk trends now
A former actor's 2022 mugshot shows the ravages that decades of drink and drugs have brought as he is jailed for eight months after burgling a home in Newcastle.
Jason Hoganson, 51, from Wallsend, was a striking-looking teenager when he was pictured in 1987 in stonewashed denim jacket and with bleached blond hair as he landed a role in Empire State alongside Ray McAnally, Jamie Foreman and Martin Landau.
But his latest police hot shows the balding addict now has a wizened, heavily-lined face decorated with blurry tattoos.
Playing an enigmatic Geordie drifter living among mobsters in London, Hoganson had been talent-scouted by producers who contacted his drama teacher looking for a youth to play the part in the 1987 movie.
But sudden success and a troubled adolescence saw his life quickly unravel as he abused drink and drugs.
After his acting career dried out, he turned to crime and was jailed for seven years in 1996 for aggravated burglary after threatening a woman in her home.
Jason Hoganson, 51, (pictured left at the time of his appearance in 1987 movie Empire State; and right in a recent mugshot) has racked up more than 103 convictions
After auditioning more than 100 teenage hopefuls, producers offered Hoganson the part of Geordie drifter Pete, and he starred alongside Irish actor Ray McAnally, Jamie Foreman and US star Martin Landau. Pictured is a scene from the film
Hoganson struggled with his early success after starring in Empire State, according to his defence lawyer, and his life descended into crime and addictions
Hoganson appeared at Newcastle Moot Hall for sentencing on Wednesday, June 22, The Mirror reports.
The court heard that Hoganson, who has 103 convictions to his name, was seen kicking his way through a communal door at a residential building in the Groat Market, Newcastle, on April 19.
He then shocked a resident by appearing in his bedroom and asking for a cigarette.
Police were called and Hoganson was caught in a nearby alleyway, carrying a cap and jacket belonging to another resident from the building.
Hoganson pleaded guilty to burglary and was jailed for eight months by Judge Sarah Mallet.
Nick Lane, defending, said it was a 'sad case' and that Hoganson was not a habitual burglar, adding he was 'unable to deal with his
