393: Jason Biggs: On Fame, Addiction, and the Power of Starting Over

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🗓️ 4 June 2025

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Jason Biggs is an actor known for his roles in the American Pie film series, Orange is the New Black, and The Subject. In this candid conversation, he opens up about his rise to fame at a young age, becoming a household name at 21, the pressure that came with early success, the spiral into addiction that followed, and what it took to reclaim his life. We talk about the realities of fame, hitting rock bottom, the messy path to sobriety—and the unexpected freedom he’s found on the other side.

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0:00.0	The following podcast is a dear media production.
0:04.7	In a world of ever-changing wellness trends and information, what does it mean to truly be well?
0:11.0	I'm Ariel Lurie and I'm going to explore this with you.
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0:27.4	Well, let's get into it.
0:33.2	Hi, everybody.
0:34.6	Welcome to the show.
0:37.3	I have a treat for you today. I am talking to, in my opinion, a cultural icon. Of course, Jason Biggs. He is an actor. He's a Screen Actors Guild Award winner, probably best known for his role as Jim in the American Pie series. There was nothing
0:56.2	bigger than American Pie when that came out. And it was so interesting to talk to him about what
1:00.9	that experience was like for him. I believe he said he was 21. And it thrust him into this
1:07.7	extreme level of fame that is not as common today because today the playing field
1:13.2	has been leveled a little bit. There are all kinds of roads to fame. But back then it was completely
1:18.2	different and he became a household name overnight. So we get into that in this episode. He's
1:23.4	also been in shows like Orange is the New Black. He starred more recently in the subject, and he is
1:30.2	sober, which we talk about a lot in today's episode. You guys probably know if you've been listening to
1:35.7	me for a long time. Now, of course, I could talk to people about beauty and wellness all day,
1:40.4	but I love talking to other sober people. There's something about it speaking the same
1:46.4	language that just really lights me up. And my hope is that in having conversations like this,
1:52.7	it will help one person even, whether that person is struggling themselves with substance
1:58.9	abuse or is not sure, or they have somebody in their life who is struggling with substance abuse or is not sure or they have somebody in their
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