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White Bear
The critics agreed with millions of audience members that Jay's portrayl of "Kayitah" was the most memorable character of this critically acclaimed movie directed by Award Winning Director, Ron Howard.
Cowboys and Indians
by Jordan Rane
"He's sort of made his mark through these very physical roles," adds the film's casting director, Kathleen Tomasik, who brought Tavare to Fischer's attention. "But he also has a quiet strength and presence, which is really wonderful to watch. There's one scene in The Missing where he's just sitting on a horse and not physically doing anything or even speaking English for that matter, but it's a great performance because he's just so amazingly present."
Tavare singles out a career highlight from a few years ago — a screening of The Missing on a reservation in Alamogordo, New Mexico. "I was flown out there to view the movie with 600 Apaches. A lot of them were elders who spoke Chiricahua, and they were sitting there laughing at my jokes. Then when the film finished they formed a circle around me and lowered their heads, which was a way of saying 'thank you.' A very simple gesture, but I got goosebumps, just standing there with all these elders around me who for the first time had seen a hero on screen speaking their language fluently, representing their people with dignity.
"What's sad though," he remarks, "is that these indigenous languages are being lost at a rapid rate. The kids don't want to learn them — only their grandparents are speaking them now. And there's so much magic in those ancient tongues. I'd love to help preserve them before they're completely lost."
Jay had this kind of goodness, a truly positive vibe," Howard says. “Kayitah” proved to be a very memorable character for Jay and one he says is closer to his real self. "I became very emotional when I got this part," he says, "because the first person I met while preparing for the film was Elbys Hugar, who's a great-granddaughter of Cochise. She was one of the advisers Ron hired to coach us in Chiricahua Apache. That's how much attention Ron pays to detail. Chiricahua is a unique dialect—there are only about 300 people who speak it fluently. And we had two or three of them on the set.”
www.preview-online.com/w2003/feature_articles/missing/page2.html
“I’ve played Indians from different tribes before, but this is the first time“I’ve played Indians from different tribes before, but this is the first time I’ve played Apache, and my heritage is White Mountain Apache on my mother’s side,” says actor Jay Tavare. “In all honesty, I have to say that I’ve never read a western like The Missing that is so unique in its treatment of Indians. In old Hollywood films, the Indians were always the villains and then, after Dances With Wolves, they were always benevolent. This film has a nice balance.
“The Western Apaches in this film are men who betrayed their own people by becoming Indian scouts,” he continues, “and then the US Army betrayed them by taking away their Army positions and placing them on the reservation. So they had their reasons for behaving as they did. I liked that.”
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“Jay Tavare - Kayitah. Old friend of Chaa-duu-ba-its-iidan that is on the trail of the bad guys as well. Seems they injured his son and stole his son s intended for their sex ring. He was smart and particularly funny. Also bilingual because he spoke in native language to Jones but in Spanish to Blanchett.”
www.moviefreak.com/reviews/m/missing_a.htm
“Jay Tavare (“Adaptation”) makes an indelible impression as an tragically impassioned father trying to save his son’s future wife.”
www.boxofficemojo.com/reviews/?id=90&p=.htm
“Sadly, it is the secondary characters Brake and the Apache Kayitah (Jay Tavare) who are not only more interesting, but elicit our sympathy.”
www.soul-fantasy.net/~lyrianna/boys.html
NUMERO TRES: July 10, 2005
Name: Jay Tavare
From: The Missing, Cold Mountain, and Into the West
Why Jay: For his amazing acting skills and of course being a bishonen
Bio: Jay Tavare is an up and coming Apache actor whose side focus is to break off the stereotype silent stoic Indian roles. And, to date, he is succeeding in that very goal. Tavare’s role in ‘The Missing’ was of Kayitah. Tavare wanted to portray Kayitah in the best possible way. "For me, it was crucial that Kayitah was a three-dimensional character….He's a father, he's a warrior, and he's a medicine man.” Tavare is an actor with great skill and his roles are a variety of characterization.
White Bear
The critics agreed with millions of audience members that Jay's portrayl of "Kayitah" was the most memorable character of this critically acclaimed movie directed by Award Winning Director, Ron Howard.
Cowboys and Indians
by Jordan Rane
"He's sort of made his mark through these very physical roles," adds the film's casting director, Kathleen Tomasik, who brought Tavare to Fischer's attention. "But he also has a quiet strength and presence, which is really wonderful to watch. There's one scene in The Missing where he's just sitting on a horse and not physically doing anything or even speaking English for that matter, but it's a great performance because he's just so amazingly present."
Tavare singles out a career highlight from a few years ago — a screening of The Missing on a reservation in Alamogordo, New Mexico. "I was flown out there to view the movie with 600 Apaches. A lot of them were elders who spoke Chiricahua, and they were sitting there laughing at my jokes. Then when the film finished they formed a circle around me and lowered their heads, which was a way of saying 'thank you.' A very simple gesture, but I got goosebumps, just standing there with all these elders around me who for the first time had seen a hero on screen speaking their language fluently, representing their people with dignity.
"What's sad though," he remarks, "is that these indigenous languages are being lost at a rapid rate. The kids don't want to learn them — only their grandparents are speaking them now. And there's so much magic in those ancient tongues. I'd love to help preserve them before they're completely lost."
Jay had this kind of goodness, a truly positive vibe," Howard says. “Kayitah” proved to be a very memorable character for Jay and one he says is closer to his real self. "I became very emotional when I got this part," he says, "because the first person I met while preparing for the film was Elbys Hugar, who's a great-granddaughter of Cochise. She was one of the advisers Ron hired to coach us in Chiricahua Apache. That's how much attention Ron pays to detail. Chiricahua is a unique dialect—there are only about 300 people who speak it fluently. And we had two or three of them on the set.”
www.preview-online.com/w2003/feature_articles/missing/page2.html
“I’ve played Indians from different tribes before, but this is the first time“I’ve played Indians from different tribes before, but this is the first time I’ve played Apache, and my heritage is White Mountain Apache on my mother’s side,” says actor Jay Tavare. “In all honesty, I have to say that I’ve never read a western like The Missing that is so unique in its treatment of Indians. In old Hollywood films, the Indians were always the villains and then, after Dances With Wolves, they were always benevolent. This film has a nice balance.
“The Western Apaches in this film are men who betrayed their own people by becoming Indian scouts,” he continues, “and then the US Army betrayed them by taking away their Army positions and placing them on the reservation. So they had their reasons for behaving as they did. I liked that.”
search.reviews.ebay.com/Missing-The_UPC_043396025431_W0QQfvcsZ1177QQsoprZ6473400QQucptZ1QQupvrZ4QQuvidZ10000000000725677
“Jay Tavare - Kayitah. Old friend of Chaa-duu-ba-its-iidan that is on the trail of the bad guys as well. Seems they injured his son and stole his son s intended for their sex ring. He was smart and particularly funny. Also bilingual because he spoke in native language to Jones but in Spanish to Blanchett.”
www.moviefreak.com/reviews/m/missing_a.htm
“Jay Tavare (“Adaptation”) makes an indelible impression as an tragically impassioned father trying to save his son’s future wife.”
www.boxofficemojo.com/reviews/?id=90&p=.htm
“Sadly, it is the secondary characters Brake and the Apache Kayitah (Jay Tavare) who are not only more interesting, but elicit our sympathy.”
www.soul-fantasy.net/~lyrianna/boys.html
NUMERO TRES: July 10, 2005
Name: Jay Tavare
From: The Missing, Cold Mountain, and Into the West
Why Jay: For his amazing acting skills and of course being a bishonen
Bio: Jay Tavare is an up and coming Apache actor whose side focus is to break off the stereotype silent stoic Indian roles. And, to date, he is succeeding in that very goal. Tavare’s role in ‘The Missing’ was of Kayitah. Tavare wanted to portray Kayitah in the best possible way. "For me, it was crucial that Kayitah was a three-dimensional character….He's a father, he's a warrior, and he's a medicine man.” Tavare is an actor with great skill and his roles are a variety of characterization.