It also turned Jason James Richter, who was just 13 when Free Willy hit theaters, into a Teen Beat–covering, mobbed-in-the-grocery-store millionaire. ADVERTISEMENT He can’t believe it’s been ...

Jason James Richter has been sentenced to four days in jail and 36 months probation after reaching a plea deal in his domestic battery case Free Willy star Jason James Richter has reached a plea ...

But the tearaway teen soon found redemption after he halted plans that would have seen the whale killed. Jesse was played by Jason James Richter who landed the role at just 13-years-old and went ...

“Free Willy” child star Jason James Richter reached a plea deal after being arrested in October for domestic violence stemming from an altercation with his girlfriend. Richter spent two nights ...

A charge of domestic battery has been dismissed against actor Jason James Richter, best known for his role as Jesse in Free Willy, after a heated argument in October with his then-girlfriend in ...

She has been working at PEOPLE since 2017. Child actor Jason James Richter, best known for his starring role in the 1993 film Free Willy, was arrested for misdemeanor domestic violence ...

Jason James Richter in "Free Willy" (left) and now Getty Images “Free Willy” child star Jason James Richter reached a plea deal after being arrested in October for domestic violence stemming ...

Former child star Jason James Richter has been sentenced to serve jail time for Domestic Violence. The Free Willy actor 'was sentenced to four days in a Los Angeles County jail and he will be on ...

It has been some time since audiences were widely acquainted with Jason James Richter, the former child actor best known for his work in the lead role of Free Willy. Since starring in the whale ...

As Jason James Richter‘s character finally fulfills the movie’s title by literally freeing Willy, the orca whale leaps over his human pal in a heartwarming moment for the ages. As for how ...

Promise. Jason James Richter played everyone's favorite whale's BFF Jesse in the '90s Free Willy movie trilogy. And back then, he looked like this: ...

Jason James Richter with Keiko in the iconic moment from 1993's Free Willy. (Alamy) ...