Lazlow Jones is a character in GTA V who is the host of Fame and Shame. The GTA V character is based off of the real Jeffrey Crawford "Lazlow" Jones who has been involved in writing and producing the GTA games. He has also featured in multiple GTA titles as a radio host since GTA III.
| Name | Jeffrey Crawford Jones |
| Aliases | LazlowLazarusLazJackrabbit JonesLeslieLazmeister General |
| Voice Actor | Himself |
| DOB (Age) | 1962 |
| Gender | Male |
| Status | Alive |
| Nationality | American |
| Family | Unnamed MotherMartin (Brother)Unnamed step-sistersIsaac Hammerstein (Step-father)Unnamed BrotherUnnamed SisterUnnamed Ex-WifeUnnamed Father |
| Home | Los Santos, San Andreas |
| Businesses | Radio host TV presenter |
| Affiliations | Michele MakesTracey De Santa |
| Vehicles | Red Dilettante |
| Appearance(s) | GTA IIIGTA: Vice CityGTA: San AndreasGTA: Liberty City StoriesGTA: Vice City StoriesGTA IVGTA: Episodes from Liberty CityGTA VGTA Online |
Lazlow began his career in radio by working in the 1980s as an intern for the V-rock radio station in Vice City. He then went on to become the host and head DJ of the radio station. After a decade he became the Host of West Coast Talk Radio in Los Santos and in 1998 he moved to Liberty City. There he hosted a show called “Chatterbox” on Liberty City Free Radio.
By 2001 LCFR was renamed Chatterbox FM and he and Donald Love took over the radio station. In the next year he lost his job and by 2008 he tried to start his own show in Algonquin, Liberty City but failed.
By 2013 he had moved to Los Santos to work with West Coast Talk Radio again and had his show called Chattersphere with Michelle Makes as his co-host. He is also the host of the television show Fame or Shame.
Lazlow is first seen in GTA V in the mission Fame or Shame in which Tracey goes to the Maze Bank Arena to audition for the show. When Trevor arrives at Michael’s house in Rockford Hills he asks about where Tracey is, after which Jimmy reveals about her going to an audition. Michael and Trevor rush to the Maze Bank Arena to stop her from humiliating herself on national television.
When they arrive, they find Lazlow inappropriately dancing near Tracey during her audition. Michael and Trevor attack Lazlow after which he runs away. They follow him down to the Los Santos Storm Drain and capture a video of him forcibly dancing without any pants on to humiliate him after which they let him go.
Later, when Michael is looking for Tracey he finds her at a tattoo parlor where she went to ask Lazlow for another chance at Fame or Shame. Michael overhears Lazlow asking Tracey for a blowjob to get on the show. This angers him and he pierces Lazlow’s eyebrow, nose, and ear, tattoos a penis on his chest or back and snips off his ponytail before demanding he put Tracey on his show without asking for anything in return.
He is later seen at the premiere of Michael and Solomon’s movie Meltdown, interviewing the guests for Weazel News which seems to be his new job.
In GTA V, during the mission Fame or Shame, Lazlow is seen dressed in a pair of blue jeans and a dark red t-shirt over which is a black blazer. He wears brown shoes and has long light brown hair which is tied into a ponytail. He is seen in the same outfit even at the premiere of Meltdown.
Stalking
Forcible Touching
Bribery
Public Lewdness
Bribery
Fame or Shame
Reuniting the Family
Meltdown
Lazlow is the fifth real-life celebrity to physically appear in the Grand Theft Auto series, behind Phil Collins in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, Ricky Gervais and Katt Williams in Grand Theft Auto IV, and Frankie Boyle in The Lost and Damned.
Lazlow has appeared in the most games in the Grand Theft Auto series. He has appeared in every game in both the 3D Universe and HD Universe excluding Grand Theft Auto Advance and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars as a radio DJ.
Willy, Lazlow and Cris Formage are the only three characters from the 3D Universe to appear in person in the HD Universe.
GTA V marks the first time that Lazlow not only has an actual appearance, but also plays a direct role in a storyline, and is interacted with by one of the protagonists.
A. Michael and Trevor chase Lazlow Jones due to his inappropriate behavior with Tracey during the Fame or Shame auditions.
A. Yes, Lazlow Jones is a real person whose full name is Jeffrey Crawford Jones. He is an American writer, producer, director, voice actor, and radio personality and has also worked for Rockstar’s GTA titles as a writer and producer.
A. Lazlow Jones left Rockstar soon after Dan Houser departed from the company. Why he left the company is still not known but it is speculated that it was to take care of his family.
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