Jonah Hill
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 Hill at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival |
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| Born | Jonah Hill Feldstein December 20, 1983 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, producer, screenwriter, comedian |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Jonah Hill (born Jonah Hill Feldstein;[1] December 20, 1983)[1] is an American actor, producer, screenwriter, and comedian, best known for his roles in Superbad, Knocked Up, Funny People, Get Him to the Greek, and Moneyball. He made his theatrical debut in I Heart Huckabees, alongside Jason Schwartzman and Dustin Hoffman. Hill was first nominated for a Teen Choice Award for his role in Accepted as Sherman Schrader. He co-created and starred in the animated comedy Allen Gregory on FOX. For his role in Moneyball, Hill was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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Early life
Hill was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Sharon Lyn (née Chalkin), a costume designer and fashion stylist, and Richard Feldstein, a tour accountant for Guns N' Roses.[2][3][4] Hill was raised Jewish.[5][6] His parents were originally from Long Island, New York, and the family vacationed in the Catskills.[7] He attended The Center for Early Education, Brentwood School and then Crossroads School, in Santa Monica. After graduating from high school, Hill left California to attend The New School, where he studied music and sport.
Career
While in college, Hill began writing his own plays and performing them in the Black and White bar in the East Village neighborhood of New York City.[8] His plays developed a small following and helped him realize that his true desire was to act in films. Hill was befriended by Dustin Hoffman's children, Rebecca and Jake, who introduced Hill to their father. The elder Hoffman asked him to audition for a role in I Heart Huckabees, in which Hill made his film debut.
Hill then made a brief appearance in Judd Apatow's directorial debut The 40-Year-Old Virgin, which eventually led to him starring in a larger supporting role in the Apatow-directed Knocked Up, an uncredited role of Dewey Cox's grown-up brother Nate Cox in Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, and leading roles in the Apatow-produced Superbad and Get Him to the Greek.
On television, Hill played the "RA Guy" on the first season of the Oxygen Network sitcom Campus Ladies. He also guest-starred in an episode of Clark and Michael.[9]
He was scheduled to host Saturday Night Live on November 17, 2007,[citation needed] which would have featured musical guest Kid Rock, but the episode was canceled due to the Writers Guild of America strike which lasted from November 5, 2007, to February 12, 2008. Instead, he hosted the March 15, 2008, show, which featured musical guest Mariah Carey (who was a replacement for the originally scheduled musical guest Janet Jackson).
He guest-starred in an episode of Reno 911 which aired on April 1, 2009.
Hill was in negotiations for a part in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen as a sidekick to Shia LaBeouf's character.[10] He next starred in Judd Apatow's third directorial feature, Funny People, which also starred Adam Sandler, Eric Bana and Seth Rogen. He also was an associate producer of the 2009 Sacha Baron Cohen mockumentary Brüno.[11]
He guest starred on an episode of The Simpsons called "Pranks and Greens", portraying an immature man named Andy Hamilton who was hailed the best prankster in Springfield Elementary School history.[12]
In July 2011, Jonah appeared at ESPN's ESPY awards sporting a much slimmer physique. He claimed to have lost 40 pounds. Hill will be appearing in the film 21 Jump Street in 2012.
In November 2011, Hill, along with Sam Worthington and Dwight Howard, starred in commercials for the video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, making his first appearance with his new look.[13] Hill was scheduled to guest star on the November 21, 2011 edition of WWE Monday Night Raw, but he skipped the event and a reason for Hill's no-show was not made clear.[14]
In August 2011, it was confirmed that Hill would star in Neighborhood Watch.[15] In September 2011 it was announced that Jonah Hill was in talks to star in Quentin Tarantino's new movie Django Unchained.[16] Hill had to decline a role in Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained, due to his prior commitment to Neighborhood Watch, lamenting that the former was "the perfect next step" in his career.[16]
Hill received a Golden Globe nomination, his first nomination, for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for his performance in the 2011 sports film Moneyball, in which he portrayed his first dramatic role as Peter Brandt.[17] In late January 2012, Hill received his first Oscar nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role in Moneyball.[18]
Writing
Hill has wanted to be a writer since he was young, dreaming of someday joining the writing teams of The Simpsons, Saturday Night Live and The Larry Sanders Show.[8] At one point, Hill was writing a screenplay with close friend and I Heart Huckabees co-star Jason Schwartzman.[8] At another, he was writing Pure Imagination, a comedy for Sony about a man who develops an imaginary friend after a traumatic experience. Filming was expected to begin in 2008, but it has been in development since then.[19] Hill directed his first music video for singer Sara Bareilles's "Gonna Get Over You".
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2004 | I Heart Huckabees | Bret | Film Debut |
| 2005 | The 40-Year-Old Virgin | eBay store Customer | |
| 2006 | Grandma's Boy | Barry | |
| Click | Ben Newman – at age 17 | ||
| Accepted | Sherman Schrader | Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Scream | |
| 10 Items or Less | Packy | ||
| 2007 | Knocked Up | Jonah | |
| Evan Almighty | Eugene Tenanbaum | ||
| Rocket Science | Lionel | ||
| Superbad | Seth | Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor: Comedy Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Breakthrough Performance Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance |
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| Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | Nate Cox's Ghost | Uncredited | |
| 2008 | Strange Wilderness | Lynn Cooker | |
| Forgetting Sarah Marshall | Matthew | ||
| Just Add Water | Eddie | ||
| Emerson Park | Dylan Machado | ||
| Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | Brundon | Uncredited | |
| Funny People | Leo | ||
| The Invention of Lying | Frank | ||
| Brüno | – | Associate Producer Only | |
| 2010 | How to Train Your Dragon | Snotlout | Voice role |
| Get Him to the Greek | Aaron Green | Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor: Comedy Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Liplock (shared with Russell Brand) Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Fight/Action Sequence (shared with Russell Brand and Sean "P. Diddy" Combs) |
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| Cyrus | Cyrus | ||
| Megamind | Titan/Hal Stewart | Voice role | |
| 2011 | "Gonna Get Over You" | Director | Music video |
| Moneyball | Peter Brand | Nominated - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Nominated - Iowa Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated - Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated - St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor |
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| The Sitter | Noah Jaybird | ||
| 2012 | 21 Jump Street | Schmidt | Awaiting Release; Writer, Executive Producer |
| Neighborhood Watch | Franklin | Post-Production | |
| Good Time Gang | Unknown | Pre-Production [20] | |
| 2013 | The Apocalypse | Jonah Hill | Pre-Production[21] |
| 2014 | How to Train Your Dragon 2 | Snotlout | Voice role; Pre-Production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | NYPD Blue | Clerk | Episode "You're Buggin' Me" |
| 2006 | Campus Ladies | Guy | 7 Episodes |
| 2007 | Wainy Days | Neil | (TV series short), Two Episodes |
| Clark and Michael | Derek | Episode 8 "Writing Partners" | |
| Human Giant | Weenie King Customer | Episode "Ta Da" | |
| 2009 | Reno 911! | Daniel | Episode "Training Day" |
| Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! | Jeffrey Simmons | Credited as John A. Hill, Episode "Road Trip" | |
| The Simpsons | Andy Hamilton | Voice, Episode Pranks and Greens | |
| 2011 | Allen Gregory | Allen Gregory | Voice, Title Character |
References
- ^ a b ""Superbad" Star A Real Pisser". The Smoking Gun. August 13, 2007. http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2007/0813072superbad1.html. Retrieved August 18, 2007.
- ^ Sharon CHALKIN, b: Private. Levinsongenealogy.org. Retrieved on 2011-11-15.
- ^ Social Announcements – Weddings Engagements Births – Article – NYTimes.com. Select.nytimes.com. Retrieved on 2011-11-15.
- ^ Brevet, Brad. (2010-06-02) Interview: Jonah Hill Talks Music and Movies Promoting 'Get Him to the Greek'. Rope of Silicon. Retrieved on 2011-11-15.
- ^ Solomon, Deborah. (2007-08-12) Jonah Hill – Movies – New York Times. Nytimes.com. Retrieved on 2011-11-15.
- ^ "Jonah Hill". Jewogle. http://www.jewogle.com/article/Entertainment/Actors/49/. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
- ^ Pfefferman, Naomi (2012-01-11). "Jonah Hill: ‘Moneyball’s’ super-talented, super-nice Jewish boy [VIDEO] | The Ticket". Jewish Journal. http://www.jewishjournal.com/the_ticket/item/jonah_hill_super-talented_super-nice_jewish_boy_20120111/. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
- ^ a b c "One on One with... Jonah Hill", Hobo Trashcan, August 2006. Retrieved on June 29, 2007.
- ^ Clark and Michael – Episode 8 – "Writing Partners", August 2, 2007
- ^ Nicole Sperling (May 6, 2008). "Jonah Hill no longer in talks for 'Transformers 2'". Entertainment Weekly. http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2008/05/jonah-hill.html. Retrieved May 7, 2008.
- ^ Michael Fleming (June 11, 2008). "Trio joins Judd Apatow film". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117987337.html?categoryid=13&cs=1. Retrieved June 13, 2008.
- ^ "The Simpsons TV Interview – Al Jean". IGN. January 29, 2009. http://au.tv.ign.com/dor/objects/823209/thesimpsons/videos/simpsons_jean_012809.html. Retrieved January 30, 2009.
- ^ Crecente, Brian (2011-11-04). "Jonah Hill, Sam Worthington Star in This Live Action Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Ad". Kotaku. http://kotaku.com/5856653/jonah-hill-stars-in-this-live-action-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3-ad.
- ^ "Jonah Hill no-show disappoints wrestling fans". 3 News. http://www.3news.co.nz/Jonah-Hill-no-show-disappoints-wrestling-fans/tabid/418/articleID/233764/Default.aspx. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ^ Wloszczyna, Susan (23 September 2011). "Jonah Hill forms 'Neighborhood Watch' with Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn". USA Today. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2011/09/jonah-hill-forms-neighborhood-watch-with-ben-stiller-vince-vaughn/1. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- ^ a b Jonah Hill turned down ‘Django Unchained’ |. Reservoirwatchdogs.com (2011-11-09). Retrieved on 2011-11-15.
- ^ "Few surprises in Golden Globe nominations". Suntimes.com. http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/9464905-421/few-surprises-in-golden-globe-nominations.html.
- ^ "Nominees for the 84th Academy Awards | Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences". Oscars.org. http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/nominees.html. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
- ^ Carroll, Larry. "'Superbad' Star Re-Teams With Apatow For 'Imagination'", MTV News, 2007-07-09. Retrieved on July 11, 2007.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1987572/
- ^ Jay and Seth vs. the Apocalypse (2012). IMDB.com
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