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Jonah Hill | |
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| Born | Jonah Hill Feldstein |
| Years active | 2004 — present |
Jonah Hill (born December 20, 1983)[1] is an American actor and screenwriter. Hill has had a successful career as an actor in comedic films, appearing in roles in the films Accepted, Grandma's Boy, Click, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Superbad, Strange Wilderness, and Forgetting Sarah Marshall.
Biography
Early life
Hill was born Jonah Hill Feldstein[1] in Los Angeles, California and attended Brentwood School and then Crossroads School in Santa Monica. After graduating from high school, Hill left California to attend school at New School University, where he studied acting. Hill attended the University of Colorado at Boulder for one semester as a freshman after having left New School University. Hill's brother Jordan is the manager for the bands Maroon 5, Staind, Lytle High Polka Possey, Big City Rock, and Collective Soul.
Acting career
In college, Jonah Hill began writing his own plays and performing them in the Black and White bar in the East Village neighborhood of New York City.[2] His plays developed a small following and helped him realize that his true desire was to act in films. Hill befriended Dustin Hoffman's children, Rebecca and Jake, who introduced him 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 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-produced Knocked Up and the lead role in the Apatow-produced Superbad.
Jonah Hill hosted Saturday Night Live with musical guest Mariah Carey on March 15, 2008. Originally, Jonah Hill was scheduled to host on November 17, 2007 with musical guest, Kid Rock, but the episode was cancelled due to the Writers Guild of America strike that lasted from November 5, 2007 to February 12, 2008. Hill was in negotiations for a part in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, but opted out.[3] He is currently filming Judd Apatow's third directorial feature entitled Funny People which also stars Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen.[4]
Hill also played the RA Guy on the first season of the Oxygen Network Sitcom Campus Ladies.
Screenwriting career
Hill had 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.[2] Hill is currently writing two screenplays, both of which will be produced by Judd Apatow, producer of Superbad. One of the films, The Middle Child, would star Hill as a young man who returns from college to find that his parents gave a child up for adoption before he was born. The role of Hill's older brother was written with frequent collaborator Seth Rogen in mind.
Hill is also writing Pure Imagination, a comedy for Sony about a man who develops an imaginary friend after a traumatic experience. Filming is expected to begin in 2008 and the film will be directed by Harold Ramis.[5] At one point, he was also writing a screenplay with close friend and Huckabees co-star Jason Schwartzman.[2]
Personal life
Hill rarely discusses his private life. He lives in California, but often travels to promote his films, and he has said on talk shows that he would prefer to live in New York City but feels L.A. has more opportunities for an acting and writing career. Despite the opportunities he is looking for, he stated that Hollywood is not a perfect place for him due to the stress.
Hill has stated that he likes to spend time with his friends and family, notably former room mate and Accepted co-star, Justin Long.
Hill is dating Saturday Night Live star Andy Samberg.
Filmography
| Evan Almighty | Eugene Tenanbaum | ||
| Rocket Science | Lionel | ||
| Superbad | Seth | ||
| Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | Nate Cox's Ghost | Uncredited role | |
| 2008 | Strange Wilderness | Lane Cooker | |
| Horton Hears a Who! | Tommy | voice only | |
| Forgetting Sarah Marshall | Matthew | ||
| Just Add Water | Eddie | ||
| 2009 | This Side of the Truth | Frank | Post-production |
| How to Train Your Dragon | Snotlout (voice) | filming | |
| Funny People | Leo | filming | |
| Get Him to the Greek | pre-production | ||
| 2010 | The 1 Second Film | in-development |
References
- ^ a b c ""Superbad" Star A Real Pisser". The Smoking Gun. 2007-08-13. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ a b c "One on One with... Jonah Hill", Hobo Trashcan, August 2006. Retrieved on June 29, 2007.
- ^ Nicole Sperling (2008-05-06). "Jonah Hill no longer in talks for 'Transformers 2'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
- ^ >Michael Fleming (2008-06-11). "Trio joins Judd Apatow film". Variety. Retrieved 2008-06-13.
- ^ Carroll, Larry. "‘Superbad’ Star Re-Teams With Apatow For ‘Imagination’", MTV News, 2007-07-09. Retrieved on July 11, 2007.
External links
- "One on one with Jonah Hill", HoboTrashcan.com.
- The Superbad boys: exclusive video interview with stv.tv/movies
- Jonah Hill at IMDb
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- Jonah Hill Producer Profile for The 1 Second Film