Jonathan Stark (actor)
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Born | Gordon Johnston Stark February 16, 1955 Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Years active | 1960-present |
Gordon Johnston "Jonathan" Stark (born February 16, 1955) is an American television producer, writer, and actor. He created—along with his writing partner, Tracy Newman—the sitcom According to Jim and won an Emmy for his co-writing on "The Puppy Episode" in which Ellen DeGeneres's character Ellen Morgan came out of the closet on Ellen in 1997.[1] As an actor, he is best known for playing the vampire bodyguard and servant Billy Cole in Fright Night (1985), Sergeant Krieger in Project X (1987), and Charlie in House II: The Second Story (1987). Jonathan and his wife Linda have been married since May 17, 1992 and have two children, Gracie and Ruby.
Awards
- 1997, Emmy, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, Ellen, "The Puppy Episode"[1]
- Nomination, 1998, WGA Award, Episodic Comedy, Ellen, "The Puppy Episode"
References
- ^ a b Franks, Don (2004). Entertainment Awards: A Music, Cinema, Theatre and Broadcasting Guide, 1928 through 2003 (3rd ed.). McFarland. p. 455. ISBN 9780786417988. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
External links
Categories:
- 1955 births
- Male actors from Pennsylvania
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- Television producers from Pennsylvania
- American television writers
- Male television writers
- Emmy Award winners
- Living people
- Actors from Erie, Pennsylvania
- Screenwriters from Pennsylvania
- American film actor, 1950s birth stubs
- American television biography stubs