Jesse Eisenberg
Jesse Eisenberg | |
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 Eisenberg at the Madrid premiere of The Social Network, October 2010 | |
| Born | Jesse Adam Eisenberg October 5, 1983 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, playwright |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Relatives | Hallie Kate Eisenberg (sister) |
Jesse Adam Eisenberg (born October 5, 1983) is an American actor and playwright. He made his debut role with the comedy-drama television series Get Real (1999–2000). After his first leading role in the film Roger Dodger (2002), he appeared in the films The Emperor's Club (2002), The Village (2004), The Squid and the Whale (2005), The Living Wake (2007) and The Education of Charlie Banks (2007).
In 2007, Eisenberg was honored with the Vail Film Festival Rising Star Award for his role as Mills Joquin in The Living Wake.[1] In 2009, he starred in the comedy-drama Adventureland and the horror comedy Zombieland, for which he won critical acclaim. He then played Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network (2010), for which he received a Golden Globe and Academy Award nomination in the Best Actor category. He also starred in Holy Rollers (2010), which was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. Since then, he has voiced the main character, Blu, in the animated films Rio (2011) and Rio 2 (2014), and starred in the comedy 30 Minutes or Less (2011) and the caper film Now You See Me (2013). He will reunite with Kristen Stewart in the upcoming action-comedy film American Ultra which filmed in April 2014. He will portray Superman villain Lex Luthor opposite Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, which will be released in 2016.[2]
Early life
Eisenberg was born in Queens, New York, and grew up there and East Brunswick Township, New Jersey. His mother, Amy (née Fishman), worked as a clown at adult parties, and his father, Barry Eisenberg, worked at a hospital and later became a college professor.[3][4] He has two sisters, Hallie Kate Eisenberg, a former child actress who was once famous as the "Pepsi girl" in a series of commercials, and Kerri.[5] He was raised in a secular Jewish family[6] that originated in Poland and Ukraine.[7][8] He attended the East Brunswick Public Schools at Frost School, Hammarskjold Middle School, Churchill Junior High School; he spent his sophomore year at East Brunswick High School.[9]
Eisenberg struggled to fit in at school and began acting in plays at the age of 10. He stated, "When playing a role, I would feel more comfortable, as you're given a prescribed way of behaving."[10] After graduating from high school, he studied anthropology at The New School in Greenwich Village, New York City. Originally, he had applied and was accepted to New York University, but declined enrollment in order to complete a film role.[11][12] Eisenberg made his first professional role in Arje Shaw's off-Broadway play, The Gathering and as an understudy in his Broadway debut and a 1996 revival of Summer and Smoke.
Career
Eisenberg made his debut role in the television series Get Real, from 1999 to 2000. In 2001, he appeared in a Dr. Pepper commercial in the UK. After appearing in the made-for-television film Lightning: Fire from the Sky, he starred in the independent film Roger Dodger (for which he won an award at the San Diego film festival), and in The Emperor's Club, both of which were released in 2002 to generally positive reviews.
In 2005, Eisenberg appeared in Cursed, a horror film directed by Wes Craven, and The Squid and the Whale, a well-reviewed independent drama also starring Laura Linney and Jeff Daniels.[11] In 2007, he starred opposite Richard Gere and Terrence Howard in The Hunting Party, a comic thriller in which he plays a young journalist in Bosnia. In 2009, Eisenberg played the lead role in Adventureland, a comedy directed by Greg Mottola and filmed in Kennywood Park near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Filming ended in October 2007,[13] and the movie premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2009. In November 2007, Eisenberg was cast in the indie comic-drama Holy Rollers. He played a young Hasidic Jew who gets lured into becoming an ecstasy dealer. Filming took place in New York in 2008.[14] During the late 2000s, he also had roles in the independent films Solitary Man, playing Cheston, and Camp Hope, a horror film directed by George Van Buskirk.[15][16]
Eisenberg's breakthrough starring role was as the neurotic Columbus in Zombieland. The horror comedy, which paired him with Woody Harrelson on a roadtrip through a post-zombie apocalypse America, was a surprise hit. In 2010, he starred alongside Andrew Garfield in the role of Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg in the film The Social Network, for which he earned the Best Actor Award from the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures,[17] and nominations for Best Actor at the Golden Globes and Academy Awards. On November 22, 2010, Eisenberg was honored, along with Whoopi Goldberg, Joycelyn Engle and Harvey Krueger, at the Children at Heart Celebrity Dinner Gala and Fantasy Auction, to benefit The Children of Chernobyl. Steven Spielberg is Chair of the event each year.[7] On January 29, 2011, Eisenberg hosted Saturday Night Live on NBC, with musical guest Nicki Minaj. During his opening monologue, Eisenberg was joined by Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg.
In 2011, he starred in the box-office animated hit Rio, as the main character Blu, a Spix's Macaw who learns how to fly, starring alongside Anne Hathaway, his former co-star (and onscreen sibling) from Get Real, George Lopez, Jake T. Austin, Tracy Morgan, Jemaine Clement, Leslie Mann, Rodrigo Santoro, will.i.am and Jamie Foxx. He contributed his singing voice for one of the songs in the soundtrack, "Real in Rio". He also starred in 30 Minutes or Less which was released in August 2011. In October 2011, Eisenberg made his playwriting debut Off-Broadway in Rattlestick Playwrights Theater's production of Asuncion, presented at Cherry Lane Theatre. Eisenberg also acted in the play that was directed by Kip Fagan. The play highlights two liberal-minded friends whose assumptions are challenged by their new Filipina roommate, played by Camille Mana.[18][19]
In 2012, he starred alongside Melissa Leo in Why Stop Now, a drama about a drug addict mother and her piano prodigy son,[20] and in the romantic comedy To Rome with Love. Also in 2012, he filed a $3 million lawsuit claiming he was exploited by the producers of the direct-to-DVD movie, Camp Hell. According to the lawsuit, in 2007 Eisenberg agreed to appear in Camp Hell as a favor to his friends. He was on set for only one day of filming, and logged only a few minutes of total screen time.[21] Because he was only minimally involved in the movie, he was surprised to see that his face was prominently featured on the cover of the DVD, implying that he starred in the film. His lawsuit asserts various California law causes of action, including claims for unfair business practices and publicity rights.[22]
In 2013, Eisenberg reunited with Woody Harrelson for the magician crime thriller Now You See Me. He plans to write for stage and screen.[23] He starred in Richard Ayoade's drama, The Double, which was shot in 2012,[24] and reprised his role as Blu in Rio 2 (2014).[25] In November 2013, it was announced that he will star alongside Kristen Stewart in American Ultra, an action comedy.[26]
On January 31, 2014, Warner Bros. announced that Eisenberg had been cast the main antagonist role as Lex Luthor in the sequel to Man of Steel, set to be released in 2016.[2]
Personal life
Eisenberg is fond of cats and has been involved in fostering the animals.[27] He is a vegan.[28] He has been associated with Farm Sanctuary and has presented at several of their galas.[29] Eisenberg's short story "Marv Albert is My Therapist" appeared in The New Yorker in 2013.[30] He has also mentioned enjoying riding his bicycle in New York City.
While filming The Hunting Party in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2006, Eisenberg came up with an idea for a simple wordplay website where people could respond to a daily wordplay topic in an attempt to "one-up" each other in the cleverness of their response. He turned to his first cousin, Eric Fisher, who, incidentally, most recently was the Social Design evangelist at Facebook, to create the site, while the userbase is built solely off Facebook.[31]
Eisenberg suffers from OCD and is very open about it. He said of his condition: "I touch the tips of my fingers in a weird way; I don't step on cracks; if I'm going onto a new surface - be it carpet to concrete, or concrete to wood, or wood to concrete, any new surface - I have to make sure all parts of my feet touch equally the ground before I touch that new thing. So I'll often hesitate before walking into a new room."[32]
Filmography
Film
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–2000 | Get Real | Kenny Green | 22 episodes Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series – Young Ensemble |
| 2001 | Lightning: Fire from the Sky | Eric Dobbs | Movie |
| 2011 | Saturday Night Live | Host | Episode: "Jesse Eisenberg/Nicki Minaj" |
| 2012 | The Newsroom | Eric Neal (voice) | Uncredited Episode: "We Just Decided To" |
| 2014 | Modern Family | Asher | Episode: "Under Pressure" |
References
- ^ Awards for Jesse Eisenberg at IMDb
- ^ a b c McNary, Dave (January 31, 2014). "Jesse Eisenberg Cast As Lex Luthor in 'Superman/Batman,' Jeremy Irons Set as Alfred". Variety.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Jesse Eisenberg, Actor". Gothamist. 2007-09-12. Retrieved 2007-09-13.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Jewish Exponent". Casting for Truths: 'Squid and Whale' star Jesse Eisenberg astounds as troubled Jewish teen. Retrieved July 3, 2006.
- ^ "Jesse Eisenberg Biography". Yahoo! Movies.
- ^ Burkeman, Oliver (2011-04-30). "Jesse Eisenberg: Knocked sideways". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ a b Boxer, Tim (2010-11-24). "Whoopi Goldberg Helping Children of Chernobyl". The Jewish Week. Retrieved 2010-11-26.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Pfefferman, Naomi (2009-04-02). "Brainiac Finds Summer of Love in 'Adventureland'". The Jewish Journal. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Ross, Mary Anne (December 14, 2006). "'Same sweet kid,' but now he's a movie star: Jesse Eisenberg, 23, tells local audience about his roles in major films". Old Bridge Suburban. Archived from the original on February 1, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2007.
Growing up in East Brunswick, Eisenberg attended the Frost and Hammarskjold schools and Churchill Junior High School. He went to East Brunswick High School for one year before switching to a performing arts school in New York.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Shoard, Catherine (October 14, 2010). "Jesse Eisenberg: Privacy settings engaged". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on February 15, 2011. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Fine, Marshall (2007-08-26). "Jesse Eisenberg joins the adults in 'The Hunting Party'". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2007-09-05.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Jesse Eisenberg, Actor – Gothamist".
- ^ Sciretta, Peter (2007-08-22). "Jesse Eisenberg cast in SuperBad Follow-up, Adventureland". IFilm. Retrieved 2007-09-05.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Goldstein, Gregg (2007-11-18). "Drug-dealing Jews inspire comic drama". Reuters. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
- ^ "Jesse Eisenberg Topline's 'Camp Hope' Horror Film". BloodyDisgusting.
- ^ Solitary Man (2009) at IMDb
- ^ Buchanan, Kyle (December 2, 2010). "National Board of Review Goes Wild for The Social Network". New York. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
- ^ "Tickets for Jesse Eisenberg's ASUNCION Go On Sale Today". broadwayworld.com. 2011-09-12. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
- ^ "Conversations with Ross: Featuring Camille Mana". October 11, 2011.
- ^ Ge, Linda (March 2, 2011). "Jesse Eisenberg to play Melissa Leo's son in "Predisposed"". Up and Comers. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Kreutzer, Matthew (2012). "Update On Jesse Eisenberg's "Camp Hell" Lawsuit". Armstrong Teasdale. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
- ^ Finn, Natalie (2012). "Jesse Eisenberg tells 'Camp Hell' to go to heck". today.msnbc.msn.com. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
- ^ Morris, Janice (October 14, 2005). "Celeb Spotlight: Jesse Eisenberg". People.com.
- ^ Kemp, Stuart (1 February 2012). "Jesse Eisenberg, Mia Wasikowska Join 'The Double' Cast". Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Finke, Nikki (April 6, 2012). "Jesse Eisenberg Is Leaving ICM For CAA". Deadline. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
- ^ "Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg reunite for action-stoner comedy ‘American Ultra’ - Movie That Matters". moviethatmatters.com. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
- ^ McGlynn, Katla (November 19, 2010). "Jesse Eisenberg Talks Being The 'Sexiest Geek Alive' & His Love Of Foster Cats On 'Conan' (VIDEO)". huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
- ^ J. Wells, "Jesse Eisenberg Admits He Doesn't Use Facebook", PopEater.com, 9/24/10. Retrieved 13th October 2012.
- ^ "Jesse Eisenberg at Farm Sanctuary's 25th Anniversary Gala". August 29, 2011.
- ^ Eisenberg, Jesse (2013-03-18). "Marv Albert is My Therapist". The New Yorker. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "OneUpMe: Frequently Asked Questions". Retrieved 2012-11-21.
- ^ digitalspy Template:Url=http://m.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/news/a548614/10-things-about-jesse-eisenberg.html
- ^ Finke, Nikki (April 6, 2012). "Jesse Eisenberg Is Leaving ICM For CAA". Deadline. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
- ^ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Now_You_See_Me_(film)#Sequel
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