Jonah Hill is an American actor, filmmaker, and comedian. He is known for his comedic roles in films including Superbad (2007), Knocked Up (2007), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), Funny People (2009), Get Him to the Greek (2010), The Sitter (2011), 21 Jump Street (2012), This Is the End (2013).
Hill was born on December 20, 1983, in Los Angeles, California, to Sharon Lyn (née Chalkin), a costume designer and fashion stylist, and Richard Feldstein, a tour accountant for Guns N’ Roses.
Their parents were originally from Long Island, New York, and the family vacationed in the Catskill Mountains.
He and his siblings were raised in the wealthy Los Angeles neighborhood of Cheviot Hills, where he continues to reside, and attended the Center for Early Education, Brentwood School, and then Crossroads School, in Santa Monica. He worked at Hot Rod Skateboard Shop on Westwood Boulevard in Los Angeles.
After graduating from high school in 2002, he attended The New School and the University of Colorado Boulder, but he did not earn a degree.
Full Name: Jonah Hill Feldstein
Date of Birth: December 20, 1983
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Age: 38
Nationality: American
Occupation: Actor, comedian, director producer, screenwriter
Net-worth: $16 million
Career:
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.
Hill then made a brief appearance in Judd Apatow’s directorial debut, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, which led to his appearing in the role of a virgin video game tester in the comedy Grandma’s Boy (2006), and roles in the comedies Accepted and Click, playing Adam Sandler’s character’s son in the latter.
His first leading role was in the Apatow-produced comedy Superbad, where he appeared with Michael Cera, in roles based on the film’s writers, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg.
He next starred in Judd Apatow’s third directorial feature, Funny People (2009), which also starred Adam Sandler, Eric Bana and Seth Rogen.
He played Cooker in Fred Wolf’s Strange Wilderness. He was an associate producer of the 2009 Sacha Baron Cohen mockumentary Brüno. He guest-starred in The Simpsons episode “Pranks and Greens”, portraying an immature man named Andy Hamilton who was hailed the best prankster in Springfield Elementary School history.
In 2011, Hill starred in Bennett Miller’s feature film Moneyball with Brad Pitt and Philip Seymour Hoffman. It garnered favorable reviews. Critics noted Hill’s performance as a departure from his usual comedy roles.
He received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture; and in late January 2012, received his first Oscar nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for the role.
Hill starred with Joaquin Phoenix, Rooney Mara, and Jack Black in Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot directed by Gus Van Sant. He directed the music video for Danny Brown’s song “Ain’t It Funny” in 2017, featuring Van Sant.
Hill made his directorial debut from a screenplay he wrote with the film Mid90s (2018) starring Sunny Suljic, Lucas Hedges, and Katherine Waterston.
Personal Life:
He became engaged to Gianna Santos, but they ended the engagement in October 2020, he is currently single.
Films:
I Heart Huckabees
The 40-Year-Old Virgin
Grandma’s Boy
Click
Accepted
10 Items or Less
Rocket Science
Knocked Up
Evan Almighty
Superbad
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
HJ Train
Strange Wilderness
Horton Hears a Who!
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Brüno
The Invention of Lying
Social Media:
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Awards:
Best Comedic Performance
Creative Impact in Acting
Choice Movie: Hissy Fit
Best Bromance (shared with Channing Tatum)