Jon Avery Abrahams (born October 29, 1977) is an American actor and film director. He is best known for his roles in several films such as Sonny Poncelet in ''
Dead Man Walking'' (1995), Bobby Prinze in ''
Scary Movie'', Denny Byrnes in ''
Meet the Parents'' (both 2000), and Dalton Chapman in ''
House of Wax'' (2005).
Early life and family
Abrahams was born in
New York City
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. He attended
Saint Ann's School in
Brooklyn
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.
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''The New York Times
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'', May 27, 2001. Accessed November 3, 2007. "A product of St. Ann's School in Brooklyn, Mr. Abrahams, 23, had invited a batch of friends from high school to join him. He lives in North Park Slope, ''exactly 41 minutes from here,'' he said."
Abrahams' great-uncles were actor
Mack Gray – long time confidant of entertainers
George Raft
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,
Dean Martin, and
Frank Sinatra
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– and stuntman and fight coordinator Joe Gray. His father is the artist Martin Abrahams.
Career
Abrahams made his film debut in
Larry Clark's ''
Kids''. His other feature credits include ''
Scary Movie'', ''
Meet the Parents'', ''
My Boss's Daughter'',
''Boiler Room'', and ''
House of Wax''.
On television, Abrahams has appeared on ''
Boston Public
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'', ''
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', ''
Second Generation Wayans'', ''
The Mentalist'', and ''
Criminal Minds''. He was also "DJ Jonny" on ''
The Ellen DeGeneres Show'' for season four.
In 2013, Abrahams was cast as the lead in the indie movie ''Room 105.'' In 2014, Abrahams was cast in ''
We Are Your Friends'' as a club promoter.
In 2016, Abrahams made his directorial debut with the film ''
All at Once''. The film was released on DVD and video-on-demand in 2018. In 2017, Abrahams was cast in the crime drama film ''
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'',
which he also directed. In 2022 he released his third directorial effort with the gay slasher thriller ''Exploited''.
Filmography
Film
Television
Music videos
References
External links
*
1977 births
Living people
American male film actors
American male television actors
Male actors from New York City
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
Saint Ann's School (Brooklyn) alumni
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