Jonathan William Lipnicki (born October 22, 1990) is an American actor who is known for his roles as a child actor. He has appeared in films such as ''

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'' (1996), ''

Stuart Little ''Stuart Little'' is a 1945 American children's novel by E. B. White. It was White's first children's book, and it is now widely recognized as a classic in children's literature. ''Stuart Little'' was illustrated by the subsequently award-winnin ...

'' (1999) and its 2002 sequel '' Stuart Little 2'', '' The Little Vampire'' (2000), ''

Like Mike ''Like Mike'' is a 2002 American sports comedy film directed by John Schultz and written by Michael Elliot and Jordan Moffet. Starring Lil' Bow Wow, Morris Chestnut, Jonathan Lipnicki, Robert Forster, Crispin Glover and Eugene Levy, the film fol ...

'' (2002), and ''Broil'' (2020). He also starred in the television series ''

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'' on

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and ''

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Early life

Jonathan William Lipnicki was born on October 22, 1990, in

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, to Joseph Lipnicki and Rhonda Rosen. He has an older sister, Alexis.HighBeam
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. He was educated at

Agoura High School Agoura High School is a public high school in Agoura Hills, California, United States. It is the largest high school in the Las Virgenes Unified School District. Athletics and activities Agoura High School's athletic teams are nicknamed the Cha ...

, a public secondary school in the city of

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in Los Angeles County,

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Career

Lipnicki made his film debut in ''

'' as the son of

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's character. He subsequently appeared on ''

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'', ''

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'' as well as episodes of ''

'' and the 1997 sitcom, ''

''. In 1999, he starred in the film ''

'', playing a boy whose family adopts a talking mouse (voiced by Michael J. Fox), a role he reprised in the film's sequel in 2002. He also played the lead, Tony Thompson, in the 2000 film, '' The Little Vampire'' and co-starred with hip-hop rapper Bow Wow in the 2002 sports film, ''

'', which was released two weeks before '' Stuart Little 2''. The latter films did relatively well in theaters, and Lipnicki has become known among preteen audiences, although he has never appeared in a widely released film since, focusing mostly on independent films. Lipnicki has also appeared in the season preview of Jamie Kennedy's ''Blowin' Up'' and ''

When Zachary Beaver Came to Town ''When Zachary Beaver Came to Town'' is a 2003 American Comedy drama, comedy-drama film directed by John Schultz (director), John Schultz and starring Jonathan Lipnicki and Cody Linley. It was film adaptation, adapted from a National Book Award-win ...

''. He appeared on the comedy ''Motherlover'' on the YOMYOMF Network. Lipnicki currently trains in

mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, inc ...

styles, but when asked whether he planned to ever fight professionally, he replied, "I've been pretty busy filming and I would need to put off a certain amount of time to really train for a fight and be in amazing cardio shape and really work on my striking more. I'm not saying no and I'm not saying yes." Lipnicki completed lead roles in the horror-thriller motion picture ''Broil'', produced by the team behind ''

It Follows ''It Follows'' is a 2014 American supernatural psychological horror film written and directed by David Robert Mitchell. It stars Maika Monroe as a young woman who is pursued by a supernatural entity after a sexual encounter and must have sex with ...

'', and the comedy-drama motion picture ''Pooling To Paradise'' opposite Taryn Manning and

Jordan Carlos Jordan Carlos (born February 2, 1978) is an American stand-up comedian who played a recurring character on ''The Colbert Report'' and is a co-host on the Nickelodeon kids' show '' Me TV''. He also appeared as a panelist and reporter on '' The Nigh ...

. He also guest-starred in

Antoine Fuqua Antoine Fuqua (born May 30, 1965) is an American filmmaker, known for his work in the action and thriller genres. He was originally known as a director of music videos, and made his film debut in 1998 with ''The Replacement Killers''. His critica ...

's and Philip Noyce's '' The Resident''. In 2022, it was announced to the public that Lipnicki will be starring in the horror film ''Camp Pleasant Lake'' as the character Jasper Meadows.

Philanthropy

Lipnicki has been a speaker for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and is actively involved with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, the Starlight Children Foundation and the NBA's ''Read to Achieve program''.Jonathan Lipnick's Faces of Philanthropy Profile
Faces of Philanthropy, accessed January 14, 2011.Jonathan Lipnicki Is Going Places With his Love For Charity
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ThaiIndian, accessed on January 14, 2011. In 2001, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation named Lipnicki one of its ''"Heroes of 2001"'' at the age of ten, for his work with the organization. Additionally, Lipnicki has been an international spokesperson for ''Pediatric Chiropractic and Kids Day America/International'', and works with animal rights groups such as ''Pets and their Stars'' and the ''Nutz for Mutts'' group.

Filmography

Awards and honors

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lipnicki, Jonathan 1990 births Male actors from California American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors American philanthropists Jewish American male actors Living people Male actors from Greater Los Angeles People from Thousand Oaks, California 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors People from Westlake Village, California 21st-century American Jews