Jonah Meyerson (born September 20, 1991) is an American actor and television producer

Early life and education

Meyerson was born in

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. He is a graduate of

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, and the

University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania (Penn or UPenn) is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. One of nine colonial colleges, it was chartered in 1755 through the efforts of f ...

as a member of the class of 2013. At UPenn, he was the head writer for and a cast member of Penn's

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Club, the nation's oldest collegiate all-male musical comedy troupe. Meyerson also performed with Penn's improv comedy troupe, Without a Net. and was a 2013 member of Penn's Friars Senior Society.

Career

Meyerson made his acting debut in

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's 2001 award-winning film ''

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''. He played Uzi, the older son of Chas, played by

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, and the grandson of characters played by

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and

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. Meyerson was nominated for a Young Artists' award for his work on the film. He starred in '' Griffin and Phoenix'', a Lifetime channel film also released on DVD. His work on that film earned him his second Young Artist Award nomination. In 2005, he was in the films '' Little Manhattan'' and ''

The Matador ''The Matador'' is a 2005 black comedy crime film written and directed by Richard Shepard, and starring Pierce Brosnan and Greg Kinnear. The film was released on DVD on July 4, 2006, and on HD DVD on December 19, 2006. Brosnan received praise an ...

'', and in 2004,

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's '' House of D''. Since retiring from acting, Meyerson has become active in television production. During college, Meyerson was an intern for ''

30 Rock ''30 Rock'' is an American satire, satirical sitcom television series created by Tina Fey that originally aired on NBC from October 11, 2006, to January 31, 2013. The series, based on Fey's experiences as head writer for ''Saturday Night Live' ...

'', ''

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'' and ''

Onion News Network ''Onion News Network'' is a parody television news show produced by ''The Onion'' that originated as a YouTube video series in 2007 and was further developed into a 22 minute television program in 2011, with two seasons of ten episodes aired on ...

''. He was later a post-production assistant for ''

The Michael J. Fox Show ''The Michael J. Fox Show'' is an American television sitcom starring Michael J. Fox, that aired on NBC from September 26, 2013, to January 23, 2014. Fox made his regular return to television for the first time since he was on ABC's ''Spin City' ...

'' and ''

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt ''Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt'' is an American sitcom created by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, starring Ellie Kemper in the title role. It premiered on March 6, 2015, on Netflix and ran for four seasons, ending on January 25, 2019. An interactiv ...

''. Since 2018, he has worked as an associate producer for ''

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''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Meyerson, Jonah 1991 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors Stuyvesant High School alumni Male actors from New York City 21st-century American male actors University of Pennsylvania alumni