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 '' Jerry Maguire'' (1996), '' Stuart Little'' (1999) and '' Stuart Little 2'' (2002), '' The Little Vampire'' (2000), and '' Like Mike'' (2002). He also starred in the television series ''

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'' on

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and '' Meego'' on CBS.

Early life

Jonathan William Lipnicki was born on October 22, 1990, in Westlake Village, California, to Joseph Lipnicki and Rhonda Rosen. He has an older sister, Alexis. His father owns the

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promotion firm Fight Sports Entertainment. His family is

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and he had a

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. He was educated at Agoura High School, a public secondary school in the city of

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in Los Angeles County,

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Career

Lipnicki played the son of a single parent in his film debut '' Jerry Maguire''. He subsequently appeared on '' The Single Guy'', ''

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'' as well as episodes of ''

'' and the 1997 sitcom, '' Meego''. He played George Little in '' Stuart Little'' and its sequel '' Stuart Little 2''. 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, '' Like Mike'', 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 focused mostly on

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s. Lipnicki has also appeared in the season preview of Jamie Kennedy's ''Blowin' Up'' and '' When Zachary Beaver Came to Town''. He appeared on the comedy ''Motherlover'' on the YOMYOMF Network. Lipnicki currently trains in

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'', and the comedy-drama motion picture ''Pooling To Paradise'' opposite Taryn Manning and Jordan Carlos. He also guest-starred in Antoine Fuqua's and Philip Noyce's '' The Resident''. In 2022, it was announced to the public that Lipnicki will be starring in the

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'' 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''. 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 has worked with animal rights groups such as Pets and Their Stars and the Nutz for Mutts group.

Personal life

Lipnicki dated Becca Mason in 2018 after meeting on the reality show '' Celebs Go Dating''. They later broke up. Lipnicki is a trained martial arts practitioner and holds a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and still maintaining his fitness routine. In 2021, following an uptick in antisemitic attacks, Lipnicki teamed up with security firm Magen Am to escort Jews to

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. Lipnicki currently resides in

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after becoming executive producer for Buffalo 8 Production.

Filmography

Awards and honors

References

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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 Agoura High School alumni