Jonathan Elihu Silverman (born August 5, 1966) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the comedy films ''

Brighton Beach Memoirs ''Brighton Beach Memoirs'' is a semi-autobiographical play by Neil Simon. The play is a coming-of-age comedy focused on the main character of Eugene Morris Jerome, a Jewish teenager from a Polish immigrant family. It is set in September 1937 in ...

'', ''

Weekend at Bernie's ''Weekend at Bernie's'' is a 1989 American black comedy film directed by Ted Kotcheff, written by Robert Klane, and starring Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman, Catherine Mary Stewart, and Terry Kiser. It tells the story of two young in ...

'', and its sequel ''

Weekend at Bernie's II ''Weekend at Bernie's II'' is a 1993 American black comedy film written and directed by Robert Klane. It is the sequel to Klane's 1989 comedy ''Weekend at Bernie's'' and starring Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman, Terry Kiser and Barry Bost ...

''.

Early life and education

Silverman was born in

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, to a

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family. He is the son of Hillel Emanuel Silverman, a

rabbi A rabbi (; ) is a spiritual leader or religious teacher in Judaism. One becomes a rabbi by being ordained by another rabbi—known as ''semikha''—following a course of study of Jewish history and texts such as the Talmud. The basic form of t ...

and Devora (née Halaban) Silverman. He is the grandson of famous Conservative Rabbi Morris Silverman. His mother is from

Jerusalem Jerusalem is a city in the Southern Levant, on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean and the Dead Sea. It is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest cities in the world, and ...

, where her family has lived since the establishment of

Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...

. He graduated

Beverly Hills High School Beverly Hills High School (shortly as BHHS or Beverly) is a public high school in Beverly Hills, California. The other public high school in Beverly Hills is Moreno High School, a small alternative school located on Beverly Hills High School's c ...

in 1984 and is friends with

David Schwimmer David Lawrence Schwimmer (born November 2, 1966) is an American actor, director, and producer. He gained worldwide recognition for portraying Ross Geller in the sitcom '' Friends'', for which he received a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Pri ...

, who was a classmate.

Career

Silverman is known for his roles the films ''

Girls Just Want to Have Fun "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" is a single made famous in 1983 by the American singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper, written by Robert Hazard in 1979, with some of the lyrics changed by Lauper. It was released by Portrait Records as Lauper's debut s ...

'' (1985),''Girls Just Want to Have Fun''
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''. Retrieved October 19, 2017. ''

'' (1986) (a film version of the first play of

Neil Simon Marvin Neil Simon (July 4, 1927 – August 26, 2018) was an American playwright, screenwriter and author. He wrote more than 30 plays and nearly the same number of movie screenplays, mostly film adaptations of his plays. He received three ...

Eugene Trilogy __NOTOC__ The Eugene Trilogy refers to three plays written by Neil Simon, the "quasi-autobiographical trilogy" '' Brighton Beach Memoirs'', '' Biloxi Blues'' and '' Broadway Bound''. History The trilogy tells the story of Eugene Jerome from his a ...

),Maslin, Janet
"Screen: 'Brighton Beach Memoirs'"
''

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''. December 25, 1986 '' Caddyshack II'' (1988),"Stealing Hom
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''Turner Classic Movies''. Retrieved October 19, 2017. ''

'' (1989),Holden, Stephen
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''Little Big League''
''Variety'', June 17, 1994 He played the role of Eddie in ''

Beethoven's Big Break ''Beethoven's Big Break'' (formerly known as ''Beethoven: The Reel Story'' and sometimes referred to as ''Beethoven's 6th'') is a 2008 American comedy film and is the sixth installment in the ''Beethoven'' series. The film stars Jonathan Silverman ...

'', and starred in the film ''

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'' (2006). Silverman began his career on television, with a recurring role on the sitcom ''

Gimme a Break! ''Gimme a Break!'' is an American television sitcom created by Mort Lachman and Sy Rosen that aired on NBC for six seasons from October 29, 1981, to May 12, 1987. The series starred Nell Carter as the housekeeper for a widowed police chief ...

'' from 1984 to 1986. From 1995 to 1997, Silverman played the title role in the television

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'' The Single Guy''. In the 2000s, Silverman was a main cast member on the sitcoms '' In Case of Emergency''. and '' Significant Mother''. He has also made guest appearances on ''

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'' (in the episode " The One with the Birth"), '' CSI: Miami'', ''

Psych ''Psych'' is an American detective comedy-drama television series created by Steve Franks for USA Network. The series stars James Roday as Shawn Spencer, a young crime consultant for the Santa Barbara Police Department whose "heightened o ...

'', ''

Hot in Cleveland ''Hot in Cleveland'' is an American television sitcom aired on TV Land and starring Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves, Wendie Malick, and Betty White. The series, which was TV Land's first original series, premiered on June 16, 2010, and was ...

'', and '' White Collar''. In 2014, he guest starred on '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' as a controversial standup comedian.

Personal life

Silverman has been married to actress Jennifer Finnigan since 2007; the two met at a barbecue in 2004. They have a daughter.

Philanthropy

In 2004, Silverman participated in the first-ever US television advertising campaign supporting donations to Jewish federations. The program featured "film and television personalities celebrating their Jewish heritage and promoting charitable giving to the Jewish community" and included

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, and Kevin Weisman.

Filmography

Film

Television

"CW Orders Comedy Series 'Significant Mother' for Summer"
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''. , - , 2015 , '' Getting On'' , Dr. Happy Gladner , Recurring role (5 episodes) , - , 2016 , ''

Baby Daddy ''Baby Daddy'' is an American sitcom created by Dan Berendsen that premiered on June 20, 2012, on ABC Family ( Freeform). The series follows Ben, a man in his twenties, who gets the surprise of his life when a one-night stand leaves his baby a ...

'' , Malcolm , Episode: "Homecoming and Going" , - , 2016 , ''

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'' , Alan Masters , Episode: "Dead Again" , - , 2017 , ''

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'' , Bastion Bleiweiss , Episode: "Blistering Heat & Brotherly Love" , - , 2017 , '' Still the King'' , Bob , Episode: "The Hungover Games" , - , 2018 , '' K.C. Undercover'' , Mitch Bishop , Recurring role (4 episodes) , - , 2018 , ''

Scandal A scandal can be broadly defined as the strong social reactions of outrage, anger, or surprise, when accusations or rumours circulate or appear for some reason, regarding a person or persons who are perceived to have transgressed in some way a ...

'' , Robert Bacall , Episode: "Army of One" , - , 2018 , '' Take Two'' , Bradley Marsh , Episode: "Smoking Gun" , - , 2018 , ''

Salvation Salvation (from Latin: ''salvatio'', from ''salva'', 'safe, saved') is the state of being saved or protected from harm or a dire situation. In religion and theology, ''salvation'' generally refers to the deliverance of the soul from sin and its c ...

'' , Roland Cavanaugh , Recurring role (4 episodes) , - , 2019 , ''

No Good Nick ''No Good Nick'' is an American comedy-drama television series, created by David H. Steinberg and Keetgi Kogan. The series stars Siena Agudong, Lauren Donzis, Kalama Epstein, Melissa Joan Hart and Sean Astin, and the first part premiered on ...

'' , Paul , Recurring role (5 episodes) , - , 2020 , ''

Station 19 ''Station 19'' is an American action and procedural drama television series created by Stacy McKee that premiered on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) on March 22, 2018. It is the second spin-off of ''Grey's Anatomy'' (after '' Private Pr ...

'' , Ted , Episode: "Dream a Little Dream of Me" , - , 2021 , '' Good Girls'' , Dave , Recurring role (13 episodes) , - , 2021-2023 , ''

Moonshine Moonshine is alcohol proof, high-proof liquor, traditionally made or distributed alcohol law, illegally. The name was derived from a tradition of distilling the alcohol (drug), alcohol at night to avoid detection. In the first decades of the ...

'' , Daniel Bennett , Recurring role (9 episodes) , - , 2023 , ''Goosebumps'' , Perry Biddle , Episode: "Night of the Living Dummy"

Awards

In 2014, Jonathan won Best Supporting Actor for his role as Johnny in National Lampoon's Snatched at th
Hoboken International Film Festival.

References

External links

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