Lenny Jacobson (born June 11, 1974) is an American actor best known for his recurring role as Ben in the

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series Big Time in Hollywood Florida and as Wayne Cobb in the

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original

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series '' For All Mankind.''

Life and career

Born and raised in Holyoke, Massachusetts, Jacobson attended Blessed Sacrament School and Holyoke Catholic High School. He went on to spend a year at

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, where he was a member of the men's basketball team. He moved to

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in 2001 to pursue a career in acting and got his start booking various commercials, including

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and

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. In 2009, Jacobson earned a small role in the pilot for the

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series ''Nurse Jackie'', which later became a major recurring role, appearing in 25 episodes over the next 4 seasons. During this time, Jacobson also worked on several other series including ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Law & Order: LA'', and ''

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''. His career continued with roles on TV's '' CSI'', '' Shameless'' and ''

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'', and in feature films like '' Celeste & Jesse Forever'' and the 2013

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biopic '' Jobs'', starring

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, and

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. Following his final season on ''Nurse Jackie'', Jacobson shared with his cast-mates a

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nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, his first major nomination. In August 2013, ''

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'' announced that Jacobson would be starring in Comedy Central pilot ''Big Time in Hollywood, FL'', which was then ordered to series in January 2014. The series only lasted ten episodes and was confirmed by Jacobson himself that there would not be another season. In 2016, Jacobson portrayed a role in

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' '' The Veil'', alongside

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and

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. Since 2019, Jacobson has portrayed Wayne Cobb, husband of

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Astronaut Molly Cobb, in the

original

space

series ''For All Mankind''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jacobson, Lenny Living people 1974 births Male actors from Massachusetts People from Holyoke, Massachusetts