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Jonah Hill
Starring in Superbad and earning Oscar nominations for Moneyball and The Wolf of Wall Street.
Superbad · Moneyball
- Born
- 20 December 1983
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, United States
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Jonah Hill
Jonah Hill is an American actor and filmmaker who moved from broad comedy into dramatic supporting roles. His directing work includes a coming-of-age film and a documentary about therapy.
Early life
Los Angeles upbringing
Grew up in a family connected to costume design and music management.
Writing and performing
Wrote plays and performed them in New York before his film career began.
Career
- 2004
Screen debut
Appeared in I Heart Huckabees after an introduction to its director.
- 2007 onwards
Comedy leads
Established himself through Superbad and later studio comedies.
- 2011–2013
Dramatic roles
Received Academy Award nominations for two supporting performances.
- 2018 onwards
Directing
Made his feature-directing debut and later directed the documentary Stutz.
Selected work
Superbad
Played an anxious teenager preparing to leave school.
Moneyball
Played a young analyst challenging conventional baseball recruitment.
Mid90s
Wrote and directed a story centred on a Los Angeles skateboarding group.
Beyond work
Family in acting
His sister Beanie Feldstein also became an actor.
Mental health
Has spoken publicly about anxiety and explored therapeutic tools in Stutz.
Sources & photo credit
Biography ↗Life and work ↗Photo: Harald Krichel. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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