Jon Rudnitsky
Jon Rudnitsky | |
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Rudnitsky performing in July 2016. | |
Born |
Harrington Park, New Jersey, U.S. | November 22, 1989
Medium | Stand-up, film, television |
Years active | 2011-present |
Website |
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Jon Rudnitsky (born November 22, 1989)[1] is an American actor and comedian who was a cast member on Saturday Night Live for the 2015-2016 season.
Early life
Rudnitsky is a native of Harrington Park, New Jersey.[2] His mother, Karen, is in charge of the gerontology center at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood.[3] He attended Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan.[4] He subsequently studied acting at the University of Southern California. His uncle (mother's brother) is Michael Oren, the former Israeli ambassador to the United States.[5] Rudnitsky is Jewish.[6]
Career
Rudnitsky performed with the Groundlings.[7] On August 31, 2015, it was announced that Rudnitsky would join the cast of Saturday Night Live as a featured player for the show's forty-first season.[8] In the third episode of that season, Rudnitsky portrayed Anderson Cooper in a sketch, acting as moderator for a Democratic presidential debate, for which he was criticized by Cooper.[9] He has also done impressions of Wolf Blitzer, John Mayer, Martin Scorsese, Tom Cruise, and Vladimir Putin (in a dress rehearsal sketch on the episode hosted by Donald Trump), while also doing a Dirty Dancing sketch for Weekend Update, which was seen as one of his high points of the season.[10] On August 9, 2016, Rudnitsky departed the show.[11]
In 2017, Rudnitsky starred alongside Reese Witherspoon in the romantic comedy film Home Again.[12] In 2018 Jon played Mike in the Netflix release Set It Up.
He has been announced as starring alongside Jane Lynch and Genevieve Angelson in the NBC pilot Relatively Happy.[13]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | A Made Man | Voice | Short film |
2013 | The Jewish Hunger Games | Peeta Hummus / Effie Trinket | Short film |
2014 | Legends of the Hidden Temple: The Movie | Bar Patron | Short film |
Two-Bit Waltz | The Boy | ||
The Great American Comedy Tour | Laugh Factory Host | Short film | |
2015 | Clint Howard Reboots Pippi Longstocking with Milla Jovovich and Fred Willard | Assius | Short film |
Patchwork | Lance | ||
2017 | Home Again | George | |
2018 | Summertime | Mello | |
Set It Up | Mike | ||
Nobody's Fool | Benji | Post-production |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Criminal Minds | Kyle Owens | Episode: "Perennials" |
2013 | JewDate | Jake | Episode: "Jenga!" |
2015-2016 | Saturday Night Live | Various | Main cast |
2017 | Better Briefs | Kyle | Episode: "Locked Out in Your Underwear" |
Red Oaks | Brett | Episode: "Paroled" | |
Curb Your Enthusiasm | Waiter | Episode: "Namaste"; Uncredited | |
Relatively Happy | Henry Pepper | TV Pilot | |
2018 | Champions | Asher | Recurring role |
Big Hero 6: The Series | Ned Ludd (voice) | Episode: "Muirahara Woods" | |
2019 | Catch-22 | McWatt | Miniseries |
References
- ↑ "Jon Rudnitsky Joins SNL Cast | Blog". NBC. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
- ↑ Zhu, Danielle (2015-08-31). "Meet Jon Rudnitsky, SNL's newest cast member". Entertainment Weekly.
- ↑ http://njjewishnews.com/article/27884/michael-orens-parents-recall-his-out-there-youth#.WwvBM0iFPcs
- ↑ Sheridan, Angeline. "Here's What's Buzzing in Bergen This Week", Macaroni Kid Northeast Bergen, September 3, 2015. Accessed September 8, 2015. "NBC recently announced the addition of 25 year old Jon Rudnitsky as a featured player on Saturday Night Live. Rudnitsky, who grew up in Harrington Park, is a stand-up comedian who got his start at Northern Valley Old Tappan High School."
- ↑ "MK Michael Oren congratulates nephew on joining cast of SNL - Israel News - Jerusalem Post". Jpost.com. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
- ↑ Bloom, Nate (18 September 2015). "celebrity jews". J. The Jewish News of Northern California.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (2015-08-31). "'Saturday Night Live' Adds Comedian Jon Rudnitsky To Cast As Featured Player". Deadline.com.
- ↑ Arkin, Daniel (2015-08-31). "Jon Rudnitsky, Stand-Up Comic, Joins 'Saturday Night Live' as Featured Player". NBC News.
- ↑ "Anderson Cooper offended by 'SNL' newcomer's impression". Retrieved 2016-07-02.
- ↑ LaScala, Marisa. "'SNL' Newbie Jon Rudnitsky Finally Makes His Mark On The Show With A 'Dirty Dancing' Parody". Bustle.com.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (9 August 2016). "'Saturday Night Live' Featured Player Jon Rudnitsky To Depart". Deadline.com.
- ↑ "'SNL' Alum Jon Rudnitsky Joins Reese Witherspoon in 'Home Again' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
- ↑ Schwindt, Oriana (2017-03-14). "Jane Lynch Joins NBC Pilot 'Relatively Happy'". Variety. Retrieved 2017-07-17.