Jonathan Lipnicki

Jonathan Lipnicki
Lipnicki in 2005.
Born Jonathan William Lipnicki
(1990-10-22) October 22, 1990
Westlake Village, California, U.S.
Occupation Actor, producer
Years active 1996–present
Website http://www.jonathanlipnicki.com/

Jonathan William Lipnicki (born October 22, 1990) is an American actor and producer. He is known for his roles in the films Jerry Maguire (1996), Stuart Little (1999), The Little Vampire (2000), Stuart Little 2 (2002), and Like Mike (2002).

Early life

Jonathan William Lipnicki was born to an American Jewish family[1] in Westlake Village, California on October 22, 1990, the son of Joseph and Rhonda (née Rosen) Lipnicki.[2] He has an older sister, Alexis.[3]

He was educated at Agoura High School, a public secondary school in the city of Agoura Hills in Los Angeles County in California.[4]

Career

Lipnicki made his film debut in Jerry Maguire as the son of Renée Zellweger's character. He subsequently appeared on The Single Guy, The Jeff Foxworthy Show as well as episodes of Dawson's Creek and the 1997 sitcom Meego. In 1999, he starred in the film Stuart Little, playing a boy whose family adopts a talking mouse, a role he reprised in the film's 2002 sequel. He also played the lead role in the 2000 film The Little Vampire and starred opposite Bow Wow in the 2002 theatrical film Like Mike, which was released two weeks before Stuart Little 2; both of the films did relatively well in theaters, and Lipnicki has become known among pre-teen audiences, although he has not appeared in a widely released film since, focusing mostly on independent films. 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 Mixed martial arts 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."[5]

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.[6][7][8] In 2001, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation named Lipnicki one of its "Heroes of 2001" at the age of ten, for his work with the organization.[6][8] Additionally, Lipnicki has been an international spokesperson for Pediatric Chiropractic and Kids Day America/International, and works with animal rights groups such as Pets and their Stars and the Nutz for Mutts group.[6][7][8]

Filmography

Film roles
Year Film Role Notes
1996 Jerry Maguire Ray Boyd
1998 Doctor Dolittle Baby Tiger Voice role
1999 Stuart Little George Little
2000 The Little Vampire Tony Thompson
2002 Like Mike Murph
Stuart Little 2 George Little
2003 When Zachary Beaver Came to Town Toby Wilson
2004 The L.A. Riot Spectacular Tom Saltine Jr.
2011 Shark Pool Brad Short film
2012 For the Love of Money Young Yoni
Edge of Salvation JJ
2013 Bering Sea Beast Joe Television movie
2014 Awkward Party Jonathan Flipmicky Short film
Bad Asses Hammer Direct-to-video
You Used To Be Cute Himself Short film
Someone I Know Tommy Matthews Short film
2015 Tag Rush
2016 Arlo: The Burping Pig Buster Voice role
Loserville Franklin Hope [9]
2017 Altitude Rick
Boone: The Bounty Hunter Ryan Davenport
Pitching Tents Scott
The Lake Mason Clay
Limelight Rocky
Circus Kane Scott
Country Thunder Sam Short film
A Second Chance Cory
2018 Andover Steve
The Delivery The Doctor Short film
TBD Ace Russ Short film
TBD Dembanger Pre-production
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
1996–1997 The Jeff Foxworthy Show Justin Foxworthy Recurring role, 23 episodes
1997 Meego Alex Parker Main role, 13 episodes
1997 The Single Guy Rudy Episode "Big Baby"
2000 Dawson's Creek Buzz Thompson 3 episodes
2002 HBO First Look Himself Episode "On the Set of 'Stuart Little 2"
2003 Touched By An Angel Stan Episode "The Good Earth"
2003 Saturday Night Live Cameo; episode: "Ashton Kutcher/50 Cent"
2005 Family Guy Wesly Voice role; episode: "Fast Times at Buddy Cianci Jr. High"
2005 Biography Himself Episode "Child Stars II: Growing Up Hollywood"
2006 Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List Himself Episode "Vegas, Baby!"
2009 Secret Girlfriend Himself Episode: "You Help Sam Have His First Wet Dream"
2009 Monk Rudy Smith Episode: "Mr. Monk Takes the Stand"
2009 Glenn Martin DDS Himself Voice role; episode "Korea Opportunities"
2013 Family Tools Ryan Episode "Role Model"
2018 Celebs Go Dating Himself Series 4 contestant[10]

Awards and honors

Year Award Category Result Notes
Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film – Actor Age Ten or Under Won
Young Star Award Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Drama Film Nominated
1998 Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Comedy TV Series Nominated Meego
1999 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Actor Age Nine or Under Nominated Stuart Little
Young Star Award Best Young Actor/Performance in a Motion Picture Comedy Won
2001 Saturn Award Best Performance by a Younger Actor Nominated The Little Vampire
Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Actor Age Twelve or Under Won

References

  1. ↑ Bloom, Nate (November 17, 2011). "Jewish Stars 11/18". Cleveland Jewish News.
  2. ↑ "Jonathan Lipnicki Biography (1988–)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  3. ↑ http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-3300676.html
  4. ↑ The Hollywood Reporter http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jonathan-lipnicki-walks-side-122308. Retrieved 4 May 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ Curtis, Charles. "Jonathan Lipnicki on MMA and Tom Cruise - Entertainment, Pop Culture, Style and Hot Trends - Trending Blog - ESPN Playbook - ESPN". Espn.go.com. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  6. 1 2 3 Jonathan Lipnick's Faces of Philanthropy Profile. Faces of Philanthropy, accessed January 14, 2011.
  7. 1 2 Jonathan Lipnicki Is Going Places With his Love For Charity. Topbreakingnews, accessed January 14, 2011. Archived October 18, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  8. 1 2 3 Jonathan Lipnicki Of “The Little Vampire” Into Charity. ThaiIndian, accessed on January 14, 2011.
  9. ↑ Aiello, McKenna (2015-10-22). "Happy 25th Birthday, Jonathan Lipnicki: See the Adorable Jerry Maguire Kid All Grown Up!". E! Online. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
  10. ↑ "Celebs Go Dating on Twitter". Twitter.
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