Guide Note

Jonah Hill is a actor who frequently appears in comedies targeted towards young adult audiences.

Fast Facts

1. Birth date: December 20, 1983
2. Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA
3. Full Name: Jonah Hill Feldstein
4. Is of Jewish descent
5. Brother Jordan Feldstein manages Maroon 5 and Collective Soul
6. Studied acting at New School University
7. Also attended University of Colorado
8. Film debut: I Heart Huckabees (2004)
9. March 15, 2008: Hosted Saturday Night Live

Jonah Hill's acting career has been characterized mostly with memorable comedic supporting roles such as the eBay customer in The 40 Year Old Virgin, Jonah in Knocked Up, and the waiter in Forgetting Sarah Marshall (not coincidentally, all films connected to director/producer Judd Apatow). However, one of his biggest successes was a starring role: as foul-mouthed high school senior Seth in the raunchy 2007 comedy Superbad, in which he shared the screen with the likes of Michael Cera, Seth Rogen and Bill Hader. Hill rode the wave of success from Superbad and seemed to carve out his place in the Apatow comedy era, continuing his trend of primarily supporting roles as he breathed new life into his film career.

• 2004: Bret in I Heart Huckabees
• 2005: eBay Customer in The 40 Year Old Virgin
• 2006: Sherman Schrader in Accepted
• 2006: Jonah in Knocked Up
• 2007: Eugene in Evan Almighty
• 2007: Seth in Superbad
• 2008: Tommy in Horton Hears a Who
• 2008: Matthew the Waiter in Forgetting Sarah Marshall