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• Jonah Hill is an actor who frequently appears in comedies targeted towards young adult audiences. He is a regular in comedies produced and directed by Judd Apatow.

  As of June 2009, Hill has numerous projects in the works, including an adaptation of the television show 21 Jump Street, which catapulted Johnny Depp into stardom in the 1980s. Hill will be writing and producing the screen adaptation.http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/06/03/jonah-hill-will-jump-down-on-21-jump-street/ Also in the works include Superbad 2 and a follow-up to Forgetting Sarah Marshall called Get Him to The Greek, reuniting his character with that of Russel Brand's Aldus Snow.

• 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

• Career

  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.

• Notable Roles

  • 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

• Related Mahalo Pages

  Superbad | Knocked Up | Judd Apatow | Seth Rogen | Michael Cera | Bill Hader | Justin Long | Paul Rudd | Jason Segel

• Vanity Fair Cover

  Hill, along with fellow comedic Apatowian actors Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd and Jason Segel, appear in the recent issue of Vanity Fair in a photo spread that spoofs the famous Vanity Fair cover featuring designer Tom Ford alongside nude actresses Keira Knightley and Scarlett Johansson. The comedians appear in flesh-toned bodysuits in photos taken by famed Vanity Fair photographer Annie Leibovitz.Just Jared: Seth Rogen and Paul Rudd... (March 2, 2009)

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