Jonah Meyerson

Jonah Meyerson
Born	September 20, 1991 (1991-09-20) (age 33) [1] New York City, New York
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2001–present

Jonah Meyerson (born September 20, 1991) is an American actor and television producer.

Early life and education

Meyerson was born in New York City.^{[ citation needed ]} He is a graduate of Stuyvesant High School, ^[2] and the University of Pennsylvania as a member of the class of 2013. ^[3] At UPenn, he was the head writer for and a cast member of Penn's Mask and Wig Club, the nation's oldest collegiate all-male musical comedy troupe. ^[4] Meyerson also performed with Penn's improv comedy troupe, Without a Net. ^[5] and was a 2013 member of Penn's Friars Senior Society.

Career

Meyerson made his acting debut in Wes Anderson's 2001 award-winning film The Royal Tenenbaums . He played Uzi, the older son of Chas, played by Ben Stiller, and the grandson of characters played by Gene Hackman and Anjelica Huston. Meyerson was nominated for a Young Artist Award for his work on the film. He starred in Griffin and Phoenix , a Lifetime channel film also released on DVD. His work on that film earned him his second Young Artist Award nomination.^{[ citation needed ]} In 2005, he was in the films Little Manhattan and The Matador , and in 2004, David Duchovny's House of D .^{[ citation needed ]}

Since retiring from acting, Meyerson has become active in television production. During college, Meyerson was an intern for 30 Rock , Saturday Night Live and Onion News Network . He was later a post-production assistant for The Michael J. Fox Show and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt . Since 2018, he has worked as an associate producer for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert . ^{[6] [3]}

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	The Royal Tenenbaums	Uzi Tenenbaum
2004	House of D	Kid #2
2004	From Other Worlds	Henry Schwartzbaum
2005	The Matador	Ten Year Old Boy
2005	Little Manhattan	Sam
2006	Griffin & Phoenix	Kirk

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	The Book of Daniel	Yoda	3 episodes

References

1. Jonah Meyerson - Bio & Credits - RopeofSilicon.com Archived 2006-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
2. Che, Jenny (2008-05-15). "A Supercalafradgelistic Show". New York: The Spectator. Archived from the original on 2010-11-30. Retrieved 2008-07-26.
3. Huestis, Brooke. "Student actor juggles classes, career" . Retrieved 22 June 2018.
4. http://www.maskandwig.org/ The Mask and Wig Club Troupe 2012-2013
5. "Without A Net: Penn's Impovisational Comedy Troup // Members". www.dolphin.upenn.edu. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
6. "Jonah Meyerson". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-08-21.

External links

• Jonah Meyerson at IMDb