Jonathan Kasdan

Jonathan Kasdan
Born	Jonathan Peter Kasdan (1979-09-30) September 30, 1979 (age 45) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations	Screenwriter director actor
Years active	1983–present
Father	Lawrence Kasdan
Relatives	Jake Kasdan (brother) Mark Kasdan (uncle)

Jonathan Peter Kasdan (born September 30, 1979)^{[ citation needed ]} is an American film and television screenwriter, director, producer, and actor.

Early life and career

Jonathan Kasdan was born to Meg (née Goldman), a writer and Lawrence Kasdan, a writer and director in Los Angeles. Jon grew up in a Jewish family with little religious education. ^{[1] [2]} Jon is the younger brother of director and actor Jake Kasdan. Jon's directorial debut, In the Land of Women , was released in the United States in 2007. He also wrote the screenplay for the film, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2006.

Jon Kasdan has worked as a writer for the American television series Freaks and Geeks , and as an actor in Dawson's Creek and Dreamcatcher . His acting debut was in 1983 in his father's film, The Big Chill . Jon was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease when he was a 17-year-old junior in high school. ^[3]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Executive Producer	Notes
2000	Freaks and Geeks	No	Yes	No	Episode "The Little Things"
2000–2002	Dawson's Creek	No	Yes	No	5 episodes
2016	Roadies	Yes	No	No	2 episodes
2022–2023	Willow	No	Yes	Yes	Also developer; Wrote 3 episodes

Acting roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Freaks and Geeks	Tommy	Episode "Tricks and Treats"
2002	Dawson's Creek	Gawky-Looking Kid	Episode "Cigarette Burns"
2011–2014	Californication	Director	9 episodes

Film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Co-Producer	Ref.
2007	In the Land of Women	Yes	Yes	No	[4]
2012	The First Time	Yes	Yes	No
2018	Solo: A Star Wars Story	No	Yes	Yes	[5] [6]

Acting roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	The Big Chill	Harold and Sarah's son
1985	Silverado	Boy at Outpost
1988	The Accidental Tourist	Boy at Doctor's Office
1990	I Love You to Death	Dominic
1994	Wyatt Earp	Bar Boy
2002	Slackers	Barry
	Big Trouble	Jack Pendick Trainee
2003	Dreamcatcher	Defuniak
2012	Darling Companion	Offciant
2018	Solo: A Star Wars Story	Bink Otauna	Deleted scene [5]

References

1. Bloom, Nate (May 15, 2018). "Han Solo is a Jew, Michelle Wolf is not". J. The Jewish News of Northern California.
2. "Lawrence Kasdan Biography (1949-)". Film Reference. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
3. Steven Weintraub (April 17, 2007). "Jonathan Kasdan Interviewed – In the Land of Women". Collider. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
4. Mick LaSalle (April 20, 2007). "Finding deep meaning in ... Michigan". San Francisco Chronicle (SFGate.com). Retrieved May 31, 2018.
5. Josh Rottenberg (May 26, 2018). "Solo: A Star Wars Story writers Lawrence and Jonathan Kasdan on spoilers, sequels and why Han shot first". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
6. "Indiana Jones 5". Writers Guild of America West . February 10, 2023. Archived from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved May 27, 2023.

External links

• Jonathan Kasdan at IMDb
• Jonathan Kasdan on Twitter
• Adam Brody seduces Chicago on "In the Land of Women", MidwestBusiness.com, 4/17/07