Jonathan Lipnicki

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Jonathan Lipnicki
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Lipnicki in 2005
Born
Jonathan William Lipnicki

(1990-10-22) October 22, 1990 (age 33)
OccupationActor
Years active1996–present
Website jonathanlipnicki.com

Jonathan William Lipnicki (born October 22, 1990) is an American actor who is known for his roles as a child actor. He has appeared in films such as Jerry Maguire (1996), Stuart Little (1999) and its 2002 sequel Stuart Little 2 , The Little Vampire (2000), Like Mike (2002), and Broil (2020). He also starred in the television series Dawson's Creek on The WB and Meego on CBS.

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Early and personal life

Jonathan William Lipnicki was born on October 22, 1990, in Westlake Village, California, [1] to Joseph Lipnicki and Rhonda Rosen. He has an older sister, Alexis. [2] His father owns the mixed martial arts promotion firm Fight Sports Entertainment. [3] His family is Jewish. [4]

He was educated at Agoura High School, a public secondary school in the city of Agoura Hills in Los Angeles County, California. [5]

Lipnicki dated Becca Mason in 2018, after meeting on the reality show Celebs Go Dating . They later broke up.

Lipnicki is a trained martial arts practitioner and holds a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. [6] In 2021, following an uptick in antisemitic attacks, Lipnicki teamed up with security firm Magen Am to escort Jews to synagogues. [7]

Career

Lipnicki played the son of a single parent in his film debut Jerry Maguire . He subsequently appeared on The Single Guy , The Jeff Foxworthy Show as well as episodes of Dawson's Creek and the 1997 sitcom, Meego . He played the family son in Stuart Little and its sequel Stuart Little 2 .

He also played the lead, Tony Thompson, in the 2000 film, The Little Vampire and co-starred with hip-hop rapper Bow Wow in the 2002 sports film, Like Mike , which was released two weeks before Stuart Little 2 . The latter films did relatively well in theaters, and Lipnicki has become known among preteen 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." [8]

Lipnicki completed lead roles in the horror-thriller motion picture Broil, [9] produced by the team behind It Follows , and the comedy-drama motion picture Pooling To Paradise opposite Taryn Manning and Jordan Carlos. He also guest-starred in Antoine Fuqua's and Philip Noyce's The Resident .

In 2022, it was announced to the public that Lipnicki will be starring in the horror film Camp Pleasant Lake as the character Jasper Meadows. [10]

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. [11] [12] [13] 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. [11] [13]

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. [11] [12] [13]

Filmography

Film roles
YearFilmRoleNotes
1996 Jerry Maguire Ray Boyd
1998 Dr. Dolittle Baby TigerVoice role
1999 Stuart Little George Little
2000 The Little Vampire Tony Thompson
2002 Like Mike Murph
2002 Stuart Little 2 George Little
2003 When Zachary Beaver Came to Town Toby Wilson
2005 The L.A. Riot Spectacular Tom Saltine Jr.
2011Shark PoolBradShort film
2012 For the Love of Money Young Yoni
2012Edge of SalvationJJ
2013 Bering Sea Beast JoeTelevision movie
2014Awkward PartyJonathan FlipmickyShort film
2014 Bad Asses HammerDirect-to-video
2014You Used To Be CuteHimselfShort film
2014Someone I KnowTommy MatthewsShort film
2015TagRush
2016Arlo: The Burping PigBusterVoice role
2016LoservilleFranklin Hope [14]
2017AltitudeRick
2017Boone: The Bounty HunterRyan Davenport
2017 Pitching Tents Scott
2017Beware The LakeMason Clay
2017 Limelight Rocky
2017Circus KaneScott
2017Country ThunderSamShort film
2018 Andover Steve
2018The DeliveryThe DoctorShort film
2019A Second ChanceCory
TBAAceRussShort film
2023The Re-Education of Molly SingerSully the Mascot
2024Camp Pleasant LakeJasper Meadows
Television roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
1996–1997 The Jeff Foxworthy Show Justin FoxworthyRecurring role, 23 episodes
1997 Meego Alex ParkerMain role, 13 episodes
1997 The Single Guy RudyEpisode "Big Baby"
2000 Dawson's Creek Buzz Thompson3 episodes
2002 HBO First Look HimselfEpisode "On the Set of 'Stuart Little 2"
2003 Touched By An Angel StanEpisode "The Good Earth"
2003 Saturday Night Live Cameo; episode: "Ashton Kutcher/50 Cent"
2005 Biography HimselfEpisode "Child Stars II: Growing Up Hollywood"
2006 Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List HimselfEpisode "Vegas, Baby!"
2009 Secret Girlfriend HimselfEpisode: "You Help Sam Have His First Wet Dream"
2009 Monk Rudy SmithEpisode: "Mr. Monk Takes the Stand"
2009 Glenn Martin DDS HimselfVoice role; episode "Korea Opportunities"
2013 Family Tools RyanEpisode "Role Model"
2018 Drop the Mic HimselfEpisode: "Danielle Fishel vs. Jonathan Lipnicki / Shania Twain vs. Meghan Trainor"
2018 Celebs Go Dating HimselfSeries 4 contestant [15]
2019 Worst Cooks in America HimselfCelebrity Edition: Contestant

Awards and honors

YearAwardCategoryResultNotes
1997 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film – Actor Age Ten or UnderWon Jerry Maguire
Young Star AwardBest Performance by a Young Actor in a Drama FilmNominated
1998Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Comedy TV SeriesNominated Meego
1999 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Actor Age Nine or UnderNominated Stuart Little
Young Star AwardBest Young Actor/Performance in a Motion Picture ComedyWon
2001 Saturn Award Best Performance by a Younger ActorNominated The Little Vampire
Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Actor Age Twelve or UnderWon

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