Jonathan Lipnicki

Jonathan Lipnicki
Lipnicki in 2005
Born
Jonathan William Lipnicki

(1990-10-22) October 22, 1990 (age 34)
Westlake Village, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1996–present
Notable workStuart Little films
Websitejonathanlipnicki.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 Stuart Little 2 (2002), The Little Vampire (2000), and Like Mike (2002). He also starred in the television series Dawson's Creek on The WB and Meego on CBS.

Early 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]

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 George Little 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."[6]

Lipnicki completed lead roles in the horror-thriller motion picture Broil,[7] 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.[8]

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.[9][10][11] The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation named Lipnicki one of its "Heroes of 2001" at the age of ten, for his work with the organization.[9][11]

Additionally, Lipnicki has been an international spokesperson for Pediatric Chiropractic and Kids Day America/International and has worked with animal rights groups such as Pets and Their Stars and the Nutz for Mutts group.[9][10][11]

Personal life

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.[12] In 2021, following an uptick in antisemitic attacks, Lipnicki teamed up with security firm Magen Am to escort Jews to synagogues.[13]

Lipnicki currently resides in Oklahoma after becoming executive producer for Buffalo 8 Production. [14][15]

Filmography

Film roles
Year Film Role Notes
1996 Jerry Maguire Ray Boyd
1998 Dr. Dolittle Baby Tiger Voice role
1999 Stuart Little George Little
2000 The Little Vampire Tony Thompson
2002 Like Mike Murph
Stuart Little 2 George Little
2003 When Zachary Beaver Came to Town Toby Wilson
2005 The L.A. Riot Spectacular Tom Saltine Jr.
2011 Shark Pool Brad Short film
2012 For the Love of Money Young Yoni
Edge of Salvation JJ
2014 Awkward Party Jonathan Flipmicky Short film
Bad Asses Hammer Direct-to-video
You Used To Be Cute Himself Short film
Someone I Know Tommy Matthews
2015 Tag Rush
2016 Arlo: The Burping Pig Buster Voice role
Loserville Franklin Hope [16]
2017 Altitude Rick
Boone: The Bounty Hunter Ryan Davenport
Pitching Tents Scott
Beware The Lake Mason Clay
Limelight Rocky
Circus Kane Scott
Country Thunder Sam Short film
2018 Andover Steve
The Delivery The Doctor Short film
2019 A Second Chance Cory
2020 Broil Sydney 'The Chef' Lawson
2023 Ace Russ Short film
The Re-Education of Molly Singer Sully the Mascot
2024 Camp Pleasant Lake Jasper Meadows
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
1996–1997 The Jeff Foxworthy Show Justin Foxworthy Recurring role, 23 episodes
1997 Meego Alex Parker Main role, 13 episodes
The Single Guy Rudy Episode "Big Baby"
2000 Dawson's Creek Buzz Thompson 3 episodes
2002 HBO First Look Himself Episode "On the Set of 'Stuart Little 2"
2003 Touched By An Angel Stan Episode "The Good Earth"
Saturday Night Live Himself Cameo; episode: "Ashton Kutcher/50 Cent"
2005 Biography Episode "Child Stars II: Growing Up Hollywood"
2006 Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List Episode "Vegas, Baby!"
2009 Secret Girlfriend Episode: "You Help Sam Have His First Wet Dream"
2009 Monk Rudy Smith Episode: "Mr. Monk Takes the Stand"
Glenn Martin DDS Himself Voice role; episode "Korea Opportunities"
2013 Family Tools Ryan Episode "Role Model"
Bering Sea Beast Joe Television movie
2018 Drop the Mic Himself Episode: "Danielle Fishel vs. Jonathan Lipnicki / Shania Twain vs. Meghan Trainor"
Celebs Go Dating Series 4 contestant[17]
2019 Worst Cooks in America Celebrity Edition contestant

Awards and honors

Year Award Category Result Notes
1997 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film – Actor Age Ten or Under Won Jerry Maguire
Young Star Award Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Drama Film Nominated
1998 Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Comedy TV Series Nominated Meego
1999 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Actor Age Nine or Under Nominated Stuart Little
Young Star Award Best Young Actor/Performance in a Motion Picture Comedy Won
2001 Saturn Award Best Performance by a Younger Actor Nominated The Little Vampire
Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Actor Age Twelve or Under Won

References

  1. ^ "Jonathan Lipnicki". AllMovie. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  2. ^ HighBeam
  3. ^ "Child star turned MMA fighter helps escort observant Jews to worship".
  4. ^ Bloom, Nate (November 17, 2011). "Jewish Stars 11/18". Cleveland Jewish News.
  5. ^ Kilday, AP,Gregg; AP; Kilday, Gregg (November 4, 2008). "Jonathan Lipnicki walks to 'Other Side'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 14, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Curtis, Charles (October 17, 2012). "Jonathan Lipnicki on MMA and Tom Cruise - Entertainment, Pop Culture, Style and Hot Trends - Trending Blog - ESPN Playbook - ESPN". Espn.go.com. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  7. ^ McNary, Dave (May 1, 2020). "Film News Roundup: SXSW Wrestling Documentary 'You Cannot Kill David Arquette' Sold". Variety. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  8. ^ Whittock, Jesse (August 25, 2022). "'Camp Pleasant Lake' Adds Jonathan Lipnicki (Exclusive); Prime Video 'How To Date Billy Walsh'; Pinewood Sean Connery — Global Briefs". Deadline. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  9. ^ a b c Jonathan Lipnick's Faces of Philanthropy Profile. Faces of Philanthropy, accessed January 14, 2011.
  10. ^ a b Jonathan Lipnicki Is Going Places With his Love For Charity. Topbreakingnews, accessed January 14, 2011. Archived October 18, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ a b c Jonathan Lipnicki Of “The Little Vampire” Into Charity Archived October 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. ThaiIndian, accessed on January 14, 2011.
  12. ^ "What Jonathan Lipnicki Has Been up to Since Stuart Little". Screen Rant. April 9, 2023.
  13. ^ "Actors volunteer to escort LA Jews to synagogue". July 29, 2021.
  14. ^ https://www.buzzfeed.com/mychalthompson/jonathan-lipnicki-new-interview
  15. ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/CtzUuB6O4uy/?igsh=MXZ2amlncDhoNW5zOA==
  16. ^ Aiello, McKenna (October 22, 2015). "Happy 25th Birthday, Jonathan Lipnicki: See the Adorable Jerry Maguire Kid All Grown Up!". E! Online. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  17. ^ "Celebs Go Dating on Twitter". Twitter.