Jon Abrahams

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Jon Abrahams

Abrahams attending 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Born Jon Avery Abrahams
(1977-10-29) October 29, 1977
New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 1995–present

Jon Avery Abrahams (born October 29, 1977) is an American film and television actor. He had his film debut in Larry Clark's Kids (1995).

Early life and family

Abrahams was born in New York. He attended Saint Ann's School in Brooklyn.[1]

Abrahams' great-uncles were actor Mack Gray - long time confidant of entertainers George Raft, Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra - and stuntman and fight coordinator Joe Gray. His father, Martin Abrahams, is an artist.

Career

Abrahams has starred in many films and TV shows. His most notable roles are Bobby in Scary Movie, Dalton Chapman in the horror movie House of Wax and Denny Byrnes in the Robert De Niro-Ben Stiller comedy Meet the Parents. He is also known as "DJ Jonny" on The Ellen DeGeneres Show for season four, replacing Tony Okungbowa. He has been replaced on season five by KROQ personality Ted Stryker due to his wish to concentrate on his acting career in film. He can be seen in the 2009 comedy 2 Dudes and a Dream, (currently in post-production)[2] and has also starred in the Enrique Iglesias music video for "Do You Know? (The Ping Pong Song)".

Filmography

Year Title Role
1995 Kids Steven
1995 Dead Man Walking Sonny Poncelet
1997 Masterminds Richard 'K-Dog'
1998 The Faculty Boyfriend of Girl
1999 Outside Providence Drugs Delaney
2000 Boiler Room Jeff
2000 Boston Public Zach Fischer
2000 Scary Movie Bobby Prinze
2000 Meet the Parents Denny Byrnes
2001 Texas Rangers Berry Smith
2001 Scenes of the Crime Lenny Burroughs
2002 They Billy Parks
2003 My Boss's Daughter Paul
2005 House of Wax Dalton Chapman
2005 Prime Morris
2005 Standing Still Pockets
2006 Bottoms Up Jimmy DeSnappio
2007 Gardener of Eden Don
2007 2 Dudes and a Dream Model Instructor
2008 The Hill Howard
2009 Who Do You Love? Leonard Chess
2012 Missed Connections Josh Lindsay
2013 Second Generation Wayans Gavriel Rosembaum
2014 Non-Stop David Norton
2014 Criminal Minds Leo Jenkins
2015 Condemned Vince
2016 Two for One James Maxwell

References

  1. Lee, Linda. "A NIGHT OUT AT THE: Paramount Hotel; The Pajama Game", The New York Times, May 27, 2001. Accessed November 3, 2007. "A product of St. Ann's School in Brooklyn, Mr. Abrahams, 23, had invited a batch of friends from high school to join him. He lives in North Park Slope, exactly 41 minutes from here, he said."
  2. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1305579/
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