Jonah Hill

Jonah Hill was born on December 20, 1983, in Los Angeles, to Richard Feldstein and Sharon Lyn. His father was a tour accountant for Guns N' Roses, an American hard rock band, and his mother was a costume designer and fashion stylist.

He has a sister, Beanie Feldstein, who is a well-known actress and brother, Jordan Feldstein, who manages the famous band Maroon 5.

Born and raised in a creative family, Jonah aimed to be a big writer. As a child he had a dreamt of being a part of writing team of ‘The Simpsons’ and ‘Saturday Night Live’.

In his early life, he started writing and performing his own plays in a bar located in the neighbouring East Village of New York City. As time passed, Hill realized that he wanted to pursue his career as an actor more than a writer.

To complete his schooling, he went to Brentwood School and graduated from Crossroads College in Santa Monica. He later on moved to New York to take admission in The New School, to study drama.

Jonah made his debut in 2004 with a Hollywood movie named ‘I Heart Huckabees’. He had become a close friends of Dustin Hoffman’s children—Rebecca and Jake— during his college days. It was this connection that helped Hill to get this role.

Following by his debut film, he got roles in many other movies. He played a short role in ‘The 40-Year-Old Virgin’ and a supporting role in a romantic comedy-drama film ‘Knocked Up’.

The turning point of his career was in 2007, when he got a role in comedy hit ‘Superbad’. The role got him two nominations for MTV Movie Awards and one for a Teen Choice Award.

His other prominent movies of this time include: ‘Knocked Up’ (2007), ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ (2008), and ‘Get Him to the Greek’ (2010). His comedic performance in all these movies was highly applauded.

In 2011, he appeared in the movie ‘Moneyball’ alongside Brad Pitt in the later movie. His performance in the movie earned him rave reviews and an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

Jonah Hill’s comedic performance in movies, such as 'Accepted', 'Grandma's Boy', 'Superbad', 'Knocked Up', 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall', 'Get Him to the Greek', '21 Jump Street', 'This Is the End', '22 Jump Street' and 'War Dogs' has been highly appreciated.

Besides the comedic performances, he has proved his acting mettle with his brilliant portrayals in ‘Moneyball’ and ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’. Both the movies earned him an Oscar Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.