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Jonathan Ames

Actor, Producer, WriterBorn March 23, 1964 (61 years)
Jonathan Ames (born March 23, 1964) is an American author who has written a number of novels and comic memoirs, and is the creator of two television series, Bored to Death (HBO) and Blunt Talk (STARZ). In the late '90s and early 2000s, he was a columnist for the New York Press for several years, and became known for self-deprecating tales of his sexual misadventures. He also has a long-time interest in boxing, appearing occasionally in the ring as "The Herring Wonder". His novel You Were Never Really Here was adapted into a film of the same name, directed by Lynne Ramsay and starring Joaquin Phoenix. It premiered at the 70th Cannes Film Festival in 2017, and was released on April 6, 2018, in the United States.

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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Great Buck Howard
  • The Extra Man
  • American Loser
  • Werewolf Bitches from Outer Space
  • Satan, Hold My Hand

Known For

  • You Were Never Really Here
  • Bored to Death
  • Blunt Talk
  • The Extra Man

Jonathan Ames Filmography

2013
Drunk History (TV Series) · as Junius Booth
2010
The Extra Man · as Gentleman
2009
Bored to Death (TV Series) · as Irwin
2008
2007
American Loser · as Chairperson
2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm (TV Series) · as Nathan Stein
1996
Sabrina, The Teenage Witch (TV Series) · as Sam
1991
Guilty by Suspicion · as Cabbie
1985
Moonlighting (TV Series) · as Jergenson (uncredited)

2017
You Were Never Really Here · as Executive Producer
2017
2015
Blunt Talk (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
2013
2010
The Extra Man · as Executive Producer
2009
Bored to Death (TV Series) · as Executive Producer

2017
2015
Blunt Talk (TV Series)
2010
The Extra Man · as Screenplay
2009
Bored to Death (TV Series)

2019
2016
All the Rage · as Self
2009
Talk Stoop (TV Series) · as Self
2007
Page 2 (TV Series) · as Self
2005
1992
Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self

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