Jonathan Franzen

Actor, Writer, Producer

August 17, 1959 (66 years)
Jonathan Earl Franzen is an American novelist and essayist. His 2001 novel The Corrections, a sprawling, satirical family drama, drew widespread critical acclaim, earned Franzen a National Book Award, was a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction finalist, earned a James Tait Black Memorial Prize and was shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award. His novel Freedom (2010) garnered similar praise and led to an appearance on the cover of Time magazine alongside the headline "Great American Novelist".

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Emptying the Skies
    Emptying the Skies2013

Known For

  • Emptying the Skies
    Emptying the Skies2013
  • Ferrante Fever
    Ferrante Fever2017

Filmography

2017
1989
The Simpsons · as Jonathan Franzen (voice)

2026
2015
2014
2013
Revenge of the Mekons · as SelfOn Plex
2013
Emptying the Skies · as SelfOn Plex
2013
Philip Roth: Unmasked · as Himself
2012
2012
CBS Saturday Morning · as Self - Guest
2012
CBS Mornings · as Self - Author
2011
2010
Nieuwsuur · as Self - Schrijver
2009
Xenius · as Self
2009
Skavlan · as Self - Guest
2004
Kulturplatz · as Self
2004
2003
Che tempo che fa · as Self - Guest
2003
2003
Druckfrisch · as Self
1999
Berlin Mitte · as Self
1991
Charlie Rose · as Self - Guest
1986
1984
Jeopardy! · as Self - Celebrity Contestant
1967
TTT · as Self

2012
The Corrections · as Novel

2013
Emptying the Skies · as Executive ProducerOn Plex