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Jonah Hill Biography
Birth Name:
Jonah Hill Feldstein
Birth Place:
Los Angeles, California, United States
Profession
Actor, writer
Fast Facts
- Father Richard was a tour accountant for bands like Metallic and Guns N' Roses
- Family friend Dustin Hoffman jump-started Hill's acting career by getting him an audition for I Heart Huckabees
- Moved back home during the taping of Superbad (2007) to achieve the feeling of being in high school
- Was recommended for a part in Moneyball (2011) by actress Catherine Keener, with whom Hill appeared in The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005) and Cyrus (2010)
- Was paid only $60,000, the Screen Actors Guild's minimum wage, for his work on The Wolf of Wall Street; he took the pay cut in order to work with director Martin Scorsese
Awards
- 2019Producers Guild Awards-David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television: nominated
- 2017Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy: nominated
- 2013Oscar-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
- 2012Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: nominated
- 2012BAFTA Film Awards-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
- 2011Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
- 2011Oscar-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
Relationships
- Jordan Feldstein -- Brother
- Ali Hoffman -- Ex-significant Other
- Jordan Klein -- Ex-significant Other
- Rich Feldstein -- Father
- Sharon Lyn Feldstein -- Mother
- Beanie Feldstein -- Sister