Jonah Hill

Their older brother, Jordan Feldstein (1977–2017), was a music manager for Robin Thicke and Maroon 5 until his sudden death at age 40 from a DVT/pulmonary embolism.

Their parents were originally from Long Island, New York, and the family vacationed in the Catskill Mountains.

Hill and his siblings were raised in the wealthy Los Angeles neighborhood of Cheviot Hills, where he continues to reside, and attended the Center for Early Education, Brentwood School, and then Crossroads School in Santa Monica.

He worked at Hot Rod Skateboard Shop on Westwood Boulevard in Los Angeles.

Jonah Hill (born Jonah Hill Feldstein; December 20, 1983) is an American actor.

Hill was born on December 20, 1983, in Los Angeles, California.

His parents are Sharon Lyn, a costume designer and fashion stylist, and Richard Feldstein, a tour accountant for Guns N' Roses.

He has a younger sister, actress Beanie Feldstein (b. 1993).

After graduating from high school in 2002, he attended The New School, Bard College and the University of Colorado Boulder, but did not earn a degree.

Hill is Jewish and had a bar mitzvah ceremony.

In college, Hill began writing his own plays and performing them in the Black and White bar in the East Village neighborhood of New York City.

His plays developed a small following and helped him realize that his true desire was to act in films.

He was befriended by Dustin Hoffman's children, Rebecca and Jake, who introduced him to their father.

The elder Hoffman asked him to audition for a role in I Heart Huckabees, in which Hill made his film debut.

Hill then made a brief appearance in Judd Apatow's directorial debut, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, which led to his appearing in the role of a virgin video game tester in the comedy Grandma's Boy (2006), and roles in the comedies Accepted and Click, playing Adam Sandler's character's son in the latter.

He is known for his comedic roles in films including Superbad (2007), Knocked Up (2007), Get Him to the Greek (2010), 21 Jump Street (2012), This Is the End (2013), and 22 Jump Street (2014).

He had a larger supporting role in the Apatow-directed Knocked Up (2007).

On television he played the "RA Guy" on the first season of the Oxygen Network sitcom Campus Ladies, and guest-starred in an episode of Clark and Michael.

His first leading role was in the Apatow-produced comedy Superbad, where he appeared with Michael Cera, in roles based on the teen years of the film's writers, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg.

It is often cited as the film that launched Hill's and Cera's careers.

He followed it with an uncredited role as Dewey Cox's brother Nate in Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story in December 2007.

Hill has provided voices for the animated films Horton Hears a Who! (2008), Megamind (2010), the How to Train Your Dragon trilogy (2010–2019), The Lego Movie (2014), Sausage Party (2016), and The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019).

He hosted Saturday Night Live on March 15, 2008, featuring musical guest Mariah Carey.

He next starred in Judd Apatow's third directorial feature, Funny People (2009) which also starred Adam Sandler, Eric Bana and Seth Rogen.

He played Cooker in Fred Wolf's Strange Wilderness.

He was an associate producer of the 2009 Sacha Baron Cohen mockumentary Brüno.

He guest starred in The Simpsons episode "Pranks and Greens", portraying an immature man named Andy Hamilton who was hailed the best prankster in Springfield Elementary School history.

He had an uncredited role in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian as a security guard.

After co-starring in Get Him to the Greek with Russell Brand, Hill started seeking more work in independent film.

He is also known for his roles in Cyrus (2010), War Dogs (2016), Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (2018), and Don't Look Up (2021).

He turned down a role as one of the three principals in The Hangover to work with directors Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass in Cyrus (2010).

For his performances in Moneyball (2011) and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

In July 2011, he appeared at ESPN's ESPY Awards sporting a much slimmer physique, stating he had lost 40 lbs.

In November 2011, along with Sam Worthington and Dwight Howard, he starred in commercials for the video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, making his first appearance with his new look.

Also in 2011, he created the Fox animated series Allen Gregory with Andrew Mogel and Jarrad Paul.

Hill ranked 28th on Forbes list of highest-paid actors from June 2014 to June 2015, at $16million.

In 2018, he starred in the Netflix miniseries Maniac and made his directorial debut with the film Mid90s, for which he also wrote the screenplay.

He directed and produced the documentary Stutz (2022).

In 2020, he was found to have sworn on film more than any other actor.

As a screenwriter, he contributed to the stories of 21 Jump Street, 22 Jump Street, Sausage Party, Why Him?, and You People.