Jonathan Silverman

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Jonathan Silverman
Silverman in 2012
Born	Jonathan Elihu Silverman (1966-08-05) August 5, 1966 (age 55) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1984–present
Spouse(s)	Jennifer Finnigan ​ (m. 2007)​
Children	1

Jonathan Elihu Silverman (born August 5, 1966) is an American actor,^[1] known for his roles in the comedy films Brighton Beach Memoirs, Weekend at Bernie's and its sequel Weekend at Bernie's II.

Early life and education[]

Silverman was born in Los Angeles, California, to a Jewish family. He is the son of Devora (née Halaban) and Hillel Emanuel Silverman, a rabbi. He is the grandson of famous Conservative Rabbi Morris Silverman. His mother is from Jerusalem, where her family has lived since the establishment of Israel.^[2]

Career[]

Silverman is known for his roles in the TV series Gimme A Break!, as well as in the films Brighton Beach Memoirs (1986) (a film version of the first play of Neil Simon's Eugene Trilogy),^[3] Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985),^[4] Caddyshack II (1988),^[5] Little Big League (1994),^[6] and Weekend at Bernie's (1989).^[7]

Silverman played the title role in the television sitcom The Single Guy (which aired on NBC starting in 1995),^[8] as well as the lead role in the 1992 movie Little Sister.^[9] He has appeared on CSI: Miami (in a third-season episode called "Under the Influence").^[10] He made a guest appearance on Friends in the episode "The One with the Birth."^[11]

He appeared briefly on The Bold and the Beautiful in the early 2000s. He starred in the short-lived sitcom In Case of Emergency, which was a mid-season replacement on ABC for the 2006 season.^[12] He played the role of Eddie in Beethoven's Big Break. He later guest starred in Psych in February 2009 and in Hot in Cleveland in 2012. He was in the movie Jam (2006).^[13] He appeared in the television show White Collar in the episode "Veiled Threat" as a con artist. He has also been in Inkubus and the upcoming Self Stored by Wood Haven Productions. He guest starred as a controversial standup comedian in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in 2014. He also guest starred in Elementary in early 2016.

Personal life[]

He has been married to actress Jennifer Finnigan since 2007; the two met at a barbecue in 2004.^[14] He and Finnigan have a daughter, Ella Jack, born on September 29, 2017.^[15]

Philanthropy[]

In 2004, Silverman was a participant in the first-ever US television advertising campaign supporting donations to Jewish federations. The program featured "film and television personalities celebrating their Jewish heritage and promoting charitable giving to the Jewish community" and included Greg Grunberg, Marlee Matlin, Joshua Malina, and Kevin Weisman.^[16]

Filmography[]

References[]

External links[]

• Jonathan Silverman at IMDb
• Jonathan Silverman at the Internet Broadway Database