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Jonathan Ames

Acting

Born March 23, 1964 · New York, NY, USA

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Biography

Jonathan Ames 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".

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Awards & recognition

  • Shamus Award · 2023
  • Guggenheim Fellowship

Filmography13 titles

All the Rage (Saved by Sarno)

2016as Self

Curb Your Enthusiasm

2000as Nathan Stein

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

1996as Sam

Moonlighting

1985as Jergenson (uncredited)

Bored to Death

2009as Irwin

Drunk History

2013as Junius Booth

Blunt Talk

2015Creator, Executive Producer, Writer

You Were Never Really Here

2017Executive Producer, Novel

Guilty by Suspicion

1991as Cabbie

The Great Buck Howard

2008as Edward Kelly

The Extra Man

2010Executive Producer, Novel, Screenplay

Good Posture

2019as Self

American Loser

2007as Chairperson