Jackson, Jonathan 1982–

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JACKSON, Jonathan 1982–

PERSONAL

Full name, Jonathan Stevens Jackson; born May 11, 1982, in Orlando, FL; son of Richard Lee, Sr. (a dermatologist and musician) and Jeanine (a manager) Jackson; brother of Richard Lee Jackson (an actor, musician, and filmmaker); brother of Candice Jackson Mayhew (a lawyer and actress); married Lisa Vultaggio (an actress), June 21, 2002; children: Caleb. Religion: Christian. Avocational interests: Basketball, baseball, in–line skating, playing the guitar. Religion: Christian. Avocational Interests: Basketball, baseball, in–line skating, playing the guitar. Education: Trained at the acting and modeling program at ABC Kids N Teens.

Addresses: Agent—David Guillod, United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Fifth Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Manager—Jane Berliner, Handprint Entertainment, 1100 Glendon Ave., Suite 1000, Los Angeles, CA 90024.

Career: Actor, director, writer, composer, singer, and musician. Cofounder of Nine on the Breaks (production company); appeared in commercials and print advertisements. Member of Scarlet Road (rock band; also known as Scarlet River, Jono and the Rock, and Enation).

Awards, Honors: Daytime Emmy awards, outstanding younger actor in a drama series, 1995, 1998, and 1999, Soap Opera Digest awards, outstanding child actor, 1995, and outstanding young lead actor, 1999, Daytime Emmy Award nominations, outstanding younger actor in a drama series, 1996, 1997, and 2000, Young Artist Award nominations, Young Artist Foundation, best performance by a young actor in a daytime drama series, 1996, 1997, and 1999, YoungStar awards, Hollywood Reporter, best performance by a young actor in a daytime television program, 1997, 1998, and 1999, and YoungStar Award nomination, best young actor in a daytime television series, 2000, all for General Hospital; YoungStar Award nomination, best young actor in a movie made for television, 1997, for The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc.; Festival Award, best narrative short—drama, and Coen Brothers Award for Duo Filmmakers, both Brooklyn Film Festival, both with Richard Lee Jackson, 2000, for Crystal Clear; YoungStar Award nomination, best performance by a young actor in a drama film, 1999, and Young Hollywood Award, Movieline, breakthrough male performance, 2000, both for The Deep End of the Ocean.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Lukas Lorenzo "Lucky" Spencer, Jr., General Hospital, ABC, 1993–1999.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Matt Rainie, The Legend of the Ruby Silver, ABC, 1996.

Rudy Gatewick/Oliver Gillis, The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc. (also known as Double Play), Showtime, 1996.

Max Hanson, Trapped in a Purple Haze, ABC, 2000.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Cohost, Wild Things: An Earth Day Special, ABC, 1995.

Lukas Lorenzo "Lucky" Spencer, Jr., General Hospital: Twist of Fate, ABC, 1996.

ABC Soaps' Most Unforgettable Love Stories, ABC, 1998.

The General Hospital 35th Anniversary Show, ABC, 1998.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Ricky Ferris, "Honesty Night," Boy Meets World, ABC, 1997.

Ricky Ferris, "Starry Night," Boy Meets World, ABC, 1997.

Devin, "If a Tree Falls…," Night Visions, Fox, 2001.

Himself, Intimate Portrait: Genie Francis, Lifetime, 2001.

Martin (Marty), "Sunrise," The Twilight Zone, UPN, 2003.

Himself, Di Palma Forum at UNLV, PBS, 2003.

Film Appearances:

Morris "Mud" Himmel, Camp Nowhere, Buena Vista, 1994.

Vincent Cappadora at the age of sixteen, The Deep End of the Ocean, Columbia, 1999.

Charlie Vick, True Rights, Soundelux Entertainment Group, 2000.

Eddie, Crystal Clear (short film), 2000.

Seth Reed, Skeletons in the Closet, Artisan Entertainment, 2000.

Toby, On the Edge (also known as Catch the Sun), 2001.

Jesse Tuck, Tuck Everlasting, Buena Vista/Walt Disney, 2002.

Randy Stetz, Insomnia, Warner Bros., 2002.

Alan Parker, Riding the Bullet, Motion Picture Corporation of America, 2004.

James Phelps, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (also known as Dirty Dancing 2), Lions Gate Films, 2004.

Film Director:

Crystal Clear (short film), 2000.

RECORDINGS

Albums:

(With Scarlet Road) Clash, 1997.

(With Scarlet Road) God Candy, 1999.

(With Scarlet Road) Hope, 2001.

(With Scarlet Road) This I Know, 2001.

(With Jono and the Rock) Glory Come Undone, 2002.

Recorded Jonathan Jackson Homemade "1 and Jonathan Jackson Homemade "2.

Video Games:

Voice, TJ's Reel Extreme CD–ROM!, Graphix Zone, c. 1996.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

Crystal Clear (short film), 2000.

Film Music:

Musical score, Crystal Clear (short film), 2000.

Songs, Skeletons in the Closet, Artisan Entertainment, 2000.

Albums:

(With Scarlet Road) Clash, 1997.

(With Scarlet Road) God Candy, 1999.

(With Scarlet Road) Hope, 2001.

(With Scarlet Road) This I Know, 2001.

(With Jono and the Rock) Glory Come Undone, 2002.

Recorded Jonathan Jackson Homemade "1 and Jonathan Jackson Homemade "2.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Los Angeles Times Weekend, March 11, 1999, pp. 12–16.

Movieline, September, 1999, pp. 56–57.

People Weekly, May 10, 1999, p. 130.

Teen, September, 1996, p. 34.

TV Guide, June 13, 1998, p. 28; April 15, 2000, pp.74–76; October 15, 2002, p. 50.

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