Lenny Jacobson
| Lenny Jacobson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 11, 1974 Holyoke, Massachusetts |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Notable work | Big Time in Hollywood, FL; Nurse Jackie...[1] |
Lenny Jacobson (born June 11, 1974) is an American television and feature film actor. He is best known for playing Ben Dolph on the Comedy Central series "Big Time in Hollywood, FL."
Life and career
Born and raised in Holyoke, Massachusetts, Jacobson attended Blessed Sacrament School and Holyoke Catholic High School. He went on to spend a year at Roger Williams University in Bristol, RI, where he was a member of the men's basketball team.[2]
He moved to Los Angeles in 2001 to pursue a career in acting and got his start booking various commercials, including Budweiser[3] and Castrol[4]
In 2009, Jacobson earned a small role in the pilot for the Showtime series "Nurse Jackie," which later became a major recurring role, appearing in 25 episodes over the next 4 seasons. During this time, Jacobson also worked on several other series including NCIS, Southland (TV series), Law & Order: LA, and Rizzoli & Isles.
His career continued with roles on TV's CSI,[5] Shameless and Modern Family, and in feature films like "Celeste & Jesse Forever" and the 2013 Steve Jobs biopic "Jobs," starring Ashton Kutcher, Josh Gad, and J. K. Simmons [6]
Following his final season on "Nurse Jackie," Jacobson shared with his cast-mates a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series,[7] his first major nomination.
In August 2013, Deadline.com announced that Jacobson would be starring in Comedy Central pilot "Big Time in Hollywood, FL,"[8] which was then ordered to series in January 2014[9]
He will next be seen in Blumhouse Productions' "The Veil,",[10] which also stars Jessica Alba and Thomas Jane[11]
Lenny is an avid user of the application periscope where he broadcasts live and talks with viewers. He has over 8,000 followers and has over 5 million hearts.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Celeste & Jesse Forever | Peter Pan | Lee Toland Krieger |
| 2013 | Jobs | Burrell Smith | Joshua Michael Stern |
| 2015 | The Veil | Ed | Phil Joanou |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Entourage | Rub & Tug Customer #2 | 1 episode |
| Las Vegas | Pickpocket | 1 episode | |
| October Road | Hippy Bob | 1 episode | |
| 2009-2012 | Nurse Jackie | Lenny | 25 episodes |
| 2009 | Mayne Street | Scott | 1 episode |
| 2010 | "Southland" | Borders Guy | 1 episode |
| 2011 | Law & Order: LA | Ray | 1 episode |
| NCIS | Security Guard | 1 episode | |
| 2012 | Rizzoli & Isles | Rick Jaffe | 1 episode |
| 2013 | CSI | Denny Jones | 1 episode |
| The New Normal | Ben | 1 episode | |
| Modern Family | Tony | 1 episode | |
| Jessie | Ted the Delivery Guy | 1 episode | |
| 2014 | The Crazy Ones | Jerome | 1 episode |
| Next Time on Lonny | Terrance | 1 episode | |
| Bad Teacher | Larry | 2 episodes | |
| Halt and Catch Fire | Donnie Manning | 1 episode | |
| 2015 | Shameless | Norbert | 1 episode |
| Big Time in Hollywood, FL | Ben | 10 episodes | |
| 2016 | Frequency | Gordo |
References
- ↑ "Lenny Jacobson on IMDb". Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ↑ "Holyoke actor Lenny Jacobson part of 'Nurse Jackie' cast". Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ↑ May 2015 "Holyoke to Hollywood: City native featured on new Comedy Central show 'Big Time in Hollywood, FL'" Check
|url=value (help). - ↑ "Castrol GXT "Sequel" Commercial". Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ↑ "'CSI' Enlists 'Greek's' Spencer Grammer, 'Nurse Jackie's' Lenny Jacobson (Exclusive)". Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ↑ "Lenny Jacobson on @midnight". Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ↑ "SAG Awards Nominations Announced". Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ↑ "Duo Join Pilot 'Big Time In Hollywood'; 'The Following' & 'The Originals' Add Recurring". Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ↑ "Comedy Central Gives Series Order To Ben Stiller-Produced 'Big Time In Hollywood, FL'". Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ↑ "Answers with Lenny Jacobson". Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ↑ "The Veil on IMDb". Retrieved 20 April 2015.