Jonathan Ames
Jonathan Ames (born March 23, 1964) 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". His novel You Were Never Really Here was adapted into a film of the same name, directed by Lynne Ramsay and starring Joaquin Phoenix. It premiered at the 70th Cannes Film Festival in 2017, and was released on April 6, 2018, in the United States. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jonathan Ames, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- 2019 ยทGood Postureas Self
- 2016 ยทAll the Rage (Saved by Sarno)as Self
- 2013 ยทDrunk Historyas Junius Booth
- 2009 ยทBored to Deathas Irwin
- 2008 ยทThe Great Buck Howardas Edward Kelly
- 2007 ยทAmerican Loseras Chairperson
- 2006 ยทWhat's Not to Love?as Jonathan
- 2005 ยทAs Smart As They Are: The Author Projectas Himself
- 2005 ยทThe Late Late Show with Craig Fergusonas Self
- 2001 ยทThe Girl Under the Wavesas Jonathan
- 2000 ยทCurb Your Enthusiasmas Nathan Stein
- 1996 ยทSabrina, the Teenage Witchas Sam
- 1991 ยทGuilty by Suspicionas Cabbie
- 1985 ยทMoonlightingas Jergenson (uncredited)
- 1985 ยทMoonlightingas Jurgensen