| Occupation Actor Parents Martin Abrahams Role Film actor | Name Jon Abrahams Years active 1995–present | |
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| Full Name Jon Avery Abrahams Born October 29, 1977 (age 38) (1977-10-29) New York City, New York, U.S. TV shows Boston Public, The Ellen DeGeneres Show Nominations MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss Education Saint Ann's School, St. Ann's High School, Secunderabad Movies Scary Movie, House of Wax, We Are Your Friends, Meet the Parents, Non‑Stop Similar Shawn Wayans, Leo Fitzpatrick, Marlon Wayans | ||
Jon Avery Abrahams (born October 29, 1977) is an American film and television actor. He had his film debut in Larry Clark's Kids (1995).
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Early life and family
Abrahams was born in New York. He attended Saint Ann's School in Brooklyn.
Abrahams' great-uncles were actor Mack Gray - long time confidant of entertainers George Raft, Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra - and stuntman and fight coordinator Joe Gray. His father, Martin Abrahams, is an artist.
Career
Abrahams has starred in many films and TV shows. His most notable roles are Bobby in Scary Movie, Dalton Chapman in the horror movie House of Wax and Denny Byrnes in the Robert De Niro-Ben Stiller comedy Meet the Parents. He is also known as "DJ Jonny" on The Ellen DeGeneres Show for season four, replacing Tony Okungbowa. He has been replaced on season five by KROQ personality Ted Stryker due to his wish to concentrate on his acting career in film. He can be seen in the 2009 comedy 2 Dudes and a Dream, (currently in post-production) and has also starred in the Enrique Iglesias music video for "Do You Know? (The Ping Pong Song)".