Occupation Actor, model Height 1.88 m Role Actor | Name Jonathan Bennett Years active 1997–present | |
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Full Name Jonathan D. Bennett Siblings Lisa Bennett, Brian Bennett, Brent Bennett Nominations Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Chemistry, Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Breakout Star - Male Movies and TV shows Similar People Lizzy Caplan, Lindsay Lohan, Daniel Franzese, Lacey Chabert, Matt Dallas Profiles |
Jonathan bennett actor
Jonathan D. Bennett (born June 10, 1981) is an American actor and model. He is known for his roles as Aaron Samuels in the 2004 comedy film Mean Girls, Bud McNulty in 2005's Cheaper by the Dozen 2 and the title character in the 2009 direct-to-DVD comedy Van Wilder: Freshman Year and his recurring roles as Casey Gant in the UPN mystery drama Veronica Mars and J. R. Chandler in the ABC soap opera All My Children. He is also the host of Food Network's show Cake Wars.
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- Jonathan bennett actor
- Jonathan bennett reveals the one mean girls quote he can t escape toofab
- Early life
- Career
- Dancing with the Stars
- Filmography
- References

Jonathan bennett reveals the one mean girls quote he can t escape toofab
Early life

Bennett was born in Rossford, Ohio, to David Bennett, a Toledo physician, and Ruthanne Bennett (née Mason). He has two half-brothers, Brian and Brent and one half-sister, Lisa. Both of Jonathan's parents have died. His mother died November 30, 2012, at the age of 67, and his father died of brain cancer on April 28, 2014 at age 73.

Jonathan attended Eagle Point Elementary School in Rossford. His first acting experience was in a play in the seventh grade while living in North Carolina. Shortly after that, he moved back to Rossford, where he attended and graduated from Rossford High School. He graduated in 1999 and attended Otterbein College, where he was a student of the theatre program. After dropping out of college, he moved to New York to pursue acting.
Career

After moving to New York, he was cast on the ABC soap opera All My Children as J.R. Chandler from 2001 to 2002. Since then, he has appeared in various television dramas, including Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Deception, Smallville, and Veronica Mars. Bennett co-starred in the hit comedy Mean Girls with Lindsay Lohan where he played Aaron Samuels, the love interest of Lohan's character Cady Heron. He subsequently co-starred in the family comedy Cheaper by the Dozen 2 with Piper Perabo and the romantic comedy Lovewrecked with Amanda Bynes. Bennett appeared in the direct-to-video prequel The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning where he played Bo Duke. Also in 2009, he appeared as Nick in the Hallmark original movie Elevator Girl with his Mean Girls co-star Lacey Chabert and Ryan Merriman.

In 2009, Bennett starred as the title character in Van Wilder: Freshman Year, which was released straight to DVD.

As of 2015, he is hosting a cooking competition on the Food Network called Cake Wars.
Dancing with the Stars
On September 4, 2014, Bennett was announced as one of the celebrities competing on the 19th season of Dancing with the Stars. He was paired with professional dancer Allison Holker. Bennett's personal motivation for joining the DWTS cast was in memoriam of his parents; his father having recently died from brain cancer, and his mother died the year prior, and they were both fans of the show. Bennett and Holker were eliminated on Week 6 of competition and finished in 9th place.