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Jonah Hill

Jonah Hill was born Jonah Hill Feldstein into a Jewish family in Los Angeles, California and attended Brentwood School and then Crossroads School in Santa Monica. After graduating from high school, Hill left California to attend school with close friend Joseph Caloiero at New School University, where he studied acting. Hill attended the University of Colorado for one semester as a freshman after having left New School University. Hill's brother Jordan is the manager for the bands Maroon 5, Staind, Big City Rock, and Collective Soul. n college, Jonah Hill began writing his own plays and performing them in the bar Black and White in the East Village neighborhood of New York City. His plays developed a small following and helped him realize that his true desire was to act in film. Hill befriended Dustin Hoffman's children, Rebecca and Jake, who introduced him to their father. The elder Hoffman asked him to audition for a role in I Heart Huckabees, in which Hill made his film debut.

Jonah Hill hosted Saturday Night Live with musical guest Mariah Carey on March 15, 2008. Originally, Jonah Hill was scheduled to host on November 17, 2007 with musical guest, Kid Rock, but the episode was cancelled due to the Writers Guild of America strike that lasted from November 5, 2007 to February 12, 2008.

Hill had wanted to be a writer since he was young, dreaming of someday joining the writing teams of The Simpsons, Saturday Night Live, and The Larry Sanders Show. Hill is currently writing two screenplays, both of which will be produced by Judd Apatow, producer of Superbad. One of the films, The Middle Child, would star Hill as a young man who returns from college to find that his parents gave a child up for adoption before he was born. The role of Hill's older brother was written with frequent collaborator Seth Rogen in mind.

Hill is also writing Pure Imagination, a comedy for Sony about a man who develops an imaginary friend after a traumatic experience. Filming is expected to begin in 2008 and the film will be directed by Harold Ramis. At one point, he was also writing a screenplay with close friend and Huckabees co-star Jason Schwartzman. Hill was in negotiations for a part in Transformers 2, but opted out.

Hill rarely discusses his private life. He lives in California, but often travels to promote his films. Hill has stated that he likes to spend time with his friends and family.