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Jonathan Ames

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Jonathan Ames

Born Mar 23, 1964 · 62 years19 titles 12 movies · 7 TV
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Biography

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.

Born

Mar 23, 1964

New York, NY, USA

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

14

Acting credits

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Directing

6

Writing

5

Other crew

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