Jesse Adam Eisenberg (born October 5, 1983) is an American actor. He has played notable roles in films such as Adventureland, The Squid and the Whale and Zombieland.
Eisenberg was born in Queens, New York City, New York, the son of Amy, who worked as a clown, and Barry Eisenberg, who ran a hospital and later became a college professor. His sister, Hallie Kate Eisenberg, is a former child actress. His family is Jewish. Eisenberg was raised in Quee...
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Jesse Adam Eisenberg (born October 5, 1983) is an American actor. He has played notable roles in films such as Adventureland, The Squid and the Whale and Zombieland.
Eisenberg was born in Queens, New York City, New York, the son of Amy, who worked as a clown, and Barry Eisenberg, who ran a hospital and later became a college professor. His sister, Hallie Kate Eisenberg, is a former child actress. His family is Jewish. Eisenberg was raised in Queens and New Jersey, attending the East Brunswick Public Schools at Frost School, Hammarskjold Middle School, Churchill Junior High School, and his sophomore year at East Brunswick High School.
Eisenberg had originally applied to New York University but declined enrollment in order to complete a film role. He subsequently enrolled at The New School in New York.
Eisenberg made his Broadway debut as an understudy in a 1996 revival of Summer and Smoke. He made his screen debut on the 1999 television series Get Real, which was canceled in 2000....
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