Jonathan William Lipnicki (born October 22, 1990) is an American actor who is known for his roles as a child actor. He has appeared in films such as Jerry Maguire (1996), Stuart Little (1999) and Stuart Little 2 (2002), The Little Vampire (2000), and Like Mike (2002). He also acted in the television series Dawson's Creek on The WB and Meego on CBS.
Early life Jonathan William Lipnicki was born on October 22, 1990, in Westlake Village, California, to Joseph Lipnicki and Rhonda Rosen. He has an older sister, Alexis. His father owns the mixed martial arts promotion firm Fight Sports Entertainment. His family is Jewish and he had a Bar Mitzvah.
He was educated at Agoura High School, a public secondary school in the city of Agoura Hills in Los Angeles County, California.
Career Lipnicki played the son of a single parent in his film debut Jerry Maguire. He subsequently appeared on The Single Guy, The Jeff Foxworthy Show as well as episodes of Dawson's Creek and the 1997 sitcom, Meego. He played George Little in Stuart Little and its sequel Stuart Little 2.
He also played the lead, Tony Thompson, in the 2000 film, The Little Vampire and co-starred with hip-hop rapper Bow Wow in the 2002 sports film, Like Mike, which was released two weeks before Stuart Little 2. The latter films did relatively well in theaters, and Lipnicki has become known among preteen audiences, although he has focused mostly on independent films.
Lipnicki has also appeared in the season preview of Jamie Kennedy's Blowin' Up and When Zachary Beaver Came to Town.
He appeared on the comedy Motherlover on the YOMYOMF Network. Lipnicki currently trains in mixed martial arts styles, but when asked whether he planned to ever fight professionally, he replied, "I've been pretty busy filming and I would need to put off a certain amount of time to really train for a fight and be in amazing cardio shape and really work on my striking more. I'm not saying no and I'm not saying yes."
Lipnicki completed lead roles in the horror-thriller motion picture Broil, produced by the team behind It Follows, and the comedy-drama motion picture Pooling To Paradise opposite Taryn Manning and Jordan Carlos. He also guest-starred in Antoine Fuqua's and Philip Noyce's The Resident.
In 2022, it was announced to the public that Lipnicki will be starring in the horror film Camp Pleasant Lake as the character Jasper Meadows.
In 2023, he became an executive producer at Buffalo 8 Productions. Philanthropy Lipnicki has been a speaker for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and is actively involved with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, the Starlight Children Foundation and the NBA's Read to Achieve program. The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation named Lipnicki one of its "Heroes of 2001" at the age of ten, for his work with the organization.
Additionally, Lipnicki has been an international spokesperson for Pediatric Chiropractic and Kids Day America/International and has worked with animal rights groups such as Pets and Their Stars and the Nutz for Mutts group.
Personal life Lipnicki is a trained martial arts practitioner and holds a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. In 2021, following an uptick in antisemitic attacks, Lipnicki teamed up with security firm Magen Am to escort Jews to synagogues. He currently resides in Oklahoma after becoming executive producer for Buffalo 8 Production.
Filmography Film
Year Title Role Notes 1996 Jerry Maguire Ray Boyd 1998 Dr. Dolittle Baby Tiger Voice role 1999 Stuart Little George Little 2000 The Little Vampire Tony Thompson 2002 Like Mike Murph Stuart Little 2 George Little 2003 When Zachary Beaver Came to Town Toby Wilson 2005 The L.A. Riot Spectacular Tom Saltine Jr. 2011 Shark Pool Brad Short film 2012 For the Love of Money Young Yoni Edge of Salvation JJ 2014 Awkward Party Jonathan Flipmicky Short film Bad Asses Hammer Direct-to-video You Used To Be Cute Himself Short film Someone I Know Tommy Matthews 2015 Tag Rush 2016 Arlo: The Burping Pig Buster Voice role Loserville Franklin Hope 2017 Altitude Rick Boone: The Bounty Hunter Ryan Davenport Pitching Tents Scott Beware The Lake Mason Clay Limelight Rocky Circus Kane Scott Country Thunder Sam Short film 2018 Andover Steve The Delivery The Doctor Short film 2019 A Second Chance Cory 2020BroilSydney 'The Chef' Lawson 2023 Ace Russ Short film The Re-Education of Molly Singer Sully the Mascot2024Camp Pleasant LakeJasper MeadowsMan Goes on RantJonathan2025CottonmouthNormSarah's OilChemist2026PrimetimeCrazyfrog73
Television Year Title Role Notes 1996–1997 The Jeff Foxworthy Show Justin Foxworthy Recurring role, 23 episodes 1997 Meego Alex Parker Main role, 13 episodes The Single Guy Rudy Episode: "Big Baby" 2000 Dawson's Creek Buzz Thompson 3 episodes 2002 HBO First Look Himself Episode: "On the Set of 'Stuart Little 2" 2003 Touched By An Angel Stan Episode: "The Good Earth" Saturday Night Live Himself Cameo; episode: "Ashton Kutcher/50 Cent" 2005 Biography Himself Episode: "Child Stars II: Growing Up Hollywood" Family Guy Wesly Voice role; episode: "Fast Times at Buddy Cianci Jr. High" 2006 Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List Himself Episode: "Vegas, Baby!" 2009Secret Girlfriend Himself Episode: "You Help Sam Have His First Wet Dream" 2009 Monk Rudy Smith Episode: "Mr. Monk Takes the Stand" Glenn Martin DDS Himself Voice role; episode: "Korea Opportunities" 2013 Family Tools Ryan Episode: "Role Model" Bering Sea Beast Joe Television movie 2018 Drop the Mic Himself Episode: "Danielle Fishel vs. Jonathan Lipnicki / Shania Twain vs. Meghan Trainor" Celebs Go Dating Series 4 contestant 2019 Worst Cooks in America Celebrity Edition contestant2025 The Joe Schmo Show Episode: "Ben From Baltimore"
Awards and honors Year Award Category Result Notes1997 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film – Actor Age Ten or Under Jerry MaguireYoung Star Award Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Drama Film 1998 Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Comedy TV Series Meego2000 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Actor Age Nine or Under Stuart Little Young Star Award Best Young Actor/Performance in a Motion Picture Comedy 2001 Saturn Award Best Performance by a Younger Actor The Little Vampire Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Actor Age Twelve or Under
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