Name: Jonathan Jackson
Date of Birth: 11 May 1982 He is a vegetarian. Has a brother, actor-musician Richard Lee Jackson and a sister, Candace Jackson. Sister Candace Jackson used to act and is now a lawyer. Has a band, Scarlet Road, with his brother, father and uncle. Plays guitar. Fences with his brother and used to fence with Taran Noah Smith of "Home Improvement" when they worked on the same ABC lot. He wanted to be a professional baseball player when he was younger. Father is a former fireman who ran for a political position in Washington State. ... Newsweek magazine claimed that Jonathan was a sureshot for the role of Anakin Skywalker. The role ended up going to his Trapped in a Purple Haze (2000) (TV) co-star, Hayden Christensen. Jon's father, Ricky Lee, is a dermatologist. His mother, Jeanine, is a homemaker. Graduated high school when he was 16. In 1993 and 1994, Jonathan won the Hollywood Youngstar Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series, also due to his portrayal of Lucky a.k.a. Lukas Lorenzo Spencer Jr. Was named one of the '50 Most Beautiful People in the World' by People Magazine in 1999. He attended the ABC Kids N Teens acting and modeling program. Announced his engagement to former GH co-star Lisa Vultaggio. Changed his band's name to Jono & The Rock (referring to his and his brother's nicknames). Changed his band's name again from Jono and the Rock to Enation. [2003] Son, Caleb Jackson, born June 21, 2003, which was also the one year anniversary of his marriage to actress Lisa Vultaggio. Sister Candice used to act and is now in law school. Daughter Adora Jackson was born in September 2005. Over the years, Jackson has been cast in two movies that lost their funding half-way through shooting: "The New Kid" in 1994 and "Six Wire Winter" in 2003. "The New Kid" also co-starred his brother, Richard Lee Jackson, and would have been Jonathan's film debut, but the movie lost funding and was never released. "Six Wire Winter" was to co-star Willie Nelson, but funding fell through and shooting was halted. Read more Jonathan Jackson movies (actor)User Comments |
