Wesley Jonathan
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| Wesley Jonathan | |
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| Birth name | Wesley Jonathan Waples |
| Born | October 18 1978 Walnut Creek, California, Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
Wesley Jonathan (born October 18 1978) is an American actor.
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[edit] Biography
Born Wesley Jonathan Waples in Walnut Creek, California, outside San Francisco, is of African American descent. Jonathan's parents divorced at the age four. As a child, he spent four years living in Germany and traveling throughout Europe which gave him an open view of different various groups of people and their cultures with his mother and two siblings. He started his first role out in the Keenen Ivory Wayans blaxploitation film, I'm Gonna Git You Sucka. He is the middle of three children including his two sisters, Rachel and Octavia. He went to public school until his senior year and had to finish the year home schooled. Jonathan enjoys basketball, volleyball, swimming, singing, and dancing.
[edit] Early career
Moving back to the United States, Jonathan spent long periods in front of the television learning lines from various sitcoms and movies. He became so persistent in his demand to be on television that his mother met with one of the family members, cousin Crystal, who suggested to seek him an agent. Jonathan landed his first job in a music video at the age 8 for an artist named Melissa Manchester. Soon after, he began working on 21 Jump Street, which also starred Holly Robinson and Johnny Depp. He traveled to Canada, where the show was being filmed. Acting quickly became a career for Jonathan as he landed numerous of commercials and guest starring roles. This broad range of television made Jonathan considerably more seasoned than more of his peers. The pleasant ensemble of both comedy and dramatic films demonstrated the impressive range of acting talent that Jonathan exhibits. However, despite his fledgling film career, Jonathan is more comfortable on the small screens in front of enthusiastic live-studio audience.
[edit] Music career
Jonathan signed with Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment in 1996 for a record deal, but no record was released; in 1998, he was released from Aftermath. A year later, he was signed by Columbia Records and released his first album.
He also performed as a singer, rapper, and dancer with the group 3rd Storee.
[edit] Filmography and television episodes
- National Lampoon's Bag Boy (post-production) as Alonzo Ford (2008)
- Queen of Media (pre-production) as Dealer (2007)
- Steppin as Terrance (2007)
- Divine Intervention (post-production) as Rev. Robert Gibbs (2007)
- The Beautiful Ordinary (completed) (2007)
- Cuttin' Da Mustard (in production) as Tyree (2007)
- Crossover as Noah Cruise (2006)
- What I Like About You as Gary Thorpe (2002-2006)
- Roll Bounce as Sweetness (2005)
- White Chicks (deleted scenes) as Johnny Copeland (2004)
- The United States Of Leland as Bengel (2004)
- Greetings from Tucson as Soloman (2 episodes) (2003)
- Storm Watch as Ravi (2002)
- Scream at the Sound of the Beep as Arsenio (2002)
- City Guys as Jamal Grant (1997-2001)
- Felicity as Max (1 episode) (2001)
- Judging Amy (1 episode) (2001)
- Boston Public as Tyronn Anderson he died (2 episodes) (2001)
- USA High as Anthony (1 episode) (1998)
- NYPD Blue as Orlando (1 episode) (1998)
- The Parent Hood (1 episode) (1998)
- Smart Guy (TV series)|Smart Guy as Tyler (1 episode) (1997)
- The Practice as David Piper (1 episode) (1997)
- Sister, Sister as Charles, Michael and Pico (1994-1996)
- NewsRadio as Kid #1 (1 episode) (1996)
- Promised Land as Brandon (1 episode) (1996)
- Minor Adjustments as Henry Harrison (3 episodes) (1996)
- Moesha as Norman (1 episode) (1996)
- Panther as Little Bobby (1995)
- Boy Meets World as T.J. (1 episode) (1995)
- Misery Loves Company as Conner (1995)
- Thea as Riddick (3 episodes) (1993-1994)
- A Different World as a kid (1992)
- Baywatch as Jordan (2 episodes) (1991)
- Get a Life as Eddie (4 episodes) (1990-1991)
- 21 Jump Street as Kelly (1 episode) (1990)
- I'm Gonna Git You Sucka as Kid #1 (1988)
