Jonah Hill biography, net worth, girlfriend, age, sister, family, height and weight 2025

Jonah Hill's biography

Jonah Hill Feldstein is an actor, screenwriter behind more than a dozen films, director of the dramatic comedy Mid90s, producer, and Hollywood's most notable weight-loss transformation comedian. He was twice nominated for an Oscar: for the role of Peter Brend in Bennett Miller's Moneyball and for the role of Donny Azoff in Martin Scorsese's tragicomedy The Wolf of Wall Street. net worth: $55 million.

Childhood years: Los Angeles

The California couple Richard Feldstein and Sharon Lyn welcomed their second son in December 1983. The creative parents chose a biblical name for their son - Jonah. While his stylist mother worked on celebrities' images and his father - a touring accountant for Guns N' Roses - taught music management tricks to eldest son Jordan, young Jonah was glued to The Simpsons, dreaming of living in their world.

When he enrolled in Santa Monica Middle School, Jonah started creating his own stories about his beloved cartoon family, even though he'd barely learned to write. And when, as a teen, he saw Al Pacino in Scarface and The Godfather, he decided he would definitely become a director, like Brian de Palma or Francis Ford Coppola. So, Jonah's interest in cinema grew by the day.

The wealthy family's house in an elite Los Angeles neighborhood was always full of famous guests. One of Jonah's best childhood friends became Adam Levine, the future frontman of Maroon 5, which the actor's brother had produced for 15 years (Jordan died of a heart attack in December 2017). Also, as a teenager, Jonah became friends with Dustin Hoffman's children.

For as long as he could remember, Hill struggled with his weight. He recalled that he always felt fat and unattractive, and couldn't even dream of joining the teenage skater and hip-hop crowd. But according to the actor, he couldn't begin to understand how his teenage anxiety had affected his psyche until he started working on his film Mid90s.

Youth: New York

Enrolling at New School, a private liberal arts university in New York, Hill studied acting while actively exploring other film and theater professions. As a novice screenwriter, Jonah wrote one-act plays, sketches, and jokes and performed them for audiences at the Black and White Bar, a popular place in East Village, where creative young people gathered.

His search for the right career path might have taken years if not for his friends Jake and Rebecca, Dustin Hoffman's children. They decided to introduce the funny Jonah to their father and, impressed by the young man's talents, Hoffman recommended him for a role in David H. Russell's philosophical comedy I Heart Huckabees, where he himself played one of the main characters. The role of Bret, which went to Hill, was minor, but the debutant was well noticed.

Jonah Hill's career: from comedian to director

Jonah's comedic roles spanned several years early in his career. First, there were some small roles in Judd Apatow's 40 Year Old Virgin with Steve Carell, Knocked Up with Seth Rogen, and Funny People with Adam Sandler.

Funny People - trailer

Alongside Morgan Freeman and Paz Vega, Hill starred in the dramatic comedy 10 Items or Less, and with Steve Zahn and Allen Covert in the adventure film Strange Wilderness.

10 Items or Less - trailer

For his starring role as Seth in Superbad, Hill won the MTV award for Breakthrough of the Year and was nominated for the first time as the best comedy actor at Teen Choice Awards. After Superbad, Hill starred alongside Dylan Walsh and Danny DeVito in Hart Bochner's melodrama Just Add Water.

Hill's first major dramatic role was Peter Brand in Bennett Miller's biographical sports film Moneyball, where he starred with Brad Pitt. The film is based on real events described by Michael M. Lewis. Hill earned an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

Hill's comedic talent was on full display in The Sitter, where his character, Noah Griffith, is trying to cope with three unruly kids. Alongside Channing Tatum, Hill delighted fans in the buddy cop comedy 21 Jump Street, where he got the main role of the hapless cop Morton Schmidt. Hill also landed a memorable cameo as a gang member in Quentin Tarantino's western Django Unchained.

21 Jump Street - trailer

Hill earned just sixty thousand dollars for Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street, while his co-star Leonardo DiCaprio pulled in twenty-five million. But Hill later said that just working with the legendary director was priceless—something he would've done for free.

The Wolf of Wall Street - trailer

Playing a New York Times reporter in Rupert Goold's True Story, Hill proved he's not just a gifted comedian but also a serious dramatic actor. His Michael Finkel keeps the viewer in suspense all the way throughout the film.

His next project brought him back to comedy—Hail, Caesar! by the Coen brothers. Hill plays a lawyer searching for an actor who vanished from a movie set.

Then came Todd Phillips' crime comedy War Dogs, where Jonah's co-star was Miles Teller, and 2018 brought the biographical drama Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot with Joaquin Phoenix in the lead role. Hill is completely transformed as therapist Donny, running group sessions in a luxurious mansion. That same year, Jonah took on the role of Owen Milgim in the fantasy series Maniac, starring alongside Emma Stone.

Jonah Hill's personal life

Despite his open and easy-going personality, Hill keeps his romantic life private and rarely discusses personal matters. Still, Hollywood considers Jonah quite the heartthrob, linking him to various high-profile women including Dustin Hoffman's daughter and singer Rita Ora.

Hill's four-year relationship with actress Jordan Klein nearly led to marriage, but the couple split without publicly revealing what went wrong.

The actor briefly dated his nutritionist, Brooke Glazer, before paparazzi spotted him with a new girlfriend during a Mexican vacation. The girl's name is Camilla.

According to Zoomboola.com, US Weekly revealed in mid-2017 that the mystery brunette seen with the actor was Erin Galpern, who became his steady girlfriend and inspired Jonah's dramatic weight loss transformation. Media quickly speculated about wedding plans, but Hill typically stayed silent on the rumors.

Jonah Hill now

The actor, long typecast as the funny heavy guy, transformed into a trim, equally charming leading man - a dramatic change audiences witnessed in Maniac. Jonah credits his weight loss to health concerns, jokingly adding that Erin deserves more room in bed than his former size allowed.

The perpetually optimistic Jonah Hill, who turned thirty-five in December 2018, brims with creative projects and future plans. Following his directorial debut Mid90s, he's developing new scripts and film projects while expanding beyond comedy into dramatic roles.

Maniac - trailer

Hill's 2019 included a role in Ezra Edelman's drama Richard Jewell. Jonah also starred in fresh comedies and adventures alongside Matthew McConaughey and Snoop Dog in The Beach Bum, and with Jason Siegel in Akiva Schaffer's Adventurer's Guide. Also, Hill co-wrote the screenplay with Matthew Speiser and Max Winkler.

Jonah Hill: latest news and articles

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17 May 2022

Tonya Moore

I liked the movie «Maniac» with Hill. We watched with a friend just the other day...

2021-04-26 18:19:51
Miguel Jose Alexander

How comedian Jonah Hill is cool! I always liked this guy, he is talented in my opinion

2021-04-05 18:08:49
Anthony Timothy Walker

Hill reminds me of someone. The actor from the movie «The Hangover» seems to be..

2021-04-04 22:15:59
Kimberly Cook

It`s so great to know that Hill is Adam Levine`s best friend! Both guys are very cool :))

2021-04-01 09:15:13
Barry Shelton

Interestingly, he was not named John, but Jonah. It turns out this is a biblical name.

2021-03-29 17:46:37

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