Biography
After gaining notoriety on Broadway and in films based on various incarnations of the works of American playwright Neil Simon, actor Jonathan Silverman built up a respectable résumé in movies and on television. He essayed the role of Eugene Jerome - a character he initially played on Broadway - in Simon's "Brighton Beach Memoirs" (1986), his first lead in a feature film. Shortly thereafter, Silverman and co-star Andrew McCarthy landed a …
Career Milestones
2006 | Cast in Jason Ruscio's existential drama, "Laura Smiles" | |
2004 | Co-starred in ABC's David E. Kelley pilot "The DeMarco Affairs" | |
2003 | Appeared in the Showtime movie "Deacons for Defense" | |
2001 | Co-starred in the ABC movie "These Old Broads" | |
2001 | Acted in the L.A. premiere of Warren Leight's play "Glimmer, Glimmer and Shine" | |
2000 | With Gossett, reprised roles in the sequel "Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence" (Showtime) | |
1999 | Had supporting role in "Freak City"; aired on Showtime | |
1999 | Co-starred in the independent film "Just a Little Harmless Sex" | |
1998 | Teamed with Louis Gossett Jr in the Showtime movie "The Inspectors" | |
1998 | Supported Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau in "The Odd Couple II", penned by Neil Simon | |
1995 | Starred in NBC-TV comedy series "The Single Guy" (also served as program consultant) | |
1993 | Reprised role in the unneccessary sequel "Weekend at Bernie's II" | |
1992 | Played Stan Jerome, Eugene's older brother, in a TV adaptation of "Neil Simon's 'Broadway Bound'" (ABC) | |
1989 | Co-starred in the low-brow comedy "Weekend at Bernie's", a surprise box-office hit | |
1986 | First leading role in the feature adaptation of "Brighton Beach Memoirs" | |
| Reprised role of Eugene Jerome on Broadway in Simon's "Broadway Bound" | ||
1985 | Played recurring role of Jonathan Maxwell on the NBC-TV sitcom, "Gimme a Break" | |
1985 | Recreated role of Eugene Jerome onstage in Simon's "Biloxi Blues" (again replaced Matthew Broderick) | |
1985 | First TV-movie, "Challenge of a Lifetime" | |
1985 | Feature film debut in "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" | |
1984 | Broadway debut as Eugene Jerome in Neil Simon's "Brighton Beach Memoirs" (replaced Matthew Broderick); also led play's first national tour | |