Who is H. Jon Benjamin?

American actor, comedian, screenwriter and musician Harry Jon Benjamin, was born in Worcester, Massachusetts USA, on 23 May 1966, which makes Gemini his zodiac sign. He’s had roles in over 80 TV series and movies, ut is probably known best for voicing the lead character Sterling Archer in the animated action comedy series “Archer”, created by Adam Reed, and which also stars Judy Greer and Amber Nash. The series has been airing since 2009, follows the life of a secret agent, and won 18 of its 89 award nominations.

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Education and early life

Jon was raised in Worcester by his mother Shirley who was a ballet dancer and teacher, and father Howard who was CEO of a small company; both Shirley and Howard are Jewish.

Jon became interested in acting while growing up, and was mostly passionate about imitating the voices of characters he saw in his favorite animated TV series. He studied at Worcester Academy and was a member of its drama club, and was also on the school’s softball team.

He matriculated in 1984, and then enrolled at Connecticut College from which he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in 1988. Jon then moved to Boston, Massachusetts and was one half of the comedy duo with Sam Seder for seven years.

Roles in TV series

Jon’s debut TV series role was playing Quark in the 1995 episode “Uncertainty” of the documentary “Understanding”, and the year 1997 saw him play various characters in the musical comedy “The Jenny McCarthy Show”, starring alongside Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg and Jack Plotnick; it follows the life of ‘blonde bombshell and former playboy bunny Jenny McCarthy’.

From 1995 through 2002, Jon voiced one of the main characters Ben Katz in the popular animated comedy “Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist”, which also starred Jonathan Kat and Laura Silverman, and follows a therapist as he’s dealing with both his and other people’s problems; the series won five of its six award nominations. From 1999 through 2004, Jon voiced various characters in the animated comedy “Home Movies”, while the remainder of the decade heard him voice characters in the animated comedy “O’Grady”, another animated comedy “Freak Show”, and the animated horror comedy “Lucy: The Daughter of the Devil”.

From 2007 through 2015, he voiced Jewelry Store Clerk and various other characters in the popular animated action adventure “WordGirl”, created by Jack Ferraiolo and Dorothea Gillim, and which starred Dannah Feinglass Phirman, Chris Parnell and Maria Bamford. It follows the life of superhero Wordgirl, and the series won five of its 16 award nominations.

Some of Jon’s most recent roles in TV series have been in seven episodes of the animated musical comedy “Central Park” from 2020 through 2022, 26 episodes of the animated comedy “Family Guy” since 2006, and 254 episodes (lead role) of the animated comedy “Bob’s Burgers” since 2011, all voice roles.

Roles in movies

Jon made his debut film appearance in the 1997 comedy “Who’s the Caboose”, while some of his following roles were in the 1998 romantic comedy “Next Stop Wonderland”, the 1999 action crime thriller “Puppet’ and the 2000 romantic comedy “Happy Accidents”.

In 2002 he played Keith, one of the main characters in the popular comedy “Martin & Orloff”, directed by Lawrence Blume, and which also starred Ian Roberts and Matt Walsh. The movie follows an advertising agency employee who’s tried to kill himself, and is now seeing the therapist Dr. Orloff; it won two awards. Jon was then cast to play and voice characters in the 2003 thriller comedy “Temptation”, the 2007 romantic comedy “The Ten” and the 2008 animated drama “The Toe Tactic”.

He portrayed MCS Coach in the critically acclaimed 2014 action crime comedy “22 Jump Street”, which Christopher Miller and Phil Lord directed, and which starred Ice Cube, Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum. It follows the work of police officers Jenko and Schmidt, and the movie won seven of its 32 award nominations.

Some of Jon’s most recent film roles have been in the 2018 comedy “The Demons of Dorian Gunn”, the 2022 short animated comedy “My Butt Hazza Fever” (voice role) and the 2022 animated adventure comedy “The Bob’s Burgers Movie” (voice role).

Other credits

Jon has 22 writing and eight producing credits, while some of his most notable writing work has been 80 episodes of the animated comedy series “Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist” from 1995 through 2002, 49 episodes of the animated comedy “Home Movies” from 1999 through 2004 and 10 episodes of the 2007 animated horror comedy series “Lucy: The Daughter of the Devil”.

Jon’s made a guest appearance in over 30 talk-shows, most recently in “Life is Short with Justin Long”, “IMDb on the Scene” and “The Majority Report with Sam Seder”.

Awards and nominations

Jon’s won three of his 16 award nominations: he won a 1995 CableACE Award for Animated Programming Special or Series, for “Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist”, a 2013 Behind the Voice Actors Award for Best Male Lead Vocal Performance in a Television Series, for “Archer” and a 2020 Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Production, for “Bob’s Burgers”.

He was also nominated for a 2010 Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for “Archer”.

Love life and relationships

Jon’s not that open when it comes to speaking about his love life in public, and thus only a couple of details about it are known. He’s today in a long-term relationship with American set decorator Amy Beth Silver, and although some of Jon’s fans believe that the two are married, neither of them has confirmed this. Amy’s worked on 11 TV series and movies, with the most popular amongst these having been the 1997 comedy film “Gummo”, the 2017 war thriller film “The Beguiled” and the 2020 romantic comedy movie “On the Rocks”.

Jon and Amy have a son Judah together, but his birthdate hasn’t been disclosed.

He’s yet to mention other women whom he’s maybe been with, Jon’s in a long-term relationship with Amy Beth Silver as of April 2023, and they have a son together.

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Interesting facts and hobbies

One of Jon’s best friends is famous American actor, screenwriter and producer David Cross, who’s probably known best for starring as Tobias Funke in all the 84 episodes of the comedy series “Arrested Development”, which aired from 2003 through 2019.

Jon’s a member of comedy troupes Comedy Lab and Cross Comedy.

His family always called him ‘Jon’ while he was growing up, and he didn’t even know until his later years that his first name was ‘Harry’.

He’s an amateur ornithologist, while ornithology’s a special branch of zoology that studies birds.

Jon endorsed Bernie Sanders in the 2020 presidential election primaries.

His favorite actor is Jim Carrey, while some of Jon’s favorite movies include “Man on the Moon”, “The Cable Guy” and “Dumb and Dumber”.

Height, eyes and wealth

Jon’s age is 56. He has blue eyes and is bald, he’s 5ft 6ins (1.68m) tall and weighs around 150lbs (67kgs).

Jon’s net worth’s been estimated at over $6 million, as of April 2023.

Who is Choi Jong Hoon?

Choi Jong Hoon is a retired South Korean musician and actor as well, who is perhaps best known to the world as the guitarist and keyboardist of the rock band F.T. Island. He was the frontman of the band from its inception until his retirement in 2019. As an actor, he starred in the TV series “Heroes” (2015), among other accomplishments.

Choi Jong Hoon Bio- Age, Childhood, and Education

Choi Jong-hoon was born on the 7th March 1990, in Seoul, South Korea; he went to Shindongshin Middle Information Industry High School, where he started expressing his musical aspirations, and joined the FNC Music talent agency – F.T. Island was formed with members from this talent agency.

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Following his high school matriculation, Choi enrolled at the University of Suwon, where he majored in digital music.

Career Beginnings

F.T. Island was formed in 2007, with Oh Won-bin, Choi Jong-hoon, Lee Hong-gi, and Lee Jae-jin as the main members. Two years later Oh Won-bin left the group and was replaced by Song Seung-hyun, who would also leave the band later. The group’s debut release was the South Korean album “Cheerful Sensibility” in 2007, which spawned such hits as “Lovesick” and “Thunder”, both of which topped the Korean charts.

The band continued to gain popularity in South Korea with the album “Colorful Sensibility”, before they made their Japanese debut with “So Long, Au Revoir”.

Peak of Popularity

From 2009 until his retirement, Choi and all the band members enjoyed star status, becoming one of the most popular bands in South Korea and Japan as well. They stormed the music scene of Japan with the hit albums “Five Treasure Island” (2011), which was their first Japanese album to top the chart, and continued with such releases as “Rated-FT” (2013), “5…..Go” (2015), then “N.W.U” (2016), and “Everlasting” (2019).

They also were at the top in South Korea, with albums “Five Treasure Box” (2012), “I Will” (2015), and “Where’s the Truth” (2016), which made Choi a star. The entire discography of the band includes 18 studio albums, eight EPs, and 17 soundtrack albums.

Acting Career

In addition to music, Choi Jong-hoon is also known as a television personality and actor. His first on-screen appearance was in the show “On Air” in 2008, then made a few appearances in reality shows, including in “Cheongdam-dong 111”, while his first role was in 2015 as Park Shi-hyun in the drama series “Prince’s Prince”.

Later that year he portrayed Choi Hee-yeol in the TV series “Heroes”, while in 2017 he was Min Su-ho in the drama series “Unexpected Heroes”.

Choi Jong-hoo The Untold Truth

Choi Jong-hoo is currently in prison, serving a five-year sentence; in March 2019, he was a part of the sex scandal known as Burning Sun Scandal. It was revealed that Choi was a part of the Jung Joon-young KakaoTalk chatrooms, with the group of people involved in the whole scandal sharing sexually explicit videos of women who were filmed without their knowledge. Other celebrity members were Lee Jong Hyuun and Jung Joon-young.

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He continued with illegal actions, filming other women without their consent, and spreading that material. Furthermore, a woman came forward to TV station SBS funE with a statement that she was raped by Choi and four other men in March 2016 while she was intoxicated, and also that the video of the incident was also shared in a group chat. Of course, Choi denied all the accusations, however, he said that he and the particular women were together on that very day. All of this resulted in a trial, and on the 29th November 2019 Choi was sentenced to five years in prison. Once the whole scandal broke out, Choi’s agent announced that he would be leaving F.T. Island, and retiring completely from the entertainment world.

Choi Jong-hoon Net Worth, Height, Weight, and Appearance

Choi had become a star thanks to the successful musical career, but his illegal actions have cost him his popularity and career on the whole. As a result, his wealth has declined since his imprisonment, and according to sources, it is estimated at around $1 million, as of mid-2020.

Choi Jong-hoon stands at 5ft 10ins (1.78m) tall, while he weighs approximately 134lbs (61kgs). His vital statistics are unknown, but he has a slim figure. He has brown hair and brown eyes.

Choi Jong-hoon Personal Life, Dating, Girlfriend, Single?

Unfortunately, other than Choi’s controversies, there aren’t more details about his personal life.

For the better part of his life he has been focused on his career, and according to reports, at the time he was arrested Choi was a single man, focused on his career rather than dating, but only he knows the truth as he has rarely spoken about his personal aspirations. However, according to some sources, back in 2017 he was in a relationship with the rhythmic gymnast Son Yeon Jae, but the romance lasted only for a couple of months.

Choi Jong-hoon News, Facts, Influence

Choi and his lawyer appealed against the sentence, and it has been reduced to two and a half years.

In addition to his original fine of five years, he is also ordered to participate for 80 hours in a program for the treatment of sexual violence, and is also barred for three years from being employed in institutions that deal with children and youth, and also welfare facilities for the disabled.

Before taking a guitar in his hands, Choi had been taking piano lessons since he was in the 6th grade. His musical idols are Eric Clapton, then the band Muse, among others, while he mostly enjoys acid jazz music. In addition to F.T. Island, he was a member of the spin-off group F.T. Triple, formed in 2009.

Choi Jong-hoon is a social media star and has around 600,000 followers on his official Instagram page.

Aimee Rachel Osbourne is an actress and a musician who is more famous for her music, and for being the daughter of Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon Osbourne.

Early Life and Childhood

Aimee Osbourne was born on 2 September 1983, in London, England, to parents Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon Osbourne. She grew up with two siblings – Jack Osbourne who was born on 8 November 1985 and Kelly Osbourne who was born on 27 October 1984. She also has three step-siblings that her father sired with his ex-wife Thelma Riley, Elliot Kingsley, Jessica Osbourne and Louis Osborne. Her maternal grandfather Don Arden is also a popular name in the music industry, whose real name was Harry Levy and was a music manager. Aimee and her family had unresolved differences and that’s why she left home when she was just 16.

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Education

Where Aimee attended high school is not evident to us at the moment, however, she apparently quit studies when she left home.

Career

Films

Aimee started her career as young as eight years old when she appeared as a child in some documentaries related to her father’s career. She also appeared in 1998 in “The Howard Stern Show”. In 2002, she voiced the audiobook “Officially Osbourne: Opening the Doors to the Land of Oz”. She gained mainstream success as an actor in 2003, when she was selected in MTV’s adaptation of “Wuthering Heights” in which where she played alongside Katherine Heigl, Erika Christensen and Mike Vogel. In 2014, she worked as a voice actor for “Postman Pat: The Movie” and voiced the character of Amy Wrigglesworth.

Music

She took up the pseudonym ARO which are her initials and started recording music and releasing it as well. Her musical style has been characterized as synth-pop, which is a drastic contrast to her father’s musical style that is described as heavy metal. In 2015, she released her debut music video entitled “Raining Gold”. The single was a massive success and gained 2.5 million views on YouTube in just two months. She described her music as ‘The rest of the album is still very much kind of cinematic, haunting, and atmospheric feel. Some of the songs are a little heavier; some of the songs are bit more sweet (sic), but still kind of spooky in a way.’ She has performed in three live shows – Union Pool and Mercury Lounge both in New York in April 2015, and The Echo in Los Angeles on 9 February 2016.

She has expressed her nervousness in performing before an audience, and has learned to calm herself down saying ‘I’ve learned to kind of accept that [if being nervous before a show is] what’s going on inside of me, to just ignore it a little bit.’ She released two more videos in 2016, entitled “I Can Change” and “Cocaine Style”.

She then took a break, until in October 2018 announcing on her Instagram handle that she was currently working on an EP, and thanked her fans for all the patience. On 5 December she released a teaser of her new EP, with a snippet of her song entitled “Beats of My Heart”. On 13 February 2020, Aimee posted an update on her EP’s status saying ‘Thank you all so much for your interest. Not long to go now’. She updated her fans on the debut album’s progress, saying that it would now be released under the indie record label “Makerecords”.

The MTV Reality Show “The Osbournes”

Aimee refused to film for the reality show “The Osbournes”, since she is a private person and thought that by appearing on the show the audience would typecast her, affecting her musical career. Her siblings Jack and Kelly earned fans from their appearance on the show. Sharon Osbourne talked to CBS morning talk show called “The Talk” saying ‘Aimee didn’t want to grow up on camera. She hated the idea, it was appalling to her. And so she left at 16 and I regret every day that she did.’

Aimee talked through NYLON magazine about her decision not to be part of “The Osbournes”, saying ‘It was just not my aspiration. Everywhere you went people wanted to know everything, and that when you’re growing up that can be kind of intimidating. The idea of kind of letting it all out there at that point, at around fifteen… Nobody at fifteen wants anybody to see how goofy their parents are.’

Aimee Osbourne

Even though Aimee hated the thought of being under the spotlight when she was younger, she eventually grew up to become a household name in the entertainment business, with her acting and singing career. Born John Michael Osbourne on 3 December 1948, he is a singer, songwriter, television personality and actor. He rose to fame as the lead vocalist of the band Black Sabbath, and nicknamed himself the ‘Prince of Darkness’ during the time. He was let go from the band due to problems with alcohol and drugs in 1979, however, kept working on his music and had a successful solo music career. He released 12 albums during his musical tenure, and seven of them were awarded multi-platinum certifications.

He reunited with Black Sabbath in 1979 and recorded the album “13”.

He has earned himself an informal title due to his successful music career as the “Godfather of Heavy Metal”. Ozzy became a television star through the MTV reality show “The Osbournes”, in which he starred along with his wife Sharon who is also his manager, and his two children Kelly and Jack. He is currently still involved with the TV industry by starring in the series “Ozzy & Jack’s World Detour” along with Kelly and Jack.

Awards

He earned his first Grammy in 1994 for the song “I don’t want to change the world” for Best Metal Performance. In 2004, he was rewarded with Godlike Genius at the NME awards. The UK Music Hall of Fame inducted him in the year 2005 for a solo artist, as well as the lead vocalist of Black Sabbath. The Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame inducted him in 2006. He was honored at the VH1 Rock Honors in 2007, and a bronze star honoring him was placed on Broad Street in Birmingham, England the same year.

He was given the Living Legend award in the Classic Rock ‘n’ Roll Of Honour Awards, and in 2010 the “Literary Achievement” award for his memoir “I am Ozzy” at the Guys Choice Awards. In 2015, the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors bestowed the Ivor Novello Award for Lifetime Achievement.

Personal life

Ozzy first met his wife Thelma Riley at a nightclub called the Rum Runner. They married in the year 1971 and sired Jessica and Louis; Ozzy also adopted Thelma’s son Elliot. However, he has been heard referring to his first marriage as being a ‘terrible mistake’.  In the documentary “God Bless Ozzy Osbourne”, Ozzy admitted to not even remembering when his two kids were born.

On 4 July 1982, he married his second wife Sharon Arden who was working as his manager at the time. Together they gave birth to three children.

Aimee’s Hobbies, Favorite Things and Interesting Facts

• She has been heavily influenced by Portishead and Kate Bush.
• She also loves Massive Attack and PJ Harvey.
• Aimee and Kelly were neighbors in the year 2014 after Kelly bought a home right next to her for $2 million. However, they both sold their homes after a year.
• Aimee is not close to her siblings and said ‘I wouldn’t say there is an ease between us, but there is an acceptance. Do we socialize? No.’
• She was recently seen shopping with her mother Sharon, suggesting to the media that the rocky relationship between her and her parents is finally smoothed out.
• Her Instagram account is cryptic and doesn’t feature any pictures of herself.

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— Aimee Osbourne (@aimeeosbourne23) June 3, 2015

Her nature is mysterious, to say the least, and she said ‘There was definitely a time where I really didn’t want to be in the public eye, or have people know who I was and then they knew what my last name was, and you know, I’ve battled with that a little bit.

Net Worth

Aimee’s net worth has been estimated at over $5 million as of early 2020. Her father Ozzy Osbourne, on the other hand, has a  reputed net worth of over $220 million, accumulated from his years of musical success, and his television career.