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Jonathan Prince
Born	August 16, 1958 (1958-08-16) (age 51) Beverly Hills, California

Jonathan Alexander Prince (born August 16, 1958) is an American actor, director, screenwriter and movie producer.

Biography

Career

Prince embarked on an acting career following graduation from Harvard University. His most prominent roles include Leo in the 1981 CBS series Mr. Merlin and Zach Armstrong in the 1986 syndicated sitcom Throb. He appeared on Super Password (set the Super Password record at :31) and Match Game in 1990 and hosted The Quiz Kids Challenge that year. Prince said he decided to expand into other aspects of show business when he was on the cast of Mr. Merlin. Prince's next break came when George Burns asked him to co-write and produce Burns' feature film 18 Again. That led to a job as consultant on the Whatever Became of...? television specials, where Prince met Dick Clark.

Personal life

Prince was born in Beverly Hills, California, the son of Cara Anthony (née Schlanger), a special education teacher, and Martin Harry Prince, an optometrist.^[1] Prince is Jewish.^[2]

On June 17, 1995, Prince married actress Julie Warner. They have one son, Jackson, born in 1997.

References

External links

• Jonathan Prince interview on American Dreams
• Jonathan Prince at the Internet Movie Database
• (1995, June 18). Weddings: Jonathan A. Prince and Julie Warner. The New York Times