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Jonathan Ames (born March 23, 1964) is an American author who has written a number of novels and comic memoirs, and is the creator of two television series, Bored to Death (HBO) and Blunt Talk (STARZ). In the late '90s and early 2000s, he was a columnist for the New York Press for several years, and became known for self-deprecating tales of his sexual misadventures. He also has a long-time interest in boxing, appearing occasionally in the ring as "The Herring Wonder". His novel You Were Never Really Here was adapted into a film of the same name, directed by Lynne Ramsay and starring Joaquin Phoenix. It premiered at the 70th Cannes Film Festival in 2017, and was released on April 6, 2018, in the United States. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jonathan Ames, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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2019
Good Posture
Movie Self
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2017
You Were Never Really Here
Movie Novel
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2016
All the Rage (Saved by Sarno)
Movie Self
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2015
Blunt Talk
TV show Executive Producer
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2013
Satan, Hold My Hand
Movie Producer
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2013
Drunk History
TV show Junius Booth
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2010
The Extra Man
Movie Executive Producer
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2009
Bored to Death
TV show Irwin
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2008
The Great Buck Howard
Movie Edward Kelly
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2007
American Loser
Movie Chairperson
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2006
What's Not to Love?
Movie Jonathan
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2005
As Smart As They Are: The Author Project
Movie Himself
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2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
TV show Self
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2001
The Girl Under the Waves
Movie Jonathan
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2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV show Nathan Stein
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1996
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
TV show Sam
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1991
Guilty by Suspicion
Movie Cabbie
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1985
Moonlighting
TV show Jergenson (uncredited)
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Kockroach
Movie Screenplay