Biography
Who is Johnathon Schaech?
Early life
Johnathon Schaech was born in Edgewood, Maryland, on September 10, 1969. His father, Joseph, worked as a law enforcement officer in Baltimore City, and his mother, Joanne, served as a human resources executive. He grew up with a sister named Renée and attended Edgewood High School before continuing his education.
He later graduated from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, where he focused his studies on economics. During his time at the university, he took a single acting class that sparked his interest in performing arts and set him on a new career path.
Career highlights
In 1989, Johnathon Schaech signed with Wilhelmina West, Inc., spending three years working in commercials and taking on small roles in various movies. He studied under acting teacher Roy London for three and a half years. In 1993, he secured the lead role in Franco Zeffirelli's period drama Sparrow.
He gained wider recognition in 1995 when he starred alongside Winona Ryder in How to Make an American Quilt, a project that earned a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for cast performance. The following year, he portrayed the ambitious lead singer of the Wonders in Tom Hanks' film That Thing You Do!.
Writing and personal life
Aside from acting, Johnathon Schaech has co-written multiple screenplays in collaboration with Richard Chizmar. Their joint writing credits include projects like Heroes, Road House 2, and television episodes for series such as Masters of Horror and Fear Itself. In 2014, he published a book titled Rick Dempsey's Caught Stealing: Unbelievable Stories From a Lifetime of Baseball.
Johnathon Schaech has been married multiple times. He was married to Christina Applegate from 2001 to 2007, and later to Jana Kramer in 2010. He married Julie Solomon in July 2013, and the couple shares a son born in September 2013 and a daughter born in July 2020. He has been open about his personal path with sobriety and his advocacy work supporting arts education and survivors of sexual assault.
Birthday and age
Johnathon Schaech was born on September 10, 1969, which makes Johnathon 57 years old today. That birthday falls under the Virgo sign. Johnathon shares the date with 23 other famous people.
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