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Jesse Eisenberg

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American actor

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Jesse Eisenberg is an American and Polish male actor who works in film, television, and on stage. Born in Queens on October 5, 1983, he began his professional career in 1999. He is a citizen of the United States and Poland, and he resides in New York City and Bloomington. Eisenberg is a vegetarian and speaks English. He has written for The New Yorker and has a sibling named Hallie Eisenberg.

Eisenberg attended The New School and New York University. His notable works include The Social Network, Zombieland, Now You See Me, and Rio. He is recognized for his role as Mark Zuckerberg. He has received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor and the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1983-10-05
Works
16

Top works

  • Bream Gives Me Hiccups
  • Now You See Me
  • Now You See Me 2
  • The Education of Charlie Banks
  • The Social Network

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Film & TV

Acting · New York City, New York, USA

Jesse Adam Eisenberg (born October 5, 1983) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received numerous accolades, including nominations for two Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards. Eisenberg debuted on television with the short-lived comedy-drama  Get Real (1999–2000). Following his first leading role in the film Roger Dodger (2002), he starred in films such as…

Known for

  • Minions & Monsters — (voice)2026
  • Now You See Me: Now You Don't — J. Daniel Atlas2025
  • The New Yorker at 100 — Self2025
  • A Real Pain — David Kaplan2024
  • Sasquatch Sunset — Young Male2024
  • Thunder Rolls! The World of Blind Baseball — Narrator2023
  • Manodrome — Ralphie2023
  • Fleishman Is in Trouble — Toby Fleishman2022
  • Wild Indian — Jerry2021
  • Zack Snyder's Justice League — Lex Luthor2021

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1983

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
51,831
Total plays
316,320

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The Real In Rio Songfacts states that In 2011 The Social Network actor Jesse Eisenberg recorded the song "Real in Rio" for the animated movie Rio. He played the main character Blu, a socially awkward Spix's Macaw who learns how to fly. He is accompanied on the song by characters voiced by Jamie Foxx, Anne Hathaway, George Lopez and will.i.am. Hathaway previously played Eisenberg's on screen sibling in the TV comedy drama Get Real. Along with "Man or Muppet <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Jess

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Encyclopedic overview

Jesse Adam Eisenberg (/ˈaɪzənbɜːrɡ/ EYE-zən-burg; born October 5, 1983) is an American actor, playwright, and filmmaker. Recognized for playing smart but socially awkward characters in both comedies and dramas, his accolades include a BAFTA Award as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, and three Golden Globes.

Eisenberg made his television debut with the short-lived comedy-drama series Get Real (1999–2000). Following his first leading role in the film Roger Dodger (2002), he starred in films such as The Squid and the Whale (2005), Adventureland (2009) and Zombieland (2009). He gained wider recognition for starring as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in David Fincher's film The Social Network (2010), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Eisenberg then starred in the Woody Allen films To Rome with Love (2012) and Café Society (2016), the heist films Now You See Me (2013) and its two sequels (2016 and 2025), and independent dramas such as The Double (2013).

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