Jonathan Lipnicki Addresses Misconception He Stepped Away From Acting (Exclusive)
Jonathan Lipnicki is mounting the grounds straight.
The erstwhile kid star—who roseate to fame successful Stuart Little and Jerry Maguire successful the ‘90s—recently clarified that, though helium wasn’t acting overmuch successful the precocious 2000s, helium ne'er “stepped away” from his Hollywood career.
“Really, it was benignant of conscionable going to precocious school,” helium exclusively told E! News’ Francesca Amiker . “I wasn't, like, ‘I'm stepping away.’ I inactive had my agent, I'd audition present and there.”
The 34-year-old said helium shifted his absorption during that time, adding, “I played h2o polo successful precocious school. I went to prom, I did each the mean stuff. I played younker league sports. So, yeah, [acting] wasn't the lone fixture successful my life.”
And portion Jonathan shared helium has “really large parents that were determination to guide” him done his nationalist schoolhouse experience, helium admitted that his schooling wasn’t the lone crushed for his lack from the spotlight.
“I auditioned for a batch and I conscionable didn't get things,” helium continued. “I deliberation that's OK to say, right? Acting is this happening that I've ever loved, and sometimes it conscionable doesn't emotion you back. And determination was a span wherever I didn't enactment for a portion and I was pursuing it.”
But Jonathan—who adjacent plays a fictionalized, over-the-top mentation of himself connected The Joe Schmo Show , a faux world contention amusement hosted by Cat Deeley premiering Jan. 21 connected TBS—took his hardship successful stride and utilized his acquisition to amended his craft.
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“What I tin power is I wasn't precise bully astatine acting and I had to spell to acting class,” helium explained. “I deliberation I mislaid way of who I was. You got to beryllium successful tune with who you are to act, and determination was conscionable a information wherever possibly I conscionable wasn't precise good, and I'm OK saying that. Maybe it's a maine thing, and I'm much than consenting to enactment connected myself each the clip and instrumentality accountability and power for what I tin control.”
Though his Hollywood travel hasn’t been the easiest path, Jonathan is grateful for the aboriginal commencement to his career.
“I got to find retired from a young property what I wanted to walk the remainder of my beingness pursuing, truthful I tin ne'er beryllium huffy astatine it,” helium said. “I'm ever grateful for it. I americium surviving much successful the contiguous present and truly trying to absorption connected who I americium present and what that's going to look similar successful the future. But I'm highly grateful for my past.”
While The Joe Schmo Show premieres Jan. 21 astatine 9 p.m. ET/PT connected TBS, support speechmaking to spot different shows hitting your surface soon.
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A Real Bug's Life (Disney+) - Jan. 15
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Law & Order: Speial Victims Unit (NBC) - Jan. 16
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Law & Order (NBC) - Jan. 16
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XO, Kitty (Netflix) - Jan. 16
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Severance (AppleTV+) - Jan. 17
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Roy Wood Jr.: Lonely Flowers (Hulu) - Jan. 17
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The Couple Next Door (Starz) - Jan. 17
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What Drives You (Roku) - Jan. 21
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W.A.G.s to Riches (Netflix) - Jan. 22
The caller world series takes you wrong the high-stakes satellite of ambitious women successful Miami, connected to the city’s astir elite athletes, musicians, and powerfulness players. This docu-soap follows a bold radical of women who are breaking the mold and gathering empires of their own, balancing thriving careers, motherhood, and high-profile relationships—all portion dealing with the glamour and play that travel with their affluent lives. From battling blog-fueled gossip to competing successful a metropolis wherever connections are everything, these women are retired to beryllium they’re much than conscionable the trophies down the men, with immoderate adjacent out-earning their celebrated antheral counterparts.
1923 (Paramount+) - Feb. 23
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The Night Agent (Netflix) - Jan.23
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Harlem (Prime Video) - Jan. 23
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The Best Heart Attack of My Life (Hulu) - Jan. 24
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Eva the Owlet (AppleTV+) - Jan. 24
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Prosecuting Evil with Kelly Siegler (Oxygen) - Jan. 25
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The Fall of Diddy (ID) - Jan. 27
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The Bachelor (ABC) - Jan. 27
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The Flip Off (HGTV) - Jan. 29
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American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson (Netflix) - Jan. 29
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The Recruit (Netflix) - Jan. 30
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