Jonathan Bennett

Actor

Popular As Jonathan Bennett (actor)

Birthday June 10, 1981

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace Rossford, Ohio, U.S.

Age 42 years old

Nationality United States

#11377 Most Popular

1981

Jonathan David Bennett (born June 10, 1981) is an American actor and television host.

1999

Bennett attended Eagle Point Elementary School in Rossford, Ohio, and graduated from Rossford High School in 1999.

Bennett attended Otterbein University.

2001

After moving to New York, he was cast on the ABC soap opera All My Children as JR Chandler from 2001 to 2002.

Since then, he has appeared in various television dramas, including Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Smallville, and Veronica Mars.

2004

He is known for his roles as Aaron Samuels in the 2004 comedy film Mean Girls, Bud McNulty in 2005's Cheaper by the Dozen 2, the title character in the 2009 direct-to-DVD comedy Van Wilder: Freshman Year, and his recurring role as Casey Gant in the mystery drama Veronica Mars.

He was the host of the Food Network series Halloween Wars, and he previously hosted Cake Wars.

Bennett made his Broadway debut in Spamalot on January 23, 2024, playing Sir Robin, Guard 1 and Brother Maynard.

Bennett was born in Ohio, to David Bennett, a physician from Toledo, and RuthAnne Bennett (née Mason).

He has two half-brothers, Brian and Brent, and one half-sister, Lisa.

Bennett co-starred in the 2004 comedy movie Mean Girls as Aaron Samuels, the love interest of star Lindsay Lohan's character.

2005

In 2005, he co-starred in the family comedy movie Cheaper by the Dozen 2 and the romantic comedy movie Lovewrecked.

2007

In 2007, Bennett appeared in the direct-to-video prequel TV series The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning, in which he played Bo Duke.

2009

In 2009, he starred as the title character in Van Wilder: Freshman Year, and appeared as Nick in the Hallmark original movie Elevator Girl.

2012

Bennett's mother RuthAnne died November 30, 2012, aged 67.

2014

On September 4, 2014, Bennett was announced as one of the celebrities competing on the 19th season of Dancing with the Stars.

He was paired with professional dancer Allison Holker.

Bennett and Holker were eliminated on Week 6 of the competition and finished in 9th place.

His father, David, died on April 28, 2014, aged 73.

2015

From 2015 to 2017, Bennett hosted the Food Network cooking competition show Cake Wars.

2016

In 2016, Bennett played gay sports agent Lucas in two episodes of Hit the Floor.

2018

In 2018, with celebrity chef Nikki Martin, he released a pop culture cookbook titled The Burn CookBook.

2019

On January 13, 2019, it was announced that Bennett would be a houseguest on the second season of the reality competition show Celebrity Big Brother.

In 2022, Bennett starred in the first LGBTQ-led Hallmark Channel Christmas movie, The Holiday Sitter.

Bennett is openly gay.

2020

On November 30, 2020, representatives for Bennett confirmed he was engaged to Amazing Race contestant and current Celebrity Page host Jaymes Vaughan, who proposed on the set for The Christmas House with an original song.

In 2021, Bennett and Vaughan became the first gay couple to appear on the cover of the magazine The Knot.

In March 2022, the couple got married at the Unico Riviera Maya Hotel in Mexico.