Jonathan Bennett is a model and an actor whose popularity in the American entertainment industry is rising with the accompanying curiosity of fans who would love to know everything there is to know about the handsome and enigmatic man.
Who is Jonathan Bennett?
He was born on June 10, 1981 to a father named David Bennett and mother Ruthanne Bennett. His family lived in Rossford, Ohio at the time of his birth; It also consisted of a half-sister named Lisa and two half-brothers named Brian and Brent. Both of Jonathan Bennett’s parents are now dead – his mother died on November 30, 2012 and his father on April 28, 2014.
Jonathan Bennett’s formal education began at Eagle Point Primary School in Rossford. In seventh grade he was part of a play that is often cited as his first acting experience. He attended Rossford High School and after graduating in 1999 became a student at Otterbein College.
In Otterbein, Jonathan was in the theater program, but he never completed his studies there, but dropped out and went to New York to pursue an acting career. After moving to New York, he was cast as J.R. Chandler on the ABC soap opera All My Children. It was a part he held from 2001 to 2002, and it was a great start to a career that has now starred him in various TV dramas such as Smallville , Veronica Mars , and Law & Order: Task Force Victims .
His film career also took off when he co-starred with Lindsay Lohan in Girls Mean (2004), where he played the role of Aaron Samuels, her love interest. He also played the role of Bud McNulty in the family-friendly comedy Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005). In 2009, he was the title character in Van Wilder: Freshman and was also in the Hallmark original film Elevator Girl as a character named Nick.
boyfriend or girlfriend, is he gay?
In 2016, Jonathan Bennett acted as a gay sports agent named Lucas in two episodes of Hit the Ground , but unlike some actors who have played the role of gay characters while being straight themselves, that wasn’t all it was presumed to be that the actor is gay.
The actor and model came out in October 2017 to discover he was gay. However, prior to this official reveal, one event caught the attention of most of his fans. While part of the cast of Dancing with the Stars, he was unwittingly let down by one of the judges, Julianne Hough. During an interview with Extra host Mario Lopez, Julianne Hough revealed that she and Bennett would have been one thing. She then added that an affair between them wouldn’t work because he’s gay.
Who is Jonathan Bennett’s wife?
Jonathan Bennett is not married to a woman or man. When he officially announced in October 2017 that he is gay, he also revealed that he is in a relationship with a man named James Vaughan.
James Vaughan used to be an Amazing Race competitor but is now a TV host and producer for a show called Celebrity Page . He has also been a guest on trending shows like The Talk and The Wendy Williams Show where he discussed current affairs. Vaughan is very supportive of his friend and is the only person Jonathan Bennett follows on Instagram. Before Vaughan, Jonathan Bennett was reported to have been dating Matt Dallas, another actor who came out as gay.