Jesse Eisenberg Movies and Career Information

Jesse Adam Eisenberg (born October 5, 1983) is an American actor. He has played featured or starring roles in successful Hollywood films including The Squid and the Whale, Adventureland, Zombieland, and The Social Network. Eisenberg was born in Queens, New York City, New York, the son of Amy Eisenberg, who worked as a clown, and Barry Eisenberg, who ran a hospital and later became a college professor. He has two siblings, Hallie Kate Eisenberg, a former child actress, and Kerri. His family is Jewish, and originated in Ukraine. Eisenberg was raised in Queens and New Jersey, attending the East Brunswick Public Schools at Frost School, Hammarskjold Middle School, Churchill Junior High School, and spending his sophomore year at East Brunswick High School. Eisenberg studied at The New School in New York City's Greenwich Village neighborhood. Originally, he had applied and was accepted to New York University, but declined enrollment in order to complete a film role. Eisenberg made his Broadway debut as an understudy in a 1996 revival of Summer and Smoke. He made his screen debut on the 1999 television series Get Real, which was canceled in 2000. After appearing in the made-for-television