Biography / Wiki
Acting is a skill that not only requires talent, but also determination, this line has been very well proved by Johnathon Schaech who is an American actor, writer, and producer.
Moreover, he is eminently known for his role as James “Jimmy” Mattingly II in the 1996 comedy film, That Thing You Do!.
Besides this, Schaech also accumulated huge fame by his appearance in numerous television series, most notably in a recurring role in the DC superhero series, Legend of Tomorrow.
Height / Weight / Age
Born on 10 September 1969. He seems enough tall with his height which is 183 centimeters and 6 feet. He maintains himself very fit and healthy with a weight of 78 kilograms and 171 lbs in pounds.
Moreover, he is very conscious about his physique and follows a regular and healthy diet in order to keep himself fit as a fiddle with body measurements of 32 inches chest, 28 inches waist, and 32 inches hips approximately.
| Date Of Birth | 10 September 1969 |
| Age | 55 Years |
| Height | In Feet & Inches: 6’
In Centimeters: 183 cm |
| Weight | In Kilograms: 78 kg
In Pounds: 171 lbs |
| Body Measurements | 32-28-32 |
| Eye Color | Green |
| Hair Color | Dark Brown |
| Shoe Size | 12 (US) |
Net Worth
This eminent actor, Johnathon earns a very decent amount of money through his professional career in the entertainment field.
As an actor, he has captured the hearts of millions of people by starring in numerous movies and TV series. According to the sources, Schaech’s estimated net worth is $1 million approximately.
Education / Family
Born and grew up in Edgewood, Maryland in the United States, Johnathon belongs to the white ethnicity and has German, French, English, and Italian ancestry. He is the loving and caring son of his father, Joe Schaech, and his mother, Joanne Schaech. Moreover, he grew up with his sister Renee.
As for his education, Johnathon studied at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County where he graduated with a degree in economics. Later, he also took an acting class there.
Name |
Johnathon Schaech |
| Nick Name | Johnathon Schaech |
| Birth Place | Edgewood, Maryland in the United States |
| Profession | Actor |
| Sexual orientation | Straight |
| School | Not Known |
| College | University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Nationality | American |
| Home town | Edgewood, Maryland in the United States |
| Zodiac Sign | Virgo |
| Fathers name | Joe Schaech |
| Mothers name | Joanne Schaech
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| Brothers | Not Known |
| Sisters | Renee |
Career / Fashion and Style
Moving towards his career, in the year 1989, Johnathon was approached by the Chippendales dance troupe who flew Schaech to Los Angeles and offered him a job. But, his father urged him to aim bigger. Later, he was signed by Wilhelmina West and worked for three years doing commercials and bit parts in movies.
During that time, Johnathon studied acting under teacher Roy London for three and half years until London’s death in 1993. Furthermore, in the year 1991, he landed his first lead role in the period drama film, Sparrow. He also acted as drifter Xavier Red in The Doom Generation in the year 1995.
After that, Johnathon made his appearance in How to Make an American Quilt, which received a nomination for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. He played the ambitious but self-absorbed lead singer of The Oneders in That Thing You Do! In the year 1996.
Thereafter, Schaech played the male lead in the 1998 thriller Hush. In fact, he was also featured as one of the most promising leading men of tomorrow on a Vanity Fair cover alongside Will Smith, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Benicio del Toro in the year 1996.
This eminent personality also got the opportunity to be starred in the Australian comedy Welcome to Woop Woop in the year 1997. In the following year, he was in the independent feature Woundings, taking the role of a British military man, for which he won Best Supporting Actor at the 2001 New York International Independent Film & Video Festival.
Apart from that, in the year 1998, Schaech accepted the role of Harry Houdini in TNT’s Houdini. Later, he also starred in Finding Graceland and Splendor in the year 1999. Besides this, he also played the love interest of Jennifer Love Hewitt in the Party of Five spin-offs, Time of Your Life but it was canceled in the middle of its first season, on June 21, 2000.
In the same year, starred in his first major play, David Rabe’s A Question for Mercy, playing a Colombian-born gay Manhattanite dying of AIDS. Other than this, Johnathon also filmed the role of the title character in Judas in the year 2001 which was highly controversial and was pushed back for several years until Mel Gibson’s The Passion of The Christ was released in 2004.
After that, he starred in Sea of Dreams in the year 2005. It also achieved director José Pepe Bojórquez the Silver Goddess award for best first work. In the same year, he was cast opposite his then-wife, Christina Applegate, in Suzanne’s Diary for Nicholas for CBS. He also co-starred in the CBS pilot “Commuters”.
In addition to this, in the year 2006, he got starred in Little Chenier which won best picture and best ensemble at the Phoenix film festival. Then, he was cast in the Lifetime television film Angels Fall in the year 2006. In the following year, Schaech took the lead in Sony’s remake of Prom Night in the yea 2007.
Later, Schaech got appeared in the science fiction film Quarantine in the year 2008. He played a Georgian army captain in the independent action film 5 Days of War in the year 2010. Besides this, Schaech appeared in the submarine thriller Phantom in the year 2013. Later, he joined the cast of History’s miniseries, Texas Rising, playing Colonel Sherman in the year 2014.
He has also made his crucial appearance in the television series Legends of Tomorrow as the DC Comics bounty hunter Jonah Hex in the year 2013. Apart from the splendid talent of acting, Schaech is also blessed with the art of writing. In the year 2014, his first book, Rick Dempsey’s Caught Stealing was published.
He has also co-written a number of screenplays with Richard Chizmar such as Heroes, Masters of Horror The Washingtonians (Showtime, 2007), based on a story by Bentley Little, Road House 2 (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2006), based on a story by Miles Chapman and The Poker Club, based on the story by Ed Gorman.
In fact, the duo has also co-written screenplays based on stories by Peter Crowther (Fear Itself: Eater, NBC/AXN Sci-Fi, 2009) and Stephen King (From A Buick 8 and Black House, both in production 2009).
Girlfriend, Affairs, Wife, and More
Talking about his relationship status, Johnathon has been married three times. He first tied the sacred knot of marriage with actress Christina Applegate in October 2001. However, their relation couldn’t last long and came to an end in the year 2007.
Furthermore, he got married to actress/singer Jana Kramer in July 2010. However, this relationship broke up in August 2010 and the divorce was finalized in June 2011. Later, in July 2013, Johnathon married his third wife, Julie Solomon who is a music and book publicist.
Moreover, the duo was blessed with their first child, a son, Camden Quinn, in September 2013. Thereafter, they welcomed their second child, a daughter, Lillian Josephine in July 2020. Besides this, Schaech was also rumored to be in a relationship with comedian-actress Ellen Degeneres during the mid-1990s.
DeGeneres had not yet come out as a lesbian at that time. He has also dated Gabrielle Anwar, Heather Locklear, Natasha Henstridge, and Madonna in the past.
| Girlfriend | Christina Applegate,
Jana Kramer, Ellen Degeneres,  Julie Solomon, Gabrielle Anwar,  Heather Locklear,  Natasha Henstridge Madonna |
| Marital status | Married |
| Wife | Christina Applegate (m. 2001; div. 2007)
 Jana Kramer (m. 2010; div. 2011)  Julie Solomon (m. 2013)
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| Children | Son: Camden Quinn
Daughter: Lillian Josephine
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Favorite Things
Here we are providing the list of favorites of Johnathon Schaech:
| Favorite Actor | Not Known |
| Favorite Actress | Not Known |
| Favorite Destination | Not Known |
Some Interesting Facts About Johnathon Schaech
- In the year 2018, he came forward with an allegation that director Franco Zeffirelli sexually assaulted him during the filming of Sparrow.
- Johnathon is a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.
- He is very fond of watching movies.
- His Zodiac sign is Virgo.
- He also played a cop chasing Jay-Z in the 2002 video for, 03 Bonnie and Clyde.
- This versatile man gained 30 lbs of muscle to play the Egyptian mercenary Tarak in the 2014 fantasy film, The Legend of Hercules.
- He co-founded the film company Chesapeake Films.
- He is also very active on Instagram has more than 49.2K followers.
Social Media Profile(s)
- Instagram – @johnschaech
- Twitter – @JohnSchaech
- Facebook – @JohnathonSchaech
