Johnathon Schaech is
an American actor. He was
born in Edgewood, Maryland
on
September 10,
1969, to a devoutly
Roman Catholic family. He
has a career in movies and
TV beginning in 1993. He is
also sometimes known as
Jonathon Schaech.
His father is a retired
law-enforcement officer. He
and his wife is actress
Christina Applegate were
married in 2001 in a
mixed-faith ceremony in
California. Their publicist
confirmed on December 5,
2005, that they filed for
divorce in Los Angeles
Superior Court.
He was originally offered
the role of
Jesus in
Mel Gibson's The Passion
of the Christ, but turned it
down to act in another
religious movie (about
Judas), and the role of
Jesus went to Catholic actor
Jim Caviezel.
Trivia:
- Also Credited As:
Jonathan SchaechBorn: on
09/10/69 in Edgewood,
Maryland Job Titles:
Actor, Dancer Family
- Father: Joe Schaech.
borm c. 1939
- Mother: Joanne
Schaech. born c. 1943
- Sister: Renee
Schaech. works for
brother; born c. 1967
- Significant Others
- Wife: Christina
Applegate. dating since
c. January 1998; married
on October 20, 2001
- Companion: Tina
Roesler. no longer
together
- Education
- University of
Maryland, College Park,
Maryland, economics,
1987-89
Selected Filmography
(He has appeared in over 30
movies including the
following):
- The Sweetest Thing
(2002) (uncredited) ....
Leather Coat Guy
- How to Kill Your
Neighbor's dog (2000)
.... Adam
- Hush (1998) ....
Jackson Baring
- Welcome to Woop Woop
(1997) .... Teddy
- That Thing You Do!
(1996) .... Jimmy
Mattingly
- The Doom Generation
(1995) .... Xavier Red
- How to Make an
American Quilt (1995)
.... Leon
