Jon Benjamin

Jon Benjamin may refer to:

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Jon Benjamin (Jewish leader)

Marc Jonathan Benjamin (born 31 October 1964) is a qualified lawyer and has held various leadership positions in NGOs and Jewish communal organisations, including as Chief Executive of the Board of Deputies of British Jews from January 2005 to May 2013. He has been Chief Operating Officer of World ORT since January 2014.

Biography

Born in Croydon, South London, he attended Park Hill Junior School, Dulwich College and Manchester University where he read law. He practiced law as a litigator in the city at Denton Hall Burgin and Warrens (now Dentons) and then Teacher Stern, with a nine-month break between when he backpacked through India, South East Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and the United States.

He moved into communal service in 1996, working for several years for educational and cultural charities before joining the Board of Deputies in January 2005.

He has an entry in Who's Who and the Jewish Chronicle listed him in its 'Power 100' most influential members of the UK Jewish community, noting his modernising role at the Board of Deputies and his contacts within government.

Jon Benjamin (diplomat)

Jon Benjamin (born 19 January 1963) is a British diplomat who is High Commissioner to Ghana.

Background and education

Jon Benjamin was brought up in Farnham Common, Buckinghamshire, attending Slough Grammar School. He read German and Swedish at the University of Surrey.

Diplomatic career

H. Jon Benjamin

Harry Jon Benjamin (born May 23, 1966) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his voice acting roles, including the leads Sterling Archer in FX's secret agent series Archer, and Bob Belcher in the Fox sitcom series Bob's Burgers; and supporting roles as Ben on Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist, and Coach McGuirk and Jason on Home Movies. He starred in the live action series Jon Benjamin Has a Van on Comedy Central.

Early life

Benjamin was born on May 23, 1966 to a Jewish family in Worcester, Massachusetts, and graduated from Worcester Academy in 1984.

Career

Benjamin's comedy career began at age twenty-four in Boston where he was in a comedy duo with Sam Seder, then a member of Cross Comedy, a comedy team led by David Cross. For approximately the first seven years of his career, Benjamin almost exclusively worked in groups rather than independently. Afterwards, his independent work remained more experimental, rejecting traditional styles of stand-up comedy.

Benjamin's live projects include the Midnight Pajama Jam, a show performed in New York City with Jon Glaser, and Tinkle, a show combining stand-up comedy and live music co-hosted by Todd Barry and David Cross. A Midnight Pajama Jam DVD is currently in production. He and Cross also appear together on the album Invite Them Up.