Jonathan Paul Katz is an American

United States

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 comedian

Comedian

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, actor

Actor

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, and voice actor who is best known for his starring role in the animated sitcom Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist

Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist

Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist is an American animated series that originally ran on Comedy Central from May 28, 1995 to December 24, 1999,–with a final set of three shelved episodes airing in 2002–starring Jonathan Katz, Jon Benjamin, and Laura Silverman...

. He currently releases podcasts entitled Hey, We're Back on and also can be heard on Explosion Bus at .
His father was an immigrant from Budapest, Hungary.

He is a close personal friend of renowned playwright David Mamet

David Mamet

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, with whom he attended Goddard College

Goddard College

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