Lenny Jacobson

Born and raised in Holyoke, Massachusetts, Jacobson attended Blessed Sacrament School and Holyoke Catholic High School. He went on to spend a year at Roger Williams University in Bristol, RI, where he was a member of the men's basketball team.{{cite web|title=Holyoke actor Lenny Jacobson part of 'Nurse Jackie' cast|date=28 April 2012 |url=http://www.masslive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2012/04/holyoke_actor_lenny_jacobson_p.html|accessdate=21 April 2015}}

He moved to Los Angeles in 2001 to pursue a career in acting and got his start booking various commercials, including Budweiser{{cite web|title=Holyoke to Hollywood: City native featured on new Comedy Central show 'Big Time in Hollywood, FL'|date=26 March 2015 |url=http://www.masslive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/03/holyoke_to_hollywood_city_nati.html|accessdate=27 May 2015}} and Castrol.{{cite web|title=Castrol GXT "Sequel" Commercial| website=YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARkcIhrQMTQ|accessdate=21 April 2015}}

In 2009, Jacobson earned a small role in the pilot for the Showtime series Nurse Jackie, which later became a major recurring role, appearing in 25 episodes over the next 4 seasons. During this time, Jacobson also worked on several other series including NCIS, Southland (TV series), Law & Order: LA, and Rizzoli & Isles.

His career continued with roles on TV's CSI,{{cite web|title='CSI' Enlists 'Greek's' Spencer Grammer, 'Nurse Jackie's' Lenny Jacobson (Exclusive)|website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=16 November 2012 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/csi-spoilers-greek-spencer-grammer-391467|accessdate=20 April 2015}} Shameless and Modern Family, and in feature films like Celeste & Jesse Forever and the 2013 Steve Jobs biopic Jobs, starring Ashton Kutcher, Josh Gad, and J. K. Simmons.{{cite web|title=Lenny Jacobson on @midnight|url=http://www.cc.com/shows/-midnight/guests/lenny-jacobson|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710081625/http://www.cc.com/shows/-midnight/guests/lenny-jacobson|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 10, 2015|accessdate=27 May 2015}}

Following his final season on Nurse Jackie, Jacobson shared with his cast-mates a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series,{{cite web|title=SAG Awards Nominations Announced|date=12 December 2012 |url=https://deadline.com/2012/12/screen-actors-guild-awards-2012-nominations-announced-387261/|accessdate=27 May 2015}} his first major nomination.

In August 2013, Deadline Hollywood announced that Jacobson would be starring in Comedy Central pilot Big Time in Hollywood, FL,{{cite web|title=Duo Join Pilot 'Big Time In Hollywood'; 'The Following' & 'The Originals' Add Recurring|date=28 August 2013

|url=https://deadline.com/2013/08/duo-join-pilot-big-time-in-hollywood-the-following-the-originals-add-recurring-572673/

|accessdate=20 April 2015}} which was then ordered to series in January 2014.{{cite web|title=Comedy Central Gives Series Order To Ben Stiller-Produced 'Big Time In Hollywood, FL'|date=10 January 2014

|url=https://deadline.com/2014/01/comedy-central-gives-series-order-to-ben-stiller-produced-big-time-in-hollywood-661707/

|accessdate=20 April 2015}} The series only lasted ten episodes and was confirmed by Jacobson himself that there would not be another season.

In 2016, Jacobson portrayed a role in Blumhouse Productions' The Veil,{{cite web|title=Answers with Lenny Jacobson|website=Answers.com |url=http://www.answers.com/article/1293632/answers-with-lenny-jacobson|accessdate=27 May 2015}} alongside Jessica Alba and Thomas Jane.{{cite web|title=The Veil on IMDb| website=IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3533916/?ref_=nv_sr_2|accessdate=20 April 2015}}

Since 2019, Jacobson has portrayed Wayne Cobb, husband of NASA Astronaut Molly Cobb, in the Apple TV+ original science fiction space drama series For All Mankind.

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