Grant Mandel Rosenmeyer (born July 3, 1991) is an American actor and screenwriter best known for his roles in The Royal Tenenbaums[1] and on the FOX television sitcom Oliver Beene.[2]

Grant Rosenmeyer
Born (1991-07-03) July 3, 1991 (age 33)
Occupation(s)Actor, screenwriter
Years active2000–present

Early life and education

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Rosenmeyer was born in Manhasset, New York, the son of Jewish parents Debra and Colin Rosenmeyer. He grew up in Ridgefield, Connecticut and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 2012.

Career

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Rosenmeyer first acted on Broadway as Macduff's son in Macbeth and as Gavroche in Les Misérables. In 2001, he made his feature film debut as Ari Tenenbaum, Ben Stiller's son, in Wes Anderson's The Royal Tenenbaums, for which he received a Young Artist Award nomination.

From 2003 to 2004, Rosenmeyer played the title character in the FOX television sitcom Oliver Beene, produced by Steven Levitan. He has made guest appearances on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Monk, Jonny Zero, Blue Bloods and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, among others. He also appeared as Wilson, a Make-A-Wish patient that blackmails Larry David, in a memorable episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm. Additional film credits include Young Mordechai in The Hebrew Hammer.

In June 2009, Rosenmeyer's short film Fugue won the award for Best Student Film at the Connecticut Film Festival. He co-wrote and starred in The Smut Locker, a short comedy which garnered a CINE Golden Eagle Award in 2014. That same year, his feature script The Defectives was a semifinalist for the Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting.

He appeared alongside Julia Roberts and George Clooney in the 2016 film Money Monster, directed by Jodie Foster. He also starred opposite Lindsey Shaw in the romantic comedy Temps in 2016, as well as the heist comedy Chasing the Blues in 2018.

Most recently, Rosenmeyer produced and starred in Come As You Are, a road trip dramedy based on the real-life experience of Asta Philpot, opposite Gabourey Sidibe, Hayden Szeto and Ravi Patel. The film premiered at South by Southwest in March 2019 before going on to win numerous audience and jury prizes at other festivals, and was acquired for release by Samuel Goldwyn Films.[3]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2001 The Royal Tenenbaums Ari Tenenbaum
2003 The Hebrew Hammer Young Mordechai
2007 I Do & I Don't Mark, The Son
2008 Fugue Hal Gordon Also director and writer
2010 The Red Hunter The Thief Voice
2014 Fairfield Tucker Donovan
2016 Temps Jefferson
2016 Money Monster Tech Dave
2017 Chasing the Blues Alan Thomas
2018 All You Can Eat Matty
2019 Come as You Are Scotty Also producer
2021 Shook Kellan
2021 The Beta Test APE Agent
2023 The Secret Art of Human Flight Ben Grady

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2000 TV Funhouse Jokámel Boy Episode: "Mexicans Day"
2003–2004 Oliver Beene Oliver David Beene 24 episodes
2005 Jonny Zero Seth Morganstern Episode: "Man Up"
2005 Monk Young Adrian Monk Episode: "Mr. Monk and Little Monk"
2005 Curb Your Enthusiasm Wilson Episode: "The Smoking Jacket"
2006 Teachers Adam Pelekis Episode: "Substitute"
2011 Blue Bloods Brian Episode: "Mercy"
2014 The Emperors Milo Finch Television film
2015–2019 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Jason 4 episodes

References

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  1. ^ Kunze, P. (May 2014). The Films of Wes Anderson: Critical Essays on an Indiewood Icon. Springer. p. 155. ISBN 978-1-137-40312-4.
  2. ^ Norwich, Grace (8 November 2007). Amped Up: The Official Biography. Penguin. ISBN 978-1-101-09832-5.
  3. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (2019-10-14). "Samuel Goldwyn Picks Up Ravi Patel-Gabourey Sidibe Road Trip Comedy 'Come As You Are'". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
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