Jonathan Penner

Profile
A native of New York, Jonathan Penner is a writer/producer for film and television. He and his wife, Stacy, have developed numerous projects including "The Last Supper," "The Lone Ranger," "Let the Devil Wear Black" and the 1994 Oscar-nominated for Best Short Film, Live Action, "Down On The Waterfront" (which he co-produced, co-wrote and starred in with Jason Alexander, Ed Asner and Mike Starr). He also worked as an actor and had a series regular role on "Grapevine," on CBS, "The Naked Truth" and "Rude Awakening." He also made guest-starring appearances in various series including CSI: and "The Nanny," both on CBS, as well as "Seinfeld" and "Arrested Development." Additionally, he is a producer/writer/director.

Penner attended the prestigious Phillips Andover prep school in Andover, Massachusetts, and went on to receive his Bachelor of Arts degree from Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York.

Penner enjoys reading, traveling, cooking, theater, moves and track/field.

Penner currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife of 16 years, director Stacy Title, and their two children, Cooper and Ava. They have one bunny, Angel Cake, and two lizards, Mozilla and Luna. His birth date is March 5, 1962.

Post-Survivor
Jonathan Penner has written about his life-long love of horror film and what it means in the Los Angeles Review of Books.

Trivia

 * Until Survivor: Redemption Island, Jonathan held the record for having received the most votes throughout the game with 15. Phillip Sheppard would break this record with 17. Edna Ma in Survivor: South Pacific also got 15 votes. Later, also in Survivor: South Pacific, Ozzy Lusth was tied with Phillip with 17 votes.
 * In Survivor: Micronesia, Penner was the only original Malakal member to not receive any votes against them.
 * Total number of votes against him: 15.