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series '' For All Mankind.''

Life and career

Born and raised in Holyoke, Massachusetts, Jacobson attended Blessed Sacrament School and Holyoke Catholic High School. He went on to spend a year at

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in Bristol, RI, where he was a member of the men's basketball team. He moved to

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in 2001 to pursue a career in acting and got his start booking various commercials, including

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. 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'', ''

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'', '' Law & Order: LA'', and '' Rizzoli & Isles''. His career continued with roles on TV's '' CSI'', '' Shameless'' and ''

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'', and in feature films like '' Celeste & Jesse Forever'' and the 2013 Steve Jobs biopic ''

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. 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, his first major nomination. In August 2013, ''

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'' announced that Jacobson would be starring in Comedy Central pilot ''Big Time in Hollywood, FL'', which was then ordered to series in January 2014. In 2016, Jacobson portrayed a role in

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' '' The Veil'', alongside

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. Since 2019, Jacobson has portrayed Wayne Cobb, husband of

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jacobson, Lenny Living people 1974 births Male actors from Massachusetts People from Holyoke, Massachusetts