Lonny Ross (born 1978) is an American

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and

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Early life

Ross was born in

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. He attended and graduated from Wantagh High School in 1996.

Acting career

As part of the ensemble on the

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sitcom ''

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'', he received a nomination for a

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Award for his work as

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. He appeared in 37 episodes between 2006 and 2009. Lonny also appeared on the

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live action series ''

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'' as Max Ross, the eccentric billionaire video-game designer. Lonny participated in a ''Level Up'' cast panel discussion at

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. He has also appeared in the films ''

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'', '' The Rocker'' and ''

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''. He has written a comedy pilot for the

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, and a web series for

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Filmography

Film

Television

Video game

References

External links

* 1978 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors People from Wantagh, New York Male actors from New York (state) 21st-century American male actors {{US-tv-actor-stub