Wesley Jonathan Waples is an American

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best known for his starring role as Jamal Grant on the NBC Saturday morning

comedy-drama Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...

series '' City Guys'' (1997-2001), Gary Thorpe in the sitcom '' What I Like About You'' (2002-2006), Sweetness in the film ''

Roll Bounce ''Roll Bounce'' is a 2005 American comedy-drama film written by Norman Vance Jr. and directed by Malcolm D. Lee. The film stars hip hop artist Bow Wow as the leader of a roller skating crew in 1970s Chicago. The film also stars Nick Cannon, Mea ...

'' (2005), Noah Cruise in the film ''

Crossover Crossover may refer to: Entertainment Albums and songs * ''Cross Over'' (Dan Peek album) * ''Crossover'' (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles album), 1987 * ''Crossover'' (Intrigue album) * ''Crossover'' (Hitomi Shimatani album) * ''Crossover'' (Yoshino ...

'' (2006) and Burrell "Stamps" Ballentine on

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's '' The Soul Man'' (2012-2016).

Career

Jonathan started his early career acting in the early 1990s and has had two main roles in two series; '' City Guys'' as Jamal Grant, and '' What I Like About You'' opposite Amanda Bynes and Jennie Garth as Holly's best friend, Gary Thorpe. Jonathan landed his first job in a music video for Melissa Manchester. He then started working on''

21 Jump Street ''21 Jump Street'' is an American police procedural television series that aired on the Fox network and in first run syndication from April 12, 1987, to April 27, 1991, with a total of 103 episodes. The series focuses on a squad of youthful-loo ...

''. Jonathan has starred, co-starred, or made guest appearances in several movies and television shows including: '' Sister, Sister'', ''

Moesha ''Moesha'' () is an American television sitcom that aired on UPN from January 23, 1996, to May 14, 2001. The series stars R&B singer Brandy Norwood as Moesha Denise Mitchell, an African-American teenager living with her upper middle class famil ...

'', '' Boy Meets World'', '' Smart Guy'', ''Thea'', '' Baywatch'', '' A Different World'', '' Boston Public'', ''

'', ''

National Lampoon's Bag Boy ''National Lampoon's Bag Boy'' is a 2007 American comedy film directed by Mort Nathan, starring Dennis Farina, Paul Campbell and Marika Dominczyk. The plot involves a teenager who enters the competitive world of grocery store bagging. Cast * D ...

'', Divine Intervention (2007 film), ''

'', and the 1995 film ''

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'' as Bobby Hutton.

Personal life

Jonathan is married to Tamara Mitchell. They have a daughter, Faye. He was raised as a Jehovah's Witness.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

*
Wesley Jonathan's Official MySpace Page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jonathan, Wesley Living people Male actors from Los Angeles American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors American Jehovah's Witnesses African-American male actors 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American people Year of birth missing (living people)