Jonathan Dayton

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jonathan Dayton
Occupation	Director
Date Of Birth	Jul 7, 1957(1957-07-07)
Age	67
Birthplace	Elizabeth
Country	United States
Birth City	New Jersey
Horoscope	Cancer

Jonathan Dayton Biography

Jonathan Dayton is one of the most popular and richest Director who was born on July 7, 1957 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States. Director of the award-winning Little Miss Sunshine and music videos from R.E.M., the Smashing Musicians and R.E.M.

The film that he directed was a surprise success. Little Miss Sunshine earned His surprise hit film Little Miss Sunshine earned Alan Arkin the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. the Academy Award for the Best Actor in an Actor’s Supporting role.

Dayton was born in Alameda County, California, and grew up in Grass Valley, California. After graduating from Ygnacio Valley High School in Concord, California, he attended the UCLA Film School, studying film and television in the late 1970s; while there, he met Valerie Faris, a dance student and native of Los Angeles County, California, who became his wife and his partner. They have three children together. Valerie is the daughter of Paula Forbes, a supervising painter, and Jim Faris, a film editor.

They directed a number of sketches for the 1995-1998 HBO sketch comedy series Mr. Show.

He married longtime directing partner He married longtime directing partner Valerie Faris..

Jonathan Dayton Net Worth

Jonathan Dayton is one of the richest Director from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jonathan Dayton 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a film and television student during the 70s and 80s at UCLA where he met his wife Valerie.

The music video of Tonight, Tonight by The Smashing Pumpkins earned him six MTV Video Music Awards.

Jonathan Dayton (born July 7, 1957) and Valerie Faris (born October 20, 1958) are a team of American film and music video directors who received critical acclaim for their feature film directorial debut, Little Miss Sunshine (2006). Later the married couple directed the romantic comedy-drama Ruby Sparks (2012), and the biographical sports drama Battle of the Sexes (2017). Their most recent directing project is the Netflix comedy series, Living With Yourself, starring Paul Rudd, which premiered on October 17, 2019.

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Who is Jonathan Dayton Dating?

According to our records, Jonathan Dayton married to Valerie Faris. As of December 1, 2023, Jonathan Dayton’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2006, the pair were announced as the directors of a planned screen adaptation of Tom Perrotta’s novel The Abstinence Teacher for Warner Independent Pictures. In 2007 Perrotta wrote a screenplay with input from Dayton and Faris. However, by 2012 they had left the project, and it was taken over by director Lisa Cholodenko.

Facts & Trivia

Jonathan Ranked on the list of most popular Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jonathan Dayton celebrates birthday on July 7 of every year.

What did Jonathan Dayton believe in?

Jonathan Dayton, who represented New Jersey at the Constitutional Convention, believed that government should defend individual freedoms, but within the framework of an established social hierarchy. He held to this traditional concept of government well into the nineteenth century.

Was Jonathan Dayton a Federalist or anti Federalist?

Jonathan Dayton
Died| October 9, 1824 (aged 63) Elizabethtown, New Jersey
Political party| Federalist
Other political affiliations| Pro-Administration
Spouse(s)| Susan Williamson

What did Jonathan Dayton do for living?

Jonathan Dayton, (born Oct. 16, 1760, Elizabethtown (now Elizabeth), N.J. [U.S.]—died Oct. 9, 1824, Elizabethtown, N.J., U.S.), youngest member of the U.S. Constitutional Convention, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and developer of large tracts in what later became the state of Ohio.

Did Jonathan Dayton support the Great Compromise?

At age 26, he was the youngest delegate and didn’t heavily participate but supported the Great Compromise , the Electoral College and a federalism system of government. He was elected as a Federalist to the 1st Congress in 1789 but rescinded his seat to instead become speaker of the state assembly.

What did Jonathan Dayton contribute to the Constitutional Convention?

Dayton was named as a representative of New Jersey to serve as a member of the Constitutional Convention which met in Philadelphia during the Summer of 1787. At the Constitutional Convention, Dayton was the youngest member and helped to debate, draft and sign the Constitution of the United States.