Jonathan Hensleigh Biography
Jonathan Hensleigh is an American screenwriter and film director best known for penning blockbusters like Jumanji, Die Hard with a Vengeance, and Armageddon, as well as making his directing debut with the 2004 comic book action thriller The Punisher.
Jonathan Hensleigh Age
He was born Jonathan Blair Hensleigh on February 13, 1959, in the United States of America. Blair is 64 years old as of February 2023.
Jonathan Hensleigh Education
Hensleigh earned a history degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1981. He obtained his J.D. from Tulane University Law School and was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1985 after attending the University of Virginia School of Law.
Jonathan Hensleigh Height
He stands at a height of 6′ 3″ (1.91 m) tall.
Jonathan Hensleigh Wife- Married
Jonathan Hensleigh Career
Hensleigh got his start in the entertainment sector as a writer for the television show The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles. He made his cinematic debut in 1993 with A Far Off Place, for which he authored an early draft of the script. Die Hard with a Vengeance and Jumanji, both of which were released in 1995, were his next two ventures. The Die Hard sequel was based on a spec script written by Hensleigh before Brandon Lee’s death as a Brandon Lee action film with the working title Simon Says. Before being taken up for Die Hard, the script was considered for the fourth installment of the Lethal Weapon series. Hensleigh contributed to The Rock’s script, which became the source of contention.
Hensleigh collaborated with Bay again on the 1998 catastrophe blockbuster Armageddon, this time receiving screenwriting credit. He assisted in the rewriting of scripts for Jerry Bruckheimer films Con Air (1997) and Gone in 60 Seconds (2000), for which he received executive producer credit. With the help of his wife, famous Hollywood producer Gale Anne Hurd, Hensleigh made his directorial debut with The Punisher in 2004. Based on the Marvel Comics character The Punisher, he co-wrote the script with Michael France. The film was shot on a tight timetable and on a cheap budget.
Hensleigh’s credits include a Gemini Man picture and Jumanji and The Punisher sequels. As of October 3, 2008, Hensleigh was working on the AMC series Red Mars, based on the novel of the same name. Kill the Irishman, based on the book To Kill the Irishman: The War That Crippled the Mafia, was written and directed by Hensleigh in 2011. It was about the Cleveland mobster Danny Greene, who was active in the 1960s and 1970s. He was supposed to write and direct Hulk at one point, working on pre-production for a year before pulling out.
Jonathan Hensleigh Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of 10 million dollars.