“From Child Star to Grown-Up: You Won’t Believe How the Little Boy from Jerry Maguire Looks Now!”
But his work as a martial artist extends beyond just a hobby.
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Jonathan Lipnicki has always found power and purpose with jiu-jitsu, but he can now put it to good use in the fight against antisemitism
In 2021, the rise in violence against Jews and antisemitic hate crimes in Los Angeles hit an alarming rate, most likely due to the increased awareness of the Israel-Palestine crisis. This was a stark reminder that Jonathan’s background in jiu-jitsu could greatly help others, especially since the child actor himself comes from a Jewish family.
Jonathan and his friend Remy Franklin, another martial arts enthusiast, organized groups in order to protect Jews who were going to worship at the synagogue.
A few of the incidents they came across included assailants attempting to run over Jewish kids, shooting them with paintballs, and yelling antisemitic slurs.
Jonathan told TMZ: “A lot of us are martial artists or own martial arts gyms and not all of us are Jewish. It’s just people wanting to help other people.
“Everyone should have the right to worship without being discriminated against.”
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Since moving from Los Angeles, the child prodigy has embarked on a new and exciting chapter
According to the Brotherly Love podcast, Jonathan, now 33 years old, lives in Oklahoma and has fallen in love with how peaceful everything is. But that doesn’t mean he has given up on acting forever.
