Jared Nathan
Encyclopedia
Jared Nathan was an American
child actor
from Nashua
, New Hampshire
, United States
. He starred on the first season of the revival of the PBS Kids
television show ZOOM
. He died in a car accident in 2006.
commercial at age 12.
in Nashua for two years before switching to the arts-oriented Walnut Hill School
in Natick, Massachusetts
. After graduating from Walnut Hill in 2004, he studied drama at the Juilliard School
and was a third-year student on winter break at the time of his death.
. He was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital
in Nashua where he was pronounced dead. He was 21 years old. An episode of Jeopardy!
was dedicated to his memory.
Hudson, MA, native Gabriel King, the 20-year-old aspiring actor and best friend of Nathan's, was driving the car when the accident occurred. King was sentenced to 12 months in jail after pleading guilty to negligent homicide because of speeding. Half of the jail term was suspended after the judge said that King was a remarkable young man and good person who caused death by reckless behavior.
In 2009, Peacock Players alumni who were all close friends with Jared, re-created and brought back a revival version of the show "Songs For A New World", composed by Jason Robert Brown, which they had originally performed in the summer of 2006, the same summer Jared starred in Peacock Players alumni show "The Wild Party". The 2010 revival of the show was in Jared's name, and all proceeds went to The Jared Nathan Scholarship for the Arts. This scholarship is given to a student at Peacock Players who is talented, outgoing and artistic in many different ways. It can be given to a graduating senior for college, or younger student for summer camp, or for a student of any age for a mainstage production.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
child actor
Child actor
The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting in motion pictures or television, but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child; to avoid confusion, the latter is also called a former child actor...
from Nashua
Nashua, New Hampshire
-Climate:-Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 86,494 people, 35,044 households, and 21,876 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,719.9 people per square mile . There were 37,168 housing units at an average density of 1,202.8 per square mile...
, New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. He starred on the first season of the revival of the PBS Kids
PBS Kids
PBS Kids is the brand for children's programming aired by the Public Broadcasting Service in the United States founded in 1993. As with all PBS programming, PBS Kids programming is non-commercial. It is aimed at children ages 2 to 10...
television show ZOOM
Zoom (1999 TV series)
ZOOM is an American educational television series, created almost entirely by children, which aired on Public Broadcasting Service originally from January 4, 1999 to June 24, 2005. It was a remake of a 1972 TV series by the same name. Both versions were produced by WGBH-TV in Boston...
. He died in a car accident in 2006.
Early life
Nathan was the only child of Dr. Jeffrey Nathan and June (Woods) Nathan. Raised in Nashua, New Hampshire, he began performing on stage as a child with local groups such as Junior Actorsingers and the Peacock Players. He appeared in a Papa Gino'sPapa Gino's
Papa Gino's is a restaurant chain based in Dedham, Massachusetts specializing in American-style pizza along with pasta, subs, salads, and a variety of appetizers...
commercial at age 12.
Zoom (1999)
Nathan was a star of the first season of the newer version of ZOOM on PBS. He co-starred with Zoe Costello, Keiko Yoshida, Pablo Velez, Alisa Besher, David Toropov, and Lynese Browder. He left after one season because of his age. After his death, Zoom executive producer Kate Taylor said, "If he hadn't entered adolescence, we would have loved to have had him back for additional seasons."Education
Nathan attended Bishop Guertin High SchoolBishop Guertin High School
Bishop Guertin is a college preparatory private Roman Catholic high school in Nashua, New Hampshire. It was founded by the Brothers of the Sacred Heart in 1963. The school is located off Exit 4 of the F. E...
in Nashua for two years before switching to the arts-oriented Walnut Hill School
Walnut Hill School
Walnut Hill School for the Arts is a private boarding school for the arts located in Natick, Massachusetts.-Boarding School:Walnut Hill was founded in 1893 as a college preparatory school for women and a feeder school to Wellesley College. It became coeducational and arts-focused in the late 1970s...
in Natick, Massachusetts
Natick, Massachusetts
Natick is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Natick is located near the center of the MetroWest region of Massachusetts, with a population of 33,006 at the 2010 census. Only west from Boston, Natick is considered part of the Greater Boston area...
. After graduating from Walnut Hill in 2004, he studied drama at the Juilliard School
Juilliard School
The Juilliard School, located at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City, United States, is a performing arts conservatory which was established in 1905...
and was a third-year student on winter break at the time of his death.
Death and Afterward
Nathan died in a car crash on December 28, 2006, when the car in which he was traveling hit a tree broadside in Hollis, New HampshireHollis, New Hampshire
Hollis is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 7,684 at the 2010 census. The town center village is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Hollis Village Historic District....
. He was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital
St. Joseph Hospital (Nashua, New Hampshire)
St. Joseph Hospital is a health care facility located in Nashua, New Hampshire and serving the surrounding community with a 208 bed facility, an ANCC Accredited nursing school, and an extensive network of health care providers. It features 24/7 emergency care and centers for oncology, childbirth,...
in Nashua where he was pronounced dead. He was 21 years old. An episode of Jeopardy!
Jeopardy!
Griffin's first conception of the game used a board comprising ten categories with ten clues each, but after finding that this board could not be shown on camera easily, he reduced it to two rounds of thirty clues each, with five clues in each of six categories...
was dedicated to his memory.
Hudson, MA, native Gabriel King, the 20-year-old aspiring actor and best friend of Nathan's, was driving the car when the accident occurred. King was sentenced to 12 months in jail after pleading guilty to negligent homicide because of speeding. Half of the jail term was suspended after the judge said that King was a remarkable young man and good person who caused death by reckless behavior.
The Jared Nathan Scholarship For The Arts
In the summer of 2007, almost one whole year after Jared's passing, friends and alumni of Peacock Players decided to put on a production of the hilarious show, "The Bible: The Complete Works of God (Abridged)", with all proceeds going to a scholarship in Jared's name. They called it, "The Jared Nathan Scholarship For The Arts". This scholarship as given to students who were graduating, attending Peacock Players summer program, or a part of a Peacock Players mainstage production.In 2009, Peacock Players alumni who were all close friends with Jared, re-created and brought back a revival version of the show "Songs For A New World", composed by Jason Robert Brown, which they had originally performed in the summer of 2006, the same summer Jared starred in Peacock Players alumni show "The Wild Party". The 2010 revival of the show was in Jared's name, and all proceeds went to The Jared Nathan Scholarship for the Arts. This scholarship is given to a student at Peacock Players who is talented, outgoing and artistic in many different ways. It can be given to a graduating senior for college, or younger student for summer camp, or for a student of any age for a mainstage production.