Jonathan Hall Kovacs
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Jonathan Hall Kovacs is an American former deaf child actor
. Nowadays, an entertainer, educator and explorer.
in 1984 as the Best Young Actor in a Drama Series for The Family Tree. He had also several appearances in other popular at those times television works. All of them were deaf-mute
people.
in Fremont, California
. He returned there after a couple of years away from school.
He did several plays and ITV, a course in learning how to film and edit.
As an adult, he has directed a few short stage performances. His interest in ASL
performances gave birth to Rathskellar (performing arts) in 1998 to showcase the raw beauty of sign language by combining it with visual arts and pulsating music. It turned out to astonish crowds and quickly became internationally known for thrilling levels or originality and intensity, which are rarely seen in ASL productions.
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...
. Nowadays, an entertainer, educator and explorer.
Acting
Jonathan Kovacs appeared as a semi-regular character of the ninth season of the Little House on the Prairie and a regular character of The Family Tree series. He was nominated for Young Artist AwardYoung Artist Award
The Young Artist Award is an accolade bestowed by the Young Artist Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to recognize and award excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically and/or financially challenged.The Young Artist...
in 1984 as the Best Young Actor in a Drama Series for The Family Tree. He had also several appearances in other popular at those times television works. All of them were deaf-mute
Mute
Mute may refer to:* Muteness, a speech disorder in which a person lacks the ability to speak* Mute, a silent letter in phonology* Mute , an upcoming sequel to the movie Moon...
people.
Adult life and career
In 1988, he graduated with honours from California School for the DeafCalifornia School for the Deaf, Fremont
The California School for the Deaf, Fremont is a school for deaf children in Fremont, California. The school educates deaf children from all over Northern California...
in Fremont, California
Fremont, California
Fremont is a city in Alameda County, California. It was incorporated on January 23, 1956, from the merger of five smaller communities: Centerville, Niles, Irvington, Mission San Jose, and Warm Springs...
. He returned there after a couple of years away from school.
He did several plays and ITV, a course in learning how to film and edit.
As an adult, he has directed a few short stage performances. His interest in ASL
ASL
ASL is a common initialism for American Sign Language, and may also refer to:*Above sea level, altitude measurement*Adobe Source Libraries, a set of open source software libraries by Adobe...
performances gave birth to Rathskellar (performing arts) in 1998 to showcase the raw beauty of sign language by combining it with visual arts and pulsating music. It turned out to astonish crowds and quickly became internationally known for thrilling levels or originality and intensity, which are rarely seen in ASL productions.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Gideon's Crossing Gideon's Crossing Gideon's Crossing is a US medical drama starring Andre Braugher. The series was loosely based on the experience of real-life physician Jerome Groopman and his book The Measure of Our Days. It premiered on October 10, 2000, and ran for one season, with its last episode airing on April 9, 2001, with... |
John | 2000-2001 television series, episodes 13-15 |
| 1985 | Airwolf Airwolf Airwolf is an American television series that ran from 1984 until 1987. The program centers on a high-tech military helicopter, code named Airwolf, and its crew as they undertake various missions, many involving espionage, with a Cold War theme.... |
Raf | 1984-1986 television series, episode 3.09 "Jennie" |
| 1983 | The Family Tree The Family Tree The Family Tree - a short-lived television series made in 1983. It was preceded by The Six of Us, a 1982 television movie that served as a pilot episode.-Plot:... |
Toby Benjamin | 1983 television series |
| 1982-1983 | Little House on the Prairie | Matthew Rogers | 1974-1984 television series, 5 episodes |
| 1982 | The Six of Us The Six of Us The Six of Us - a made for television movie that eventually served as a pilot movie to a short-lived television series The Family Tree... |
Toby Benjamin | television movie |
| unknown | General Hospital General Hospital General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns.... |
unknown | 1963-now television series, a recurring role |