Jonathan Prince

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Jonathan Alexander Prince (born August 16, 1958) is an American actor, director, screenwriter and movie producer.

Prince was born in Beverly Hills, California. His parents are Dr. Martin Prince, a Los Angeles optometrist, and Gayle Prince, a special-education teacher for deaf and hearing-impaired children at the Bella Vista School in Los Angeles.

Prince embarked on an acting career following graduation from Harvard University. His most prominent roles include Leo in the 1981 CBS series Mr. Merlin and Zach Armstrong in the 1986 syndicated sitcom Throb.

He appeared on Super Password (set the Super Password record at :31) and Match Game in 1990 and hosted Quiz Kids Challenge that year.

Prince said he decided to expand into other aspects of show business when he was on the cast of Mr. Merlin.

"Here I was, a Harvard grad playing a 16-year-old on Mr. Merlin, sitting around waiting for my close-up," Prince said in an article about American Dreams, the 2002 NBC drama series on which he served as executive producer. "I felt it was time for a change, so instead of waiting for the phone to ring as an actor, I decided to try writing. Turned out there were no close-ups, and I was still waiting for the phone to ring."

Prince's next break came when George Burns asked him to co-write and produce Burns' feature film 18 Again. That led to a job as consultant on the Whatever Became of...? television specials, where Prince met Dick Clark.

On June 17, 1995, Prince married Juliet Mia Warner. Rabbi Meyer Heller officiated in the ceremony at the Ebell Club in Los Angeles. They have one son.