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Connecting Jonah Hill and Lenny Bruce
Jonah Hill
American actor and filmmaker
He was befriended by Dustin Hoffman's children, Rebecca and Jake, who introduced him to their father.
Dustin Hoffman
He also played real life figures: comedian Lenny Bruce in Bob Fosse's '' Lenny'' (1975), and journalist Carl Bernstein in ''All the President's Men'' (1976).
Hoffman next starred in ''Lenny'' (1974), for which he was again nominated for Best Actor. '' Lenny'' was based on the life of stand-up comedian Lenny Bruce, who died at the age of 40, and was known for his open, free-style and critical form of comedy which integrated politics, religion, sex, and vulgarity.
Jonah Hill
American actor and filmmaker
His first leading role was in the Apatow-produced comedy '' Superbad,'' where he appeared with Michael Cera, in roles based on the film's writers, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg.
Evan Goldberg
Canadian screenwriter
After learning that ''The Simpsons'' executive producer James L. Brooks was a fan of ''Superbad'', they decided to ask the producers of the show if they could write an episode.
James L. Brooks
American filmmaker
He lists some of his influences as Sid Caesar, Jack Benny, Lenny Bruce, Mike Nichols and Elaine May, as well as writers Paddy Chayefsky and F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Jonah Hill
American actor and filmmaker
His first leading role was in the Apatow-produced comedy '' Superbad,'' where he appeared with Michael Cera, in roles based on the film's writers, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg.
In 2016, he played a surety agent for a production company in the Coen brothers' period comedy ''Hail, Caesar!'' and starred alongside Miles Teller in the biographical crime war comedy-drama '' War Dogs'' (2016) playing arms dealerEfraim Diveroli. In '' The Guardian'', Wendy Ide wrote of his performance: "Jonah Hill is so repellent — all swagger, sweat and unapologetic sexism — in ''War Dogs'', that for a while, you don't immediately realise what a blitzkrieg of a performance he delivers." That month, Hill also co-starred as a sausage named Carl in adultcomputer-animatedcomedy film '' Sausage Party'', with Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Michael Cera, and James Franco.
Michael Cera
Canadian actor, singer, and songwriter
The show featured guest stars such as David Cross, Andy Richter and Patton Oswalt, and was distributed via CBS's internet channel, CBS Innertube.
Cera appeared with his ''Arrested Development'' co-star David Cross' 2014 film '' Hits'', playing a marijuanadealer.
David Cross
Cross has said his comedic influences include Bill Hicks, Andy Kaufman, '' Monty Python's Flying Circus'', Lou Costello, Steven Wright, Richard Pryor, and Lenny Bruce.
Jonah Hill
American actor and filmmaker
In an interview with Howard Stern on January 21, 2014, Hill said he had accepted SAG's minimum wage of {{USD}}60,000 for ''Wolf of Wall Street.''
Howard Stern
American radio and television personality
Stern also worked on a pilot with Robert Schimmel for The WB, based around the comedian's real-life experience of falling in love with his daughter's best friend following his battle with cancer, but was not picked up.
