Jonathan Benair (July 4, 1950 â€" June 28, 1998) was an American actor
who did the voice of the Black and White TV in the animated film The
Brave Little Toaster and Jim Bob in The Brave Little Toaster to the
Rescue, the latter of which was released posthumously.Jonathan Benair
was born on July 4, 1950, in Los Angeles, the son of Zvi Benair and
Muriel (née Dubov). Benair had one brother, Daniel.Benair did very
few acting roles and had an independent career. He had played roles in
Hollywood Game, The Brave Little Toaster and The Brave Little Toaster
to the Rescue, his final acting role. Benair was also a screenwriter,
having sold three movie scripts, and contributed articles to
Movieline, the Los Angeles Reader and L.A. Style.He worked as a film
programmer for the Los Angeles County of Museum Art for eight years
during the 1970s and 1980s, and was a member of the Writers Guild of
America and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. An
amateur film historian, Benair would talk frequently at film
festivals, offering his knowledge of cinema to writers who wanted his
assistance.
who did the voice of the Black and White TV in the animated film The
Brave Little Toaster and Jim Bob in The Brave Little Toaster to the
Rescue, the latter of which was released posthumously.Jonathan Benair
was born on July 4, 1950, in Los Angeles, the son of Zvi Benair and
Muriel (née Dubov). Benair had one brother, Daniel.Benair did very
few acting roles and had an independent career. He had played roles in
Hollywood Game, The Brave Little Toaster and The Brave Little Toaster
to the Rescue, his final acting role. Benair was also a screenwriter,
having sold three movie scripts, and contributed articles to
Movieline, the Los Angeles Reader and L.A. Style.He worked as a film
programmer for the Los Angeles County of Museum Art for eight years
during the 1970s and 1980s, and was a member of the Writers Guild of
America and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. An
amateur film historian, Benair would talk frequently at film
festivals, offering his knowledge of cinema to writers who wanted his
assistance.
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