- Jonathan Halyalkar is an American actor and producer who began his entertainment career as a child actor
- He has been featured in a couple of series and movies and even won an award for his incredible acting skills in 1991
- Though Jonathan got great recognition in his early years, he went off the screens in the early 2000s and only resurfaced to produce a series in 2014 but went off the radar yet again.
Child actor, Jonathan Halyalkar, had a promising career when he started off at about the age of 5. He first starred in the 1984 TV series Who’s the Boss? that spanned for a period of 8 years (1984-1992).
His stint in the industry lasted for but a brief period and afterward he disappeared off the radar. The whereabouts of the 39-year-old are now linked to an Instagram social media handle bearing the name of the actor.
Jonathan’s First Role was in 1990 at the Age of 5
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Halyalkar Jonathan was born on April 25, 1985, in Ramsey, New Jersey. At the young age of 5, he made his acting debut and was featured in a famous TV series.
The Who’s the Boss actor joined the series in the 7th season in 1990 and played the role of Willian ‘Billy’ Napoli. His role was of an orphan who was sent to live with Tony, the main cast of the series. Halyalkar was part of this series from 1990 to 1991 and was in about 21 episodes.
He was among the top 10 actors in the series with the most episodes and only falls in the 7th position behind the major actors. Those with top episodes on the series are; Tony Danza, Judith Light, Alyssa Milano, Danny Pintauro, Katherine Helmond, and Shana Lane-Block.
The season finale of this series was aired on Halyalker’s 8th birthday, on April 25, 1992.
Jonathan Halyalkar’s Filmography
Soon after his debut role in 1984 Who’s the Boss, Jonathan went on to act in other roles in some more TV Series and at least 1 movie. His features are as follows;
- Bill Cosby Show (1990 TV series) – 2 episodes as Jonathan (Partygoer)
- New York News (1995 TV series) – 1 episode
- Third Watch (1999 TV series) – 2 episodes as Little Jerry Mankowicz
- E-Ring (2005 TV series) – 1 episode as Mehra
- Veronica Mars (2006 TV series) – 1 episode as Omar
- The Sarah Silverman Program (2008 TV series) – 1 episode as Hipster
- American Bully (2009 Movie) – as Eric Singh
His last known role was in the aforementioned 2009 movie. Since then, Jonathan has not had any other role attributed to him.
Asides from Acting, Jonathan Tried Producing
Despite leaving the acting scene in 2009, Halyalkar did not totally exit the entertainment scene. He has production attributes dated to as recent as 2019 as he was the executive producer of the TV series, The Well.
This series ran from 2014 to 2019 and Jonathan produced the second and third episodes of the first season titled ‘Book’ and ‘Photo’ in 2014. He also produced another episode of the series in 2019.
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Where is 39–year-old Jonathan Halyalkar Now?
This actor was active in the movie industry for about 19 years (1990-2009), as an actor. However, his production career extends his active years in the industry to 29 years.
The last known public activity of Jonathan when it comes to his career is dated to his production credit which started in 2014 and supposedly ended in 2019. If he does anything else behind the scenes, we are yet to be intimated on it.
It is also possible that the child actor has taken a bow from the entertainment industry or is just on a break.
There is an Instagram account that carries the name of the actor but there isn’t any concrete evidence showing that the account belongs to the American Bully actor. This Instagram account has over 100 followers and follows just 2 other accounts. There is also no post on there yet.
The Who’s the Boss Actor has an Award to his Name
Jonathan may not have been in a lot of movies during his active years but he sure made an impact. As a result of his stellar acting skill and talent, he won the award of Young Artist Award in 1991. He bagged the ‘Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor Under Nine’ for his role as ‘Billy’ in Who’s the Boss?
Fans of the 1984 series who fell in love with Jonathan and have tried to keep up with him are quite curious to know what he has been up to. While most fans hope he is still in the industry and working up something behind closed doors, others speculate that he has retired from the profession. If the latter is the case, he won’t be the first and hopefully, he is doing something he enjoys.
