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Jonathan Togo
February 26th, 2010 by Lynn DeVries

Jonathan Togo: Plays Ryan Wolfe

Full Name: Jonathan Frederick Togo

[Photo: ©2010 CBS Broadcasting Co.]
Birth Date: August 25, 1977
Astrological Sign: Virgo
Birth Place: Rockland, MA
Spouse(s):
  • none
College:
  • Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY (BA in Theater, 1999)
Fast Facts:
  • His mother has Italian-Irish roots and his father is of Jewish-Ukrainian descent.
  • While at Vassar he performed in a band named "The El Conquistadors" with Sam Endicott and John Conway, both of whom are now members of the band The Bravery.
  • Togo has a tattoo on his left shoulder of a clown waving a wand while riding a bee, which is an image from the joker found in older decks of playing cards.
  • He is left-handed.
  • Decided he wanted to pursue an acting career at 13 after playing Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol.
  • Made his film debut as a deli worker in 2003’s Mystic River.
  • He is 5′ 11" (1.80 m)
  • His family name was originally Tonkaview, but was shortened to Togo by a forefather who wanted something a bit snappier for his carpet business.
  • He attended Hebrew school as a child.
  • He is sometimes mistaken for CSI: Vegas actor Eric Szmanda.
Quotes:
  • "The odds are so against you… They make like 50 pilots. Of the 50 there are parts for you in 20, and of those 20 there are 1000 guys auditioning for those 20 parts and 10 of them go to names, and of those pilots five go to air and one survives past the first year. So to get on a show as good and as successful as CSI: Miami, to be part of the franchise, is astonishing. I feel extremely lucky."
  • People say when the right job for you comes you’ll know it. All indications point to this one as the one.
  • (when he first arrived replacing Tim Speedle character) It’s difficult. Being the new guy on a show is sort of like going to someone else’s house for Thanksgiving dinner. Or it’s like being a foreign exchange student. You live in the house, you’re part of the family, but you’re not really part of the family.
  • (About the chemistry on the set of CSI: Miami) Pretty great. I liked all of the actors immediately. We’re sort of like a football team. David Caruso is quarterback, Emily is the wide receiver, Adam the linebacker, Khandi Alexander is the running back and I’m the punter.
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