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J. Evan Bonifant

Acting · Born August 19, 1985 · Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

J. Evan Bonifant (born August 19, 1985) is an American actor. As a child actor, he played small parts on television shows such as One Life to Live and starred in several films, including the lead role in Todd Haynes's Dottie Gets Spanked in 1993. His most notable role was that of Tum Tum, for which he was nominated the Young Artist Award in 1994 in 3 Ninjas Kick Back. He portrayed ten-year-old Buster Blues in Blues Brothers 2000. In 2008, Bonifant portrayed the role of Jerko Phoenix in the Disney series Wizards of Waverly Place.

J. Evan Bonifant movies and shows

  • Law & Order1990
  • King of the Hill1997
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer1997
  • Full House1987
  • Diagnosis: Murder1993
  • Touched by an Angel1994
  • Wizards of Waverly Place2007
  • As Told by Ginger2000
  • Nikki2000
  • Steam Room Stories2010
  • The Nightmare Room2001
  • Blues Brothers 20001998
  • 3 Ninjas Kick Back1994
  • Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School2008
  • Summer of Camp Caprice2001
  • Breakout1998
  • Dottie Gets Spanked1993
  • The List2016