Jake Johnson
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Jake Johnson is a versatile guy who was inspired by the Second City troupe in Chicago, and set out to emulate them, first in New York and then in Los Angeles where he started landing movie and TV roles. Eventually he won a costarring role in New Girl with Zooey Deschanel and Max Greenfield. Leonard and Jessie discuss how each job\\u2014and personal connection\\u2014has led to other projects, from the modest indie Safety not Guaranteed to Jurassic World. His co-wrote his newest film, Ride the Eagle, with New Girl director-producer Trent O\\u2019Donnell, and you can see it On Demand and in theaters July 30. Jake\\u2019s positivity is a tribute to the creative spirit that even a pandemic couldn\\u2019t vanquish.
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