Ross Malinger - wikipedia Ross Malinger Ross Malinger Ross Aaron Malinger ( 1984 - 07 - 07 ) July 7, 1984 ( age 34 ) Redwood City, California, U.S. Occupation Actor Years active 1990 -- 2006 Ross Aaron Malinger ( born July 7, 1984 ) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Jonah Baldwin in the 1993 movie Sleepless in Seattle, starring Tom Hanks, and as Bobby Jameson in the 1997 Disney comedy film Toothless, starring Kirstie Alley. He and Alley both co-starred in the 1995 television film Peter and the Wolf. He played Adam Lippman, the Bar Mitzvah boy who liked Elaine 's `` Shiksa appeal '', in the Seinfeld episode `` The Serenity Now ''. Life and career Malinger was born in Redwood City, California, the son of Laura, a producer, and Brian Malinger, a producer and sales representative. Malinger co-starred with Jean - Claude Van Damme in the 1995 film Sudden Death. He provided the original voice of T.J. Detweiler on the animated series Recess. He did not reprise the role in the next seasons, as he was replaced by Andrew Lawrence. He was a recurring character on the teen drama Party of Five. He also provided the voice for the puppy Spike, part of the `` Riley Gang '' in Homeward Bound II : Lost in San Francisco ; and played the role of Payton Shoemaker in Little Bigfoot. He starred with Shelley Long and Treat Williams on the CBS comedy Good Advice, which lasted two seasons, 1993 to 1994. He was in an episode of Touched by an Angel playing Nick Albright, a troubled teenager after his parents ' separation. He appeared in an episode of Without a Trace in 2006 as Jason McMurphy. References ^ Jump up to : Ross Malinger Biography ( 1984 - ) External links Ross Malinger on IMDb BNF : cb14202424n ( data ) GND : 102054984X ISNI : 0000 0001 1492 8967 LCCN : no2006058516 VIAF : 66224867 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ross_Malinger&oldid=826458802 '' Categories : 1984 births 20th - century American male actors 21st - century American male actors American male child actors American male film actors American male voice actors Living people Male actors from California People from Redwood City, California Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk About Wikipedia تۆرکجه Deutsch فارسی Français Italiano Nederlands Polski Edit links This page was last edited on 19 February 2018, at 06 : 27 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: kid who plays jonah in sleepless in seattle
Answer: Ross Aaron Malinger