# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jonathan-lynn
# Generated: 2026-08-12T21:45:48.204Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jonathan-lynn"
name: "Jonathan Lynn"
slug: "jonathan-lynn"
description: "Jonathan Adam Lynn is a British-American film director, screenwriter, and actor. He directed the comedy films Clue, Nuns on the Run, My Cousin Vinny, and The Whole Nine Yards. He also co-created and co-wrote the political-satirical television series Yes Minister."
tagline: "British director, writer, and actor"
image: "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/q1yanpd0HSPOENuyU267euwIdgY.jpg"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "GB"
category:
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profileType:
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  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1943-04-03"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
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  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm0528718"
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    url:       "http://www.jonathanlynn.com/"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump