Jonathan Bennett

Actor and model Jonathan Bennett is best known for his role as leading man Aaron Samuels in the beloved comedy movie Mean Girls (2004) in which he played the love interest to both Rachel McAdams (main antagonist Regina George) and Lindsay Lohan (protagonist Cady Heron). Incidentally, he made a cameo in Ariana Grande’s incredibly popular music video for ‘Thank U, Next’ in 2018, which was inspired by Mean Girls.

He also played Bud McNulty in Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005) alongside comedy legend Steve Martin, as well as the title character in the third Van Wilder film, Van Wilder: Freshman Year (2009), replacing Ryan Reynolds. More recently, Bennett was the host of the Food Network’s reality TV series Cake Wars, presiding over the ultimate televised cake baking competition. He’ll also be hosting Halloween Wars, a similarly structured cooking series on the Food Network which airs over four weeks in October. A keen baking enthusiast, he recently authored (in collaboration with celebrity chef Nikki Martin) and published a cookbook inspired by the Mean Girls films called ‘The Burn Cookbook’.

Bennett’s TV credits include recurring roles in the UPN produced mystery drama Veronica Mars and the ABC soap opera All My Children. He also appeared in prequel TV series The Dukes of Hazzard:The Beginning as Bo Duke. Bennett is a big fan of reality shows, having been selected as one of the celebrities in the 19th season of Dancing with the Stars in 2014, and also as a houseguest on the 2nd season of Celebrity Big Brother in 2019. He continues to enjoy acting in movies and TV, as well as making special guest appearances on reality shows such as RuPaul’s Drag Race in 2020.