- Born
- Birth nameLuka Yovetich
- Luka Jones was born on August 18, 1975 in Evanston, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and podcaster, known for Shrill (2019), People of Earth (2016) and Her (2013).
- ParentsDiana Wallace Yovetich
- RelativesDwane Wallace(Grandparent)Eli Yovetich(Grandparent)
- Son of Gene and Diana Wallace Yovetich. Gene, a former Chicago advertising executive, died when Luka was 11. The HBO movie White Mile (1994) is based on events surrounding a business trip rafting accident that took his life and the lives of four other people. Diana, a former teacher of children with special needs, has lived with ME/CFS for decades.
- Graduated from the University of Kansas. Received an M.A. in philosophy from California State University, Los Angeles and a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Southern California. Declined an offer to study at the Ph.D. program in philosophy at Cornell University in order to stay in Los Angeles and attend USC.
- Studied acting at the Atlantic Theater Company in New York City and the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago. Has been a regular performer at the iO West Theater and the UCB Theatre in Los Angeles.
- Great-grandnephew of Clyde Cessna, founder of Cessna Aircraft Company.
- Grandson of Eli Yovetich, former Chief of Police in Kansas City, KS.
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