Jonathan Tiersten

Known for

Acting

Born

August 11, 1965

Birthplace

Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Died

May 5, 2026 (aged 60)

Biography

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Jonathan Tiersten (August 11, 1965 - May 5, 2026) is an American actor and singer, who is mostly known for his role as Ricky Thomas in the 1983 cult classic Sleepaway Camp. He reprised the role in the 2008 sequel Return to Sleepaway Camp.

In between acting Jonathan took to music, fronting a number of bands, mostly based out of the Fort Collins, Colorado area. Tiersten is currently the lead singer of his own band, Ten Tiers and composed the score to a short starring David Krumholtz (from the TV series Numb3rs). Tiersten also starred in the 2012 film The Perfect House in which he played a serial killer named John Doesy and the upcoming (as of May 2014) t...