We’re the process scientists who support the manufacturing of Kite’s CAR T-cell therapies, which train a patient’s immune system to recognize, attack and destroy certain types of cancer.
Q: What are you and your team working on? I’m here at Kite now because I believe that biotechnology modalities like cell therapy will play an important role in how we will ultimately one day find a cure for cancer. I fell in love with the idea of using my skills to help improve the lives of those facing serious diseases. After that I joined a larger biotech company and was focused on helping provide treatments for hemophilia, a serious bleeding disorder. I began my career at a small company, working to develop processes and performing technology transfers, including internationally in India. I’m an engineer by training and I’ve been in biopharma for the past 17 years, at both large companies and small startups. Show" meets "Quantum Leap." Kite currently resides in Los Angeles.Q: What drew you to your field and how did you come to work at Kite? In 2009, he created, wrote, produced, and starred in his own sketch comedy television pilot, "The Skokie-Jo and Shappy Show," which has been described as "Mr. Ron Jeremy, which in 2010 set the national Cage Match Competition record at the Improv Olympic West Theater, winning 52 weeks in a row and then retiring undefeated. He is a founding member of the improv group, L. Kite also studied improvisation and sketch comedy with Chicago's Second City and The Groundlings in Los Angeles. He performed many times on stage in Illinois before moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career in voice-over acting, film, and television. Born and raised in Skokie, Illinois, Kite studied drama in high school and at the University of Illinois Champaign/Urbana, where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre. He is an expert impressionist, boasting over 250 celebrity impressions that include Donald Trump, Vince Vaughn, Tom Hanks, Anthony Bourdain, Seth Rogen, Brendon Fraser, Jason Statham, Jeff Bridges, Robert Downey Jr., and John Lithgow, to name a few. feature film "Smallfoot," Dreamworks' "Adam's Family 2", Peacock's "Cleopatra in Space," Netflix's "The Boss Baby: Back in Business," Adult Swim's "Black Dynamite," FOX's "Family Guy" and "American Dad!" As a stand-up comedian, Kite has performed nationwide and internationally to sold-out audiences.
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Aside from his live-action work, Kite has lent his voice to multiple films and series including the Warner Bros. Additional credits for Kite include indie comedy feature "The Bellman" opposite Thomas Lennon and Richard Kind, horror feature "All the Creatures Were Stirring" alongside Constance Wu, and the Jamie Foxx produced sketch show, "In the Flow with Affion Crockett" for FOX. The show, created by Michael Patrick King and Whitney Cummings, ran from 2011-2017 and was nominated for 12 Emmy Awards and four People's Choice Awards.
Kite may be best known for his starring role as the hilarious and lovable Ukrainian cook Oleg in CBS' long-running, award-winning comedy series "2 Broke Girls" opposite Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs. The series, inspired by Foxx's real-life relationship with his daughter Corinne, is streaming globally on Netflix. Kite shined as Johnny Williams, Brian's (Foxx) best friend since childhood, and an honorary member of the family. Most recently he appeared in the Netflix comedy series, "Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!" opposite Jamie Foxx. This year, Jonathan Kite can be seen starring in the film "Needle Little Christmas," with Sara Waisglass and Thomas Lenon, which he is producing and in which he also makes his feature screenwriting debut.
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