Jonathan Bennett

Jonathan Bennett is an American actor and television host best known for playing Aaron Samuels -- the love interest of Lindsay Lohan's Cady Heron -- in Mean Girls (2004), as well as roles in Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005) and a recurring part on Veronica Mars. He came out as gay in 2017, speaking about his identity in a personal essay and on social media after years of being private. He has since built a prominent second career hosting Food Network competition series, including Cake Wars and Halloween Wars, and competed on Dancing with the Stars in 2014. He married television personality Jaymes Vaughan in March 2022 in Cancun, and the couple is widely recognized as one of the most prominent gay married pairs in US popular culture, frequently appearing together in holiday-themed television projects.