Background
Jacobson was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Lynn Straus and news anchor Walter Jacobson.
Jacobson was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Lynn Straus and news anchor Walter Jacobson.
Jacobson also graduated from the Juilliard School, where he was a member of the drama division"s Group 20 (1987–1991).
He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Doctor Chris Taub on the Fox medical drama series House. His family is Jewish. He is a 1987 graduate of Brown University.
Jacobson and Lisa Edelstein, his future co-star on House, appeared as a couple eating at a restaurant in the 1997 film As Good as lieutenant Gets.
He played a recurring role on Law & Order as Randy Dworkin, a jovial crusading defense attorney. He has appeared in Scrubs, Computer Society of India: Miami, The Lost Room, The Starter Wife, Transformers, and The Midnight Meat Train.
Jacobson joined the cast of House as Doctor Chris Taub, a plastic surgeon hoping to secure a place on Doctor Gregory House"s diagnostics team In October 2007, he was confirmed as a regular on the show.
He made a guest appearance as Alan on an episode of the United States of America Network"s Royal Pains.