Keith Coogan
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| Keith Coogan | |
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 Keith Coogan with Katie Barberi, in 1989 |
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| Born | Keith Eric Mitchell January 13, 1970 Palm Springs, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Keith Mitchell |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Awards | Young Artist Award Best Young Actor, Guest on a Series 1982 Knight Rider episode A Good Day at White Rock |
Keith Coogan (born January 13, 1970) is an American actor. He is a grandson of actor Jackie Coogan.
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[edit] Biography
Coogan was born Keith Eric Mitchell[1] in Palm Springs, California, the son of Leslie Diane Coogan Mitchell, an actress. He changed his name to "Keith Coogan" in 1986, two years after the death of his grandfather Jackie Coogan.
Coogan began acting in commercials at the age of five,[1] but appeared on TV as early as two years old.[2] As a child, he appeared on episodes of The Waltons, The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, Laverne and Shirley, Mork & Mindy, Eight is Enough, Knight Rider, Growing Pains, Silver Spoons, Fame, and CHiPs.
He has also starred in films such as Adventures in Babysitting, Cousins, Hiding Out, Cheetah, Toy Soldiers, Book of Love, and Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, as well as straight-to-video releases such as Python, Soulkeeper and Downhill Willie. He guest-starred on Joan of Arcadia and Married to the Kellys.
His theater credits include John Olive's The Voice of the Prairie, James McClure's Pvt. Wars, and an unfinished Louisville work by Marsha Norman, The Holdup. All were performed at Timothy and Buck Busfield's "B" St. Theater in Sacramento, California, during the 1992 and '93 seasons.
In 2008, he worked[citation needed] in Dallas, TX, on a short film, The Keith Coogan Experience. On January 1, 2010, Coogan started the "Monologue a Day Project", where he learns a monologue or other short piece every day, "as inspired by Julie & Julia", and posts the resulting video performance on blogspot.com.[3]
Furthermore, Keith was featured in the mini-documentary, Simply Coogan - An Interview with Keith Coogan, released by Keith Coogan on December 13, 2010, which coincided with Keith Coogan's birthday celebrations.[4][5]
Currently, Keith co-hosts "The Call Sheet" with Kenneth "Gus" August on the www.skidrowstudios.com [6] radio podcast network. An entertainment industry based show, which also covers tech news, politics and the ever present threat we face by squirrel invasion.
[edit] Selected Filmography
- The Fox and the Hound (1981)
- Million Dollar Infield (1982) (TV film)
- Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
- Hiding Out (1987)
- Cousins (1989)
- Cheetah (1989)
- Under the Boardwalk (1989)
- Book of Love (1990)
- Toy Soldiers (1991)
- Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991)
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Keith Coogan Biography (1970-)". filmreference.com. http://www.filmreference.com/film/6/Keith-Coogan.html. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
- ^ "Keith Coogan". IMDb.com. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0176861/. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
- ^ Keith Coogan. "Monologue A Day Project". http://monologueaday.blogspot.com/. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
- ^ http://vimeo.com/17791503
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH0m4hnoDPk&feature=related
- ^ http://www.skidrowstudios.com/?cat=354
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Keith Coogan |
- Keith Coogan at the Internet Movie Database
- The Keith Coogan Experience at the Internet Movie Database
- Monologue a Day Project at blogspot.com
