Michael Angarano
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| Michael Angarano | |
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.jpg) Angarano's professional headshot |
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| Born | Michael Anthony Angarano December 3, 1987 Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1995–present |
Michael Anthony Angarano (born December 3, 1987) is an American actor.
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[edit] Early life
Angarano was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Doreen and Michael Angarano.[1] He is of Italian descent;[2] he has two younger siblings, Erica (San Diego State University 13') and Andrew, and an older sister, Kristen (California Lutheran University 06'). His family owns and operates three successful dance studios; two in New York (Brooklyn and Staten Island) and one in California (Los Angeles) called Reflections in Dance. His mother, Doreen, is the owner and director of all three. Kristen, his older sister, is the co-director of the LA studio and is the manager of the NY studios. Younger sister Erica teaches at the LA studio, while going to school at San Diego State University.[3] Angarano graduated from Crespi Carmelite High School in 2005 and currently has an apartment in Sherman Oaks in Los Angeles.
[edit] Career
In 2000, Angarano had a small role as the young William in the critically acclaimed film Almost Famous. His first major film role was in 2002's Little Secrets, opposite Evan Rachel Wood and David Gallagher. In 2004, he appeared in the movie version of the critically acclaimed novel Speak, which costarred Kristen Stewart. Angarano was the lead role in Sky High and had a major role in Lords of Dogtown, both of which were released in the summer of 2005. Other film roles include parts in The Bondage, Black Irish, Man in the Chair, Snow Angels, The Final Season, and his most recent, The Forbidden Kingdom, co-starring alongside Jackie Chan and Jet Li.
On television, Angarano appeared as Elliott, the son of Jack McFarland, on the television series Will & Grace. In 2007, Angarano appeared in four episodes of the hit 24 as Scott Wallace, a teenager taken hostage by a terrorist.
Angarano auditioned for a role in Justice League of America movie auditions.[citation needed] Starred in 'One Last Thing', 2005. More recently, he finished filming Gentlemen Broncos, from Napoleon Dynamite director Jared Hess. The film is a comedy and was released in October of 2009.
In 2008, Angarano was featured in Vanity Fair as one of Hollywood's "New Wave" young stars.
[edit] Personal life
In a 2008 interview with Vanity Fair, Kristen Stewart, Angarano's co-star from the movie Speak, stated that they were dating.[4]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1997 | For Richer or Poorer | Sammy Yoder | |
| 1999 | Music of the Heart | Nick at 7 | |
| Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure | Nick | ||
| 2000 | Almost Famous | Young William | |
| The Brainiacs.com | Matt Tyler | ||
| 2001-2006 | Will & Grace | Elliot | television, 11 episodes |
| 2002 | Little Secrets | Philip | |
| 2003 | Seabiscuit | Young Red Pollard | |
| Maniac Magee | Jeffrey Lionel Magee | television movie | |
| 2004 | The Dust Factory | Rocky Mazzelli | limited release |
| Summerland | Jeb Ekhart | television, two episodes | |
| Speak | David Petrakis | ||
| 2005 | Dear Wendy | Freddie | limited release |
| Sky High | Will Stronghold | lead role | |
| Lords of Dogtown | Sid | ||
| 2006 | One Last Thing... | Dylan | limited release |
| Less than Perfect | George Denton | television, two episodes | |
| 2007 | The Final Season | Mitch Akers | |
| Man in the Chair | Cameron | ||
| Snow Angels | Arthur | independent film | |
| 24 | Scott Wallace | television, 4 episodes | |
| Black Irish | Cole | ||
| The Bondage | Charlie | ||
| 2008 | The Forbidden Kingdom | Jason Tripitikas | |
| Noah's Ark: The New Beginning | Townsman | animated | |
| 2009 | Gentlemen Broncos | Benjamin Purvis | post-production |
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.youngperformer.com/issue005/man_005.htm
- ^ Angarano, Michael (2001-04-14). "Re: Hi Mike, do you have ...". The Official Michael Angarano Web Site. http://www2.kidactors.com/phorum/read.php?f=8&i=458&t=456#reply_458. Retrieved 2006-11-30.
- ^ http://reflectionsindance.info]
- ^ Krista Smith (2008-06-30). "Bright Young Hollywood". Vanity Fair. http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2008/08/nextwave_portfolio200808?currentPage=1. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
