Patrick Fugit
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 Fugit in November 2006 |
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| Born | Patrick Raymond Fugit October 27, 1982 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
Patrick Raymond Fugit (born October 27, 1982) is an American actor best known for his debut performance in the lead role of Cameron Crowe's film Almost Famous.
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[edit] Career
Making his acting debut in a school production while in the seventh grade (he played the shoemaker in The Twelve Dancing Princesses), Fugit pursued an acting career and landed guest roles on episodes of Promised Land and Touched By an Angel (both from CBS) in 1998. That same year he was a meal for hungry insects in the Fox TV movie Legion of Fire: Killer Ants. Work in the more mild-mannered Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder (CBS) followed in 2000.
Fugit became much more widely known when he was cast in the starring role in Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous, playing a young rock-fan-turned-reporter. He later claimed that his knowledge of 1970s rock music was nil ("I actually thought Led Zeppelin was one person"). Fugit's performance was widely praised. Before Almost Famous was released, he auditioned for the title role in Richard Kelly's Donnie Darko. The role eventually went to Jake Gyllenhaal.
Fugit later played a sweetly geeky, aspiring comic book artist in White Oleander (2002) and a naive drug addict in the indie dark comedy Spun (2003). His next film, Saved! (2004), was a satirical look at the religious right in high school. Fugit played the cool young pastor's skateboarding son and love interest to a pregnant, once-popular teen (Jena Malone) who must re-evaluate her moral positions.
In 2005, he co-starred in The Amateurs, an independent comedy about a sleepy town that comes together to film a porno. In the 2006 film, Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas, his love interest was Olivia Wilde of the TV show House M.D., where Fugit had a guest star appearance. In 2007, he co-starred with Shannyn Sossamon in Wristcutters: A Love Story.
Fugit portrayed the role of a snake boy, Evra Von, in the movie Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant, released on October 23, 2009.
In November 2010, Fugit signed on to Cameron Crowe's adaptation of Benjamin Mee's We Bought a Zoo, which was released in December 2011.[1]
[edit] Personal life
Fugit was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. His mother, Jan Clark-Fugit, is a dance teacher, and his father, Bruce Fugit, is an electrical engineer.[2] He is of part Irish ancestry[3] and has a younger sister, Jocelyn, and a younger brother, Colin. Fugit was diagnosed with ADHD in high school, which led to problems with teachers and authority figures.[3]
Fugit has been an avid skateboarder since he was 15.[3] In the film Saved!, the character of Patrick was originally supposed to be a surfer. But when Fugit was cast, the character was changed to a skateboarder because of Fugit's skateboarding experience.[4]
His last name means 'he flees' in Latin.
Patrick formed the Salt Lake City band "Mushman" with best friend David Fetzer, by "accident". The band can best be described as a blend of folk and rock. Patrick plays the guitar and sometimes sings.[5] He is also studying flamenco guitar, which he can be heard playing on the Cavedoll song "MAYDAY".[6]
[edit] Filmography
| Film | |||
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| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
| 2000 | Almost Famous | William Miller | |
| 2002 | Spun | Frisbee | |
| White Oleander | Paul Trout | ||
| 2004 | Saved! | Patrick | |
| Dead Birds | Sam | ||
| 2005 | The Amateurs | Emmett | Alternative title: The Moguls |
| 2006 | Wristcutters: A Love Story | Zia | |
| Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas | Bickford Shmeckler | ||
| 2007 | The Good Life | Andrew | |
| 2009 | Horsemen | Cory | |
| Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | Evra the Snake Boy | ||
| 2011 | Cinema Verite | Alan Raymond | |
| We Bought a Zoo | Robin Jones | ||
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1997, 1998 | Touched by an Angel | Boy #1 Joey |
Episode: Nothing But Net Episode: Only Connect |
| 1998 | Legion of Fire: Killer Ants! | Scott Blount | TV-Movie |
| 1999 | Stray Dog | Duncan | TV-Movie |
| 2001 | MADtv | William Miller | Episode: 6.19 |
| 2003 | ER | Sean Simmons | 3 episodes |
| 2006 | House | Jack Walters | Episode: Whac-A-Mole |
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.punchdrunkcritics.com/2010/11/almost-famous-star-joins-cameron-crowes.html
- ^ Patrick Fugit Biography - Yahoo! Movies
- ^ a b c http://movies.about.com/od/saved/a/savedpf051704.htm
- ^ http://movies.about.com/od/saved/a/savedpf051704_2.htm
- ^ MySpace.com - Mushman - SALT LAKE CITY, US - Indie / Folk Rock - www.myspace.com/mushmanstories
- ^ - Cavedoll on iTunes - SALT LAKE CITY, US - Indie Rock - http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=276369944
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Patrick Fugit |
- Patrick Fugit at the Internet Movie Database
- Mushman on MySpace Patrick Fugit's band
- Patrick Fugit playing flamenco guitar with Cavedoll Patrick Fugit on iTunes
- Cavedoll on Myspace Mushman bassist, Camden Chamberlain's band
