Penn Badgley
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| Penn Badgley | |
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 Badgley at CW Upfront Presentation, Madison Square Garden, New York City - May 21, 2009 |
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| Born | Penn Dayton Badgley November 1, 1986 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1999 – present |
Penn Dayton Badgley (born November 1, 1986) is an American actor best known for his role as Dan Humphrey on the CW television series Gossip Girl.
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[edit] Early life
Badgley was born in Baltimore, Maryland and split his childhood years between Richmond, Virginia and Seattle, Washington. He attended Charles Wright Academy in Tacoma, Washington, and was involved with the Seattle Children's Theatre. He soon began doing voice-overs for children's radio stations.
At age 11, Badgley relocated with his mother to Hollywood and began pursuing an acting career. Badgley also pursued a singing career during this time and recorded a pop single in 1998.[1] At 17, after completing two years of credits at Santa Monica College, he was accepted as a Junior at the University of Southern California (USC), where he deferred admission due to contractual obligations.
[edit] Career
[edit] Early career
Badgley's first credit was voice work for the video game Mario Golf 64 in 1999 although he claims to have never played it himself. He followed this in 2000 with voice work on Mario Tennis 64.[2] His first screen acting credit was on an episode of Will & Grace.[2] He followed this up with appearances on shows such as Daddio, The Brothers Garcia and What I Like About You, among others.[2] He also appears in John Tucker Must Die playing Scott Tucker. In its opening weekend, the film grossed a total of $14.3 million, ranking third in the U.S. box office results for that weekend. As of November 2, the film has grossed $41 million domestically.
[edit] Breakthrough
Badgley's first notice came with his role as Phillip Chancellor IV on the soap opera The Young and the Restless (2000 - 2001). He was nominated for a 2001 Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Daytime Series for his work.[3]
In 2002, he starred in the WB half-hour series Do Over. Badgley starred as Joel Larsen, a 34-year-old man who gets a second chance to get his life right, thanks to a freakish accident that catapults him back to 1980, as a 14-year-old.The show premiered on The WB Television Network, which is currently known as The CW. He appeared on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno as this show opened. The series was canceled short of a full season. Badgley later appeared in Drive-Thru playing Van co-starring future castmate Leighton Meester.[4]
Wider audiences may recognize him from his next starring role as Sam Tunney in The Mountain (2004 - 2005), but was canceled after the first season. The same thing happened to The Bedford Diaries, another series where Badgely had a lead role. While the show was popular, it was cancelled in its first season.[2][5][6][7]
In The CW's new drama Gossip Girl, Badgley portrays Dan Humphrey, the son of 1990's former rock star Rufus Humphrey (Matthew Settle) and brother of Jenny Humphrey (Taylor Momsen). He plays the love interest of Upper East Side's "it" girl, Serena van der Woodsen (Blake Lively). The show revolves around the lives of socialite young adults growing up on New York's Upper East Side who attend elite academic institutions while dealing with sex, drugs, and other teenage issues. He starred in the 2009 remake of the 1987 American thriller film The Stepfather, in which he is the stepson of the killer and plays an important role in the movie.[2][8]
[edit] Personal life
In late 2007, it was reported that Badgley was dating his Gossip Girl co-star and former childhood classmate Blake Lively. They have been dating since December 2007.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Will & Grace | Todd | Episode: I Never Promised You an Olive Garden |
| Mario Golf 64 | Voice Over | (Voice) | |
| 2000 | The Brothers Garcia | Eddie Bauer | (Recurring Role) |
| Bull | Zack | Episode: Love's Labor Lost | |
| Mario Tennis 64 | Voice Over | (Voice) | |
| Daddio | Todd | (Recurring Role) | |
| 2001 | The Fluffer | Young Sean | (Minor Role) |
| The Young and the Restless | Phillip Chancellor IV | 2000-2001 (Recurring Role) | |
| 2002 | What I Like About You | Jake Wood | Episode: Copy That |
| Do Over | Joel Larsen | (Supporting Role) (TV series) | |
| 2003 | The Twilight Zone | Jace Malone | Episode: Homecoming |
| 2004 - 2005 | The Mountain | Sam Tunney | (Supporting Role) (TV series) |
| 2006 | The Bedford Diaries | Owen Gregory | (Main Role) (TV series) |
| John Tucker Must Die | Scott Tucker | (Supporting Role) | |
| Drive-Thru | Van | (Minor Role) | |
| 2007 - Present | Gossip Girl | Dan Humphrey | (Main Role) (TV series) |
| 2008 | Forever Strong | Lars | (Main Role) |
| 2009 | The Stepfather | Michael Harding | (Main Role) |
| The Juggler | The Stud | (Supporting Role) (Pre-production) | |
| 2010 | Easy A | Woodchuck Todd | (Supporting Role) |
[edit] References
- ^ "tyra banks show behind the scenes: blake and penn". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne-ndqCF-xE.
- ^ a b c d e http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0046112/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0046112/awards
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0466766/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460626/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0411014/t here
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0397442/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0814335/
