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| birthplace = [[Los Angeles, California]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| birthplace = [[Los Angeles, California]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| yearsactive = 1994 ─ present
| yearsactive = 1994 ─ present
| occupation = Actor
| occupation = Actor
| website = http://www.haleyjoelosment.net
| website = http://www.haleyjoelosment.net
| awards = '''[[Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor]]'''<br>1999 ''[[The Sixth Sense]]''<br>2001 ''[[Artificial Intelligence: A.I.]]''
| awards = '''[[Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor]]'''<br>1999 ''[[The Sixth Sense]]''<br>2001 ''[[Artificial Intelligence: A.I.]]''
}}
}}


'''Haley Joel Osment''', born April 10, 1988, is an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award (Oscar)]]-nominated [[U.S.]] actor. After a series of roles in [[television]] and [[film]] during the [[1990s|1990s]], including a small part in ''[[Forrest Gump]]'', playing the title character's son, Osment rose to fame with his performance as Cole Sear, in [[M. Night Shyamalan]]'s 1999 thriller, ''[[The Sixth Sense]]''. Among other honours, he received an Oscar nomination as [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|best supporting actor]] for his role in the film. Osment subsequently appeared in leading roles in several high-profile [[Hollywood]] movies; including ''[[Pay It Forward]]'' and ''[[Artificial Intelligence: A.I.|A.I.]]''. Recently, he made his Broadway debut in a revival of ''[[American Buffalo]]'', co-starring with [[John Leguizamo]], and [[Cedric the Entertainer]].<ref>[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/120558.html Playbill 19 Aug 2008]</ref>
'''Haley Joel Osment''' (born April 10, 1988) is an American actor. After a series of roles in television and film during the 1990s, including a small part in ''[[Forrest Gump]]'', playing the title character's son, Osment rose to fame with his performance as Cole Sear in [[M. Night Shyamalan]]'s 1999 thriller, ''[[The Sixth Sense]]''. Among other honours, he received an Oscar nomination as [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|best supporting actor]] for his role in the film. Osment subsequently appeared in leading roles in several high-profile [[Hollywood]] movies; including ''[[Pay It Forward]]'' and ''[[Artificial Intelligence: A.I.|A.I.]]''. Recently, he made his Broadway debut in a revival of ''[[American Buffalo]]'', co-starring with [[John Leguizamo]], and [[Cedric the Entertainer]].<ref>[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/120558.html Playbill 19 Aug 2008]</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
===Personal life===
===Personal life===
Haley Joel Osment was born in [[Los Angeles, California]];<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/11/Haley-Joel-Osment.html |title=Haley Joel Osment Biography (1988-) |publisher=filmreference.com |accessdate=2008-10-01}}</ref> the son of Theresa Osment ([[married and maiden names|née]] Seifert), a teacher, and Michael Eugene Osment,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/23/fashion/23hollywood.html |title=When Childhood Is a Tough Role |publisher=[[New York Times]] |first=Mireya |last=Navarro |date=2007-09-23 |accessdate=2008-10-03}}</ref> a theater and film actor; both natives of [[Alabama]].
Haley Joel Osment was born in [[Los Angeles, California]];<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/11/Haley-Joel-Osment.html |title=Haley Joel Osment Biography (1988-) |publisher=filmreference.com |accessdate=2008-10-01}}</ref> the son of Theresa Osment ([[married and maiden names|née]] Seifert), a teacher, and Michael Eugene Osment,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/23/fashion/23hollywood.html |title=When Childhood Is a Tough Role |publisher=[[New York Times]] |first=Mireya |last=Navarro |date=2007-09-23 |accessdate=2008-10-03}}</ref> a theater and film actor; both natives of [[Alabama]]. He has one sister, four years his junior; actress and singer-songwriter [[Emily Osment]]. Osment's parents described his childhood as a "good old-fashioned Southern upbringing", and his father said that when Osment was learning to speak, he deliberately avoided using [[baby talk]] when communicating with his son.<ref name=washingtonpost>{{cite news |url=http://www.kidactors.com/haley/movies/ai/articles/aia01b50br.htm |title=Acting Older Than His Age |last=Copelan |first=Libby |publisher=[[Washington Post]] |date=2001-07-02 |accessdate=2008-10-01}}</ref>
He has one sister, four years his junior; actress and singer-songwriter [[Emily Osment]].
His is sister is Emily Osment,who recently starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie, ''Dadnapped''.
Osment's parents described his childhood as a "good old-fashioned Southern upbringing", and his father said that when Osment was learning to speak, he deliberately avoided using [[baby talk]] when communicating with his son.<ref name=washingtonpost>{{cite news |url=http://www.kidactors.com/haley/movies/ai/articles/aia01b50br.htm |title=Acting Older Than His Age |last=Copelan |first=Libby |publisher=[[Washington Post]] |date=2001-07-02 |accessdate=2008-10-01}}</ref>


Raised as a [[Catholic]],<ref name="variety">{{cite news|last=Duke|first=Paul F.|title=Osment, Dafoe honing 'Edges'|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=2000-04-25|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117780884.html?categoryid=13&cs=1|accessdate=2008-10-01}}</ref> Osment was a straight-A student at [[Flintridge Preparatory School]] in [[La Cañada, California]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.zap2it.com/movies/news/zap-haleyjoelosmentduicharge,0,2747359.story |title='Sixth Sense' Star Charged With DUI |work=Zap2it.com |publisher=[[Tribune Media Services]] |date=2006-08-18 |accessdate=2008-10-01}}</ref> As a child, he was talented in many sports; including basketball, football, wrestling, and golf.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1999/11/04/tlhale04.html |title=Haley and the ego problem |publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=1999-11-04 |accessdate=2008-10-02}}</ref> According to Osment's official website, he follows a mostly [[Vegetarianism|vegetarian diet]] (though he does like chicken and fish),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kidactors.com/haley/faqs.htm |title=The Official Haley Joel Osment Web Site : FAQs and Facts |publisher=kidactors.com |accessdate=2008-10-01}}</ref> and in an interview with Daniel Robert Epstein, Osment mentioned that he plays the guitar and piano.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ugo.com/channels/dvd/features/secondhandlions/haleyjoelosment.asp |title=Haley Joel Osment Interview |publisher=[[UGO Networks]] |accessdate=2008-10-02}}</ref> He currently attends [[New York University|New York University's]] [[Tisch School of the Arts]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/23/fashion/23hollywood.html?pagewanted=2 |title=When Childhood Is a Tough Role |publisher=[[New York Times]] |first=Mireya |last=Navarro |date=2007-09-23 |accessdate=2008-10-02}}</ref>
Raised as a [[Catholic]],<ref name="variety">{{cite news|last=Duke|first=Paul F.|title=Osment, Dafoe honing 'Edges'|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=2000-04-25|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117780884.html?categoryid=13&cs=1|accessdate=2008-10-01}}</ref> Osment was a straight-A student at [[Flintridge Preparatory School]] in [[La Cañada, California]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.zap2it.com/movies/news/zap-haleyjoelosmentduicharge,0,2747359.story |title='Sixth Sense' Star Charged With DUI |work=Zap2it.com |publisher=[[Tribune Media Services]] |date=2006-08-18 |accessdate=2008-10-01}}</ref> As a child, he was talented in many sports; including basketball, football, wrestling, and golf.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1999/11/04/tlhale04.html |title=Haley and the ego problem |publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=1999-11-04 |accessdate=2008-10-02}}</ref> According to Osment's official website, he follows a mostly [[Vegetarianism|vegetarian diet]] (though he does like chicken and fish),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kidactors.com/haley/faqs.htm |title=The Official Haley Joel Osment Web Site : FAQs and Facts |publisher=kidactors.com |accessdate=2008-10-01}}</ref> and in an interview with Daniel Robert Epstein, Osment mentioned that he plays the guitar and piano.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ugo.com/channels/dvd/features/secondhandlions/haleyjoelosment.asp |title=Haley Joel Osment Interview |publisher=[[UGO Networks]] |accessdate=2008-10-02}}</ref> He currently attends [[New York University]]'s [[Tisch School of the Arts]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/23/fashion/23hollywood.html?pagewanted=2 |title=When Childhood Is a Tough Role |publisher=[[New York Times]] |first=Mireya |last=Navarro |date=2007-09-23 |accessdate=2008-10-02}}</ref>


On July 20, 2006, Osment was involved in a single-driver automobile accident; he struck a mailbox & overturned his car, while driving near his home. He received injuries as a result of the crash, including a broken shoulder. Police found indications that Osment was intoxicated at the time, he was also in possession of a small amount of marijuana, discovered on his person.<ref name="starpulse">{{cite web | title=StarPulse | work=Police Suspect Alcohol Was a Factor in Haley Joel Osment's Crash | url=http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/07/21/police_suspect_alcohol_was_a_factor_in_h | dateformat=mdy | accessdate=July 21 2006}}</ref>
On July 20, 2006, Osment was involved in a single-driver automobile accident: he struck a mailbox & overturned his car, while driving near his home. He received injuries as a result of the crash, including a broken shoulder. Police found indications that Osment was intoxicated at the time, he was also in possession of a small amount of marijuana, discovered on his person.<ref name="starpulse">{{cite web | title=StarPulse | work=Police Suspect Alcohol Was a Factor in Haley Joel Osment's Crash | url=http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/07/21/police_suspect_alcohol_was_a_factor_in_h | dateformat=mdy | accessdate=July 21 2006}}</ref> As a result of this incident, on October 20, 2006, Osment pleaded [[Nolo contendere|no contest]] to one count each of [[misdemeanor]] [[driving under the influence]] of alcohol, and possession of [[cannabis (drug)|marijuana]] while driving. He was sentenced to three years [[probation]], 60 hours in an alcohol rehabilitation and education program, a fine of $1500, and a minimum requirement of 26 [[Alcoholics Anonymous]] meetings over a six-month period.<ref name="deseretnews1020">{{cite web | title=DeseretNews.com | work=Osment pleads no contest to misdemeanor charges | url=http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,650200193,00.html | dateformat=mdy | accessdate=October 20 2006}}</ref><ref name="EOnlineNoContest">[http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=d239065b-7123-4024-9c70-d890ec4e4771 No Contest for Haley Joel]{{Dead link|date=October 2008}}, from E! News</ref>

As a result of this incident, on October 20, 2006, Osment pleaded [[Nolo contendere|no contest]] to one count each of [[misdemeanor]] [[driving under the influence]] of alcohol, and possession of [[cannabis (drug)|marijuana]] while driving. He was sentenced to three years [[probation]], 60 hours in an alcohol rehabilitation and education program, a fine of $1500, and a minimum requirement of 26 [[Alcoholics Anonymous]] meetings over a six-month period.<ref name="deseretnews1020">{{cite web | title=DeseretNews.com | work=Osment pleads no contest to misdemeanor charges | url=http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,650200193,00.html | dateformat=mdy | accessdate=October 20 2006}}</ref><ref name="EOnlineNoContest">[http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=d239065b-7123-4024-9c70-d890ec4e4771 No Contest for Haley Joel]{{Dead link|date=October 2008}}, from E! News</ref>


===Career===
===Career===
Osment's acting career began at the age of four, when his mother took him to a new [[Ikea]] store; a talent scout was there looking for new actors, and Osment put his name down. He got called back for an audition, and was asked to describe the biggest thing he had ever seen; Osment described an [[IMAX]] theater screen, and won the part in a [[Pizza Hut]] [[Television advertisement|TV commercial]], advertising their "Big Foot" pizza.<ref name=washingtonpost /> The commercial launched his career; later that year he starred in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC (U.S.)]] TV sitcom ''[[Thunder Alley]]'', his first role in series television.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.amarillo.com/stories/090299/ent_rave.shtml |title=Young actor receives rave reviews |last=King |first=Susan |publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=1999-09-02 |accessdate=2008-10-02}}</ref> His first feature film role was as [[Forrest Gump (character)|Forrest Gump's]] son, also named Forrest Gump, in the 1994 [[Forrest Gump|movie of the same name]].<ref>{{cite news |title='Something Special' About Haley Joel Osment |publisher=[[St. Petersburg Times]] |date=2001-06-30}}</ref> He also had a small part another 1994 film, ''[[Mixed Nuts]]''. Throughout the rest of the 1990's, Osment played regular and/or recurring roles in various TV series; including ''[[The Jeff Foxworthy Show]]'' and the final season of ''[[Murphy Brown]]'', where he replaced Dylan Christopher as Murphy's son, Avery. In addition, he made numerous guest appearances on shows including ''[[The Larry Sanders Show]]'', ''[[Walker, Texas Ranger]]'' (as a child dying from [[AIDS]]),<ref>www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdsTUcuD7YA</ref> ''[[Touched by an Angel]]'', ''[[Chicago Hope]]'', ''[[The Pretender]]'', and an emotional episode of ''[[Ally Mcbeal]]''; "Angels and Blimps", in which he played a child dying from [[leukemia]]. He starred in the 1996 film ''[[Bogus (1996 film)|Bogus]]'', alongside [[Whoopi Goldberg]] and [[Gérard Depardieu]], and appeared in the 1998 [[Television movie|made-for-TV]] movie ''[[The Lake (film)|The Lake]]'', with [[Yasmine Bleeth]], as well as ''[[I'll Remember April (film)|I'll Remember April]]'' (1999), with future ''[[The Sixth Sense]]'' co-star [[Trevor Morgan (actor)|Trevor Morgan]].
Osment's acting career began at the age of four, when his mother took him to a new [[Ikea]] store; a talent scout was there looking for new actors, and Osment put his name down. He got called back for an audition, and was asked to describe the biggest thing he had ever seen; Osment described an [[IMAX]] theater screen, and won the part in a [[Pizza Hut]] [[Television advertisement|TV commercial]], advertising their "Big Foot" pizza.<ref name=washingtonpost /> The commercial launched his career; later that year he starred in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC (U.S.)]] TV sitcom ''[[Thunder Alley]]'', his first role in series television.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.amarillo.com/stories/090299/ent_rave.shtml |title=Young actor receives rave reviews |last=King |first=Susan |publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=1999-09-02 |accessdate=2008-10-02}}</ref> His first feature film role was as [[Forrest Gump (character)|Forrest Gump's]] son, also named Forrest Gump, in the 1994 [[Forrest Gump|movie of the same name]].<ref>{{cite news |title='Something Special' About Haley Joel Osment |publisher=[[St. Petersburg Times]] |date=2001-06-30}}</ref> He also had a small part another 1994 film, ''[[Mixed Nuts]]''. Throughout the rest of the 1990's, Osment played regular and/or recurring roles in various TV series; including ''[[The Jeff Foxworthy Show]]'' and the final season of ''[[Murphy Brown]]'', where he replaced Dylan Christopher as Murphy's son, Avery. In addition, he made numerous guest appearances on shows including ''[[The Larry Sanders Show]]'', ''[[Walker, Texas Ranger]]'' (as a child dying from [[AIDS]]),<ref>www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdsTUcuD7YA</ref> ''[[Touched by an Angel]]'', ''[[Chicago Hope]]'', ''[[The Pretender]]'', and an emotional episode of ''[[Ally Mcbeal]]''; "Angels and Blimps", in which he played a child dying from [[leukemia]]. He starred in the 1996 film ''[[Bogus (1996 film)|Bogus]]'', alongside [[Whoopi Goldberg]] and [[Gérard Depardieu]], and appeared in the 1998 [[Television movie|made-for-TV]] movie ''[[The Lake (film)|The Lake]]'', with [[Yasmine Bleeth]], as well as ''[[I'll Remember April (film)|I'll Remember April]]'' (1999), with future ''[[The Sixth Sense]]'' co-star [[Trevor Morgan (actor)|Trevor Morgan]].


Osment first achieved major stardom in 1999, when he appeared in the [[blockbuster (entertainment)|blockbuster]] film ''[[The Sixth Sense]]'', co-starring [[Bruce Willis]]. For his deeply effective portrayal of Cole Sear; an anguished, frightened, and unwilling psychic child, Osment won the [[Saturn Award]] for [[Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor|best young actor]]. He was also nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]], becoming the second-youngest performer ever to receive an Academy nomination for a supporting role, but lost the final Oscar vote to [[Michael Caine]] (with whom he would later work, appearing together in ''[[Secondhand Lions]]''). One of Osment's lines in ''The Sixth Sense'', "I see dead people" became a popular catchphrase, and is often repeated or parodied on television programs, and in other media. He made three minor (voice-only) guest appearances on the animated TV series, ''[[Family Guy]]'' in 2000.
Osment first achieved major stardom in 1999, when he appeared in the [[blockbuster (entertainment)|blockbuster]] film ''[[The Sixth Sense]]'', co-starring [[Bruce Willis]]. For his deeply effective portrayal of Cole Sear; an anguished, frightened, and unwilling psychic child, Osment won the [[Saturn Award]] for [[Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor|best young actor]]. He was also nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]], becoming the second-youngest performer ever to receive an Academy nomination for a supporting role, but lost the final Oscar vote to [[Michael Caine]] (with whom he would later work, appearing together in ''[[Secondhand Lions]]''). One of Osment's lines in ''The Sixth Sense'', "I see dead people" became a popular catchphrase, and is often repeated or parodied on television programs, and in other media. He made three minor (voice-only) guest appearances on the animated TV series, ''[[Family Guy]]'' in 2000.


The 2000 Academy Awards ceremony honored another future co-star, [[Best Actor]] [[Kevin Spacey]], who, along with [[Helen Hunt]], appeared in Osment's next film, ''[[Pay It Forward]]'' (2000). The following year, he appeared in [[Steven Spielberg|Steven Spielberg's]] ''[[Artificial Intelligence: A.I.]]'', cementing his stature as one of the leading young actors in [[Hollywood]]. This role earned him his second [[Saturn Award]]. Also in 2001, Osment starred in the Polish film, ''[[Edges of the Lord]]'', as Romek. However, the movie was never released theatrically in the United States.
The 2000 Academy Awards ceremony honored another future co-star, [[Best Actor]] [[Kevin Spacey]], who, along with [[Helen Hunt]], appeared in Osment's next film, ''[[Pay It Forward]]'' (2000). The following year, he appeared in [[Steven Spielberg|Steven Spielberg's]] ''[[Artificial Intelligence: A.I.]]'', cementing his stature as one of the leading young actors in [[Hollywood]]. This role earned him his second [[Saturn Award]]. Also in 2001, Osment starred in the Polish film, ''[[Edges of the Lord]]'', as Romek. However, the movie was never released theatrically in the United States.


Osment's talents include voice-acting, and he has given skillful performances in many roles, working in animated films such as ''[[The Country Bears]]'', ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame II]]'' and ''[[The Jungle Book 2]]'', He returned to live action with the [[2003 in film|2003 film]], ''[[Secondhand Lions]]''.
Osment's talents include voice-acting, and he has given skillful performances in many roles, working in animated films such as ''[[The Country Bears]]'', ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame II]]'' and ''[[The Jungle Book 2]]'', He returned to live action with the [[2003 in film|2003 film]], ''[[Secondhand Lions]]''.


More recently, Osment was the voice of [[Sora (Kingdom Hearts)|Sora]], the main protagonist of the ''[[Kingdom Hearts (series)|Kingdom Hearts]]'' video game series (English-language edition). Produced by [[The Walt Disney Company]] and [[Square-Enix]], the series has been extremely successful financially, as well as being generally well-received critically. Osment also voiced the character of Takeshi Jinno, in the English version of the ''[[Immortal Grand Prix]]'' [[anime]] TV series.
More recently, Osment was the voice of [[Sora (Kingdom Hearts)|Sora]], the main protagonist of the ''[[Kingdom Hearts (series)|Kingdom Hearts]]'' video game series (English-language edition). Produced by [[The Walt Disney Company]] and [[Square-Enix]], the series has been extremely successful financially, as well as being generally well-received critically. Osment also voiced the character of Takeshi Jinno, in the English version of the ''[[Immortal Grand Prix]]'' [[anime]] TV series.


He next appeared in ''[[Home of the Giants]]'', playing a high school journalist opposite [[Ryan Merriman]] and [[Danielle Panabaker]]. He is currently working on ''[[Montana Amazon]]'' as both an actor and [[executive producer]]. The film co-stars [[Olympia Dukakis]], and is expected to be released in 2009.
He next appeared in ''[[Home of the Giants]]'', playing a high school journalist opposite [[Ryan Merriman]] and [[Danielle Panabaker]]. He is currently working on ''[[Montana Amazon]]'' as both an actor and [[executive producer]]. The film co-stars [[Olympia Dukakis]], and is expected to be released in 2009.

Revision as of 07:13, 19 February 2009

Haley Joel Osment
Osment, pictured in 2001
Born
Haley Joel Osment
OccupationActor
Years active1994 ─ present
AwardsSaturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor
1999 The Sixth Sense
2001 Artificial Intelligence: A.I.
Websitehttp://www.haleyjoelosment.net

Haley Joel Osment (born April 10, 1988) is an American actor. After a series of roles in television and film during the 1990s, including a small part in Forrest Gump, playing the title character's son, Osment rose to fame with his performance as Cole Sear in M. Night Shyamalan's 1999 thriller, The Sixth Sense. Among other honours, he received an Oscar nomination as best supporting actor for his role in the film. Osment subsequently appeared in leading roles in several high-profile Hollywood movies; including Pay It Forward and A.I.. Recently, he made his Broadway debut in a revival of American Buffalo, co-starring with John Leguizamo, and Cedric the Entertainer.[1]

Biography

Personal life

Haley Joel Osment was born in Los Angeles, California;[2] the son of Theresa Osment (née Seifert), a teacher, and Michael Eugene Osment,[3] a theater and film actor; both natives of Alabama. He has one sister, four years his junior; actress and singer-songwriter Emily Osment. Osment's parents described his childhood as a "good old-fashioned Southern upbringing", and his father said that when Osment was learning to speak, he deliberately avoided using baby talk when communicating with his son.[4]

Raised as a Catholic,[5] Osment was a straight-A student at Flintridge Preparatory School in La Cañada, California.[6] As a child, he was talented in many sports; including basketball, football, wrestling, and golf.[7] According to Osment's official website, he follows a mostly vegetarian diet (though he does like chicken and fish),[8] and in an interview with Daniel Robert Epstein, Osment mentioned that he plays the guitar and piano.[9] He currently attends New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.[10]

On July 20, 2006, Osment was involved in a single-driver automobile accident: he struck a mailbox & overturned his car, while driving near his home. He received injuries as a result of the crash, including a broken shoulder. Police found indications that Osment was intoxicated at the time, he was also in possession of a small amount of marijuana, discovered on his person.[11] As a result of this incident, on October 20, 2006, Osment pleaded no contest to one count each of misdemeanor driving under the influence of alcohol, and possession of marijuana while driving. He was sentenced to three years probation, 60 hours in an alcohol rehabilitation and education program, a fine of $1500, and a minimum requirement of 26 Alcoholics Anonymous meetings over a six-month period.[12][13]

Career

Osment's acting career began at the age of four, when his mother took him to a new Ikea store; a talent scout was there looking for new actors, and Osment put his name down. He got called back for an audition, and was asked to describe the biggest thing he had ever seen; Osment described an IMAX theater screen, and won the part in a Pizza Hut TV commercial, advertising their "Big Foot" pizza.[4] The commercial launched his career; later that year he starred in the ABC (U.S.) TV sitcom Thunder Alley, his first role in series television.[14] His first feature film role was as Forrest Gump's son, also named Forrest Gump, in the 1994 movie of the same name.[15] He also had a small part another 1994 film, Mixed Nuts. Throughout the rest of the 1990's, Osment played regular and/or recurring roles in various TV series; including The Jeff Foxworthy Show and the final season of Murphy Brown, where he replaced Dylan Christopher as Murphy's son, Avery. In addition, he made numerous guest appearances on shows including The Larry Sanders Show, Walker, Texas Ranger (as a child dying from AIDS),[16] Touched by an Angel, Chicago Hope, The Pretender, and an emotional episode of Ally Mcbeal; "Angels and Blimps", in which he played a child dying from leukemia. He starred in the 1996 film Bogus, alongside Whoopi Goldberg and Gérard Depardieu, and appeared in the 1998 made-for-TV movie The Lake, with Yasmine Bleeth, as well as I'll Remember April (1999), with future The Sixth Sense co-star Trevor Morgan.

Osment first achieved major stardom in 1999, when he appeared in the blockbuster film The Sixth Sense, co-starring Bruce Willis. For his deeply effective portrayal of Cole Sear; an anguished, frightened, and unwilling psychic child, Osment won the Saturn Award for best young actor. He was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, becoming the second-youngest performer ever to receive an Academy nomination for a supporting role, but lost the final Oscar vote to Michael Caine (with whom he would later work, appearing together in Secondhand Lions). One of Osment's lines in The Sixth Sense, "I see dead people" became a popular catchphrase, and is often repeated or parodied on television programs, and in other media. He made three minor (voice-only) guest appearances on the animated TV series, Family Guy in 2000.

The 2000 Academy Awards ceremony honored another future co-star, Best Actor Kevin Spacey, who, along with Helen Hunt, appeared in Osment's next film, Pay It Forward (2000). The following year, he appeared in Steven Spielberg's Artificial Intelligence: A.I., cementing his stature as one of the leading young actors in Hollywood. This role earned him his second Saturn Award. Also in 2001, Osment starred in the Polish film, Edges of the Lord, as Romek. However, the movie was never released theatrically in the United States.

Osment's talents include voice-acting, and he has given skillful performances in many roles, working in animated films such as The Country Bears, The Hunchback of Notre Dame II and The Jungle Book 2, He returned to live action with the 2003 film, Secondhand Lions.

More recently, Osment was the voice of Sora, the main protagonist of the Kingdom Hearts video game series (English-language edition). Produced by The Walt Disney Company and Square-Enix, the series has been extremely successful financially, as well as being generally well-received critically. Osment also voiced the character of Takeshi Jinno, in the English version of the Immortal Grand Prix anime TV series.

He next appeared in Home of the Giants, playing a high school journalist opposite Ryan Merriman and Danielle Panabaker. He is currently working on Montana Amazon as both an actor and executive producer. The film co-stars Olympia Dukakis, and is expected to be released in 2009.

Haley outside American Buffalo, November 21, 2008.

Osment made his Broadway debut at the Belasco Theatre in November 2008, playing the role of "Bobby", a young heroin addict, in a revival of David Mamet's American Buffalo; co-starring with John Leguizamo and Cedric the Entertainer.[17][18] The show opened to mixed reviews, and a provisional statement was made on November 20, 2008, that it would close after the first week.[19] Osment was given one sentence in the New York Times review of the production: "Mr. Osment’s facial stubble and slumping posture fail to override the impression that he’s giving a perfect School of Disney juvenile performance."[20] Newsday however, said "Haley Joel Osment...has a sweet, haunting neediness as a slacker who appears to recognize a kind of death in himself."

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1994 Forrest Gump Forrest Gump, Jr.
Mixed Nuts Little Boy
1996 Bogus Albert Franklin
For Better or Worse Danny
1998 Ransom of Red Chief Andy Dorset (TV movie)
1999 The Sixth Sense Cole Sear Academy Award nomination - Best Supporting Actor
I'll Remember April Peewee Clayton
2000 Pay It Forward Trevor McKinney
Discover Spot Spot the Dog Voice
2001 A.I. David
Edges of the Lord Romek
2002 The Hunchback of Notre Dame II Zephyr Voice
The Country Bears Beary Barrington Voice
Kingdom Hearts Sora Video Game; Voice (English-language)
2003 Secondhand Lions Walter
The Jungle Book 2 Mowgli Voice
2004 Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories Sora Video game (archive); Voice (English-language)
2005 Immortal Grand Prix Takeshi Jinno Anime TV series; Voice (English-language)
2006 Kingdom Hearts II Sora Video game; Voice (English-language)
2008 Home of the Giants Robert "Gar" Gartland Completed
Kingdom Hearts: Re: Chain of Memories Sora Video game; Voice (English-language)
2009 Montana Amazon Womple Post-Production
Truth & Treason Helmuth Hübener

References

  1. ^ Playbill 19 Aug 2008
  2. ^ "Haley Joel Osment Biography (1988-)". filmreference.com. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
  3. ^ Navarro, Mireya (2007-09-23). "When Childhood Is a Tough Role". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
  4. ^ a b Copelan, Libby (2001-07-02). "Acting Older Than His Age". Washington Post. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
  5. ^ Duke, Paul F. (2000-04-25). "Osment, Dafoe honing 'Edges'". Variety. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
  6. ^ "'Sixth Sense' Star Charged With DUI". Zap2it.com. Tribune Media Services. 2006-08-18. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
  7. ^ "Haley and the ego problem". The Daily Telegraph. 1999-11-04. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
  8. ^ "The Official Haley Joel Osment Web Site : FAQs and Facts". kidactors.com. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
  9. ^ "Haley Joel Osment Interview". UGO Networks. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
  10. ^ Navarro, Mireya (2007-09-23). "When Childhood Is a Tough Role". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
  11. ^ "StarPulse". Police Suspect Alcohol Was a Factor in Haley Joel Osment's Crash. Retrieved July 21 2006. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |dateformat= ignored (help)
  12. ^ "DeseretNews.com". Osment pleads no contest to misdemeanor charges. Retrieved October 20 2006. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |dateformat= ignored (help)
  13. ^ No Contest for Haley Joel[dead link], from E! News
  14. ^ King, Susan (1999-09-02). "Young actor receives rave reviews". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
  15. ^ "'Something Special' About Haley Joel Osment". St. Petersburg Times. 2001-06-30.
  16. ^ www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdsTUcuD7YA
  17. ^ Playbill, 26 August 2008
  18. ^ Carlson, Erin Haley Joel makes B'way debut in "American Buffalo", Associated Press, 2008-11-20
  19. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/21/theater/21arts-AMERICANBUFF_BRF.html?em 'American Buffalo' Goes the Way of the Buffalo, New York Times, 2008-11-20
  20. ^ http://theater2.nytimes.com/2008/11/18/theater/reviews/18buff.html?scp=3&sq=american%20buffalo&st=cse, A Junk Shop Breeding Best-Laid Plans, New York Times, 2008-11-18

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