Joey Cramer
Joey Cramer | |
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.jpg) Cramer in 2007 | |
| Born | Deleriyes Joe August Fisher Cramer[citation needed] August 23, 1973 Vancouver, British Columbia possibly Edgewood, British Columbia, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | Television and movie actor |
| Years active | 1984–1996 |
Deleriyes Joe August Fisher Cramer (born August 23, 1973) is a Canadian actor who had a briefly successful career in Canadian television and Hollywood in the mid-1980s, most notably for his role in the film Flight of the Navigator.[1]
Early life
Deleriyes Cramer was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on 23 August 1973. He entered professional acting in his early teenage years using the name Joey Cramer.
Filmography
- 1984 - Runaway as Bobby Ramsey
- 1985 - D.A.R.Y.L. as Johnny Klien [citation needed]
- 1985 - I-Man as Eric Wilder [2]
- 1986 - Flight of the Navigator as David Scott Freeman [3]
- 1986 - The Clan of the Cave Bear as young Broud
- 1987 - Stone Fox as Willie
- 1996 - It's My Party (uncredited)
- 2018 - 50/50 Grind as Lenny (short film)
- 2020 - Life After the Navigator as Himself
Television
- Murder, She Wrote - Season 3 episodes 1 and 2 "Death Stalks the Big Top" (1 and 2) (1986) as Charlie McCallum.
- The Disney Sunday Movie - "I-Man" (1986) as Eric Wilder.
Awards
Cramer received a 'Saturn Award' nomination in the category of 'Best Performance by a Young Actor' from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films in 1987 for his performance in Flight of the Navigator.[4]
Personal life
Cramer returned to live in Canada's Sunshine Coast after the end of his acting career in the late 1990s, being employed in a small sporting goods store.[5]
A decade later, Cramer began to run into conflict with legal authorities. In 2008, he was prosecuted for careless storage of a gun, receiving a sentence of three months' probation; later in the year, he was convicted for possession of narcotics with the intention of trafficking, receiving an imprisonment sentence of six months.[6] In October 2010 he was fined for consuming alcohol in a public place. In 2011, Cramer was convicted of threatening behaviour with a weapon and jailed for 30 days, and received another conviction in that year for cashing forged bank cheques.[7]
On May 1, 2016, Cramer was arrested in connection with a bank robbery of a Scotiabank outlet that occurred in Sechelt, British Columbia a few days earlier.[8] On June 8, 2016, he pleaded guilty to charges of robbing a bank, wearing a disguise to commit a crime, fleeing the police and dangerous driving.[9] On August 31, 2016, he was sentenced to a custodial term of two years less a day, as well as two years of probation, conditions of which include attending counselling and residing in a treatment centre for narcotics abuse.[10]
In 2018, production began on a documentary about Cramer's life, entitled Life After the Navigator.[11][12]
In 2020, production was completed for Life After the Navigator, with the movie released in November on blu-ray and select streaming providers.[13]
References
- ^ "What Ever Happened To … the kid from 'Flight of the Navigator'?". Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ Goldberg, Lee (2015). The Best TV Shows That Never Were.
- ^ "Flight of the Navigator". Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ Saturn Awards list nomination 1987. https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000004/1987.
- ^ "The actor who printed his life on a business card". Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ 'National Post' (Canada) 4 May 2016, 'Former child star of Flight of the Navigator charged in B.C. bank robbery', http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/former-child-star-of-flight-of-the-navigator-joey-cramer-charged-in-sechelt-b-c-bank-robbery
- ^ 'People.com', 'Former Disney child star arrested', 5 May 2016. http://www.people.com/article/disney-star-joey-cramer-arrest-bank-robbery-canada
- ^ "Former child star arrested in connection with Sechelt bank robbery". CBC. May 4, 2016.
- ^ 'Cramer Pleads Guilty to Sechelt Bank Robbery', 'Coast Reporter', 16 June 2016. http://www.coastreporter.net/news/local-news/cramer-pleads-guilty-to-sechelt-bank-robbery-1.2280437
- ^ 'Cramer Sentenced for Bank Hold-up', 'Coast Reporter', 1 September 2016. http://www.coastreporter.net/news/local-news/cramer-sentenced-for-bank-holdup-1.2335307
- ^ Downs, Lisa, Life After the Navigator, Joey Cramer, retrieved 2018-05-14
- ^ "Navigator". navigator. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
- ^ https://www.lifeaftermovies.com/
External links
- Joey Cramer at IMDb
- Life After the Navigator - Official Movie Site
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