Christopher Mintz-Plasse
Christopher Mintz-Plasse | |
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 Mintz-Plasse in 2013 | |
| Born | Christopher Charles Mintz-Plasse June 20, 1989 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian, musician |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Christopher Charles Mintz-Plasse (/mɪnts ˈplæs/; born June 20, 1989)[1] is an American actor, comedian, and musician who has performed roles such as McLovin in Superbad (2007), Augie Farcques in Role Models (2008), Fishlegs Ingerman in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise (2010–2019) and as Chris D'Amico in Kick-Ass (2010) and its sequel Kick-Ass 2 (2013). He is also known for playing Scoonie in Neighbors (2014) and its sequel Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016).
Early life
Mintz-Plasse was born in Woodland Hills, California, where he attended El Camino Real High School, performing on its improv comedy team.[1] He is the son of Ray Plasse, a postal worker.[1] He is Jewish on his mother's side.[2][3]
Career
When auditioning for the part of Fogell in his film debut Superbad, he had no professional head shots and instead took one with his camera phone.[4] Because he was 17 at the time and still a minor, his mother was required by law to be on set while he filmed his sex scene in the movie.[1] Upon release, the film earned critical and commercial success, with many critics citing Mintz-Plasse's performance as a highlight; he received a nomination for the MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance.[5][6]
In 2008, Mintz-Plasse next appeared with Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott in David Wain's film Role Models as Augie Farques, a nerdy teenager obsessed with medieval live-action role-playing games. He also made a small guest appearance on an episode of David Wain's internet series, Wainy Days. He then starred in Harold Ramis's film Year One, as a comedic version of the biblical figure Isaac. He also appeared in a short film titled The Tale of RJ which ended up becoming the basis for the television series The Hard Times of RJ Berger.[7]
The next year, he voiced Fishlegs in the animated film How to Train Your Dragon. In April 2010, he appeared in Kick-Ass as the superhero Red Mist, a.k.a. Chris D'Amico, which was planned to be a minor role until director Matthew Vaughn saw Mintz-Plasse audition and his capabilities. Mintz-Plasse originally auditioned for the role of Kick-Ass, but when the producers believed that his acting was too loud and obnoxious they immediately gave him the role of Red Mist instead.[8][9]
In May 2010, he guest-starred in an episode of Party Down as Kent, a friend of the character Roman. He performed his second voice-over that month in the film Marmaduke, as the stylized dog Giuseppe. The same year he was featured in two music videos, Kid Cudi's Erase Me, featuring Kanye West, and the indie rock band The Soft Pack's Answer to Yourself.[10][11]
In 2011, Mintz-Plasse appeared in Fright Night—a remake of the 1985 film—as Edward Lee, former best friend of Charley Brewster, played by Anton Yelchin.[12] At first he was reluctant to accept the role as it was a remake, but he accepted after reading the script and seeing the talent involved.[13]
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In 2012, he voiced the bullying student Alvin in the animated film, ParaNorman.[14] The same year he also had a small role in the film Pitch Perfect as Tommy, the university's audition launcher. He then starred in a short film, "Would You", written by his Fright Night co-star Dave Franco and premiered at the SXSW Film Festival.[15][16] Mintz-Plasse was supposed to play the lead role in the CBS sitcom Friend Me and even filmed several episodes, but before the series could air, it was cancelled after series creator Alan Kirschenbaum committed suicide.[17] As a promotion for the video game Far Cry 3, he starred in The Far Cry Experience, a series of online videos, as a fictional version of himself trapped on an island controlled by a psychopathic pirate named Vaas.[18]
He reprised his role of Chris D'Amico in the sequel Kick-Ass 2, which was released in August 2013.[14] Mintz-Plasse found the role to be darker than any other he had portrayed to date, and hired an acting coach to help him with the more intense scenes.[19] He made his third music video appearance in the Unknown Mortal Orchestra's music video So Good At Being In Trouble.[20]
He and his Kick-Ass co-star Chloë Grace Moretz starred in a short segment, "Middle School Date", in the film Movie 43. He also had small roles in Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's This Is the End, playing a fictional version of himself, and in the romantic comedy film The To Do List, with Aubrey Plaza.[21][22]
In September 2013, Mintz-Plasse and Dave Franco set out on a week-long road trip across America to promote the technology company LG's "It's All Possible" campaign for its flagship smartphone, the LG G2. The actors documented their process and broadcast it on Funny or Die.[23] Mintz-Plasse had a supporting role as college fraternity student Scoonie in the 2014 hit comedy film Neighbors and reprised his role as Fishlegs in the animated sequel How to Train Your Dragon 2.[24][25] He reprises his role of Fishlegs in the DreamWorks Dragons television series, which has been broadcast on Cartoon Network.
Mintz-Plasse played drums for the rock band The Young Rapscallions,[26] which split after eight years in 2015. He then founded the band Bear on Fire, in which he plays bass guitar.[27]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Superbad | Fogell/McLovin | |
| 2008 | Role Models | Augie Farcques | |
| 2009 | Year One | Isaac | |
| The Tale of RJ | RJ | Short film | |
| 2010 | Kick-Ass | Chris D'Amico/Red Mist |
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| How to Train Your Dragon | Fishlegs Ingerman (voice) | ||
| Marmaduke | Giuseppe (voice) | ||
| Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon | Fishlegs Ingerman (voice) | Short film | |
| 2011 | Fright Night | "Evil" Ed Lee | |
| Gift of the Night Fury | Fishlegs Ingerman (voice) | Short film | |
| Book of Dragons | Fishlegs Ingerman (voice) | Short film | |
| 2012 | ParaNorman | Alvin (voice) | |
| Would You | Himself | Short film | |
| Pitch Perfect | Tommy | ||
| 2013 | Movie 43 | Mikey | Segment: "Middleschool Date" |
| This Is the End | Himself | ||
| The To Do List | Duffy | ||
| Kick-Ass 2 | Chris D'Amico/The Motherfucker | ||
| 2014 | Neighbors | Scoonie | |
| How to Train Your Dragon 2 | Fishlegs Ingerman (voice) | ||
| 2015 | Tag | Jacob | |
| 2016 | Get a Job | Ethan | |
| Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising | Scoonie | ||
| Trolls | King Gristle (voice) | ||
| 2017 | The Disaster Artist | Sid | Scene deleted |
| 2019 | How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World | Fishlegs Ingerman (voice) | |
| 2020 | Trolls World Tour | King Gristle (voice) | |
| Promising Young Woman | Neil |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Wainy Days | Sketchy laborer #2 | Episode: "Tough Guy" |
| 2010 | Party Down | Kent | Episode: "Steve Guttenberg's Birthday" |
| 2012 | Friend Me | Evan | Unaired series |
| 2012 | The Far Cry Experience | Chris | |
| 2012–2018 | DreamWorks Dragons | Fishlegs Ingerman (voice) | 102 episodes |
| 2015 | Sharing | Grant | Pilot |
| 2016 | Sanjay and Craig | Randy Noodman (voice) | Episode: "Dude Snake Nood" |
| 2016 | Flaked | Topher | 3 episodes |
| 2016–2017 | The Great Indoors | Clark | 22 episodes |
| 2017 | Trolls Holiday | King Gristle (voice) | Television film |
| 2018 | The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale | Various roles | 3 episodes |
| 2018 | Stan Against Evil | Zach | Episode: "Vampire Creek" |
Music videos
| Year | Song | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Erase Me | Kid Cudi | featuring Kanye West |
| Answer to Yourself | The Soft Pack | ||
| 2013 | So Good At Being In Trouble | Unknown Mortal Orchestra | |
| 2015 | U Don't Know | Alison Wonderland | featuring Wayne Coyne |
| Ready | Kodaline | ||
| 2020 | CVS | Winnetka Bowling League | featuring Hilary Duff |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | MTV Movie Award | Best Breakthrough Performance | Superbad | Nominated |
| 2010 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Villain | Kick-Ass | Nominated |
| Scream Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | Golden Raspberry Awards | Worst Screen Combo (with the entire cast) | Movie 43 | Nominated |
| 2014 Young Hollywood Awards | Film: Best Cast Chemistry (with Neighbors cast) | Neighbors | Nominated | |
| Best Threesome (with Zac Efron and Dave Franco) | Nominated |
References
- ^ a b c d Strauss, Bob (June 2009). "Christopher Mintz-Plasse's big sacrifice". Cineplex.com. Archived from the original on June 3, 2009. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
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- ^ Jewish Journal: "Jews Get Geek on at Comic-Con" by Adam Wills July 22, 2009
- ^ 680. "Interfaith Celebrities: Isla Fisher Joins the Tribe". InterfaithFamily.
{{cite web}}:|last=has numeric name (help) - ^ Mintz-Plasse, Christopher (August 30, 2007). The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Season 15. Episode 152. NBC.
- ^ "Superbad (2007) - Weekend Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 24, 2007.
- ^ Ebert, Roger (August 16, 2007). "Superbad". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on April 7, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2007.
- ^ Itzkoff, Dave (May 20, 2010). "A Standout Student at Ribald High". The New York Times. Retrieved August 10, 2010.
- ^ Gomez, Luis (June 26, 2010). "Christopher Mintz-Plasse feels fortunate to be part of DreamWorks' 'Fright Night' remake". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013.
- ^ Millar, M. (2010). Kick-Ass: Creating the Comic, Making the Movie. Titan Books. ISBN 9781848564091.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ Kid Cudi featuring Kanye West (October 11, 2010). Erase Me. YouTube.com.
- ^ The Soft Pack (October 11, 2012). Answer to Yourself – via YouTube.
- ^ Kit, Borys (June 8, 2010). "Doctor Who and Red Mist join 'Fright Night' (exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 12, 2010.
- ^ Murray, Rebecca (August 2013). "Exclusive Interview with Christopher Mintz-Plasse on 'Fright Night'". About.com. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ^ a b Radish, Christina (July 18, 2012). "Christopher Mintz-Plasse Talks 'ParaNorman', Voice Acting, Bullying and Updates on 'How to Train Your Dragon 2' and 'Kick-Ass 2'". Collider.com. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
- ^ "You're So Hot w/Dave Franco & Christopher Mintz-Plasse". Brian-McGinn.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2013. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
- ^ Vary, Adam B. (March 7, 2012). "Dave Franco bringing his 'weirdly sexual' short film to SXSW". EW.com. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ Kimball, Trevor (August 13, 2013). "Friend Me: What Happened to the CBS Comedy?". TVSeriesFinale.com. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ "The Far Cry Experience". YouTube.com. Machinima. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
- ^ "Mintz-Plasse: I want darker roles". The Belfast Telegraph. August 26, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ Unknown Mortal Orchestra - So Good At Being In Trouble. YouTube.com. February 4, 2013.
- ^ Bricken, Rob (April 2, 2013). "The new This Is the End redband trailer contains Michael Cera's graphic death. That is all". io9.com. Gawker Media. Archived from the original on April 5, 2013. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
- ^ "CBS Films Moves Up Aubrey Plaza Comedy 'The To-Do List'". Deadline.com. August 28, 2013. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
- ^ "'Neighbors' Stars Dave Franco, Christopher Mintz-Plasse Road Trip for Your Amusement (Video)". TheWrap.com.
- ^ "Neighbors (2014)". Box Office Mojo. June 15, 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
- ^ "More How to Train Your Dragon Sequel Details". ComingSoon.net. October 11, 2010. Retrieved October 11, 2010.
- ^ "Home". TheYoungRapscallions.com.
- ^ Mann, Tom (September 16, 2015). "McLovin's band Bear On Fire just released an album that's better than a fake ID". FasterLouder. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
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