Booboo Stewart
Booboo Stewart | |
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 Boo Boo Stewart at 2014 ComicCon Australia, September 2014 | |
| Born | Nils Allen Stewart, Jr. January 21, 1994 |
| Other names | Boo Boo Stewart Boo Boo Torra |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, stuntman, singer-songwriter, dancer, model and film director |
| Years active | 2004–present (actor) 2006–present (singer) |
Booboo Stewart[1] (born Nils Allen Stewart, Jr.; January 21, 1994) is an American actor, dancer, model and singer, best known for playing Seth Clearwater, a werewolf in The Twilight Saga and his role as Jay in Descendants.
Early life
Booboo Stewart was born in Beverly Hills, California. His father, Nils Allen Stewart, is a professional stuntman.[2] He has Japanese, Chinese, and Korean ancestry on his mother's side along with Scottish, Russian, and Blackfoot ancestry on his father's side.[3] Stewart was in a band named "Echoes of Angels" and toured with his mother and grandmother, who were known as "TSC" (The Stewart Clan).
Career
During 2006–2010 Stewart appeared or starred in several independent, direct-to-video, or TV films. He also hosted six episodes of the children's show Blue Dolphin Kids in Hawaii, and did stunt work on several films including the 2006 film Zoom and the 2007 film Beowulf. He has had roles on episodes of Steve Harvey's Big Time Challenge, ER, Dante's Cove, Everybody Hates Chris and "RL Stine's The Haunting Hour".Stewart toured with Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus on her Best of Both Worlds Tour featuring the Jonas Brothers and appeared in the Target commercials with the same band and Miley Cyrus Danimals, and also toured in the Camp Rock Freestyle Jam concert series. He recorded the opening theme for the Disney Channel Games 2008 titled "Let's Go!", and in 2010 "Under the Sea (from The Little Mermaid)" for the Disney recompilation disc DisneyMania 7. He could also be seen in various magazines and billboards promoting clothes, as well as promoting Wii Fit and Hot Wheels. In 2010, he appeared in the movie Logan. In 2012, he starred in the movie White Frog. In 2013, Stewart played the lead role in Running Deer, an award-winning short film produced and directed by Brent Ryan Green through Toy Gun Films.[4] Also, he starred in the 2015 Disney Channel original movie Descendants as Jay, the son of Jafar.
During 2006–2008, he was a member of the musical group T-Squad.
2010: Theatrical debut
In 2010 he portrayed Seth Clearwater in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, the third installment of The Twilight Saga film series. Stewart's character played a more important role in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 and Part 2. Stewart also appeared in 2014's X-Men: Days of Future Past.[5]
Philanthropic activities
In 2010, he was named a Celebrity Ambassador by the Muscular Dystrophy Association. In his role, Stewart is helping raise awareness in the fight against muscle diseases. He is also part of MDA's "Make a Muscle, Make a Difference" PSA campaign, being featured in print and TV advertisements.[6] He also travelled to Perth, Australia for the Channel 7 Telethon, raising money for the Princess Margaret Hospital for Children. Stewart and Fivel also hosted free concerts on behalf of the national non-profit organization Childhelp.[7]
He appeared in a PETA campaign, encouraging people to adopt animals rather than to buy them from pet stores.[8] He is also involved in Four Green Steps, an environmental organization based in Canada.[9]
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | Yard Sale | Little Boy | |
| 2005 | Pit Fighter | Vendor | Uncredited |
| 2006 | 18 Fingers of Death! | Young Buford | |
| The Conrad Boys | Ben Conrad | ||
| 666: The Child | Donald | ||
| 2007 | The Last Sentinel | Young Tallis | |
| Uncle P | Bike Kid | ||
| 2008 | The Fifth Commandment | Young Chance | |
| 2009 | American Cowslip | Cary | |
| How I Survived the Zombie Apocalypse | Son | Short film | |
| 2010 | Dark Games | Jake Wincott | |
| The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | Seth Clearwater | ||
| Logan | Ben | Also producer | |
| Smitty | Peabo | ||
| 2011 | Jake Stevens: The Last Protector | Jake Stevens | |
| 2011/2012 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn | Seth Clearwater | Release date: Part 1 – 18 November 2011 (USA) Part 2 – 16 November 2012 (USA) |
| 2012 | White Frog | Nick Young | |
| 2013 | Hansel & Gretel: Warriors of Witchcraft | Jonah (Hansel) | |
| 2013 | Running Deer | Tyler | Short Film |
| 2014 | X-Men: Days of Future Past | Warpath | |
| An Evergreen Christmas | Angel | ||
| 2014 | The Last Survivors | Dean | |
| 2015 | Hope Bridge | Jackson | |
| He Never Died | Jeremy | Filming | |
| Film made for television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | Skeleton Man | Child Warrior | Sci Fi Pictures original film |
| 2013 | Space Warriors | Conway | Sci Fi Pictures original film |
| 2015 | Descendants | Jay, son of Jafar | Disney Channel Original Movie |
| Television guest appearances | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | Big Time | Martial artist | Unknown episodes |
| 2004–2006 | Dante's Cove | Stephen | 5 episodes, 1 episode credit only Unaired pilot as Boo Boo Torra |
| 2005 | ER | Power Ranger | Episode: "Man with No Name" |
| 2006 | Everybody Hates Chris | Kid / Ping | 2 episodes |
| Blue Dolphin Kids | Himself / Host | 11 episodes, 3 episodes as Actor | |
| 2010 | CSI: Miami | Kenny Turner | Season 8: Episode 13: "Die by the Sword" |
| 2011 | Good Luck Charlie | Kai | 2 episodes ("Sun Show Part 1", "Sun Show Part 2") |
| R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour | Kai | 1 episode ("Pool Shark") | |
| 2012 | Kickin' It | Carson | 1 episode ("New Jack City") season 2 episode20[10] |
| 2014 | Hawaii Five-0 | Tommy Fa'aloa | 1 episode ("Ma Lalo o ka 'ili") season 4 episode17[11] |
| 2015 | Grimm | Simon George | 1 episode ("Mishipeshu") season 4 episode 18 |
| CSI:Cyber | Owen Campbell | 1 episode (URL, Interrupted) season 1 episode 7 | |
| Descendants: Wicked World | Jay | ||
| Blue Peter | Himself | 1 episode | |
| 2016–present | Lab Rats: Elite Force | Roman | Recurring Role |
| Music videos | |||
| Year | Music video | Artist(s) | Notes |
| 2004 | Just Lose It | Eminem | |
| 2005 | Keep It Goin' On | Daichi Miura | |
| 2008 | Kung Fu Fighting | Cee-Lo Green and Jack Black | From the DreamWorks' Kung Fu Panda |
Discography
Soundtrack albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [12] |
US OST [12] | |||||||||||||
| Descendants Soundtrack |
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1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US [12] | |||
| "Rotten to the Core" (with Cameron Boyce, Dove Cameron and Sofia Carson) |
2015 | 38 | Descendants |
| "Set It Off" (with Cameron Boyce, Dove Cameron, Sarah Jeffery, Mitchell Hope and Sofia Carson) |
—[A] |
Other appearances
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Under the Sea"[14] | 2010 | None | Disneymania 7 |
| "Just So Right"[15] | 2012 | Fivel Stewart | White Frog Soundtrack |
| "So Good So Strange"[16] | Frequency 5 | Don't Ring My Doorbell | |
| "Run Away"[17] | 2013 | Fivel Stewart | Hansel & Gretel: Warriors of Witchcraft Soundtrack |
Footnotes
References
- ^ Cambio, Team (2010-01-21). "Is Booboo Stewart Ready For Taylor-Lautner Status? Totally. on Cambio". Cambio.com. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
- ^ "Get to Know X-Men's Booboo Stewart". Audrey Magazine. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
- ^ "Eclipse's BooBoo Stewart". Audrey Magazine. 2010-07-03. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
- ^ "Award Winning Oklahoma Short Film Running Deer is Now Available on Vimeo on Demand". News OK. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ^ "Twitter / BryanSinger: 3 #Oscars, 6 #GoldenGlobes". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
- ^ "Twilight Star Takes on Role as MDA Spokesman". MDA.org. Muscular Dystrophy Association. July 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
- ^ "Twilight star Booboo Stewart and sister Fivel perform FREE Concert for Childhelp". Arizonafoothillsmagazine.com. Arizona Foothills Magazine. August 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
- ^ Tara Kelly, "Booboo Stewart PETA Ad: Twilight Star Says 'Adopt, Don't Buy' Cats And Dogs," The Huffington Post, November 16, 2011.
- ^ "Reach for the Stars" Four Green Steps. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
- ^ '+relative_time(twitters[i].created_at)+' (2012-11-02). "Booboo Stewart Guest Stars on "Kickin' It" & the "Lab Rats" Go to Space This Monday". Clevvertv.com. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
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- Soundtracks on Billboard 200: "Soundtrack - Chart history (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
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- Soundtracks on Billboard 200: "Soundtrack - Chart history (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
- ^ https://twitter.com/Descendants2015/status/631170140508393472
- ^ Disneymania 7, 2010-03-09, retrieved 2015-10-26
- ^ "White Frog (Original Soundtrack) by Various Artists on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
- ^ "Amazon.com: Booboo%20Stewart: Digital Music". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
- ^ "Hansel & Gretel: Warriors of Witchcraft (2013)". IMDb. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
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- American male actors of Chinese descent
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- Living people
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