Patrick Fugit
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![]() Fugit in November 2006 | |
Born | Patrick Raymond Fugit October 27, 1982 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1997–present |
Patrick Raymond Fugit (born October 27, 1982) is an American actor. He starred in his main role in Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous.
Personal life
Fugit was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. His mother, Jan Clark-Fugit, is a dance teacher and his father, Bruce is an electrical engineer.[1][2] Fugit is the oldest of three children, he has a younger sister, Jocelyn and a younger brother, Colin. Fugit attended East High School, where he was diagnosed with ADHD.[2] Fugit appeared in a school production of The Twelve Dancing Princesses as the shoemaker, while he was at grade seven. He has been a skateboarder since the age of 15.[2] In the film Saved!, his role for Patrick Wheeler was originally supposed to be a surfer, but the character was changed to a skateboarder due to Fugit's skateboarding experience.[3] Fugit and his best friend, David Fetzer formed "Mushman" by "accident". It was described as a blend of folk and rock. He plays the guitar, sometimes sings and studies flamenco guitar, which he played on the Cavedoll song "MAYDAY" and his song "Brennan's Theme" for the ending scene in Wristcutters: A Love Story.
Career
Fugit played a young rock-fan-turned-reporter in Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous and claimed that his knowledge of 1970s rock music was nil ("I actually thought Led Zeppelin was one person"). He declined the title role in Richard Kelly's Donnie Darko; it went to Jake Gyllenhaal. Fugit played a sweetly geeky, aspiring comic book artist in White Oleander (2002) and a naive drug addict in the indie dark comedy Spun (2003). His next film, Saved! (2004), was a satirical look at the religious right in high school. Fugit played the cool young pastor's skateboarding son and love interest to a pregnant, once-popular teen (Jena Malone) who re-evaluates her moral positions. In 2005, he co-starred in The Amateurs, about a sleepy town that comes together to film a porno. Fugit and Olivia Wilde starred in Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas and House, M.D.. In 2007, he starred with Shannyn Sossamon in Wristcutters: A Love Story, and played Evra Von in Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009).[4] Fugit currently stars in the television series, Outcast.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Almost Famous | William Miller | |
2002 | Spun | Frisbee | |
2002 | White Oleander | Paul Trout | |
2004 | Saved! | Patrick Wheeler | |
2004 | Dead Birds | Sam | |
2005 | The Amateurs | Emmett Orwin | Alternative title: The Moguls |
2006 | Wristcutters: A Love Story | Zia | |
2006 | Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas | Bickford Shmeckler | |
2007 | The Good Life | Andrew | |
2009 | Horsemen | Cory | |
2009 | Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | Evra the Snake Boy | |
2011 | We Bought a Zoo | Robin Jones | |
2012 | Thanks for Sharing | Danny | |
2013 | Reckless | David Harrison | |
2014 | Gone Girl | Officer James Gilpin | |
2014 | The List | Alex | |
2015 | Queen of Earth | Rich |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997–98 | Touched by an Angel | Boy #1 / Joey | 2 episodes |
1998 | Legion of Fire: Killer Ants! | Scott Blount | Television film |
2001 | MADtv | William Miller | Episode: 6.19 |
2003 | ER | Sean Simmons | 3 episodes |
2005 | Everything You Want | Customer | Television film Alternative title: Love Surreal |
2006 | House, M.D. | Jack Walters | Episode: "Whac-A-Mole" |
2011 | Cinema Verite | Alan Raymond | Television film |
2016 | Outcast | Kyle Barnes | 10 episodes |
References
- ^ Patrick Fugit Biography – Yahoo! Movies. Movies.yahoo.com. Retrieved on 2012-05-06.
- ^ a b c Saved Movie – Patrick Fugit and Heather Matarazzo Interview. Movies.about.com (2012-04-13). Retrieved on 2012-05-06.
- ^ Saved Movie – Patrick Fugit and Heather Matarazzo Interview. Movies.about.com (2012-04-13). Retrieved on 2012-05-06.
- ^ Punch Drunk Critics. Punch Drunk Critics (2010–11). Retrieved on 2012-05-06.
External links
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