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Michael Angarano | |
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| Born | Michael Anthony Angarano December 3, 1987 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1995–present |
Michael Anthony Angarano (born December 3, 1987) is an American actor.
Early life
Angarano was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Doreen and Michael Angarano.[citation needed][1] He is of Italian descent.[2] His family owns and operates three successful dance studios; two in New York (Brooklyn and Staten Island) and one in California (Los Angeles) called Reflections in Dance.[citation needed] His mother is the owner and director of all three. Kristen, his older sister, is the co-director of the LA studio and is the manager of the NY studios.[citation needed] Younger sister Erica teaches at the LA studio, while going to school at San Diego State University.[citation needed][3] Angarano graduated from Crespi Carmelite High School in 2005 and currently has an apartment in Sherman Oaks in Los Angeles.[citation needed]
Personal life
In an interview with Vanity Fair, Kristen Stewart stated that she dated Angarano, her co-star from Speak. But it was reported that she dumped him for Robert Pattinson whom she's rumored to be dating.
Career
In 2000, 12-year old Angarano acted in Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family. The following year, he landed his first major film role in Little Secrets, opposite Evan Rachel Wood and David Gallagher.
Michael then starred in a 2003 telefilm named Maniac Magee as Jeffery Lionel Magee, a 12-year-old boy who finds his way into Two Mills, Pennsylvania, a place divided by racial prejudice. It premiered on Nickelodeon.
In 2004, he appeared in the movie version of the critically acclaimed novel Speak, which costarred Kristen Stewart. Angarano was the lead role in Sky High and had a major role in Lords of Dogtown, both of which were released in the summer of 2005. Other film roles include parts in The Bondage, Black Irish, Man in the Chair, Snow Angels, The Final Season, and his most recent, The Forbidden Kingdom, co-starring alongside Jackie Chan and Jet Li. He starred in 'One Last Thing', 2005.
On television, Angarano had a recurring role as Elliott, the son of Jack McFarland, on the television series Will & Grace. In 2007, Angarano appeared in four episodes of the hit 24 as Scott Wallace, a teenager taken hostage by a terrorist.
In 2008, Angarano was featured in Vanity Fair as one of Hollywood's "New Wave" young stars.
He filmed Gentlemen Broncos, from Napoleon Dynamite director Jared Hess. The comedy film was released in October 2009. Recently in 2011, Angarano co-starred in the horror-thriller film Red State as "Travis".
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1997 | For Richer or Poorer | Sammy Yoder | |
| 1999 | Music of the Heart | Nick at 7 | |
| Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure | Nick | ||
| 2000 | Almost Famous | Young William | |
| The Brainiacs.com | Matt Tyler | ||
| 2001–2006 | Will & Grace | Elliot | television, 11 episodes |
| 2002 | Little Secrets | Philip | |
| 2003 | Seabiscuit | Young Red Pollard | |
| Maniac Magee | Jeffrey Lionel Magee | television movie | |
| 2004 | The Dust Factory | Rocky Mazzelli | limited release |
| Summerland | Jeb Ekhart | television, two episodes | |
| Speak | David Petrakis | ||
| 2005 | Dear Wendy | Freddie | limited release |
| Sky High | Will Stronghold | lead role | |
| Lords of Dogtown | Sid | ||
| 2006 | One Last Thing... | Dylan | limited release |
| Less than Perfect | George Denton | television, two episodes | |
| 2007 | The Final Season | Mitch Akers | |
| Man in the Chair | Cameron | ||
| Snow Angels | Arthur | independent film | |
| 24 | Scott Wallace | television, 4 episodes | |
| Black Irish | Cole | ||
| The Bondage | Charlie | ||
| 2008 | The Forbidden Kingdom | Jason Tripitikas | lead role |
| 2009 | Gentlemen Broncos | Benjamin Purvis | |
| 2011 | The Art of Getting By | Dustin | |
| Red State | Travis | ||
| Noah's Ark: The New Beginning | Townsman | animated | |
| Ceremony | Sam Davis | ||
| Haywire |
References
- ^ "youngperformer.com". youngperformer.com. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ^ Angarano, Michael (2001-04-14). "Re: Hi Mike, do you have ..." The Official Michael Angarano Web Site. Retrieved 2006-11-30.
- ^ "Reflections in Dance". Reflectionsindance.info. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
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