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| Born | March 13 1985 Topanga, California |
Emile Davenport Hirsch (born March 13 1985) is an American television and film actor. He began performing in the late 1990s, appearing in several television films and series, and became known as a film actor after roles in The Emperor's Club, The Girl Next Door, Alpha Dog and Into the Wild. Hirsch is slated to appear in the upcoming film Speed Racer.[1]
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Biography
Early life
Hirsch was born in Topanga, California, the son of Margaret (née Davenport), a visual artist and teacher who designed pop-up books, and David Hirsch, an industrial consultant, manager, and producer.[2][3] He has an older sister, Jenny, who introduced him to acting.[2] Hirsch was raised in Los Angeles, California and Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he lived with his mother after his parents divorced.[2][4] He attended Paul Revere Middle School and the Academy of Music at Alexander Hamilton High School in Los Angeles.
Career
Hirsch began acting at the age of eight,[4] appearing in minor roles on television shows or made-for-television films, including Kindred: the Embraced; Sabrina, the Teenage Witch and NYPD Blue. He made his film debut with the 2002 drama, The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys, where he starred opposite Kieran Culkin in the story of two Catholic school boys.[4] His next role was in the prep school drama, The Emperor's Club, which was released later in 2002. Both films received generally positive reviews, but performed only moderately at the box office. Hirsch was subsequently cast opposite Elisha Cuthbert in the 2004 teen comedy, The Girl Next Door, and as a result gained renown among teenage audiences. The Mudge Boy, an independent film that he had starred in before making Girl Next Door, was given a limited release in the summer of 2004. Hirsch next appeared in Imaginary Heroes, a drama about a dysfunctional family, which received a limited release in February 2005 but failed to reach a wider audience, despite mostly positive reviews.[5][6] In 2005, Hirsch starred in Lords of Dogtown; the film, about a number of well-known skaters of the 1970s, was released on June 3, 2005, but ultimately performed poorly at the box office.[5][6] He subsequently appeared in Alpha Dog, a dark drama in which he played a character based on real-life drug dealer Jesse James Hollywood; the film was shot in 2004 and released on January 12, 2007. Hirsch consulted with Hollywood's real life father before playing the role,[7] and has said that he felt "pretty afraid in my bones most of the time" while filming because of the film's raw characters and dialogue.[8] Hirsch next played adventurer Christopher McCandless in Sean Penn's critically acclaimed adventure-drama Into the Wild, released on September 21, 2007; he lost 40 pounds for the role and has been noted in reviews as a potential Academy Award nominee for the film.[4][9] Hirsch is also filming the lead role in Speed Racer, scheduled for a May 2008 release.[1] It has been announced that Hirsch is in his final negotiations to star in Gus Van Sant's upcoming Harvey Milk bio-pic Milk. Hirsch is in talks to play gay rights activist Cleve Jones. Sean Penn is set to play Harvey Milk.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2002 | The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys | Francis Doyle | |
| The Emperor's Club | Sedgewick Bell | ||
| 2004 | The Girl Next Door | Matthew Kidman | |
| The Mudge Boy | Duncan Mudge | limited release | |
| 2005 | Imaginary Heroes | Tim Travis | limited release |
| Lords of Dogtown | Jay Adams | ||
| 2007 | Alpha Dog | Johnny Truelove | |
| Into the Wild | Christopher McCandless | ||
| The Air I Breathe | Tony | ||
| 2008 | Speed Racer | Speed | |
| 2009 | Milk | Cleve Jones | pre-production |
References
- ^ a b Dicker, Ron. "Two Postcards From Toronto: Evan Rachel Wood, Emile Hirsch Give Hollywood A Glimpse Of Its Future", Hartford Courant, 2007-09-16. Retrieved on 2007-09-16.
- ^ a b c McLean, Craig. "Call of the wild", Telegraph, 2007-10-20. Retrieved on 2007-10-20.
- ^ Toppman, Lawrence. "C`Wild' sets young star soaring", The Charlotte Observer, 2007-10-21. Retrieved on 2007-10-21.
- ^ a b c d Piccalo, Gina. "Emile Hirsch comes 'Into the Wild'", Los Angeles Times, 2007-09-22. Retrieved on 2007-09-22.
- ^ a b The Numbers.com. Emile Hirsch. Retrieved on March 16, 2006.
- ^ a b Rotten Tomatoes. Emile Hirsch. Retrieved on March 16, 2006.
- ^ "Hirsch Talked To Fugitive's Dad For Film", Playfuls, 2007-01-07. Retrieved on 2007-01-07.
- ^ Shuster, Fred. "'Alpha Dog' has its day", San Bernardino Sun, 2007-01-06. Retrieved on 2007-01-07.
- ^ Levine, Stuart. "Emile Hirsch is here to stay", MSNBC, 2007-09-18. Retrieved on 2007-09-19.
External links
- Emile Hirsch at the Internet Movie Database
- New York Observer Profile (2007)
- Emile Hirsch interview for Into The Wild
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| NAME | Hirsch, Emile |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1985-3-13 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Topanga, California |
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