Jackie Earle Haley Biography
Summary
"Jackie Earle Haley" (born "Jack E. Haley"; July 14, 1961) is an Academy Award-nominated American
film actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Kelly Leak in "The Bad News Bears" and as vigilante Rorschach in Zack Snyder's "Watchmen". He will be next seen as serial-killer Freddy Krueger in the remake of "A Nightmare on Elm Street," which is due to be released on April 30, 2010.
Career
Haley has appeared in numerous films, including "Damnation Alley", John Schlesinger's "The Day of the Locust", and "Losin' It", as well as guest roles on TV. A well known child actor, he starred as Kelly Leak in the comedy "The Bad News Bears". He also starred in "The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training" and "The Bad News Bears Go to Japan".
He played 'Moocher' in Peter Yates' acclaimed 1979 film "Breaking Away" and later in the short lived TV series of the same name. Throughout the 1970s, he often played a tough, angry, pimply, long-haired misfit. He has made guest appearances on such TV shows as "Marcus Welby, M.D.", "The Waltons", "Planet of the Apes", "MacGyver", "The Love Boat", "Renegade", and "Get a Life".
Haley's acting career went dormant during most of the 1990s and early 2000s before turning to directing. He eventually turned to a career as a successful producer and director of television commercials. He returned to acting in 2006, first appearing in Steven Zaillian's "All the King's Men" alongside Sean Penn, before giving a critically acclaimed performance as a recently paroled sex offender in Todd Field's "Little Children". He stated that his preparation for the role was greatly influenced by the relationship shared between his mother and his brother True, who battled a heroin addiction before he died of an overdose. Haley was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for this portrayal and in 2007 was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Currently, Haley owns a production company, JEH Productions, in San Antonio, Texas. In 2008, he appeared in "Semi-Pro" and will star in "Winged Creatures" with Kate Beckinsale, Guy Pearce and Dakota Fanning. He also stars in Zack Snyder's 2009 adaptation of the Alan Moore graphic novel, "Watchmen" as Rorschach, a masked vigilante working to find the identity of a costumed hero killer, a character in the portrayal of which Haley won praise from many reviewers. The film also reunites him with "Little Children" co-star Patrick Wilson who played Nite Owl II, former partner of Rorschach. Also in 2009, Haley will appear in "Shutter Island" directed by Martin Scorsese. He will play a patient of a hospital for the criminally insane.
On April 3, 2009, it was confirmed that Haley will pick up the role of Freddy Krueger in the upcoming "A Nightmare on Elm Street" reboot. According to Bloody-Disgusting, Jackie Earle Haley has signed on to play Freddy Krueger in not one but three "Nightmare on Elm Street" films.
Personal life
Haley was born and raised in Northridge, California, the son of Haven Earle 'Bud' Haley, a radio show host/disc jockey and actor. His first marriage was to Sherry Vaughan in 1979. He has two children: Christopher (born 1986) with his second wife and Olivia (born 1998) from a previous relationship. He married his third wife, Amelia Cruz, in 2004. He resides in San Antonio, Texas.
Awards
Haley has been recognized for his supporting role in Todd Field's "Little Children".
Wins
Chicago Film Critics Association Award
Chlotrudis Awards 2007
Dallas-Ft. Worth Film Critics Association Awards 2006
New York Film Critics Circle Awards 2006
Online Film Critics Society Awards 2006
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards 2006
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards 2006
Nominations
2006 Academy Awards
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2006
Filmography
"Wait Till Your Father Gets Home" (1972) (TV series) (voice)
"Valley of the Dinosaurs" (1974) (TV series) (voice)
"The Day of the Locust" (1975)
"The Bad News Bears" (1976)
"The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training" (1977)
"Damnation Alley" (1977)
"The Bad News Bears Go to Japan" (1978)
"Breaking Away" (1979)
"Losin' It" (1983)
"The Zoo Gang" (1985)
"Dollman" (1991)
"Nemesis" (1993)
"All the King's Men" (2006)
"Little Children" (2006)
"Semi-Pro" (2008)
"Bolden!" (2008)
"The Great Observer" (2008)
"Winged Creatures" (2009)
"Watchmen" (2009)
"Shutter Island" (2009)
"A Nightmare on Elm Street" (2010)
External links
(Official Jackie Earle Haley Website)
(Jackie Earle Haley at FEARnet)
Credit
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