Jeremy Sisto Biography
Summary
"Jeremy Merton Sisto" (born October 6, 1974) is an American actor. He has had many prominent roles in movies and television, and is probably best known for his recurring role as Billy Chenowith on the HBO series "Six Feet Under" and Detective Lupo on "Law & Order". His movies include "Clueless", "Suicide Kings", "Thirteen", and "Jesus".
Biography
Early life
Sisto was born in Grass Valley, California, the son of Reedy Gibbs, an actress and farmer, and Richard Sisto, a farmer, jazz musician and educator; the two divorced in 1980 and his stepfather is also an actor. He has an older sister, Meadow Sisto, who got him involved in acting. He grew up in Chicago, Illinois. He attended the progressive Francis W. Parker School and appeared in the movie "Grand Canyon" while attending high school at Parker. After studying at UCLA he started acting full time.
Career
Jeremy Sisto played in a Biblical TV movie.
At a young age, he appeared in the Twisted Sister video 'We're Not Gonna Take It'. Sisto played a killer in "Hideaway", a rich spoiled brat in "Clueless" and "White Squall", Jesus and Julius Caesar in the eponymous mini-series, a patient diagnosed with Multiple Personality Disorder in "Inside", a former drug addict in "Thirteen", and an abusive husband in "Waitress". Sisto made a name as Billy, the brother of Brenda Chenowith, in the HBO series "Six Feet Under". He also appeared in the 2003 series finale of the WB's "Dawson's Creek", as Joey Potter's boyfriend.
Besides acting, Sisto discovered a new interest in working behind the scenes. In 1998, he produced the (unreleased) movie "Taken", together with his friend Ethan Embry. Additionally, he made movies such as "Three Women of Pain" and "Paranoia 1.0". In April 2003, he started his own production company, Dima Entertainment.
In 2006, he appeared on Broadway in "Festen". In the same year, he starred in the short-lived NBC drama series "Kidnapped".
In July 2007, Sisto was featured in the Maroon 5 video for the song 'Wake Up Call'. He played a man who was sleeping with the girlfriend of Adam Levine.
In 2008, Sisto joined the cast of the crime drama "Law & Order" as Detective Cyrus Lupo, replacing the outgoing Milena Govich. Sisto had previously appeared on the show as a lawyer in the previous season's finale. He also voice-acted Batman in the direct-to-video movie "Justice League: The New Frontier".
Personal life
Jeremy and his girlfriend Addie Lane had a daughter named Charlie Ballerina Sisto in June 2009 .
Filmography
"Grand Canyon" (1991)
"Desperate Choices: To Save My Child" (1992)
"The Crew" (1994)
"The Shaggy Dog" (1994)
"Hideaway" (1995)
"Moonlight and Valentino" (1993)
"Clueless" (1995)
"White Squall" (1996)
"Suicide Kings" (1997)
"Bongwater" (1997)
"Without Limits" (1998)
"The 60's" (1999)
"Trash" (1999)
"Jesus" (1999)
"Dead Dog" (2000)
"Takedown" (2000)
"Don's Plum" (2001)
"Angel Eyes" (2001)
"Six Feet Under" (TV series) (2001-2005)
"May" (2002)
"Julius Caesar" (2002)
"Now You Know" (2002)
"Thirteen" (2003)
"The Movie Hero" (2003)
"Wrong Turn" (2003)
"Paranoia 1.0" (2004) (a.k.a. "One Point O")
"In Enemy Hands" (2004)
"Method" (2004)
"Dead & Breakfast" (2004)
"The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things" (2004)
"In Memory of My Father" (2005)
"A Lot Like Love" (2005)
"Kidnapped" (TV series) (2006)
"Population 436" (2006)
"The Thirst" (2006)
"Broken" (2007)
"Waitress" (2007)
"Law & Order" (TV series) (2007-present)
"Gardens of the Night" (2008)
"Justice League: The New Frontier" (2008) (voice)
"Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Undead" (TBD)
"Into Temptation" (2009)
Credit
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