Michael Angarano Biography

Summary

"Michael Anthony Angarano" (born December 3, 1987) is an American actor.

Biography

Early life

Angarano was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Doreen and Michael Angarano. He is of Italian descent; he has two younger siblings, Erica and Andrew, and an older sister, Kristen. His family owns and operates four successful dance studios in New York and LA called Reflections in Dance, where Doreen directs and teaches, Kristen teaches and Erica dances. Angarano graduated from Crespi Carmelite High School in 2005 and currently has an apartment in Sherman Oakes in Los Angeles.

Career

In 2000, Angarano had a small role as the young William in the critically acclaimed film "Almost Famous". His first major film role was in 2002's "Little Secrets", opposite Evan Rachel Wood and David Gallagher. 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.

On television, Angarano appeared 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.

Angarano auditioned for a role in "Justice League of America" movie auditions. Starred in 'One Last Thing', 2005. Currently, he is filming "Gentlemen Broncos", from Napoleon Dynamite director Jared Hess. The film is a comedy and has a release date of 2009.

In 2008, Angarano was featured in "Vanity Fair" as one of Hollywood's 'New Wave' young stars.