By Stone Martindale Mar 19, 2007, 19:15 GMT
Once a child actor and one of the stars of the original "Bad News Bears," the Oscar nominee for his role in "Little Children," Jackie Earle Haley, continues his amazing comeback story with three projects already in the works, says The Hollywood Reporter.
01/12/2007 - Jackie Earle Haley - 12th Annual Critics' Choice Awards - Santa Monica Civic Auditorium - Santa Monica, CA © Chris Hatcher / Photorazzi
The kid from Northridge, California has seen some hard times, and almost disappeared from the limelight.
His career becoming inert during most of the 1990s and early 2000s caused him to begin his own production company and act as a successful producer and director of television commercials in Texas.
He returned to acting in a key role in 2006, appearing in "All the King's Men",
Now Haley has a role in the upcoming, "Semi-Pro" at New Line, Haley will play a fan who wins a basketball-throwing contest.
He follows that in Rowan Woods' ensemble drama "Winged Creatures" alongside Kate Beckinsale, Forest Whitaker, Dakota Fanning and Guy Pearce.
Finally comes Dan Pritzker's indie drama "Bolden!" about Buddy Bolden, the first man of New Orleans jazz.
Currently, along with his rejuvenated acting career, Haley also owns a production company, JEH Productions, in San Antonio, Texas.
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