I Was A Teenage Faust

Background:

Young Artist Award-nominated actor Josh Zuckerman received praise for his performances as a mischievous boy who almost ruin Christmas when he decides to take Santa's new high-tech sleigh for a joyride in the TV movie "'Twas the Night" (2001) and as a nerdy adolescent who sells his soul to the devil to achieve popularity in the TV movie "I Was A Teenage Faust" (2002). He has appeared as a guest in such TV shows as "Bette," "Jack & Jill," "The West Wing," "The Ellen Show," "Judging Amy," "NYPD Blue," "House M.D.," "CSI: Miami" and "Boston Legal."

As for his film works, the 5' 6" actor could be seen in "Austin Powers in Goldmember" (2002; as young Dr. Evil), "Surviving Christmas" (2004), "Pretty Persuasion" (2005), "Feast" (2005; as Hot Wheels), "The Hottest State" (2006), and the newly-released "Lions for Lambs" (2007). He is rumored to reprise his "Feast" role in its upcoming sequel, "Feast 2: Sloppy Seconds," and is set to play the lead role in the comedy movie "Sex Drive," opposite Amanda Crew and James Marsden.

Boo Boo, Checkers

Childhood and Family:

In Stanford, California, Joshua Ryan Zuckerman, nicknamed ''Boo Boo'' or ''Checkers,'' was born on April 1, 1985. He is of Scottish, English, Swedish and German decent.

Zuckerman attended The Buckley School in Sherman Oaks, California, and then enrolled at the Princeton University. He is a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity.

'Twas the Night"

Career:

Starting stage acting at age 10, Josh Zuckerman began appearing on both television and films at age 15. TV viewers first noticed him as a guest on FOX short-lived comedy-drama "Get Real," ABC drama "Once and Again," and CBS dramedy "That's Life," as well as for his role in the primetime Emmy-nominated TV movie starring Drew Carey, "Geppetto" (2000). Meanwhile, he made his first films, director Scott Featherstone's family movie "Return to the Secret Garden" and Paul Tuerpe's "View from the Swing" (both in 2000).

In the following year, Zuckerman was cast in Todd Hurvitz and Andy Weiss' independent film "The Myersons." He also starred as Bryan Cranston's mischievous protégée and nephew who almost ruin Christmas when he decides to take Santa's new high-tech sleigh for a joyride, in the TV movie "'Twas the Night," which earned him a Young Artist Award nomination for Best Performance in a TV Movie or Special - Leading Young Actor.

Meanwhile, Zuckerman was spotted as a guest in an episode of CBS sitcom "Bette," The WB comedy/drama "Jack & Jill," NBC political drama "The West Wing," CBS sitcom "The Ellen Show," Kids' WB show based on the book series written by R. L. Stine, "The Nightmare Room," and CBS serieal drama "Judging Amy."

2002 saw Zuckerman in Matthew Martin's 14-minute film "Lather. Rinse. Repeat." and in Jay Roach's loose parody of the James Bond movies "Goldfinger" and "You Only Live Twice" starring Mike Myers, "Austin Powers in Goldmember," in which Zuckerman had to shave his head for his role as the younger version of the title role's nemesis, Dr. Evil.

During this time, Zuckerman also appeared in two episodes of ABC Emmy-winning cop drama "NYPD Blue" and starred as a socially inept adolescent who sells his soul to the devil to achieve popularity in the made-for-television movie "I Was A Teenage Faust," which earned him another Young Artist Award nomination for Best Performance in a TV Movie, Mini-Series or Special - Leading Young Actor.

After co-starring with Ben Affleck, James Gandolfini, Christina Applegate and Catherine O'Hara in Mike Mitchell's comedy movie "Surviving Christmas" (2004), Zuckerman was cast alongside Evan Rachel Wood, James Woods and Ron Livingston in Marcos Siega's dark comedy/satirical film "Pretty Persuasion" (2005). He also co-starred with Jason Mewes, Krista Allen, Balthazar Getty and Navi Rawat in the horror film from Project Greenlight, "Feast" (2005), in which he portrayed Hot Wheels, and supported Mark Webber and Catalina Sandino Moreno in Ethan Hawke's film adaptation of his own 1997 novel, "The Hottest State," which debuted at the Venice Film Festival on September 2, 2006. Meanwhile, he appeared as a guest in an episode of FOX medical drama "House M.D." and FOX short-lived drama "Standoff."

TV viewers recently catch Zuckerman guest starring on CBS crime/drama series "Close to Home" and ABC legal dramedy "Boston Legal." He also played a recurring role, as Leo Donwell, on CBS cop/crime drama "CSI: Miami." On the wide screen, he could be seen alongside Robert Redford, Meryl Streep and Tom Cruise in the newly-released drama/thriller, "Lions for Lambs" (2007).

Zuckerman is rumored to reprise his ''Feast'' role in its upcoming sequel, "Feast 2: Sloppy Seconds," which will be helmed by original director John Gulager. He is also just signed on to star in the upcoming comedy movie ''Sex Drive,'' alongside Amanda Crew and James Marsden. In the film directed and co-written by Sean Anders, Zuckerman is all set to play the lead role of Ian, a horny teen who convinces his friends to join him on a road trip from Chicago to Knoxville to lose his virginity with a girl he meets on the Internet.

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