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“Desperate” Kid Background: “What I really liked about it was that he was already developed as this strong little bastard who runs over old women and now he's developing into a gay youth. I'm glad they had that other story line first, so people didn't categorize him as 'that gay kid.'” Shawn Pyfrom (on his character in “Desperate Housewives”) Introduced to acting at age four, Shawn Pyfrom is now popular among TV audiences for portraying Andrew Van de Kamp (2004-Present), Bree's (played by Marcia Cross) rebellious, bisexual teenage son, on ABC’s internationally successful soap opera “Desperate Housewives.” The exceptionally versatile young actor also has appeared in such shows as "Chicago Hope," "Ellen," "The Drew Carey Show," "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Touched by an Angel," "7th Heaven," "Stanley," "Family Guy," "Reba," "Malcolm in the Middle," "Drake & Josh," "Nip/Tuck" and "8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter." One of Hollywood's rising young stars, Shawn Pyfrom has starred in the Canadian film “A Day in a Life” (2000), the film adaptation of “Pay It Forward” (2000), Disney’s live-action movie “Max Keeble's Big Move” (2001), the Disney remake of “The Shaggy Dog” (2006) and the indie thriller “The Darkroom” (2006).
Shawn Caminiti
Childhood and Family: On August 16, 1986, Shawn Caminiti Pyfrom was born in Tampa, Florida, to a mother named Gail Pyfrom. He has a younger sister named Amber Pyfrom and an older brother named Christopher Pyfrom. He moved with his family to L.A. when he was 7 years old and was home-schooled. Shawn, whose favorite class is calculus, is a straight A student. He writes movie scripts for fun and plans to attend college to study directing, writing and acting. Medical and law school is also a possibility. His favorite actor is Mel Gibson and his favorite movies are “Braveheart,” “Dogma,” and “The Shawshank Redemption.” His favorite book is “Diary of Anne Frank.” Shawn enjoys sports and his favorite team is the LSU Tigers. During his leisure time, Shawn enjoys rollerblading, listening to music, hanging out with friends and going to the movies. He also enjoys volunteering for those less fortunate than him, especially children.
A Day in a Life
Career: At the age of four, Shawn Pyfrom was introduced to acting by his parents and soon became a model in commercials in his hometown. He eventually landed his first performing job and started his climb to success in one of the Walt Disney Company’s “Sing Me a Story” interactive direct-to-video features and a role on the syndicated educational-musical show for children, “The Reppies” (Trinity Broadcasting Network, 1996). Pyfrom appeared as a guest in such shows as CBS’ medical drama series "Chicago Hope," ABC’s sitcom "Ellen," CBS’ short-lived medical drama "L.A. Doctors," ABC’s long-running sitcom "The Drew Carey Show," the WB/UPN cult TV series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and Nickelodeon's live-action comedy and variety show "The Amanda Show." He also appeared in the made-for-television movies “Pumpkin Man” (1998), “A Wing and a Prayer” (1998; earned a Young Artist Award nomination for Best Performance in a TV Movie/Pilot/Mini-Series or Series - Supporting Young Actor), the biopic “Michael Landon, the Father I Knew” (1999; he played 10-year-old Michael Landon Jr.), the opera-based “H-E Double Hockey Sticks” (1999; with Will Friedle, Matthew Lawrence and Gabrielle Union), and the ABC Movie-of-the-Week “Come On, Get Happy: The Partridge Family Story” (1999). Additionally, he could be seen as a 10-year-old boy in the twelve-part HBO miniseries based on Andrew Chaikin's book, "From the Earth to the Moon" (1998). Entering the new millennium, Pyfrom was seen in a Canadian film directed by Jean Mercier, “A Day in a Life.” He followed it up with appearances in Mimi Leder's less-than-spectacular adaptation of Catherine Ryan Hyde's book, “Pay It Forward” (2000), starring Haley Joel Osment, Helen Hunt and Kevin Spacey, and in Disney’s live-action movie helmed by Tim Hill, “Max Keeble's Big Move” (2001), in which he played a bus prankster. Meanwhile, TV viewers could catch him in two episodes of the WB family drama series "7th Heaven" (2001-2002; as a child who has Tourette Syndrome), Fox’s animated comedy series "Family Guy" (2001-2002) and the popular Lifetime television series "The Division" (2001-2003), which handed him a nomination at the Young Artist Awards for Best Performance in a TV Drama Series - Guest Starring Young Actor. He also appeared in three episodes of Fox’s sitcom "State of Grace" (2001-2002) and provided his voice for the character Lionel Griff on Disney's animated series "Stanley" (2001), which brought him a Young Artist Award nomination for Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role. Pyfrom was also spotted as a guest in an episode of Fox’s Family TV program based on the popular children's book by Betty Paraskevas and Michael Paraskevas, "The Kids from Room 402," CBS’ fantasy/drama series "Touched by an Angel" (as a young Jewish boy; opposite Kirk Douglas; Pyfrom was nominated for a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Drama Series - Guest Starring Young Actor), and the WB sitcom starring the country music singer, "Reba," which won him a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series - Guest Starring Young Actor. Other guest spots include Fox’s seven-time Emmy-winning comedy series "Malcolm in the Middle," Fox’s sitcom "Oliver Beene," and Nickelodeon’s family sitcom "The Brothers García." He also co-starred with Dave Foley in the comedic TV movie “What's Up, Peter Fuddy?” (2001) and starred in the failed sitcom “My Life with Men” (2003). 2004 proved to be Pyfrom's breakout year when he joined the cast members of ABC’s internationally successful soap opera, "Desperate Housewives," alongside Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross, Eva Longoria and Nicollette Sheridan. In the award-winning show, Pyfrom portrayed Andrew Van De Kamp, the teenage son of Marcia Cross' Bree. The role later earned him nominations at the Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series and at the Prism Awards for Best Performance in a Comedy Series. Meanwhile, Pyfrom has also appeared in two episodes of CBS’ sitcom "Still Standing,” one episode of Nickelodeon’s sitcom "Drake & Josh," CBS’ sci-fi legal drama "Century City," FX Networks’ Emmy and Golden Globe-winning medical drama "Nip/Tuck," ABC’s sitcom "8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter" and NBC’s sitcom starring Jason Bateman, "The Jake Effect." He also resumed his film career by playing a young man who befriends a mental institution escapee in Michael Hurst's independent horror/thriller “The Darkroom” (2006) and Zena Grey's friend Trey in “The Shaggy Dog” (2006; starring Tim Allen).
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