This American actor from childhood knew that he would become a star of the screen. At the age of 27, he played in an impressive list of paintings, among which there are good films and famous series. Who is Michael Angarano? Films with his participation, as well as interesting biography facts will form the basis of this article.
Family Hermit
Michael was born in 1987 in Brooklyn. He settled most of his life in New York, where he spent his childhood and youth. From the moment he turned into a full-fledged Hollywood star, the young man moved to Los Angeles, where he lives now.
Michael has Italian roots. His parents are not connected with the cinema, but with dances - yes. Doreen and Michael Sr. run four studios scattered in nearby towns. Younger brother Angarano and two sisters willingly take part in this. Michael Angarano boasts a family business: the Reflection in Dance Studios have long been recognized and hundreds of people wishing to join the art open their doors every year.
Fast start
Michael is the only child in the family who began to engage in acting from an early age. His television debut took place in the series “Sybill”, “Ambulance”, “Another World”, “Pretender”. In 1997, he played with Meryl Streep in Heart Music. On the set I had to learn to play the violin, which the actor is fond of to this day. In 2000, Michael starred in Cameron Crowe's film “Almost Famous.” The next project was the comedy melodrama “The Keeper of Secrets” with Evan Rachel Wood in the title role. After graduating from high school, Michael Angarano entered Crespi Carmelite High School, which he graduated in 2005.
Only work!
The first years of the new century are marked by new roles. For more than a dozen years, viewers have been watching how from a little boy and teenager, Angarano turns into a stately young man. Producers gladly gave him more adult roles. In the 2003 film “Favorite,” Michael Angarano played the hero of Toby Maguire in his youth. During this period, he accepts invitations to episodes of the show “Klava, come on!” and “24 hours.” A year later, the drama “Speak” was released. The partner of the actor was Kristen Stewart. Over the next five years, young people had a relationship.
On a high wave
Next, the young man joins the cast of the series “Eternal Summer”. And then comes a series of projects in which mainly Michael Angarano gets the main roles. The filmography of the rising promising star includes the paintings “Slavery”, “Last Wish”, “Aerobatics”, “Kings of Dogtown”, “Man in an Armchair”, “Snow Angels”. In the fantasy “Forbidden Kingdom”, Michael meets Jet Li and Jackie Chan on the same childhood idols, and then works with Uma Thurman in “The Wedding”. In 2011, the actor receives a major male role in the comedy “A Million for Dummies,” where Juno Temple becomes his screen girlfriend. A year later, the successful action movie “Knockout” comes out, bringing together the first Hollywood stars: Evan McGregor, Michael Fassbender, Antonio Banderas, Channing Tatum and Michael Douglas.
Back to the past
During his career, a talented actor has never taken a break. Several of his films are released annually. He took part in voicing the animated Noah's Ark, and then starred in the crime drama Empire State.
In 2014, Michael Angarano appears in the crime thriller “Stray Card” with Jason State and joins the series “The Drunken Story” and “Knickerbocker Hospital”. In the work on the latest project, directed by Stephen Soderbergh, the actor had to go back to the era of the last century and try on costumes of bygone days. The series tells about the famous clinic, which is famous for the experienced surgeon John Thackery (performed by Clive Owen). The possibilities of modern medicine are still far away, but for now the heroes are forced to do with more modest means. A relatively fresh project managed to gather an army of admirers and acquire the Golden Globe nomination. The secondary game of Angarano was also noted by critics.