Paul Litowsky (born April 17, 1995), known professionally as Paulie Litt, is an American former child actor and producer. He is best known for his role as Justin Shanowski on the sitcom ''
Hope & Faith''.
Career
Litt was raised in
Freehold Boro, New Jersey. He made his television debut on an episode of ''
Third Watch''. In 2003, he was cast in the role of Justin Shanowski, Hope's son on the
ABC sitcom ''
Hope & Faith'', which he played for all three seasons. At the time,
Regis Philbin, who worked with his ''Hope & Faith'' co-star
Kelly Ripa
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, described him as a forty-year old caught in a five-year old's body.
He had a recurring role in the
Disney Channel
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series ''
Wizards of Waverly Place''.
In 2006, he was nominated for the award for the Best Performance in a TV series – Supporting Young Actor (Comedy) at the
27th Young Artist Awards for his performance on ''Hope & Faith'', which was won by
Angus T. Jones. His co-stars
Megan Fox and
Macey Cruthird were also nominated for the female version of the award in 2005 and 2006 respectively.
He made his film debut in the 2004
Kevin Smith
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comedy ''
Jersey Girl'' starring
Ben Affleck
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. In 2008, he played Spritle Racer in ''
Speed Racer'', as well as the accompanying video game. He also appeared in ''
Doubt
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'' (2008).
He has appeared in over 26 commercials.
Early in his career, he appeared in commercials for
Oreos and
ex-lax.
He has been in
Apple's "
Get a Mac" television commercials as the 'Young PC' that starred
John Hodgman and
Justin Long.
He made his debut as a producer in the short film ''The Day I Finally Killed Myself'' as an Associate Producer. He made his production debut in a feature film in 2016 in ''
The Book of Love'' starring
Jason Sudeikis.
After leaving the entertainment industry, he co-founded a high-end yarn producing company called Harvest Produce Retail.
Filmography
Television
Films
Video games
Producer
Awards
References
External links
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1995 births
Living people
Male actors from New Jersey
American male child actors
People from Freehold Township, New Jersey
American male film actors
American male television actors
Actors from Monmouth County, New Jersey