Jansen Rayne Panettiere (born September 25, 1994) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in films '' The Perfect Game'', '' Ice Age: The Meltdown'', '' The Martial Arts Kid'' and '' How High 2''. His elder sister is actress

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Early life

Panettiere was born on September 25, 1994, in

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, to Lesley R. Vogel, a former soap opera actress, and Alan Lee "Skip" Panettiere, a

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lieutenant.

Career

Jansen had a supporting role in the

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'' Tiger Cruise'', which starred his sister Hayden (this is one of only two productions to date in which both siblings have featured onscreen, the other being '' The Forger'' – Jansen lent his voice to ''

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'', in which Hayden appeared). He portrayed the voice of Truman X in ''

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''. He starred as Lucas Malloy in the made-for-television

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film '' The Last Day of Summer'', which first showed July 20, 2007. It was released on DVD on August 28, 2007. His next film, '' The Perfect Game'', was going to be released in theaters on August 8, 2008, but

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decided to push it back to the spring of 2010. ''The Perfect Game'' is directed by

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, is based on the true story of how a group of boys from

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, Mexico become the first non-U.S. team to win the

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. Panettiere also co-stars with

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in ''

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'', a film directed by

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about faith and friendship. He appeared with

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and Christine Lahti, as Elliott Perry in

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's play '' 8'', a reenactment of the Perry v. Schwarzenegger trial, at the

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on March 3, 2012. The performance was broadcast on YouTube to raise money for the

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. In 2019, Jansen guest starred in the AMC network series '' The Walking Dead'' and co-starred in

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's '' How High 2''.

Awards and nominations

In 2008, Panettiere was nominated for a Young Artist Award at the

Young Artist Awards The Young Artist Award (originally known as the Youth in Film Award) is an accolade presented by the Young Artist Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1978 to honor excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young ...

for Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special by a Leading Young Actor for '' The Last Day of Summer''.

Filmography

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Panettiere, Jansen 1994 births Living people 21st-century American male actors American male child actors American male film actors American male soap opera actors American male television actors American male voice actors American people of Italian descent Male actors from New York (state) People from Palisades, New York