Keith Coogan (born January 13, 1970) is an American actor. He is the grandson of actor

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Biography

Keith Eric Mitchell was born on January 13, 1970, in

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, the son of Leslie Diane Coogan Mitchell, a realtor. He changed his name to "Keith Coogan" in 1986, two years after the death of his grandfather,

. He married Kristen "Pinky" Shean on October 26, 2013, which would have been his grandfather's 99th birthday. Coogan began acting in commercials at the age of five but appeared on TV as early as two years old. As a child, he appeared on episodes of ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

Laverne & Shirley ''Laverne & Shirley'' (originally ''Laverne DeFazio & Shirley Feeney'') is an American sitcom television series that played for eight seasons on ABC from January 27, 1976, to May 10, 1983. A spin-off of ''Happy Days'', ''Laverne & Shirley'' star ...

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Mork & Mindy ''Mork & Mindy'' is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from September 14, 1978, to May 27, 1982. A spin-off after a highly successful episode of ''Happy Days'', "My Favorite Orkan", it starred Robin Williams as Mork, an extraterrest ...

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Eight Is Enough ''Eight Is Enough'' is an American television comedy-drama series that ran on ABC from March 15, 1977, until May 23, 1981. The show was modeled on the life of syndicated newspaper columnist Tom Braden, a real-life parent with eight children, who ...

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'', ''

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'', '' Fame'', and ''

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''. In 1982, Coogan also appeared as 'William' in the adaptation of

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'' that aired on the

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series

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. He has also starred in films including ''

Adventures in Babysitting ''Adventures in Babysitting'' (also known as ''A Night on the Town'' in certain countries) is a 1987 American teen comedy film written by David Simkins and directed by Chris Columbus in his directorial debut. It stars Elisabeth Shue, Keith Coo ...

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'', '' Book of Love'', and ''

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead ''Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead'' is a 1991 American coming-of-age black comedy film directed by Stephen Herek, written by Neil Landau and Tara Ison, and starring Christina Applegate, Joanna Cassidy, Keith Coogan, John Getz and Josh Char ...

'', and

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releases such as ''

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'', '' Soulkeeper'', and ''Downhill Willie''. He guest-starred on ''

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'' and ''

Married to the Kellys ''Married to the Kellys'' is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from October 3, 2003 to April 23, 2004 with a run of 22 episodes. Set in a Kansas suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, the series stars Breckin Meyer and Kiele Sanchez. The show was ...

''. His theater credits include John Olive's ''The Voice of the Prairie'', James McLure's ''Pvt. Wars'', and an unfinished Louisville work by

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, ''The Holdup''. All were performed at Timothy and Buck Busfield's "B" St. Theater in

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, during the 1992 and 1993 seasons. In 2008, he worked in Dallas, Texas, on a short film, ''The Keith Coogan Experience''. On January 1, 2010, Coogan started the "Monologue a Day Project", where he learns a

monologue In theatre, a monologue (from el, μονόλογος, from μόνος ''mónos'', "alone, solitary" and λόγος ''lógos'', "speech") is a speech presented by a single character, most often to express their thoughts aloud, though sometimes a ...

or other short piece every day, "as inspired by

Julie & Julia ''Julie & Julia'' is a 2009 American biographical comedy-drama film written and directed by Nora Ephron starring Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci, and Chris Messina. The film contrasts the life of chef Julia Child in the early years of her ...

", and posts the resulting video performance on blogspot.com. Coogan was featured in the minidocumentary, ''Simply Coogan – An Interview with Keith Coogan'', released by Coogan on December 13, 2010, which coincided with his birthday celebrations. Coogan hosted "The Call Sheet" on the SkidRowStudios.com radio podcast network,http://www.skidrowstudios.com/?cat=354 an entertainment industry-based show that also covered tech news and politics.

Selected filmography

References

External links

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