Alexander Biagio Conti (born 1 September 1993) is a

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actor. He made his acting debut in the film ''

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'' (2000). Since then, he has been nominated for five

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Biography

Conti was born in

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, of Italian and Brazilian heritage. He is the youngest of four children. His older brothers, Adam Conti and Jordan Conti, are also actors. His sister Brittany also aspires to be an actress. He has expressed his love of performing and has characterized continuing to act as his "greatest desire". He has acted in commercials, radio, animation voice overs, and television series. His first real acting experience was in the

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series, ''Street Time'', on which he was a regular. He has also worked with Director

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, alongside

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Film credits

Conti's film work includes roles in ''

The Pacifier ''The Pacifier'' is a 2005 American family action comedy film directed by Adam Shankman, written by Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant and stars Vin Diesel. After a failed rescue mission, Navy SEAL Shane Wolfe is assigned as babysitter to t ...

'', ''

Cheaper by the Dozen 2 ''Cheaper by the Dozen 2'' is a 2005 American family comedy film directed by Adam Shankman. It is a sequel to the 2003 film '' Cheaper by the Dozen'' and stars Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt, Tom Welling, Piper Perabo, and Hilary Duff, among other chi ...

'', and ''

Case 39 ''Case 39'' is a 2009 American supernatural horror film directed by Christian Alvart, and starring Renée Zellweger, Jodelle Ferland, Bradley Cooper and Ian McShane. Plot Emily Jenkins (Renée Zellweger) is a social worker living in Oregon who ...

'' (as Diego Ramirez). He has roles in movies like: ''

Gooby ''Gooby'' (also known as ''A Ted Named Gooby'') is a 2009 Canadian comedy fantasy drama film written and directed by Wilson Coneybeare featuring Robbie Coltrane as the voice of Gooby, a living teddy bear, and Matthew Knight as Willy, an 11-yea ...

'', '' The Good Witch 2'' and the

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, '' Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars'' as Sport.

Television credits

Awards and nominations

References

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* 1993 births Living people People from Brantford Male actors from Ontario Canadian people of Italian descent Canadian people of Brazilian descent Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors Canadian male child actors {{Canada-actor-stub