Chauncey Leopardi (born June 14, 1981) is an American actor known for playing Michael "Squints" Palledorous in the 1993 film '' The Sandlot'' and Alan White in the 1999 series ''

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Career

Leopardi has been in films since he was five, and is known for his role at eleven years old as Michael "Squints" Palledorous in the 1993 film '' The Sandlot''. Leopardi also made a single appearance in ''

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''. He has appeared in various other films and television series, including the 1995 comedy '' Houseguest''. In 2007, he reprised his role of Michael 'Squints' Palledorous in the third installment of '' The Sandlot'' series, fourteen years after the original movie. During the late 1990s, he played a recurring role as Otto the Nome Prince in the ABC cartoon series ''

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Filmography

* '' Coldwater'' (2013) - Eddie * '' The Sandlot: Heading Home'' (2007) - Michael 'Squints' Palledorous * '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' (2005) (TV) - Lawrence Lafontaine * '' The Sandlot 2'' (2005) - Michael 'Squints' Palledorous, Flashback scene * ''

'' (2003-2005) (TV) - Kyle, 5 episodes * '' Snoops'' (2000) (TV) - Mike Johnson * ''

'' (1999-2000) (TV) - Alan White, 9 episodes * ''

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'' (1999) (TV) - Bobby Landrum * '' Permanent Midnight'' (1998) - Jerry at 16 * '' 7th Heaven'' (1998) (TV) - Todd's Friend * ''

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'' (1998) - Joe * ''

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'' (1997) - Freshman * ''

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'' (1997) (TV) - Charlie * '' The Paper Brigade'' (1997) - Charlie Parker * '' Virtual Oz'' (1996) (TV) - Otto (voice) * ''Sticks and Stones'' (1996) - Mouth * '' The Big Green'' (1995) - Evan Schiff * '' Casper'' (1995) - Nicky * '' Houseguest'' (1995) - Jason Young * ''

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'' (1995) - Rory * ''Huck and the King of Hearts'' (1994) - Huck * ''

'' (1993) (TV) - Nicholas * '' The Sandlot'' (1993) - Michael 'Squints' Palledorous * '' The Commish'' (1993) (TV) - Sam Alexowski * '' Evening Shade'' (1992) (TV) - Joel * '' Father of the Bride'' (1991) - Cameron * '' L.A. Law'' (1990) (TV) - Eric Perkins, Age 7, 2 episodes * ''

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'' (1996 film) - Mouth

Commercial appearances

* ‘’Polaroid Commercial’’ (1990) * ''Crush Orange Commercial'' (1993) * ''7-up Commercial'' (1998) - Stand in * ''Sunkist Commercial'' (2001) * ''Hoyu Commercial'' (2006) * ''KFC-Snacker Commercial'' (2008) - Friend with back pack on

References

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* * American male film actors American male television actors American male child actors Living people 1981 births American people of Italian descent 20th-century American male actors Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American male actors {{US-film-actor-1980s-stub