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Daeg Neergaard Faerch (; born September 27, 1995), also known as GreatDaeg or Dnmrkboom, is an American
actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
, singer, songwriter, and
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. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of young Michael Myers in
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's horror
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''
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'' (2007). Faerch has also played in theatrical productions of '' Grapes of Wrath'', in which he played the role of Winfield; ''
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'', in which he played the role of young Herald; ''
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'', playing the messenger; and ''Shakespeare Unabridged'' as a musical guest. He has performed in multiple
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productions, including ''
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'', in which he played young Coriolanus; ''
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''; and ''
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''. He also landed the role of Pincegurre in the French play ''L'Impromptu de Théophile'', as well as a role in the comedy ''The Nerd'', in which he played the character Thor Waldgrave. In addition to English, Faerch speaks French. On
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Faerch has posted videos in which he performs in rap music videos under the name "GreatDaeg". His albums include ''Stunt from the 6'' (2018), ''Vlad'' (2019), ''Albino Animal'' (2019), ''Quarantime'' (2020), ''Wicked Wicked West'' (2020), and ''Pieces'' (2020).


Personal life

Faerch was born to Mickey Faerch, also known as Mickey Mae, an actress,
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and tattoo shop owner who lived in
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,
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, and
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.


Career


''Halloween''

As a
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, Faerch was cast in the ''Halloween'' remake as a young Michael Myers, performing his own stunts. Faerch's performance as the murderous young Myers was met with positive reviews. KPBS said of the young actor: "Daeg Faerch is key in making these early scenes work. He delivers a truly chilling performance as a surprisingly sweet, soft and feminine looking ten-year-old Myers. His physical appearance contrasts with his brutal actions and it's only in his eyes that you perceive his true nature...Faerch's Myers can be like a normal kid one minute and a monster the next." Although Faerch was initially signed on to reprise his role as young Michael Myers in the sequel, '' Halloween II'' (then known as ''H2''), after filming briefly in Georgia as young Michael, he was later recast because he had grown taller. He was replaced by
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.


Other projects

Faerch has a comedic role as a character named Michel in
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's 2008
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film, ''
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'', where he plays a
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neighborhood boy who swears at Smith and is thrown into the sky by the titular superhero for insulting him, but falls back to earth unharmed with Hancock catching him. Faerch's other projects include the thriller ''Sebastian'' in the title role, which also features his mother; the
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comedy ''Wreck the Halls'' starring
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as
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; the short film '' Suffer the Little Children'', based on a story by
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co-starring his mother. Faerch also performed in 2008 episodes of the TV show ''
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'', as a German schoolboy. He also recently co-starred as a
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young man named Jesse in the award-winning short film, ''Mental''. On April 14, 2012, Faerch's 2010/2011 film ''Sebastian'' premiered at the Independent Film Quarterly (IFQ) Film and Webisode Festival, its only screening, where it also won Best
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Feature. A serious, near-fatal head injury and emergency surgery put Faerch's career on hold in 2012. In April 2013, Faerch and
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were attached to star in a science fiction thriller entitled ''Out There...'', to be directed by writer and
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native Bonné Bartron. It was to be filmed in Bartron's home state, and was originally to be funded through
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, but failed to meet its $200,000 goal. Bartron then posted an update on Kickstarter, stating that she was taking the project to
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with flexible funding. According to Bartron, the campaign would be launched "in the coming days." However, this never happened, but the film has a page on FilmBreak The current status of the film is unknown as of . In August 2014, Faerch's mother announced on Facebook that he would be taking a break from rapping to film a role "in the coming month". The project was later revealed to be ''Ditch Party'' by the film's official Facebook page. The film was met with negative consensus. Filmthreat.com describes his role as "he's an invisible presence for most of the first two acts, much-discussed but rarely encountered. That turns out to be for the better, because when he does finally cross paths with the holed-up main characters, he has a tendency toward monologues that wouldn't pass muster for a third-rate '' Walking Dead'' villain." In 2015, Faerch's planned films were to include the Christian
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''Lost in Oxyland'' as Dylan Jennings, the
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drama ''Devotion'' as "Paul the Bartender", the drug thriller ''The Glass Circle'' as "The Weasel", a role in the
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action-thriller ''Karma'', a role in the thriller ''Amnesia'', and the role of Devontae in the race-drama ''Peterson Park''. As of July 2021, none of these films have been made. In June 2015, writer-director Edward Burney Jr. launched an unsuccessful
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campaign for ''Peterson Park'', along with an official website. In 2016, Faerch had a minor voice role in
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's '' The Accountant''. Faerch is featured in Blondie's music video for "
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" from their 2017 album ''Pollinator''. In 2018, Faerch co-starred with
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in the independent film, ''
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''. He also portrayed Mitch, a
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, in the American
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series ''Euphoria'' in 2022.


Acclaim

Faerch was named best minor character in
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's 2008 Movie Yearbook for his role in ''Hancock''. HorrorNews.net ranks Fearch in the all-time Top Ten Kids in Horror. 411Mania.com ranks Michael Myers as portrayed by Faerch and
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as #5 on its list of the Top 8 Asylum Inmates.


Filmography


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Faerch, Daeg 1995 births Living people American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors American people of Danish descent Male actors from San Diego 21st-century American male actors