Daniel Nicholas Patrick Samonas (born March 7, 1990) is a

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known best for his roles as Dean Moriarty on '' Wizards of Waverly Place'' and as Toder on ''

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''.

Background

Born in

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, Samonas is of Greek, and Irish descent, and moved to

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with his family when he was 11. There he did print modeling and became active in film. He currently resides in

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Career

After moving to Florida when he was 11, Samonas became involved in print modeling and local theater. His first lead role was in ''

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'', after which he served in several more films until his first television spot in '' Everybody Hates Chris''. He returned to film and in 2006 was cast in the

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pilot ''

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''. This was followed by appearances in '' Zoey 101'', ''

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'' as Josh and repeated appearances as the voice of Teo in '' Avatar: The Last Airbender''. In 2006 he was cast as 'Meat' in '' The Last Day of Summer''. In 2008, Samonas made an appearance on

as Freddie's fencing rival Doug Toder and later appeared on Disney Channel's '' Wizards of Waverly Place'' as Alex's ( Selena Gomez) boyfriend Dean.

Filmography

References

External links

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Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Samonas, Daniel 1990 births American male child actors Canadian emigrants to the United States Canadian male child actors Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian people of Greek descent Canadian people of Irish descent Canadian male voice actors Living people Male actors from Toronto People from Coral Springs, Florida