Daniel Tay (born December 17, 1991) is an American former actor. He is best known for his role as Michael Hobbs in ''

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''.

Early life

Tay was born in

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on December 17, 1991.

Career

Tay's acting debut was at the age of 11 in ''

'' as Michael Hobbs. The same year, he appeared in ''

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'' as Young

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. His other acting roles include '' Artie Lange's Beer League'' as Max and '' Brooklyn Rules'' as Young Bobby. Tay was the voice of the titular character Doogal in '' Doogal''. He has also done voice work for video games by

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, voicing Pedro De La Hoya in '' Bully'' and Bill Blue in '' Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony''. After moving on from acting, Tay graduated from

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, having studied economics, and has since worked as an instructor for the

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.Find out what Buddy's little brother Michael from Elf looks like now!
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tay, Daniel 1991 births Living people American male voice actors American male child actors American male film actors American male video game actors Male actors from New York City 21st-century American male actors Yale University alumni