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'' and ''

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'' with the former earning him a

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nomination for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series.

Personal life

Stitt was born in

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. His mother is

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ian. When he was 3 years old, he moved to California with his single mother, Yvette, and his older brother, Gabriel.

Career

Acting

Stitt started acting in 2011 with short films and minor television roles. In 2013, he was cast in his first film roles; ''Love Triangle'', the

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directed film, ''Bukowski'', and '' No Ordinary Hero: The SuperDeafy Movie''. His first recurring TV role was as Connor in 4 episodes of '' Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn''. Stitt landed the major recurring role of Marty (nicknamed Marty from the Party), a competitive charmer on Buffy Driscoll's track team, in

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's ''

''. He temporarily left the show during the second season to film ''General Hospital'' but returned for the third. Stitt replaced Rio Mangini as

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on ''

'' in 2017, a role for which he received a 2019

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nomination for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series. He left when his character died in 2019.

Music

In 2021, Stitt started releasing

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music under the name LAKE!, he released his debut single "Dead Roses" in February 2021. The song was described as a "

hip hop Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hip- ...

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track" which finds Lake taking more of a "808 trap drum-driven and melodic pop sound".

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stitt, Garren Year of birth missing (living people) Living people 21st-century American male actors American male child actors American male film actors American male soap opera actors American male television actors American people of Brazilian descent Male actors from Alexandria, Virginia Male actors of Brazilian descent