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Jack Dylan Grazer (born September 3, 2003) is an American actor. His accolades include an MTV Movie & TV Award, in addition to a nomination for an
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. Grazer started his career in 2015 and gained recognition for his role as Eddie Kaspbrak in the supernatural horror films '' It'' (2017) and ''
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'' (2019), and for playing Freddy Freeman in the
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superhero films '' Shazam'' (2019) and ''
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'' (2023). After starring in the
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miniseries '' We Are Who We Are'' (2020), he voiced Alberto Scorfano in the
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animated fantasy ''
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'' (2021). Grazer's other roles include those of a troubled teenager in the horror film '' Don't Tell a Soul'' (2020) and young Joe Emerson in the musical film '' Dreamin' Wild'' (2022).


Life and career

Grazer was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Angela Lafever and Gavin Grazer, an actor. His paternal uncle is producer
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. Grazer sponsors a scholarship at the Adderley School for Performing Arts in Pacific Palisades, where he is an alumnus, for two students annually. ''
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'' named him one of the top 30 stars under age 18 in 2018. He began his acting career by playing guest roles in film and on television. Grazer had his
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in an adaptation of
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's novel '' It'', playing the role of Eddie Kaspbrak in the supernatural horror films '' It'' (2017) and ''
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'' (2019). He also starred on the CBS series '' Me, Myself, & I''. Grazer portrayed Freddy Freeman in the 2019
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film '' Shazam!'' and later reprised his role in the 2023 sequel ''
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''. Grazer had lead roles in
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's coming-of-age drama television series '' We Are Who We Are'' (2020) and in the thriller film '' Don't Tell a Soul'' (2020). He voiced Alberto Scorfano in the
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film ''
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'' (2021), and voiced Barney in the animated film '' Ron's Gone Wrong'' (2021). He also appeared in the 2022 DC Comics animated film '' Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons'' as the son of Superman, Jonathan Kent. In July 2021, Grazer came out as
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during an
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livestream and declared "he/they" as his pronouns.


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Television


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