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Joey Pollari (born April 9, 1994) is an American actor, musician, and director who became well known for his role as Eric Tanner on
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's second season of '' American Crime'', and in 2018, appeared in the film ''
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'', as Lyle, one of Simon's potential boyfriends. In 2020, Pollari released his debut album, ''About Men''. A follow-up second album, ''I'll Be Romance,'' will be released on April 5, 2024.


Personal life

Pollari was born in
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. He started his acting career when he attended a scouting event in downtown
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with his mother. He received callbacks the next day from agents who wanted to represent him. Pollari has appeared in stage productions at the
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in
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, the
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in
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, and the SteppingStone Theatre for Youth Development, also in Saint Paul. He is gay, having come out at eighteen to friends and family.


Acting

On April 30, 2006, Pollari appeared as a newsboy in "The Hen House", an episode of the police procedural television series ''
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''.
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cast him in ''
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'', a 2009 Disney XD Original Movie about two brothers who stumble upon a spaceship that is sought after by the
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. The film, which was shot in New Zealand, premiered on
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on November 27, 2009. Pollari was 15 years old when it first aired. His co-star in the film,
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, a long-time friend of Pollari, said Pollari grew "like a foot taller and his voice changed and everything" during the filming of ''Skyrunners''. In 2018, Pollari had a supporting role in the teen romantic comedy ''
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'' as Lyle, one of Simon's potential boyfriends. In 2019, he appeared in another gay-themed film, '' The Obituary of Tunde Johnson''. In 2023, he appeared as a pivotal guest star on '' SEAL Team'' for Paramount+, playing a grieving vet whose guilt comes with dire consequences. In 2024, his work will next be seen in the lead role of the upcoming gay rom-com "Things Like This" directed by Max Talisman, and in a recurring role for "Sugar" on AppleTV+ starring Colin Farrell and Amy Ryan.


Music

In 2020, Pollari released an album, ''About Men''. In a June 2020 interview, Pollari said that he is still acting, but in his free time, he will be releasing more music and directing music videos. In 2023, he announced an EP, ''Last Evenings,'' that was released October 25. His first single, "Supine Soundtrack," was released September 15, and was followed by a second single, "Aliveness," which he self-directed a video for. In January 2024, he announced a second full-length album, "I'll Be Romance," with an accompanying first single and self-directed music video for "So Close." The video was called both "dreamy and rousing," and Pollari's songwriting was compared to "Nick Cave and Leonard Cohen, his baritone delivery fixated on enveloping the listener in a vivid and introspective narrative" by Wonderland Magazine. The album has been teased as "a sonorous balm that seems to touch on vintage tropes" by Clash Magazine, and will be released April 5, 2024.


Filmography


Film


Television


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pollari, Joey 1994 births 21st-century American male actors American gay actors American gay musicians American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors American people of Finnish descent LGBTQ people from Minnesota Living people Male actors from Minnesota People from Ramsey County, Minnesota