Justin Garrett Whalin (born September 6, 1974) is an American former

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and teacher. He is known for his roles as the teenage

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in the American television series '' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman''.

Early life

Whalin was born in the

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. His mother, Terry Villanueva, is a teacher and school administrator who owns and operates two L.A. area schools: The Learning Castle and La Cañada Preparatory. His father, Craig Whalin, is a

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appraiser. His parents divorced when he was seven years old and both remarried. He has a younger half-brother, Danny Quiros, an older stepbrother, Michael Galo-Rothman, and an older stepsister, Michele Dahlberg. He studied acting at the

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(A.C.T.) in San Francisco, and attended Lowell High School. After years of commuting between Los Angeles and San Francisco, he and his mother eventually relocated to L.A. permanently when he was fifteen years old. He completed his high school education through

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's homeschooling program.

Career

Whalin is known for his appearances in such films as

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' cult classic ''

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'' with

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'', the Disney Channel's '' Susie Q'', and as the young ''

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in the TV series '' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'' from 1994 to 1997. Whalin has been working as an actor since the age of eleven, when he debuted in the title role of the play ''

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's Victoria Theatre. He starred in the 1993

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production '' Other Mothers'' for which he won a

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for his portrayal of a son with lesbian parents. He went on to star in '' Miracle at Midnight'' opposite

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and

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. He also auditioned to play Billy Loomis in '' Scream''. Whalin quit acting in 2009 and is now working as a social studies/drama teacher and administrator at The Learning Castle & La Cañada Preparatory, an exclusive school in the Los Angeles area.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards

References

External links

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''Film-Reviews.net'' interview
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