Milo Manheim (born March 6, 2001) is an American actor. He is known for his starring role as Zed in the 2018

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'', and its sequels ''

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'' (2020) and ''

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'' (2022). In 2018, he finished in second place on season 27 of ''

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''.

Personal life

Manheim was born and raised in

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, in California. He is the son of actress

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and former model Jeffrey Brezovar. He is

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and had his bar mitzvah ceremony, exploring the topic of "Activism at Any Age," with the Sholem Community, a secular Jewish Sunday school in Los Angeles, California. Manheim plays guitar, drums, piano, and ukulele, as well as various wind instruments.

Career

Manheim's acting career began at the age of six, in a local after-school program in Culver City. Since 2008, he starred in 20 different musicals with Liza Monjauze Productions. In 2009, he appeared in a three-line guest appearance on the CBS television series ''

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'' alongside his mother. In 2017, he won "Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role" at the 2017

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for his role in the musical "Generation Me". Manheim followed this up by being cast in a lead role in the Disney Channel television movie ''

'', which premiered on February 16, 2018. Manheim reprised his role as Zed in the sequel films, ''

'', which premiered on February 14, 2020, and ''Zombies 3'' which was released on Disney+ on July 15, 2022. On September 11, 2018, Manheim was announced as one of the celebrities to compete on season 27 of ''

''. He was paired with professional dancer

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. On November 19, 2018, Manheim and Carson finished the competition in second place, losing to radio personality

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. In August 2022, Manheim was cast in a lead role, opposite

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, in an upcoming

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series with the working title ''School Spirits''.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Manheim, Milo 2001 births Living people 21st-century American Jews 21st-century American male actors American male child actors American male television actors American male musical theatre actors Jewish American male actors Male actors from Los Angeles People from Venice, Los Angeles