Noah Marullo (born 23 June 1999) is a British

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from

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. Marullo is best known for his role in

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's '' Tracy Beaker Returns'' and its spin-off series, ''

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'' as Gus Carmichael, a character with

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, but has also appeared in

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's '' Free Agents'' and the film ''

Last Chance Harvey ''Last Chance Harvey'' is a 2008 American romantic drama film written and directed by Joel Hopkins. The screenplay focuses on two lonely people who tentatively forge a relationship during two days. Dustin Hoffman plays the title character, Harvey ...

''.

Career

Marullo was born in the United States into an

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family. He emigrated to the

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with his family in 2005, settling in

. In 2008, Marullo auditioned for the role in romantic comedy ''

''. Marullo spent five days filming in London. ''Last Chance Harvey'', which also starred

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and

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, was released in 2009. Aged nine, Marullo had his first television acting experience, appearing as Billy, the son of Stephen Mangan, in the

comedy series '' Free Agents''. In 2009, he was given the role of Gus Carmichael in the CBBC show '' Tracy Beaker Returns'', a sequel to '' The Story of Tracy Beaker''. He spent the Summer 2009 filming for the show in Newcastle, which was shown weekly at the beginning of 2010. He said "I had a fantastic summer filming Tracy Beaker and have made lots of new friends on set". His character, Gus, has

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, which Marullo said was "what is so great about Tracy Beaker: it helps children understand that everyone is different". He played the role of Gus Carmichael for the full three seasons of '' Tracy Beaker Returns'' and he reprised the role in ''

'' for the opening episodes. The character left the programme after being fostered.

References

*http://www.thestage.co.uk/features/interviews/2013/02/the-dumping-ground-elly-brewe/ *https://web.archive.org/web/20130513083142/http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/Young-actor-returns-screens-hit-children-s-TV-drama/story-12315127-detail/story.html#axzz2nZILTV2M *https://archive.today/20131215184311/http://evening-post.vlex.co.uk/source/evening-post-bristol-uk-4344/issue/2007/11/10/001 *https://web.archive.org/web/20121223051427/http://familyrelationships.org.uk/childrens-tv-pages/tracy-beaker-returns-bbc-cbbc

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marullo, Noah English male child actors Male actors from Somerset Living people 1999 births American emigrants to the United Kingdom American people of Italian descent English male television actors 21st-century English male actors Actors from North Somerset British people of Italian descent