Micah Sloat

Micah Sloat
Born	May 8, 1981 (1981-05-08) (age 30) Westport, Connecticut .U.S
Occupation	Actor and musician

Micah Sloat (pronounced /MEEKA/; born May 8, 1981) is an American theatre actor and musician, largely unknown before his leading role as Micah in the 2007 hit horror film, Paranormal Activity. He appeared in the horror prequel in 2010, Paranormal Activity 2.^[1]

Life and career

Sloat was born in Westport, Connecticut^[2] as the oldest of six siblings. He obtained his bachelor's degree in Philosophy from Skidmore College in 2004.

Sloat plays both rock and blues on the guitar and also sings with the world champion Westminster barbershop chorus. In 2005, Sloat moved to Los Angeles and attended the Musicians Institute in Hollywood and began studying acting.^[1]

He was still taking classes when he noticed a casting advertisement for Paranormal Activity in the spring of 2006.^[1] The ad asked for unknown actors with the ability to improvise who could work during the night without knowing what the next scene would entail.^[1]

Released widely in 2009, Paranormal Activity proved to be an unexpected hit at the box office, grossing more than $100 million as of November 2009.^[3] He returned to the Paranormal Activity franchise in the film's prequel.^[4][5]

Filmography

• Paranormal Activity (2007)
• Paranormal Activity 2 (2010)

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Fernandez, Jay A. (2009-10-29). "'Paranormal' star signs with Innovative; Micah Sloat keeping options open after box office success". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ib210d7c7d7c12f5ffe4c466c9243e7df. Retrieved 2009-11-15. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ Villareal, Yvonne (2009-10-26). "A spine-tingling ending for 'Paranormal Activity'". Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-paranormal26-2009oct26,0,6268631.story. Retrieved 2009-11-15. 
3. ^ Paranormal Activity Star Micah Sloat Talks Sequel
4. ^ Will Katie Featherston Return in 'Paranormal Activity 2'?
5. ^ http://www.movieweb.com/news/NEwZfwAAUXkWAF

External links

• Micah Sloat at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Sloat, Micah
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Date of birth	1981-05-08
Place of birth	Westport, Connecticut .U.S
Date of death	October 11, 2006
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