- Alan Ritchson
Infobox actor
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name=Alan Ritchson|
birthdate=Birth date and age|1982|11|28|mf=y
birthplace=Grand Forks, North Dakota
notable role=Aquaman in "Smallville"/""Alan Ritchson (born
November 28 ,1982 inGrand Forks, North Dakota ) is an Americanfashion model turnedactor /singer .Biography
Ritchson attended
Niceville High School and got his modeling start in the Abercrombie and Fitch catalogue. He appeared on "American Idol ", where he was one of the top 87 contestants in the third season before being cut inHollywood . He was remembered primarily for hisstriptease in one episode in which he wooed judgePaula Abdul .He later guest starred on the TV series "Smallville" as the young version of Arthur Curry, a.k.a,
Aquaman . He also had an independent album called "This is Next Time", released in late 2005.In April 2006, Ritchson had a small role in a Hallmark Channel movie, Though None Go With Me starring Cheryl Ladd. He played a U.S. Army Officer.
In 2007, Ritchson reprised his role as Aquaman on "Smallville". He will play a different version of the character in .
He will star in
Spring Break '83 , to be released in 2008.Alan will appear in Fired Up in 2009.
Ritchson also modeled underwear for the men's online underwear store internationaljock.com. He is signed to
L.A. agency Vision Model Management.Notes
He is the first actor to portray Aquaman in an officially licensed live-action production (A 1984
UCLA student film starringGordon Goodman is often erroneously attributed as a television movie) [http://imdb.com/title/tt0179647/] [http://www.dc-on-film.com/aquaman/tv_01.php] . He was succeeded by Justin Hartley, who played the role in an unaired pilot, now available on iTunes. When Ritchson reprised his role as Aquaman on Smallville a year later, he did so co-starring with Hartley, who was now portrayingGreen Arrow . He was also in the 2006 movie The Butcher. He played a careless person who ended up being killed by a chainsaw. In 2007, director Robert Zemeckis used Ritchson for the facial image and movement for the title character "Beowulf". Alan Ritchson is the owner of Extreme Boot Camp, a military style outdoor fitness program. He appeared in a Russian commercial for Orbit gum.Discography
Albums
*"This Is Next Time " (2005)External links
* [http://www.alanritchson.com Official site]
* [http://www.kryptonsite.com/aquamaninterview.htm American Tidal: KryptonSite Speaks With Alan Ritchson]
* [http://www.kryptonsite.com/aquagallery1.htm Smallville: "Aqua" Photo Gallery]
*imdb name|id=2024927|name=Alan Ritchson
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