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Noah Hathaway Born Noah Leslie Hathaway
November 13, 1971
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.Years active 1978–present Noah Leslie Hathaway (born November 13, 1971 in Los Angeles, California) is an American former child actor. He is best known for his role as Atreyu in 80s film The Neverending Story and for portraying Boxey on the original TV Series Battlestar Galactica.
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Career
Early work
Hathaway began appearing in commercials at age three, and later starred in several TV films and TV series. At the age of six he starred in Battlestar Galactica, portraying Boxey, where he received a nomination in the first Young Artist Awards.[1]
The NeverEnding Story
His most memorable role was as Atreyu in 1984 film The Neverending Story. He received his second Young Artist Awards nomination[2] and won the award for Best Younger Actor in the 12th Annual Saturn Awards.[3]
For the role Hathaway performs his own stunts, German director Wolfgang Petersen said:
“ I sought a good-looking boy of athletic build with the quality of fierce determination. The role requires the character to ride a horse expertly, fly on the back of a dragon, struggle through a swamp, clamber over rocks and fight a ferocious wolf-vampire. ” Noah Hathaway replied:[4]
“ Well, what it was... Wolfgang Petersen was notorious for his actors doing their own stunts. His actors are always getting hurt, because he wanted... Audiences are very savvy, you can cut away and show the back of somebody and show the stuntman doing their stunt. And everybody knows that, so he wants his actors to do as much as they can for the realism of the movie. Accident happen and actors aren't stuntmen. That's why they have stuntmen, because if someone gets hurt, they're "expendable". And some of the times, they're just more careful... I just ended up paying. ” Later roles
Hathaway starred in the television movie Casebusters, as Jamie. Hathaway did not return to acting until 1994, in the film To Die, to Sleep, in his first adult role. After a second hiatus as an actor, Hathaway returned in 2011 for the films Mondo Holocausto! as Ruggero Margheriti, and Sushi Girl as Fish.
Personal life
Hathaway attended school at Lycee Francais de Los Angeles. He moved into dance instruction, teaching advanced jazz and street dance until an injury forced him to quit in 1989 at the age eighteen. Trained in martial arts, Hathaway would later earn black belts in Tang Soo Do and Shotokan Karate, and also competed as a Muay Thai boxer, and learned American Kenpo from Dr. Jerry Erickson. Hathaway spent some of his time at the Willow Springs Raceway in Rosamond, California competing in supersport motorcycle racing, design and driving "chopper" motorcycles, and established his own motorcycle-customization shop in Southern California. He is on tour with WizardWorld Conventions and will be appearing at the Chicago and Philadelphia shows in 2011.
Filmography
Film Year Film Role Notes 1980 It's My Turn Homer's Son 1981 Separate Ways Jason Colby 1982 Best Friends Lyle Ballou 1984 The NeverEnding Story Atreyu Quest short film 1986 Troll Harry Potter Jr. 1994 To Die, to Sleep Phil 2012 Sushi Girl Fish Mondo Holocausto! Ruggero Margheriti Television Films Year Title Role Notes 1979 High Midnight Timmy 1986 Casebusters Jamie Television Year Title Role Notes 1978–1979 Battlestar Galactica Boxey 22 episodes Television Guest Appearances Year Title Role Notes 1979 Supertrain Kid The Last Convertible miniseries 1980 Mork & Mindy Jud Episode: "Little Orphan Morkie" Eight Is Enough Jerry 2 episodes: "And Baby Makes Nine, Part One" and "And Baby Makes Nine, Part Two" 1982 Laverne & Shirley Kevin Swisher Episode: "Lightning Man" CHiPs Tommy Episode: "Ice Cream Man" 1984 Simon & Simon Patrick Jessup Episode: "Almost Completely Out of Circulation" 1985 Call to Glory Boy in French Class Episode: "JFK: Part Two" CBS Storybreak voice
2 episodes: "How to Eat Fried Worms" and "C.L.U.T.Z."Family Ties Adam Galardner Episode: "Designated Hitter" 1986 Wildfire additional voices References
External links
- Noah Hathaway at the Internet Movie Database
- Noah Hathaway's official website Note: This site was still under construction as of April 2010, and a password was still needed to enter at the time.
Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor - Noah Hathaway (1984)
- Barret Oliver (1985)
- Carrie Henn (1986)
- Kirk Cameron (1987)
- Fred Savage (1988)
- Adan Jodorowsky (1989/90)
- Edward Furlong (1991)
- Scott Weinger (1992)
- Elijah Wood (1993)
- Kirsten Dunst (1994)
- Christina Ricci (1995)
- Lucas Black (1996)
- Jena Malone (1997)
- Tobey Maguire (1998)
- Haley Joel Osment (1999)
- Devon Sawa (2000)
- Haley Joel Osment (2001)
- Tyler Hoechlin (2002)
- Jeremy Sumpter (2003)
- Emmy Rossum (2004)
- Dakota Fanning (2005)
- Ivana Baquero (2006)
- Freddie Highmore (2007)
- Jaden Smith (2008)
- Saoirse Ronan (2009)
- Chloë Moretz (2010)
Note: The years are listed as per convention, usually the year of film release; the ceremonies are usually held the next year. Categories:- 1971 births
- American child actors
- American child models
- Living people
- Actors from Los Angeles, California
- American people of Native American descent
- Saturn Award winners
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