Jimmy Bennett

Infobox actor


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birthname = James Bennett
birthdate = Birth date and age|1996|2|9
birthplace = Seal Beach, California, United States
yearsactive = 2002 - present
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James "Jimmy" Bennett (born February 9, 1996) is an American child actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the films "Daddy Day Care", "Hostage", "Firewall", "Poseidon", and "Evan Almighty".

Biography

Personal life

Jimmy was born in Seal Beach, California and now lives in Huntington Beach with his parents and his sister, Amanda.

Career

Jimmy appeared in nearly 30 commercials (27 of which were in his first year of acting), as well as in episodes of the television series "The Guardian" and "Strong Medicine", before being cast in the role "Tony", the boy who wants to be The Flash, in the Eddie Murphy comedy "Daddy Day Care". He had smaller roles in the movies ' and "Arthur Hailey's Detective". He has also appeared in "Judging Amy", ' and "Everwood", and lent his voice to characters in the animated films "The Polar Express", "Winnie the Pooh: Springtime With Roo" and "I Want a Dog For Christmas, Charlie Brown". He has been nominated for Young Artist Awards three times.cite web | title=IMDB | work=Awards for Jimmy Bennett (III) | url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1497548/awards | accessmonthday=March 14 | accessyear=2006]

In 2005, Jimmy appeared in the film "Hostage", where he starred with Bruce Willis, and "The Amityville Horror", where he played the role of the middle child of a family moving into a haunted house. The films were released in March and April, respectively. He was called "Jimmy Two-Takes" on the set of "Hostage", because of his ability to deliver his lines perfectly.

In February 2006, Jimmy appeared in the thriller "Firewall", where he played the son of Harrison Ford's character. He also played an abused boy in "The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things", an independent film that was released a month after "Firewall". Also in 2006, he voiced Roo in the Disney/Square-Enix video game "Kingdom Hearts II" and appeared in "Poseidon", a remake of the 1972 film "The Poseidon Adventure". His 2007 roles include "South of Pico", an independent film, and "Evan Almighty", a sequel to the 2003 film "Bruce Almighty". He is due to appear as a young James T. Kirk in the upcoming "Star Trek" movie.

Filmography

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