Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Kevin Zegers


Kevin Joseph Zegers a Canadian actor and model was born on September 19, 1984 in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada to parents Mary Ellen a hairdresser and Jim Zegers a long-time quarry worker. He attended Holy Family French immersion school in his hometown and received an invitation at eight years old to participate in a London fashion show as a child model. Kevin did a few of these events before he went to audition for a Toronto-based talent agent.
Kevin started his performing career at the age of 6 appearing in over 30 commercials. After a year, he landed a small role in the Michel J. Fox comedy “Life With Mikey” (1993) playing little Mikey. Immediately afterwards, he appeared in various supporting roles, including a guest appearance on the television series “The X-Files”, playing a stigmatic child. He is best known for his leading role as Josh Framm in the “Air Bud” series, a film about a sports-playing dog which did well in the box office.
Kevin appeared in many low-budget Canadian and horror films for the following years, including "Nico the Unicorn" (1998), "Komodo" (1999), and "Wrong Turn" (2003). In 2002, he was part in the short-lived American television series "Titans", for which he was personally chosen by producer Aaron Spelling and also appeared in three sequels, as well as a similar genre film, "MVP: Most Valuable Primate", which featured a hockey-playing chimp. Zegers had previously worked with co-star Yasmine Bleeth in the 1999 film "It Came From the Sky".
After appearing in the remake of "Dawn of the Dead", he had a major role in the Academy Award-nominated independent film "Transamerica" (2005) and won the 2006 Cannes Film Festival Chopard Award, which is given to promising young actors. He starred alongside Samaire Armstrong in the 2006 romantic comedy "It's a Boy Girl Thing". In 2009, Zegers signed to play the role of Clyde Barrow in the remake of "The Story of Bonnie and Clyde", alongside Hilary Duff. He also guest-starred in "Gossip Girl" from 2009 until 2010 and returning again in late 2010 for multiple episodes throughout season 4. He also appears alongside Miley Cyrus on Rock Mafia's new music video "The Big Bang".

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