- Ryan Malgarini
Infobox Actor
name = Ryan Malgarini
birthname = Ryan Timothy Malgarini
birthdate = birth date and age|1992|6|12
birthplace =Renton, Washington , U.S.A.
yearsactive = 1997 – present
website = http://www.RyanTMalgarini.comRyan Timothy Malgarini, (born
June 12 ,1992 [cite web|url=http://www.ryanmalgarini.com/faqs.asp|title=Official biography|accessdate=2008-05-29] inRenton, Washington ) is an Americanactor .Ryan Malgarini became interested in acting as a result of watching his grandmother,
Gloria Malgarini 's, involvement in commercials. At the age of five, Malgarini was delighted to spot her in a commercial for "Senior Dimensions ", a Nevada-based healthcare provider, he pointed at the television and said, "I want to do that!"Fact|date=June 2007From that point on Malgarini would appear as an extra for some of his grandmother's commercials. Malgarini was soon appearing in commercials for,
McDonald's andWashington Mutual . He also took acting classes at the famed Young Actors Space inLos Angeles which earned him an agent and a manager. Fact|date=June 2007Finally, in 2002, Malgarini made his film debut. "
The United States of Leland " (released in 2004), playing a six-year-old boy in flashback scenes. This was a rather challenging role for Malgarini, since it required him to weep for the first time on screen in a funeral scene. Malgarini rose to the occasion and enjoyed working with Academy Award-winning actorKevin Spacey .Fact|date=June 2007In 2003, Malgarini played the role of Harry Coleman in Disney's comedy hit, "Freaky Friday", starring
Jamie Lee Curtis andLindsay Lohan , a mother and daughter who magically switch places for a day. He appeared withTom Hanks in a test film to develop the "performance capture" technology for "The Polar Express" in 2004, a process in which an actor's movements and facial expressions are digitally recorded with light sensors, and later used to bring a computer animated character to life.Fact|date=June 2007Malgarini recently appeared as "Benjy" in the film adaptation of "How to Eat Fried Worms", the beloved gross-out children's novel by
Thomas Rockwell .Fact|date=June 2007As of September 24, 2008, he stars on CBS's new comedy "
Gary Unmarried " as Gary's (Jay Mohr ) son Tom.References
External links
* [http://www.ryanmalgarini.com Ryan Malgarini Official Website]
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