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John Carpenter (game show contestant)
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John Carpenter
Born
1968 (age 49–50)
Education
Rutgers University
Occupation
IRS agent
Known for
First top prize winner on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Home town
Northampton, Massachusetts
John Carpenter (born c. 1968)[1] is an American game show contestant and IRS agent. He is best known for becoming the first top prize winner on the United States version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. He held the record for the largest single win in United States game show history, until it was broken by Rahim Oberholtzer who won $1.12 million on another U.S. quiz show, Twenty One.[2] Carpenter was also the first top prize winner among all international versions of the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? series.
On the November 19, 1999 episode of Millionaire, Carpenter proceeded to advance to the million-dollar question without using any lifelines. He then used his Phone-A-Friend to call his father not for help, but rather to tell him he was going to win the game. Carpenter answered the question correctly and became the show's first millionaire. His win gave him national recognition and led to multiple talk show appearances, as well as reappearances on Millionaire itself.
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1 Career and family
2 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
3 Later work
3.1 Other game show appearances
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
Career and family[edit]
Carpenter is from Northampton, Massachusetts. His father, Tom, worked as a computer program analyst for the Department of Veterans Affairs, while his mother, Gail, served as an administrative assistant for the Massachusetts Audubon Society.[3] In 1986, he enrolled at Rutgers University and graduated in 1990 with a degree in economics.[4] In January 1991, he joined the Internal Revenue Service after completing government exams and tests.[3] In November 1996, Carpenter met his future wife, Deborah, who was studying for a master's degree at Southern Connecticut State University and worked as a manager of a Fleet Bank branch in New Haven. They married in August 1998.[3] At the time of his appearance on Millionaire, he was 31 years old.[5] When he revealed his profession as an IRS officer on Millionaire, Carpenter was playfully booed by the audience.[6]
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire[edit]
$1 million (15 of 15) - no time limit
Which of these U.S. Presidents appeared on the television series "Laugh-In"?
• A: Lyndon Johnson • B: Richard Nixon
• C: Jimmy Carter • D: Gerald Ford
Carpenter was originally uninterested in Millionaire but eventually tuned in one night after dinner while having friends over at his house. When he found the show's higher-tier questions to not be, in his words, "any more difficult" than the lower-tier ones, he decided to call in to the show's hotline for a chance to become a contestant.[7] Carpenter answered all of the hotline questions correctly and was on the show within two days.[7]
Host Regis Philbin described Carpenter as having "cruised right through those first fourteen questions,"[7] he had proceeded to reach the final question without using any of his lifelines. The $1 million question was, "Which of these U.S. Presidents appeared on the television series 'Laugh-In'?", with the choices being A) Lyndon Johnson, B) Richard Nixon, C) Jimmy Carter, and D) Gerald Ford.[8] Carpenter used his Phone-A-Friend lifeline to call his father not for help, but rather to inform him that he knew the answer. Carpenter later explained, "I thought I'd look so cocky if I didn't use any lifelines, so I faked it."[8]
With his win, Carpenter became the first contestant in the worldwide Millionaire franchise to win the show's top prize.[9] He said that the only question that had flustered him was one which asked for the location of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Carpenter eventually remembered that the film Tombstone included the gunfight, and he replied correctly with the answer 'Tombstone, Arizona'.[4] While taking a vacation after his win, Carpenter considered quitting his job with the IRS, but eventually decided against it. He explained to Kiplinger's Personal Finance that "after the taxes, it's not change-your-life kind of money if you want to eat every day."[10] Carpenter also described the fame as having a bigger impact on his life than the money, later stating: "The money doesn't change your life. What happens afterwards might."[11]
Later work[edit]
Shortly after winning on Millionaire, Carpenter played himself in a Saturday Night Live skit.[11] Donald Trump, played by Darrell Hammond, announced that Carpenter would be his running-mate in the presidential election. Afterward, Carpenter pretended to call his father, then shouted, "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!" Carpenter also appeared on Good Morning America, Oprah Winfrey Show, Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, and Late Show with David Letterman.[11][12]
Carpenter appeared as himself in the second half of the fourth season of Oz.[11] He plays a contestant in a fictional TV game show called Up Your Ante that the prisoners in Em City are watching. The show within the show is hosted by Gordon Elliott, with Eartha Kitt and Didi Conn appearing as celebrity participants.[13]
With Rod L. Evans, Carpenter co-authored a trivia book titled Matching Wits With the Million-Dollar Mind: The World's Hardest Trivia Quizzes From America's First Quiz Show Millionaire. The book was published by Berkley Books in 2002.[14]
Other game show appearances[edit]
In 2000, Carpenter appeared in the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Champions Edition, in which previous contestants who won $250,000–$1,000,000 played again, with half of their additional winnings from the Champions Edition going to a charity of their choice.[15] Carpenter won $250,000,[16] bringing his total Millionaire winnings to $1,250,000. In 2004, Carpenter participated in Super Millionaire, as one of the "Three Wise Men" on the episode during which Robert "Bob-O" Essig won $1,000,000.[17]
He later participated as part of the Mob on NBC's 1 vs. 100 on October 27, 2006,[18] and as a contestant on the Game Show Network game show Grand Slam.[19] Carpenter appeared on the August 16, 2009 episode of Millionaire in prime time for its tenth anniversary.[20] In the audience with him were his father, his wife, and his son.[21] Additionally, he was also the first expert in the "Ask the Expert" lifeline for the eighth season of the syndicated series.[22]
See also[edit]
Biography portal
List of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? top prize winners
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Millionaire Makeovers!". People. Vol. 54 no. 20. Time Inc. November 13, 2000. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
Jump up ^ Petrozello, Donna (February 3, 2000). "Million-plu$ reply an educated guess". New York Daily News. p. 101.
^ Jump up to: a b c Jerome, Jim (December 6, 1999). "Many Happy Returns". People. Vol. 52 no. 22. Time Inc. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
^ Jump up to: a b Rosenthal, Phil (November 20, 1999). "Contestant wins $1 million". Chicago Sun Times. p. 30.
Jump up ^ Taylor, Frances Grandy (November 20, 1999). "Final answer? Quiz show: a million to 1 taxman". Hartford Courant. p. A1.
Jump up ^ Bianculli, David (November 22, 1999). "Cool million makes red-hot TV". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on September 11, 2009. Retrieved September 6, 2009.
^ Jump up to: a b c "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire". Gameshow Hall of Fame. GSN. January 21, 2007.
^ Jump up to: a b Vigoda, Arlene (November 22, 1999). "Million-dollar winner untaxed by celebrity". USA Today. Gannett Company. p. 1D.
Jump up ^ "Taxman scoops a million". BBC News. November 21, 1999. Archived from the original on June 21, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
Jump up ^ Davis, Kristin (November 2000). "I'm Rich! (Now what?)". Kiplinger's Personal Finance. pp. 93–94.
^ Jump up to: a b c d Duca, Lauren (August 15, 2014). "The Final Answer On Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, 15 Years After It Premiered". Huffington Post. Archived from the original on August 22, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
Jump up ^ de Moraes, Lisa (November 23, 1999). "Drab 'Millionaire' Winner Emerges as a Media Animal". The Washington Post. p. C07.
Jump up ^ Moore, Frazier (January 6, 2001). "Wizard of 'Oz' lives with permanent reminder of gritty show". The San Diego Union Tribune. p. E6.
Jump up ^ "Matching Wits with the Million-Dollar Mind : The World;s Hardest Trivia Quizzes from America's First Quiz Show Millionaire". The Book Depository. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
Jump up ^ Deggans, Eric (May 12, 2000). "Miami 'Millionaire' gets 2nd shot at final answer". St. Petersburg Times. Archived from the original on April 5, 2008. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
Jump up ^ Bracht, Mel (May 26, 2000). "Money isn't the root of happiness: Tulsan has more fun in 2nd Millionaire gig". NewsOK. Oklahoma Publishing Company. Archived from the original on March 13, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
Jump up ^ Super Millionaire. Season 1. Episode 2. February 23, 2004. ABC.
Jump up ^ 1 vs. 100. Season 1. Episode 3. October 27, 2006. NBC.
Jump up ^ Owen, Rob (August 2, 2007). "Dennis Miller rallies around game show all-stars". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. WE-33.
Jump up ^ Grosvenor, Carrie (July 27, 2009). "Millionaire Experts, Former Contestants Announced". About.com. About Entertainment. Archived from the original on August 2, 2009. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
Jump up ^ Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: 10th Anniversary Celebration. Episode 6. August 16, 2009. ABC.
Jump up ^ Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. Season 8. Episode 1. September 7, 2009. Syndicated.
External links[edit]
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Chadwick Boseman
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Chadwick Boseman
Boseman in 2017
Born
Chadwick Aaron Boseman
(1977-11-29) November 29, 1977 (age 40)
Anderson, South Carolina,
Alma mater
Howard University, B.F.A. 2000
British American Drama Academy
Occupation
Actor, director, producer
Years active
2000–present
Chadwick Aaron Boseman[1] (born November 29, 1977)[2][3] is an American actor. He is known for portraying Jackie Robinson in 42 (2013), James Brown in Get on Up (2014), Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (since 2016), and Thurgood Marshall in Marshall (2017). He also had roles in the television series Lincoln Heights (2008) and Persons Unknown (2010), and the films The Express (2008), Draft Day (2014), and Message from the King (2016).
Contents
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1 Early life
2 Career
3 Personal life
4 Filmography
4.1 Film
4.2 Television
5 References
6 External links
Early life[edit]
Boseman was born and raised in Anderson, South Carolina,[2] the only child of Carolyn[4] and Leroy Boseman, both African American.[5] His mother was a nurse and his father worked at a textile factory, keeping an upholstery business as well.[6] Boseman graduated from T. L. Hanna High School in 1995.[7] In his junior year, he wrote his first play, Crossroads, and staged it at the school after a classmate was shot and killed.[6] He studied at Howard University in Washington, DC, graduating in 2000 with a bachelor of fine arts in directing.[8] One of his teachers was Phylicia Rashad, who became a mentor.[6] She helped raise funds so that Boseman and some classmates could attend the Oxford Mid-Summer Program of the British American Drama Academy in London, to which they'd been accepted.[6]
Boseman wanted to write and direct, and initially began studying acting to learn how to relate to actors.[9] After he returned to the US, he graduated from New York City's Digital Film Academy.[10] He lived in Brooklyn at the start of his career.[6] Boseman worked as the drama instructor in the Schomburg Junior Scholars Program, housed at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, New York.[1] In 2008 he moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.[11]
Career[edit]
Boseman got his first television role in 2003, in an episode of Third Watch. His early work included episodes of the series Law & Order, CSI:NY, and ER.[1] He also continued to write plays, with his script for Deep Azure performed at the Congo Square Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois; it was nominated for a 2006 Joseph Jefferson Award for New Work.[12] In 2008, he played a recurring role on the television series Lincoln Heights and appeared in his first feature film, The Express.[13] He landed a regular role in 2010 in another television series, Persons Unknown.[13]
Boseman played his first starring role in the 2013 film 42, in which he portrayed baseball pioneer and star Jackie Robinson.[13] He had been directing an off-Broadway play in East Village when he auditioned for the role. [14] He had considered giving up acting and pursuing directing full-time at the time.[15] About 25 other actors had been seriously considered for the role, but director Brian Helgeland liked Boseman's bravery and cast him after he had auditioned twice.[16][8] In 2013, Boseman also starred in the indie film The Kill Hole, which was released in theaters a few weeks before 42.[17]
In 2014, Boseman appeared opposite Kevin Costner in Draft Day, in which he played an NFL draft prospect.[18] Later that year, he starred as James Brown in Get on Up. In 2016, he starred as Thoth, a deity from Egyptian mythology, in Gods of Egypt.[19]
Boseman at the Deauville Film Festival in September 2014.
He started playing the Marvel Comics character T'Challa / Black Panther in 2016, with Captain America: Civil War being his first film in a five-picture deal with Marvel.[20][21] He headlined Black Panther in 2018,[22] the story of Wakanda, which opened to great anticipation. He will reprise the role in Avengers: Infinity War, scheduled for later in the year and also in the 2019 sequel.[23]
Personal life[edit]
Boseman was raised a Christian. He was baptized, and was part of a church choir and youth group. His former pastor said that he still keeps his faith.[24] Boseman has stated that he prayed to be the Black Panther before he was cast as the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.[25]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
Year
Title
Role
Director
Notes
2008 The Express Floyd Little Gary Fleder
2013 The Kill Hole Lt. Samuel Drake Mischa Webley
42 Jackie Robinson Brian Helgeland
2014 Draft Day Vontae Mack Ivan Reitman
Get on Up James Brown Tate Taylor
2016 Gods of Egypt Thoth Alex Proyas
Captain America: Civil War T'Challa / Black Panther Anthony & Joe Russo Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Film[26]
Message from the King Jacob King Fabrice Du Welz Also executive producer
2017 Marshall Thurgood Marshall Reginald Hudlin Also co-producer
2018 Black Panther T'Challa / Black Panther Ryan Coogler Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actor in a Film
Avengers: Infinity War Anthony & Joe Russo Post-production
2019 Untitled Avengers film Post-production
Television[edit]
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2003 Third Watch David Wafer Episode: "In Lieu of Johnson"
2004 Law & Order Foster Keyes Episode: "Can I Get a Witness?"
2006 CSI: NY Rondo Episode: "Heroes"
2008 ER Derek Taylor Episode: "Oh, Brother"
2008 Cold Case Dexter Collins Episode: "Street Money"
2008–2009 Lincoln Heights Nathaniel "Nate" Ray 9 episodes
2009 Lie to Me Cabe McNeil Episode: "Truth or Consequences"
2010 Persons Unknown Sergeant McNair 13 episodes
2010 The Glades Michael Richmond Episode: "Honey"
2011 Castle Chuck Russell Episode: "Poof, You're Dead"
2011 Fringe Mark Little / Cameron James Episode: "Subject 9"
2011 Detroit 1-8-7 Tommy Westin Episode: "Beaten/Cover Letter"
2018 Saturday Night Live Himself Episode: "Chadwick Boseman/Cardi B"
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b c Holsey, Steve (August 6, 2014). "Star On The Rise: Chadwick Boseman". Michigan Chronicle. Detroit, Michigan. Archived from the original on August 4, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
^ Jump up to: a b "Chadwick Boseman Biography: Screenwriter, Actor, Director (1977–)". Biography.com (FYI / A&E Networks. Archived from the original on April 2, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
Jump up ^ His age is given as 37, making his birth year c. 1976, at Rothman, Michael (October 29, 2014). "5 Things to Know About Chadwick Boseman". ABC News. Retrieved January 11, 2018. and Feinberg, Scott (October 29, 2014). "Ocsar Contender and New Marvel Superhero Chadwick Boseman on his Journey to Stardom". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 12, 2018. Neither source gives specific birth date.
Jump up ^ Alexander, Bryan (January 31, 2018). "The best things you missed at the 'Black Panther' party (Usher dancing on the tables!)". USA Today. Archived from the original on March 6, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
Jump up ^ Barrow, Jerry L. (February 2018). "Father Stretch My Hands: 'Black Panther' & Raising Our Sons To Shine". BET. Archived from the original on February 15, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e Eells, Josh (February 18, 2018). "The 'Black Panther' Revolution". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 25, 2018.
Jump up ^ "Hanna Grad Chad Boseman Plays Jackie Robinson in "42"" (PDF). Parent Newsletter (47). T. L. Hanna High School. April 11, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016.
^ Jump up to: a b Jenkins, Mark (April 11, 2013). "Jackie Robinson film '42' opens, starring Howard graduate Chadwick Boseman". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on May 9, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
Jump up ^ McDonald, Soraya Nadia (October 29, 2014). "Everything you need to know about Chadwick Boseman — Marvel's new superhero, Black Panther". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on May 9, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
Jump up ^ Jain, Sara McDermott (March 18, 2014). "DFA Grad Chadwick Boseman to Play James Brown in Biopic". Digital Film Academy. Archived from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
Jump up ^ Rose, Steve (November 20, 2014). "I got the feelin' – Chadwick Boseman on playing James Brown". The Guardian. UK. Archived from the original on June 12, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
Jump up ^ Wood, Jennifer (October 28, 2013). "10 Actors Who Have Gone From Supporting Role to Leading Man in 2013: Chadwick Boseman". Complex. Archived from the original on October 13, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
^ Jump up to: a b c Gregory, Sean (February 21, 2013). "Going Places With Chadwick Boseman". Time. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
Jump up ^ Miller, Julie (April 12, 2013). "'42' Star Chadwick Boseman on Playing Jackie Robinson, Copying His Baseball Moves, and Being Stood Up by the President". Vanity Fair. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
Jump up ^ Riley, Daniel (September 2014). "The Surprisingly Sudden Arrival of Chadwick Boseman". GQ. Archived from the original on February 18, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
Jump up ^ Herndon, Jessica (April 8, 2013). "Chadwick Boseman: The Distinguished Rise of Cinema's Next Champion". Flaunt. Archived from the original on March 7, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
Jump up ^ Yamato, Jenn (February 14, 2013). "Indie Vendetta Pic With Parallels To Christopher Dorner Saga Gets Release Date". Deadline.com. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
Jump up ^ Kaye, Don (April 11, 2014). "Chadwick Boseman on 'Draft Day,' Sports Legends, and Becoming James Brown". Moviefone. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
Jump up ^ Fleming, Mike, Jr. (January 30, 2014). "Chadwick Boseman Set For Summit's 'Gods Of Egypt'". Deadline.com. Archived from the original on September 25, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
Jump up ^ Strom, Marc (October 8, 2015). "Marvel Studios Phase 3 Update". Marvel Entertainment. Archived from the original on January 16, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
Jump up ^ Strom, Marc (October 28, 2014). "Chadwick Boseman to Star in Marvel's Black Panther". Marvel Entertainment. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
Jump up ^ Strom, Marc (February 10, 2015). "Marvel Studios Schedules New Release Dates for 4 Films". Marvel Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 10, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
Jump up ^ "Marvel's 'Black Panther' Will Set Up 'Avengers: Infinity War,' Says Kevin Feige". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
Jump up ^ Remien, Shale. "Anderson native Chadwick Boseman stars as the Black Panther: Local pastor reacts". Greenville, South Carolina: WHNS. Archived from the original on February 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
Jump up ^ Watson, Elliot. "Chadwick Boseman on Black Panther and the healing power of cinema". Hunger. London, UK: Hunger Publishing Ltd. Archived from the original on February 16, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
Jump up ^ McNary, Dave (March 2, 2017). "'Rogue One,' 'Walking Dead' Lead Saturn Awards Nominations". Variety. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
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Borrelli, Christopher (April 11, 2013). "Robinson actor swings for the fences". Chicago Tribune.
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Thora Birch
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Thora Birch
Thora Birch and her mentee in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Spark Mentorship Program, December, 2017
Born
(1982-03-11) March 11, 1982 (age 35)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1988–present
Parent(s)
Carol Connors
Jack Birch
Signature
Thora Birch (born March 11, 1982)[1] is an American actress. She made her film debut in Purple People Eater (1988), for which she won a Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress Under Nine Years of Age, and rose to early prominence as a child star with her performances in films such as All I Want for Christmas (1991), Patriot Games (1992), Hocus Pocus (1993), Monkey Trouble (1994), Now and Then (1995) and Alaska (1996).
Her breakthrough role came in 1999 with the highly acclaimed film American Beauty, which brought Birch to international recognition, earning her a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. She then played the lead role in Ghost World (2001), for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. In 2003, Birch starred in Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story, which earned her a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie. Birch has since appeared in independent films, including Dark Corners (2006), Train (2008), Winter of Frozen Dreams (2009) and Petunia (2012).
After taking a break from acting, she resumed her career in 2016 and starred as Morgan in the first season of the sci-fi television series Colony, as well as starring in four independent films.[2][3][4][5]
Contents
[hide]
1 Early life
2 Career
2.1 1980s
2.2 1990s
2.3 2000s
2.4 2010s
3 Filmography
3.1 Film
3.2 Television
4 Awards and nominations
5 References
6 External links
Early life[edit]
Birch was born in Los Angeles, the eldest child of Jack Birch and Carol Connors. Her parents, who have been her business managers throughout her acting career, are former adult film actors; both appeared in the film Deep Throat.[6][7][8][9] Birch is of German Jewish, Scandinavian and Italian ancestry.[10] The family's original surname was Biersch.[10] Her name, Thora, is derived from the name of the Norse god of thunder and lightning, Thor;[11] she has a younger brother named Bolt.[12] Because of their own experience with the entertainment industry, Birch's parents were reluctant to encourage her, but they were persuaded to show her photograph to agents by a babysitter who noticed her imitating commercials.[13]
Career[edit]
1980s[edit]
Birch appeared in commercials in the late 1980s for Burger King, California Raisins, Quaker Oats and Vlasic Pickles.[13][14] She made her film debut in the 1988 science-fiction comedy Purple People Eater, for which she won a Youth In Film Award and a Young Artist Award in the category of "Best Young Actress Under Nine Years of Age".[15] Also in 1988, she guest-starred in an episode of Doogie Howser, M.D.,[16] and was cast as Molly in the NBC television series Day By Day, being credited as "Thora". The show aired for two seasons on NBC and earned her two Young Artist Award nominations.
1990s[edit]
In 1990, Birch had one of the lead roles in the sitcom Parenthood, based on the 1989 film of the same name. It aired on NBC and was cancelled after one season. In the next year, she starred in the drama Paradise, with Don Johnson, Melanie Griffith and Elijah Wood. She won her role over more than 4,000 other young hopefuls who auditioned for it. Roger Ebert felt she played her part with "strong, simple charm"[17] and later earned another Young Artist Award nomination. For the rest of the 1990s, Birch continued to find steady recognition as a child and teen actress through leading parts in numerous comedy and family feature films.
She starred in the romantic comedy All I Want for Christmas (1991), as a girl who plans to get her divorced parents back together for Christmas.[18] The film received mediocre reviews and moderate attention from audiences upon its theatrical premiere,[19][20] but developed a following on television and on home video the subsequent years.[21][22] In 1992, she played the daughter of Jack Ryan (Harrison Ford) in the spy thriller Patriot Games, which was a commercial success, grossing US$178 million at the worldwide box office.[23]
Birch appeared in the fantasy comedy Hocus Pocus (1993), opposite Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy and Sarah Jessica Parker. The film saw her play the younger sister of a teenage boy who inadvertently ressurects a villainous trio of witches. Hocus Pocus rated average with reviewers and made a modest US$39 million in the US,[24][25] but became a cult film due to strong DVD sales and large television following.[26][27] In the 1994 comedy Monkey Trouble, Birch portrayed a girl who adopts a Capuchin monkey trained to pick pockets and burglarize houses. The movie had a mixed reception, but Marjorie Baumgarten, for the Austin Chronicle, observed that her "nuanced performance (a rarity amongst child performers) no doubt lends Monkey Trouble its realistic touch".[28] Also in 1994, she reprised her Patriot Games role in the sequel, Clear and Present Danger, which grossed over US$215 million globally.[29]
In 1995, Birch was cast as the younger version of Melanie Griffith's character in the coming-of-age film Now and Then, also starring Gaby Hoffmann, Christina Ricci, Demi Moore and Rosie O'Donnell. It was released to largely mediocre reviews, but proved to be a profit.[30] She landed a leading role in the adventure drama Alaska (1996) opposite Vincent Kartheiser, portraying two siblings who search through the Alaskan wilderness for their lost father (Dirk Benedict). For the next two years, she did not appear in a film but guest-starred in Promised Land and Touched by an Angel.[31] She subsequently filmed the made-for-television film Night Ride Home and an uncredited role for Anywhere but Here, both released in 1999.
Also in 1999, she appeared in the Sam Mendes-directed drama American Beauty, as Jane Burnham, the insecure daughter of Kevin Spacey's character. Rolling Stone felt Birch "[glimmered] with grown-up radiance" in her role,[32] for which she later received a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.[33] The film was the recipient of the Academy Award for Best Picture[34] and grossed over US$356 million worldwide,[35] emerging as the biggest commercial success of Birch's career to date.[36]
2000s[edit]
Following her success with American Beauty, she appeared in two films released in 2000. The small-scale drama The Smokers received a straight-to-DVD release in the US, going largely unnoticed, but Birch was called "a scene-stealer" in her supporting role by The Hollywood Reporter.[37] Her other film of the year was the poorly received Dungeons & Dragons, a fantasy film based on the role-playing game of the same name. In 2001, she starred with Keira Knightley in the horror film The Hole, in which her headlining credit and highly publicized seven figure salary was attributed to her appearance in American Beauty.[38] The film was released in theaters in the UK, and on DVD in the US, receiving mixed reviews. Writing for Variety magazine, Derek Elley stated that Birch gave "an effectively creepy lead [performance]" in the film, which he called "a clunky British attempt to merge the psychothriller and teen movie genres".[39]
Birch headlined the 2001 black comedy Ghost World, directed by Terry Zwigoff and co-starring Scarlett Johansson, Steve Buscemi and Brad Renfro. The film, focused on the lives of two teenage outsiders (Birch and Johansson) in an unnamed American city, was released in a specialty theatrical run, to a highly favorable critical reception. James Berardinelli found Birch's part to be her "first effectively developed role" since American Beauty and positively singled out the actress for the "quirkiness [and the] underlying sense of melancholy and ennui" in her portrayal.[40] She earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress – Musical or Comedy.[41]
Jane Fonda backstage with Birch before being honored at the 2015 Hollywood Film Awards
Birch appeared as the title character in the biographical television film Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story (2003), playing a young woman who, after becoming homeless at 15 amid personal tragedies, begins her work to finish her studies. She garnered acclaim for her part, receiving an Emmy nomination.[42] After her professional achievements in the 1990s and early 2000s, Birch's profile decreased significantly in the next decade, as she had more infrequent acting appearances in much smaller-scale productions. Reflecting on her career trajectory the subsequent years during a January 2014 interview, she attributed it to not "taking" the demands the film industry had for her, opting to "maintain a strong identity and pursue things that were a little more thoughtful, and I guess nobody really wanted women to do that at that time".[43]
Birch appeared in several musics including Moby's We Are All Made of Stars, and Limp Bizkit's Eat You Alive, which also featured Bill Paxton.[44][45]
She played a supporting role in Silver City, a political satire written and directed by John Sayles, which premiered at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. In 2006, Birch had the lead role in the horror-thriller Dark Corners, portraying a troubled young woman who wakes up one day as a different person—someone who is stalked by creatures.[46] The film did not receive a theatrical release, and instead, went straight to DVD. It rated poorly with reviewers,[47] but Birch was considered "convincing as the two halves of this split personality".[48] She followed with the female lead role in the 2008 slasher Train, which revolved around a group of US college athletes who get stalked and killed in an Eastern Europe train. The film received a DVD release, to a mediocre overall reception, with critics comparing it unfavorably to Hostel and Turistas.[49][50]
She appeared in the 2009 psychological thriller Deadline, co-starring Brittany Murphy. Like Birch's previous few projects, the film premiered directly-to-video in the UK and the US, and went little seen by audiences. Also in 2009, she starred in the independent mystery film Winter of Frozen Dreams, as Barbara Hoffman, a Wisconsin biochemistry student and prostitute convicted of murder in the first televised murder trial ever. The film had a limited theatrical release, receiving average reviews.[51] DVD Talk felt she was "the weakest link in the whole piece", while Bloody Disgusting found Birch to be "the gem" of the film, asserting that she was "very alluring to the eyes as the main subject of this case".[52][53] During filming, a controversy arose involving Birch's father and his forced presence during Birch's taping of a sex scene.[8]
2010s[edit]
In 2010, Birch took on the role of Sidney Bloom in the made-for-television movie The Pregnancy Pact, which was based on the allegedly true story of a 2008 media circus surrounding teenagers in Gloucester, Massachusetts, who allegedly agreed to concurrently give birth and raise their children communally.[54] The Lifetime film was favorably received by critics and was watched by 5.9 million viewers.[55][56] Later in 2010, Birch was cast and scheduled to make her American stage debut in the off Broadway revival of Dracula, but was fired for the behavior of her father, her manager at the time, who physically threatened one of the show's cast members.[6]
Birch starred in the 2012 independent dramedy Petunia, playing the role of Vivian Petunia. She is credited as a co-producer in the film, which depicts simultaneously the lives and romantic relationships of the Petunia family.[43][57] Birch considered the film an "intimate" and "a very modern tale", describing it as "a little bit different from your standard summer fare".[58] Distributed for a very limited release in the US, the film premiered at Cinema Village in New York City,[59] garnering mixed reviews.[60][61]
Birch as Jolene on the set of Above Suspicion
After devoting herself to academic pursuits, Birch returned to her acting career in 2015 with a recurring role as software engineer Morgan in the Carlton Cuse series Colony.[3][4]
Birch is set to star in four films in 2017. She first starred in the independent film The Etruscan Smile with Brian Cox, which was shot in San Francisco and Scotland.[62] She then went to Kentucky to shoot the thriller Above Suspicion,[63] based on the book of the same name by New York Times columnist Joe Sharkey, and co-starring Jack Huston, Emilia Clarke and Johnny Knoxville.[64] Birch starred in the political thriller Public Affairs, with Adrian Grenier. The film was shot in Norfolk, Virginia.[65] Most recently, Birch starred in the romantic comedy, The Competition, directed by Harvey Lowry, which was shot in Portland. Birch both starred in and produced the film, which was picked up for distribution by VMI Worldwide.[66][67]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1988 Purple People Eater Molly Johnson
1991 Paradise Billie Pike
1991 All I Want for Christmas Hallie O'Fallon
1992 Patriot Games Sally Ryan
1992 Itsy Bitsy Spider Leslie McGroarty (voice) Short film
1993 Hocus Pocus Dani Dennison
1994 Monkey Trouble Eva Gregory
1994 Clear and Present Danger Sally Ryan
1995 Now and Then Tina "Teeny" Tercell
1996 Alaska Jessie Barnes
1999 American Beauty Jane Burnham
1999 Anywhere but Here Mary Uncredited
2000 The Smokers Lincoln Roth
2000 Dungeons & Dragons Empress Savina
2001 The Hole Elizabeth "Liz" Dunn
2001 Ghost World Enid
2004 Silver City Karen Cross
2004 The Dot Narrator (voice) Short film
2005 Slingshot April
2006 Dark Corners Susan Hamilton / Karen Clarke
2008 Train Alexandra "Alex" Roper
2009 Winter of Frozen Dreams Barbara Hoffman
2009 Deadline Lucy Woods
2012 Petunia Vivian Petunia
2018 The Etruscan Smile[68] Emily
2018 Above Suspicion[69][70] Jolene
Television[edit]
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1988–89 Day by Day Molly Recurring role (21 episodes)
1989 Doogie Howser, M.D. Megan Episode: "Vinnie Video Vici"
1990 Dark Avenger Susie Donovan Television film
1990 Married People Emily Episode: "To Live and Drive in New York"
1990–91 Parenthood Taylor Buckman Main role (12 episodes)
1991 Amen Brittany Episode: "Nothing Says Lovin'..."
1994 Monty Ann Sherman Episode: "Here Comes the Son"
1995 The Outer Limits Aggie Travers Episode: "The Choice"
1997 Promised Land Allison Rhodes Episode: "Running Scared"
1997 Touched by an Angel Erin Episode: "The Pact"
1999 Night Ride Home Clea Mahler Television film
2002 Night Visions Susan Thornhill Episode: "The Maze"
2003 Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story Elizabeth "Liz" Murray Television film
2005 My Life as a Teenage Robot Vega (voice) Episode: "Escape from Cluster Prime"
2010 The Pregnancy Pact Sidney Bloom Television film
2016 Colony[3][4] Morgan Recurring role
Awards and nominations[edit]
Year
Association
Category
Work
Result
1989 Young Artist Award Best Young Actor/Actress Ensemble in a Television Comedy, Drama Series or Special Day by Day Nominated
Best Young Actress Under Nine Years of Age Purple People Eater Won
1990 Outstanding Performance by an Actress Under Nine Years of Age Day by Day Nominated
1991 Best Young Actress Supporting or Re-Occurring Role for a TV Series Parenthood Nominated
1992 Best Young Actress Starring in a Motion Picture Paradise Won
1993 Best Young Actress Under Ten in a Motion Picture Patriot Games Nominated
Best Young Actress Starring in a Motion Picture All I Want for Christmas Nominated
1994 Best Youth Actress Leading Role in a Motion Picture Comedy Hocus Pocus Won
1996 Best Performances by a Young Ensemble – Feature Film or Video Now and Then Nominated
1997 Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actress Alaska Nominated
1999 SDFCS Award Best Supporting Actress American Beauty Won
2000 BAFTA Film Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Nominated
OFCS Award Best Supporting Actress Nominated
OFCS Award Best Ensemble Cast Performance Won
Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Supporting Actress – Drama Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Theatrical Motion Picture Won
Young Hollywood Award Best On-Screen Chemistry (shared with Wes Bentley) Won
Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actress Won
YoungStar Award Best Young Actress/Performance in a Motion Picture Drama Won
2001 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actress Dungeons & Dragons Nominated
Golden Space Needle Award Best Actress Ghost World Won
TFCA Award Best Performance, Female Won
Deauville Film Festival Best Female Performance Won
SDFCS Award Best Actress Won
2002 Golden Globe Awards Best Actress Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Nominated
VFCC Award Best Actress Nominated
Young Hollywood Award Talent for Charity Won
Cinescape Genre Face of the Future Award Female Dungeons & Dragons and Ghost World Nominated
OFCS Award Best Actress Ghost World Nominated
CFCA Award Best Actress Nominated
MTV Movie Awards Best Line Nominated
MTV Movie Award Best Dressed Nominated
Golden Satellite Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical Nominated
2003 Young Hollywood Award Won
DVD Premiere Award Best Supporting Actress The Smokers Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story Nominated
2007 Nellie Tayloe Ross Award Won
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