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Haley Joel Osment
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Osment in 2014
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Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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April 10, 1988
Alma mater | Tisch School of the Arts |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1992–present |
Relatives | Emily Osment (sister) |
Haley Joel Osment (born April 10, 1988) is an American actor. Beginning his career as a child actor, Osment's role in the comedy-drama film Forrest Gump (1994) won him a Young Artist Award. His breakthrough came with the psychological thriller film The Sixth Sense (1999), which won him a Saturn Award and earned him nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. He achieved further success with the drama film Pay It Forward (2000), the science fiction film A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) which won him a second Saturn Award, and the comedy film Secondhand Lions (2003), which won him a Critics Choice Award.
Osment has had a long-running role in the Kingdom Hearts video game franchise, voicing the series' protagonist Sora (2002–present) and one of its villains Vanitas (2010–2020) in the English versions of the games. He has sporadically appeared on-screen since his Secondhand Lions role, recognizably appearing in Sex Ed (2014) and The Spoils of Babylon (2014). He made his Broadway debut in 2008 in a short-lived revival of David Mamet's play American Buffalo, starring John Leguizamo and Cedric the Entertainer.
Early life
Osment was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Theresa (née Seifert), a teacher, and Michael Eugene Osment, a theater and film actor, both natives of Birmingham, Alabama. Osment was raised Roman Catholic. He has one sibling, actress Emily Osment, who is four years younger. Osment's parents have described his childhood as a "good old-fashioned Southern upbringing". His father said that when Osment was learning to speak, he deliberately avoided using baby talk when communicating with his son.
Osment was a student at Flintridge Preparatory School in La Cañada Flintridge, California. As a child, he wrestled and played basketball, football, and golf.
He graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 2011.
Career
Visiting a store at age four, Osment signed up with a talent scout. Called back for an audition, he was asked to describe the biggest thing he had ever seen; his description of an IMAX theater screen helped win him a part in a Pizza Hut TV commercial. The commercial launched his career, and later that year he starred in the ABC TV sitcom Thunder Alley, his first role in series television. His first feature film role was as Forrest Gump's son in the 1994 film Forrest Gump. He also had a small part in another 1994 film, Mixed Nuts. Throughout the rest of the 1990s, Osment played regular or recurring roles in various TV series; including The Jeff Foxworthy Show and the final season of Murphy Brown, where he replaced Dyllan Christopher as Murphy's son, Avery.
In addition, he made numerous guest appearances on shows, including The Larry Sanders Show, Walker, Texas Ranger, Touched by an Angel, Chicago Hope, The Pretender, and Ally McBeal. He appeared in the 1996 film Bogus, alongside Whoopi Goldberg and Gérard Depardieu and the 1998 television film The Lake, as well as I'll Remember April (1999), with future The Sixth Sense co-star Trevor Morgan.
Osment first achieved stardom in 1999, when he appeared in The Sixth Sense, co-starring Bruce Willis. For his portrayal of Cole Sear, a psychic child, Osment won the Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor. He was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, becoming the second-youngest performer ever to receive an academy nomination for a supporting role, but lost the final Oscar vote to Michael Caine (with whom he would later work, appearing together in Secondhand Lions). One of Osment's lines in The Sixth Sense, "I see dead people," became a popular catchphrase and is often repeated or parodied on television programs and in other media. The phrase is #44 on the American Film Institute's list of 100 Movie Quotes. He made three minor appearances on the animated TV series Family Guy in 2000 and 2001.
In 2000 Osment had a leading role in Pay It Forward, which received mixed reviews. The following year, he appeared in Steven Spielberg's A.I. Artificial Intelligence, cementing his stature as one of the leading young actors in Hollywood. This role earned him his second Saturn Award for Best Younger Actor, and further critical acclaim. In reviewing the film, critic Roger Ebert claimed that: "Osment, who is onscreen in almost every scene, is one of the best actors now working". In 2001, Osment starred in the Polish film, Edges of the Lord, as Romek. The film was never released theatrically in the United States. Between 2002 and 2003, Osment lent his voice to films such as The Country Bears, The Hunchback of Notre Dame II and The Jungle Book 2, all from Walt Disney Pictures. He returned to live action with the 2003 film, Secondhand Lions.
Osment lent his voice to the video game series Kingdom Hearts, providing the voice of Sora, the series' main character, and also Vanitas, a villain from the same series. Osment also voiced the character of Takeshi Jin in the English version of the Immortal Grand Prix anime television series.
He appeared in Home of the Giants, playing a high school journalist opposite Ryan Merriman and Danielle Panabaker. He subsequently worked on Montana Amazon as both an actor and executive producer. The film starred Olympia Dukakis and debuted at the Orlando and Big Apple Film Festivals in November 2010, winning Best Feature Film at the latter.
Osment made his Broadway debut at the Belasco Theatre in November 2008 playing the role of Bobby in a revival of David Mamet's American Buffalo; co-starring with John Leguizamo and Cedric the Entertainer. The show opened to mixed reviews, and a provisional statement was made on November 20, 2008, that it would close after the first week.
In 2010, Osment signed for a leading role in the comedy film Sex Ed from MPCA, to play a college graduate who wants to teach geometry, but ends up as a sex education teacher while inexperienced himself. In January 2011, Entertainment Weekly reported that Osment had joined the cast of Sassy Pants, a comedy about a homeschooler with an overbearing mother.
Variety reported on June 27, 2011, that Osment would star in Wake the Dead, a modern-day retelling of the Frankenstein story, with production to begin the last quarter of 2011. As of mid-2014, no published status was available.
In 2013, he appeared in a series of episodes of Amazon's Alpha House. He also co-starred in the Will Ferrell and Adam McKay-produced comedy melodrama miniseries The Spoils of Babylon and The Spoils Before Dying for IFC. Kevin Smith has further added to Osment's career resurgence with roles in the first two films of his True North Trilogy, first as Teddy Craft in Tusk and next as a fictionalized version of Canadian journalist Adrien Arcand in Yoga Hosers.
In 2017, Osment held a recurring role in season 4 of HBO's Silicon Valley as VR expert and tech financier Keenan Feldspar. Also in 2017, Osment made an appearance on BBC America's Top Gear America as one of the guests in the fourth episode of season 1.
In 2019, Osment had a supporting role in the Netflix film Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, starring alongside Lily Collins whose character Liz follows the prosecution of Ted Bundy, played by Zac Efron. Osment performs in two series that have Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg as executive producers: Osment plays Mesmer in the Amazon series The Boys and Dr. Stu Camillo in the Hulu series Future Man.
Personal life
Osment plays the guitar and piano.
He is an avid golfer who began playing at the age of seven. He played for the U.S. team in the All-Star Cup 2005, under team leader Mark O'Meara, and has participated in the annual Michael Douglas & Friends Celebrity Golf Tournament.
As of 2007[update], he was living in New York City.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1994 | Forrest Gump | Forrest Gump, Jr. | Young Artist Award for Best Performance by an Actor Under Ten in a Motion Picture |
Mixed Nuts | Little Boy | ||
1995 | For Better or Worse | Danny | |
1996 | Bogus | Albert Franklin | Nominated – Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film – Actor Age Ten or Under |
1997 | Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas | Chip | Voice, direct-to-video |
1999 | The Sixth Sense | Cole Sear | Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor – Newcomer (Internet Only) Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Young Performer Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Youth in Film Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Most Promising Actor MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Satellite Award for Outstanding New Talent Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Teen Choice Award for Film – Choice Breakout Performance Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actor YoungStar Award for Best Young Actor/Performance in a Motion Picture Drama Nominated – Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Actor Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo (Shared with Bruce Willis) Nominated – Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Debut Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role |
I'll Remember April | Peewee Clayton | ||
2000 | Pay It Forward | Trevor McKinney | Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actor – Drama/Romance Nominated – Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actor |
Spot the Dog | Spot the Dog | Voice, direct-to-video | |
2001 | A.I. Artificial Intelligence | David | Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor Nominated – Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Young Performer Nominated – Empire Award for Best Actor Nominated – Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Youth Performance Nominated – Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actor |
Edges of the Lord | Romek | ||
2002 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame II | Zephyr | Voice, direct-to-video Nominated – Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role |
The Country Bears | Beary Barrington | Voice | |
2003 | Secondhand Lions | Walter Caldwell | Critics Choice Award – Best Young Actor in Drama Nominated – Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actor Nominated – Tony Award – Best Rising Star |
The Jungle Book 2 | Mowgli | Voice
Nominated – World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Song Written for a Film (Shared with Paul Grabowsky, Lorraine Feather, Mae Whitman, and Connor Funk) |
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2007 | Home of the Giants | Robert "Gar" Gartland | |
2010 | Montana Amazon | Womple Dunderhead | Also executive producer |
2012 | Sassy Pants | Chip Hardy | |
2013 | I'll Follow You Down | Erol | Released as Continuum outside North America |
2014 | Tusk | Teddy Craft | |
Sex Ed | Ed Cole | ||
2015 | Wrestling Isn't Wrestling | Theater Audience Member | Short film |
The World Made Straight | Shank | ||
Entourage | Travis McCredle | ||
Me Him Her | Haley | ||
2016 | Yoga Hosers | Adrien Arcand | |
Almost Friends | Ben | ||
2017 | Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town | Walt | |
Sleepwalker | Warren | ||
CarGo | Danny | Voice | |
2018 | Clara's Ghost | Joe | |
2019 | Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile | Jerry Thompson | |
The Devil Has a Name | Alex Gardner | ||
2020 | Bad Therapy | Reed | |
Death of a Telemarketer | Jim/Dean | ||
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in ... | Gabe | ||
2022 | Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie | Casey Jones | Voice |
2023 | Somebody I Used to Know | Jeremy | |
2023 | Lego Marvel Avengers: Code Red | Collector | Voice, Disney+ special |
TBA | Blink Twice | TBA | Filming |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1994 | The Larry Sanders Show | Little Boy | Episode: "The Fourteenth Floor" |
Lies of the Heart: The Story of Laurie Kellogg | Kyle | Television film | |
1994–1995 | Thunder Alley | Harry Turner | Starring role |
1995–1997 | The Jeff Foxworthy Show | Matt Foxworthy | Starring role |
1997 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Lucas Simms | 2 episodes |
Last Stand at Saber River | Davis Cable | Television film | |
1997–1998 | Murphy Brown | Avery Brown #2 | 6 episodes |
1998 | Chicago Hope | Nathan Cacaci | Episode: "Memento Mori" |
Touched by an Angel | John Henry | Episode: "Flights of Angels" | |
The Pretender | Davey Simpkins | 2 episodes | |
The Lake | Dylan Hydecker | Television film | |
The Ransom of Red Chief | Andy Dorset | Television film | |
Cab to Canada | Bobby | Television film | |
1999 | Ally McBeal | Eric Stall | Episode: "Angels and Blimps" S2.13 |
Hey Arnold! | Curly Gammelthorpe | Voice, episode: "Deconstructing Arnold" | |
2000 | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | Myka | Voice, episode: "Lone Wolf" |
2000–2022 | Family Guy | Various characters | Voice, 4 episodes |
2005–2006 | Immortal Grand Prix | Takeshi Jin | Voice, English dub |
2013–2014 | Alpha House | Shelby Mellman | 12 episodes |
2013, 2022 | American Dad! | Stan's Informant, Clubber | Voice, 2 episodes |
2014 | The Spoils of Babylon | Winston Morehouse | 3 episodes |
2015 | The Spoils Before Dying | Alistair St. Barnaby-Bixby-Jones | 5 episodes |
... History | Kid Blink | Episode: "Journalism" | |
2015–2016 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Slow Joey | 10 episodes |
2016 | The Eric Andre Show | Guest | Episode: "Dennis Rodman; Haley Joel Osment" |
2017 | Oasis | Sy | Amazon Video pilot episode |
Silicon Valley | Keenan Feldspar | 3 episodes | |
Top Gear America | Himself | Episode: "Drive Your Life" | |
2017–2019 | Teachers | Damien | 4 episodes |
Future Man | Dr. Stu Camillo | 14 episodes | |
2018 | Swedish Dicks | Dave | Episode: "Floyd Cal Who" |
The X-Files | Davey James / Young John James | Episode: "Kitten" | |
Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy | Gaston Lebone | Episode: "R.I.G.G.L.E. Day" | |
2019 | The Boys | Mesmer | 2 episodes |
2019–2021 | The Kominsky Method | Robby | 7 episodes |
2020 | What We Do In the Shadows | Topher Delmonico | Episode: "Resurrection" |
Robot Chicken | Kevin Jonas, Tim Murphy | Voice, episode: "Petless M in: Cars Are Couches On The Road" | |
Star Trek: Lower Decks | O'Connor | Voice, episode: "Moist Vessel" | |
The George Lucas Talk Show | Himself | Episode: "Yoda Hosers" | |
2021 | Goliath | Dylan Zax | Recurring role |
Awkwafina is Nora from Queens | Amos | Episode: "Home" | |
2021–2022 | Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous | Kash D. Langford | Voice, season 4 |
2021–present | Dogs in Space | Garbage | Voice, main role |
2022 | DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms | Buzzsaw | Voice, season 2 |
We Baby Bears | Teddi, Bear 3 | Voice, episode: "Teddi Bear" | |
Dead End: Paranormal Park | Danny | Voice, episode: "Going Up" | |
The Mysterious Benedict Society | One Two | Episode: "A Two-Way Street" |
Video games
Year | Title | Voice role | Notes | Source |
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2002 | Kingdom Hearts | Sora | ||
2006 | Kingdom Hearts II | |||
2008 | Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories | |||
2009 | Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days | |||
2010 | Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep | Sora, Vanitas | ||
2011 | Kingdom Hearts Re:coded | Sora | ||
2012 | Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance | Sora, Vanitas | ||
2013 | Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix | Sora | Archive audio | |
2014 | Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix | Sora, Vanitas | Archive audio for Vanitas | |
2017 | Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue | |||
2018 | NBA 2K19 | Zack Coleman | Also facial capture | |
2019 | Kingdom Hearts III | Sora, Vanitas | Also voices Sora in the Re:Mind (2020) DLC | |
2020 | Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory | Sora | Archive audio | |
2021 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | As part of DLC Fighter Pack #11 Archive audio |
See also
In Spanish: Haley Joel Osment para niños