Michael Angarano

Actor Michael Angarano achieved two of his most noteworthy roles back to back, as a violin player in the Wes Craven-directed inspirational #92;drama Music of the Heart (1999) and as the young version of #92;rock journalist-to-be William Miller in Cameron Crowe's semi-autographical #92;seriocomedy Almost Famous (2000). Angarano's subsequent resumé includes supporting parts in such pictures as Seabiscuit (2003), Lords of Dogtown (2005), and One Last Thing... (2005). On the small screen, Angarano played the recurring role of Elliott, Jack's (Sean Hayes) son on Will & Grace (from from 2001-2006), as well as a guest role in the sixth season of 24 (2007). With Man in the Chair (2007) -- a gentle, humorous #92;coming-of-age #92;dramedy about an aspiring teenage film director who finds the fulfillment of his dreams from an unexpected source -- Angarano tackled an associate producer assignment and the lead role concurrently. That same year, Angarano also signed for one of the supporting parts in the David Mickey Evans-helmed baseball #92;drama The Final Season. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide

• Also Credited As:
  Michael Anthony Angarano
• Born:
  Michael Anthony Angarano on December 3, 1987 in Brooklyn, New York, USA
• Job Titles:
  Actor

Family

• Brother: Andrew Angarano.
• Father: Michael P Angarano. Owns and operates four successful dance studios in New York and LA called Reflections in Dance
• Mother: Doreen Angarano. Owns and operates four successful dance studios in New York and LA called Reflections in Dance
• Sister: Erica Angarano. Trains at parents dance studio, Reflections in Dance
• Sister: Kristen Angarano. Works at parents dance studio, Reflections in Dance

Milestones

• 1996 Feature debut in I m Not Rappaport helmed by Herb Gardner
• 1998 Played Steven Michael Frame on the NBC daytime soap, Another World
• 1999 Played Meryl Streep s son in Music of the Heart
• 2000 Appeared in Cover Me, a critically-acclaimed show which aired on the USA Network
• 2000 Cast as a young William in Almost Famous
• 2001 Had a recurring role as Jack s son Elliot on Will & Grace (NBC)
• 2002 First major film role Little Secrets, opposite Evan Rachel Wood
• 2003 Played the young Red Pollard in Seabiscuit
• 2005 Portrayed a champion skateboarder dying of a brain tumor in Lords of Dogtown
• 2005 Starred as the teenage son of superheroes in Sky High
• 2006 Played a 16-year-old with terminal brain cancer in Alex Steyermark s One Last Thing
• 2007 Played a young kid from a dysfunctional family struggling to be a successful baseball pitcher in Black Irish
• 2008 Cast in the Sundance screened Snow Angels
• Began career as a New York City Ford Model