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John Patrick Amedori (born April 20, 1987) is an American actor and musician.

His most notable role has been as the 13 year old Evan Treborn in The Butterfly Effect. He has also appeared in a number of TV shows, including Law & Order, Nip/Tuck, Joan Of Arcadia and Ghost Whisperer. He also appeared in the movie Stick It. He has appeared in several commercials, as the 2005 National Coca-Cola and Nestea commercial, and another for National PSA Drug Awareness. Amedori appeared in Fox's new drama, Vanished, which premiered in the fall of 2006. In 2008 he was cast in Gossip Girl as a love interest of Serena Van der Woodsen during the second season of the series.

Personal life

John is from Lumbee Native American ancestry. He attended acting school at the Actors Center in Philadelphia, and his brother is pro–skateboarder Anthony Amedori. He has been playing the guitar since he was 9 years old. His first band, Sanitarum, was started with his best friend when he was just 11.

Currently, he plays lead guitar and backing vocals on the indie rock band Ceesau along with CSI: NY actor Carmine Giovinazzo (vocals and guitar) and Michael Brasic (drums). They edited their first EP "Era of the Exposed" on March 18, 2008.

Filmography

Film

• D Minus (1998) as Lead
• Almost Famous (Director's Cut) (1999) as Himself
• Unbreakable (2000) as Hostage Boy
• Incest (2002) as Manni
• The Butterfly Effect (2004) as Evan Treborn, age 13
• Mrs. Harris (TV) (2005) as Young David Harris
• Little Athens (2005) as Jimmy
• The Good Humor Man (2005) as Corner Store Clerk
• Stick It (2006) as Poot
• Love is the Drug (2006 film) as Jonah Brand
• Kara's File (2007) as John
• TiMER (2008) as Mikey

Television

• Law & Order (2001) as Zack, one episode "Deep Vote"
• Philly (2001) as Neil Toland, two episodes
• The Guardian (2002) as Justin Damira, 1 episode "The Divide"
• State of Grace (2002) as Neil Sullivan, 1 episode "Where the Boys Are"
• Still Standing (2003) as Jason, 1 episode "Still Negotiating"
• Joan of Arcadia (2004) as Loner Loser Kid God, one episode "Back to the Garden"
• Rocky Point (2005) as Eli, one episode "Pilot"
• House MD (2005) as Matt Davis, one episode "Poison"
• Ghost Whisperer (2005) as Jason Shields, one episode "Homecoming"
• Nip/Tuck (2005) as Max Pollack, one episode "Tommy Bolton"
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2005) as Wayne Mortens, one episode "Rockabye"
• Vanished (2006) as Max Collins, 13 episodes
• CSI: NY (2007) as T.J. Lindmark, one episode "Cold Reveal"
• Numb3rs (2007) as Lee Brady, one episode "Nine Wives"
• The Cleaner (2008) as Brian Porter, one episode "House of Pain"
• Gossip Girl (2008) as Aaron Rose, 6 Episodes

Other credits

Contributed the song Love Song to Stick It which he wrote and performed.

External links

• John Patrick Amedori at the Internet Movie Database
• John Patrick Amedori at Allmovie
• Amedori's band's official website
• Amedori's band's MySpace