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Logan Lerman
Lerman in February 2010
Born	Logan Wade Lerman January 19, 1992 (1992-01-19) (age 18) Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2000–present

Logan Wade Lerman (born January 19, 1992) is an American teen actor from California, best known for his latest film, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, which was released in theaters on February 12, 2010. Lerman began appearing in television commercials in the mid 1990s, moving to work in feature films and television in the early 2000s, when he starred on the series Jack & Bobby (2004-2005) and in the feature films The Butterfly Effect (2004) and Hoot (2006). Lerman gained further recognition due to his role in the 2007 western 3:10 to Yuma, as well as his work in the 2009 films Gamer and My One and Only.

Background

Lerman was born in Beverly Hills, California, to Lisa (née Goldman), who works as his manager, and Larry Lerman, a businessman.^[1][2] He has two siblings, Lindsey and Lucas.^[3] Lerman's family runs the orthotics and prosthetics company "Lerman & Son"; his ancestors founded the company in Berlin in 1915, and moved to the United States because of the Nazi regime.^[2][4][5] Lerman has applied to study creative writing at New York University, and has expressed an interest in writing, producing and directing.^[6][2]

Acting career

Lerman appeared in a commercial at the age of two.^[7] He subsequently made his film debut in 2000's The Patriot, playing William Martin, one of the children of Mel Gibson's character. The same year, he appeared in What Women Want, a comedy also starring Gibson. Lerman's next feature film roles were in 2001's Riding in Cars with Boys, playing the younger version of Adam Garcia's character, and in the 2004 thriller The Butterfly Effect, playing a younger version of Ashton Kutcher's protagonist.

Lerman's role in the 2003 made-for-television film, A Painted House, won him a Young Artist Award for "Best Performance by a Leading Young Actor" in a television production. In 2004, he was cast in the television series, Jack & Bobby, playing the title role of Robert "Bobby" McCallister, who was destined in his future life to become President of the United States. The show ran on The WB Television Network during the 2004–2005 season, and was subsequently canceled, though Lerman won another Young Artist Award for his performance.

Continuing his feature film work, Lerman appeared in Hoot, in which he played the lead role of Roy Eberhardt. The film opened on May 5, 2006, and won him a third Young Artist Award, this time for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor (2007).^[8] In 2007, Lerman appeared in The Number 23, in which he played Robin Sparrow, the son of Jim Carrey's character, Walter Sparrow. That year, he also appeared in the critically-acclaimed western 3:10 to Yuma, where he played William Evans, the son of Christian Bale's character. For his work in 3:10 to Yuma, Lerman was again nominated for the Young Artist Award - Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor (2008). It was the second consecutive year he received a nomination in that category, although this time he did not win.^[9]

In 2008, Lerman played the role of "The Kid" in Meet Bill (Lerman's character is never referred to by name), and in 2009, appeared in the science-fiction film Gamer, playing Simon, a teenage gamer who controls one of the characters in a video game played with live human subjects. The film's North American release came on September 4, 2009. Also that summer, Lerman had a leading role in the Renée Zellweger comedy feature My One and Only, playing a young version of George Hamilton - an earnest aspiring writer who, after his parents abruptly split, accompanies his mother and brother on a cross-country trip of misadventures, eventually landing in Hollywood.

Lerman played the character Percy Jackson in the 2010 film Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, based on the book by Rick Riordan.^[10] Regarding the similarities between Lerman's character and Harry Potter, Lerman told an interviewer: "Honestly, my character doesn't have much in common with Harry Potter besides the fact that he's an unlikely hero who's thrown into a huge situation".^[11]

Other work

Lerman is a good friend of fellow actor Dean Collins, who played his best friend on Jack & Bobby; they remained close after the series' cancellation, and worked together again on Hoot, where Collins had a supporting role. In their spare time, the two collaborated on comedic short films. As well as acting, they wrote, directed, and shot the videos, often enlisting the help of family and friends. The shorts were uploaded to YouTube under the joint account name of "monkeynuts1069".^[12]

In 2006, Collins and Lerman formed a band, Indigo, along with musician Daniel Pashman. Collins sings lead vocals, Lerman plays keyboard, and Daniel Pashman plays guitar and drums.^[2]

Filmography

Awards

References

External links

• English Fansite
• English Fan Forum
• WebSite Official Brazil
• Official website (This website is about seven years out of date)
• Logan Lerman at the Internet Movie Database
• Monkeynuts1069 channel at YouTube

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