Ellen Page & Michael Cera

Michael Cera , Michael Cera: This Is Our Youth Tour, Play Comes To Sydney Opera House 2012 Born Michael Austin Cera, (1988-06-07) June 7, 1988 (age 24), Brampton, Ontario, Canada Occupation Actor, occasional musician Years active 1998-present Michael Austin Cera (pron.: /ˈsɛrə/; born June 7, 1988) is a Canadian actor best known for his roles in Arrested Development, Youth in Revolt, Superbad, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist and Juno. In 2010, he won the Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture for Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Early life edit: Cera was born in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. He is the son of Linda, a native of Quebec, and Luigi Cera, a technician who is originally from Sicily. His parents both worked for Xerox. Cera has an older sister, Jordan, and a younger sister, Molly. He became interested in acting after viewing Ghostbusters repeatedly when sick with the chicken pox at the age of three. He memorized all the dialogue and idolized Bill Murray. He enrolled in The Second City Toronto and took improvisation classes. He attended Conestoga Public School, Robert H. Lagerquist Senior Public School and Heart Lake Secondary School until grade nine, but then completed school online through grade 12. Acting edit: His first role was an unpaid appearance in a Tim Hortons summer camp commercial. That eventually led to a Pillsbury commercial in which he poked the Pillsbury Doughboy, his first role with lines. Rise edit: "Arrested Development never felt safe. Even the first season, we did thirteen episodes, and we thought we'd never do a back nine. So I never thought in a million years we'd get to make three seasons. I was happy we got that far. I thought it was really good, and I'm really proud of it. I don't think we made a bad episode." Michael Cera, Esquire (2009) Cera's career began when he was cast as Larrabe Hicks in the Canadian television series I Was a Sixth Grade Alien in 1999. In 2002, Cera played the young Chuck Barris in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind and he also provided the voice for Brother Bear in The Berenstain Bears animated series. Also in 2002, he was cast in The Grubbs, a new Fox TV series. It received a poor critical response, including an E! Online review that called it "the worst sitcom ever produced". He also voiced Josh Spitz in the cartoon Braceface. He played George Michael Bluth in the award-winning television series Arrested Development for three seasons before it was canceled. In 2005, he starred as Harold in the award winning short film Darling Darling, for which he was awarded Best Actor at the San Gio Festival in Verona, Italy. In 2006, he created and starred in a parody of Impossible is Nothing, a video résumé created by Aleksey Vayner. He also guest-starred in an episode of teen noir drama Veronica Mars - in the episode "The Rapes of Graff", which also featured Arrested Development co-star Alia Shawkat - and also in the Adult Swim series Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!. Cera, along with best friend Clark Duke, wrote and starred in a series of short videos released on their website. The idea came from Duke, who was enrolled at Loyola Marymount University and did it for his film school studies. In 2007, they signed a deal with CBS Television to write, produce, direct, and act in a short-form comedy series entitled Clark and Michael. The show featured guest stars such as David Cross, Andy Richter and Patton Oswalt, and was distributed via CBS's new internet channel, CBS Innertube. Duke and Cera are both members of the band The Long Goodbye. Cera also appeared in a staged comedy video that shows him being fired from the lead role of the film Knocked Up after belittling and arguing with the director, in a scene that mocks the David O. Russell blow up on the set of I Heart Huckabees. Continuation into movies edit: Cera starred alongside Jonah Hill in the film Superbad, which was written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. The film opened in North America on August 17, 2007. In November 2007, he hosted Saturday Night Live on strike, a live staged version of SNL not shown on television due to the 2007 Writers Guild of America Strike. Also in 2007, Cera co-starred in Juno as Paulie Bleeker, a teenager who impregnates his long-time school friend Juno (Ellen Page). For Superbad and Juno, Cera won Breakthrough Artist in the Austin Film Critics Association Awards 2007. In 2007, Cera appeared in the comedy short "Drunk History", playing Alexander Hamilton in a comedic retelling of Hamilton's duel with Aaron Burr. Cera starred in the independent film Paper Heart. It was written by and co-starred Charlyne Yi, and premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival where it won a screenwriting award. Cera and Yi composed the movie's soundtrack. He also starred alongside Jack Black in the 2009 comedy Year One. In 2009, Cera's first published short story, "Pinecone", appeared in McSweeney's Quarterly. In January 2010, Cera starred in a film adaptation of the novel Youth in Revolt, in the role of the lead character, Nick Twisp, and his destructive "supplementary persona", François Dillinger. Cera played the titular character in the film adaptation of the graphic novel Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, released in August 2010. In 2013, Cera starred in Magic Magic, a film directed by Sebastian Silva and filmed in Chile, for which he spent "five hours a day learning Spanish". Upcoming projects edit: According to press reports, Cera will appear in the Arrested Development film. He is also set to return to his role as George Michael in a fourth season of the television series with some episodes airing before the release of the movie on Netflix. Cera was being considered for the voice of the new Muppet Walter, for The Muppets, but the role was given to muppeteer Peter Linz. Cera is collaborating with Reggie Watts, Tim & Eric, and Sarah Silverman and created the web-based comedy Youtube channel known as Jash. Cera is part of the cast of Burning Love, a web spoof of ABC's The Bachelor and The Bachelorette. Music edit: In 2010 Cera contributed mandolin and backing vocals to the Weezer song "Hang On" from their album Hurley. Cera has also established himself as the touring bass player in Mister Heavenly, an indie rock band originating in the American northwest. Cera also played bass and sang back up during songs in both Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist. Filmography edit: Film edit: Year Title Role Notes 1999 Switching Goals Taylor TV Movie What Katy Did Dorry TV 2000 Frequency Gordy Jr., Age 10 Steal This Movie! America Hoffman, Age 7-8 Ultimate G's: Zac's Flying Dream Young Zac 2001 Stolen Miracle Brandon McKinley TV Movie My Louisiana Sky Jesse Wade Thompson The Familiar Stranger Young Ted Welsh Walter and Henry Crying Kid 2002 Confessions of a Dangerous Mind Chuck Barris, Age 8 and 11 2007 Superbad Evan Wayside: The Movie Todd Juno Paulie Bleeker 2008 Extreme Movie Fred Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist Nick O'Leary 2009 Paper Heart Himself Year One Oh 2010 Youth in Revolt Nick Twisp / François Dillinger Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Scott Pilgrim 2012 The End of Love The Immigrant Michael Short 2013 This Is the End Himself Crystal Fairy Jamie Magic Magic Brink Television edit: Year Title Role Notes 1999 I Was a Sixth Grade Alien Larrabe Hicks Series regular 1998-2001 Rolie Polie Olie Little Gizmo Four Episodes, voice only 2000 La Femme Nikita Jerome Season four, one episode 2001-2003 The Berenstain Bears Brother Bear Series regular, voice only 2001-2005 Braceface Josh Spitz Series regular, voice only 2003-2006, 2013 Arrested Development George Michael Bluth Series regular (53 episodes) 2005-2007 Wayside Todd (Pilot) Pilot, voice only 2006 Veronica Mars Dean Rudolph The Rapes of Graff, Guest Spot 2007 Clark and Michael Mikey Cera Series regular 2007 Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Jamie Stevens Season One, Episode Three 2008, 2010-present Childrens Hospital Sal Viscuso Recurring, voice only 2010 Scott Pilgrim vs. the Animation Scott Pilgrim Promo for the movie Scott Pilgrim vs. the World 2012 The Simpsons Nick One episode, voice only Awards edit: Awards Year Result Award Category Nominated Work 2002 Nominated Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Movie or Special: Supporting Young Actor My Louisiana Sky 2004 Won TV Land Awards TV Land Future Classic Award Arrested Development 2005 Nominated Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Arrested Development 2006 Nominated Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Arrested Development 2007 Won Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Most Promising Performer Juno Won Austin Film Critics Association Breakthrough Artist Award Won Superbad 2008 Nominated Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Best Young Actor Superbad Nominated Juno Nominated Best Acting Ensamble Nominated Canadian Comedy Awards Best Performance by a Male: Film Superbad Nominated MTV Movie Awards Breakthrough Performance Superbad Nominated Best Kiss Juno Nominated Best Male Performance Nominated Satellite Awards Best Actor in a Motion Picture: Comedy or Musical Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist Nominated Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie Actor: Comedy Superbad Nominated Choice Movie Breakout: Male Nominated Best Movie Actor: Comedy Juno Nominated Choice Movie Breakout: Male Nominated Choice Comedian Himself 2009 Nominated BAFTA Awards Rising Star Award Himself Nominated Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie Actor: Music/Dance Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist 2010 Won Satellite Awards Best Actor in a Motion Picture: Comedy or Musical Scott Pilgrim vs. the World 2011 Nominated Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie Actor: Action Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

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