Chauncey Leopardi
Encyclopedia
Career
Leopardi has been in films since he was 5, and is known for his role at eleven years old as Michael "Squints" Palledorous in the 1993 film The SandlotThe Sandlot
The Sandlot is a 1993 American comedy-drama sports film about a group of young baseball players during the summer of 1962. The film was filmed in Utah and directed by David M. Evans...
. Leopardi also made a single appearance in Boy Meets World
Boy Meets World
Boy Meets World is an American comedy-drama series that chronicles the events and everyday life lessons of Cory Matthews, played by Ben Savage, a kid from suburban Philadelphia who grows up from a young boy to a married man. The show aired for seven seasons from 1993 to 2000 on ABC, part of the...
, in the pilot episode. He also appeared in runs as bully Alan White on the short-lived NBC series Freaks and Geeks
Freaks and Geeks
Freaks and Geeks is an American teen comedy-drama television series, created by Paul Feig and executive produced by Judd Apatow, that aired on NBC during the 1999–2000 television season...
and as the geeky Marine, Kyle, on The CW network's "Gilmore Girls
Gilmore Girls
Gilmore Girls is an American family comedy-drama series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel. On October 5, 2000, the series debuted on The WB and was cancelled in its seventh season, ending on May 15, 2007 on The CW...
". He has appeared in various other films and television series, including the 1995 comedy Houseguest
Houseguest
Houseguest is a 1995 feature film starring Sinbad and Phil Hartman and directed by Randall Miller.-Plot:Kevin Franklin is an inner-city Pittsburgh native; raised in an orphanage, has delusions of grandeur, and talks about getting rich and driving a Porsche one day...
. In 2007, he reprised his role of Michael 'Squints' Palledorous in the third installment of The Sandlot
The Sandlot
The Sandlot is a 1993 American comedy-drama sports film about a group of young baseball players during the summer of 1962. The film was filmed in Utah and directed by David M. Evans...
series, fourteen years after the original movie.
Filmography
- The Sandlot: Heading HomeThe Sandlot: Heading HomeThe Sandlot: Heading Home is the second direct-to-video sequel to the 1993 theatrical film The Sandlot and the first direct-to-video sequel The Sandlot 2. It was released straight to DVD on May 1, 2007...
(2007) - Michael "Squints" Palledorous - Boys Klub (2001) - Mario
- Freaks and GeeksFreaks and GeeksFreaks and Geeks is an American teen comedy-drama television series, created by Paul Feig and executive produced by Judd Apatow, that aired on NBC during the 1999–2000 television season...
(1999) (TV) - Alan White - Permanent MidnightPermanent MidnightPermanent Midnight is a 1998 biographical romantic comedy-drama film directed by David Veloz starring Ben Stiller. The film is based on Jerry Stahl's autobiographical book of the same name, and tells the story of Stahl's rise from a small-time television writer to his success as a comedy writer...
(1998) - Jerry at 16 - The Opposite of SexThe Opposite of SexThe Opposite of Sex is a 1998 film written and directed by Don Roos. It stars Christina Ricci, Martin Donovan and Lisa Kudrow. The film marked departures for both Ricci and Kudrow, cast against type for the roles they were known for at the time .-Plot:The film is a...
(1998) - Joe - Trojan WarTrojan WarIn Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband Menelaus, the king of Sparta. The war is among the most important events in Greek mythology and was narrated in many works of Greek literature, including the Iliad...
(1997) - Freshman - The Paper BrigadeThe Paper BrigadeThe Paper Brigade is a 1997 adventure/comedy film directed by Blair Treu. The film stars Kyle Howard and Robert Englund.-Plot:...
(1997) (V) - Charlie Parker - Shadow Zone: The Undead Express (1996) (TV) - Zach
- The Nome Prince and the Magic Belt (1996) (V) (voice) - Prince Otto
- All hard no lard(1996) (V) (Lead) - The Hammer
- Virtual Oz (1996) (V) (voice) - Otto
- Sticks and StonesSticks and StonesSticks and Stones is the third studio album and major label debut by American rock band New Found Glory. As with its predesossor, their eponymously-titled second album, it was again produced by Neal Avron and was released on June 11, 2002 through MCA Records...
(1996) - Mouth - The Big GreenThe Big GreenThe Big Green is a 1995 Walt Disney Pictures film starring Steve Guttenberg and Olivia D'Abo, written and directed by Holly Goldberg Sloan...
(1995) - Evan Schiff - Safe (1995) - Rory
- CasperCasper (film)Casper is a 1995 American comedy fantasy film starring Bill Pullman and Christina Ricci, based on the Casper the Friendly Ghost animated cartoons and comic books. The ghosts featured in the film were created through computer-generated imagery...
(1995) - Nicky - HouseguestHouseguestHouseguest is a 1995 feature film starring Sinbad and Phil Hartman and directed by Randall Miller.-Plot:Kevin Franklin is an inner-city Pittsburgh native; raised in an orphanage, has delusions of grandeur, and talks about getting rich and driving a Porsche one day...
(1995) - Jason Young - The SandlotThe SandlotThe Sandlot is a 1993 American comedy-drama sports film about a group of young baseball players during the summer of 1962. The film was filmed in Utah and directed by David M. Evans...
(1993) - Michael "Squints" Palledorous - Huck and the King of Hearts (1993) - Huck
- Oh God. Please Don't Let Me Strike Out (1993) - Co-star
- Ring of the Musketeers (1992) (TV) - Stevie
- Father of the BrideFather of the Bride (1991 film)Father of the Bride is a 1991 American comedy film starring Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, George Newbern, Martin Short, B.D. Wong and Kieran Culkin. It is a remake of the 1950 movie of the same name...
(1991) - Cameron, Matty's Friend - A Girl of the Limberlost (1990) (TV) - Billy (The Hobo)
- The Martinettis Bring Home a Computer (1994) - TJ
Commercial Appearances
- KFC-Snacker Commercial (2008) - Friend with back pack on
- 7-up Commercial (1998) - Stand in