Justin Whalin
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Justin Garrett Whalin is an American
actor
best known for his role as Jimmy Olsen
in the American
television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
.
. His mother, Terry Villanueva, is a teacher and school administrator who owns and operates two L.A. area schools: The Learning Castle and La Cañada Preparatory. His father, Craig Whalin, is a real estate
appraiser. His parents divorced when he was seven years old, both would remarry. He has a younger half brother, Danny Quiros. He has an older stepbrother, Michael Galo-Rothman, and an older stepsister, Michele Dahlberg. Whalin studied acting at the esteemed American Conservatory Theatre (A.C.T.) in San Francisco, and attended Lowell High School
. After years of commuting between Los Angeles and San Francisco, he and his mother eventually relocated to L.A. permanently when he was fifteen years old. He completed his high school education through U.C. Berkeley's home schooling program.
' cult classic Serial Mom
with Kathleen Turner
, Child's Play 3
, The Disney Channel's Susie Q
(1996)(TV), and as the young Daily Planet
photographer Jimmy Olsen
in the TV series Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (seasons 2-4).
Whalin has been working as an actor since the age of eleven, when he debuted in the title role of The Little Prince
(Play) at San Francisco's Victoria Theatre
. He starred in the CBS After School Special, titled Other Mothers for which he won a Daytime Emmy for his portrayal of a son with lesbian parents in 1993. He went on to star in Miracle at Midnight opposite Mia Farrow
and Sam Waterston
. He was nominated for: NCLR Bravo Awards: 1996 Outstanding Television Series Actor in a Crossover Role.
He auditioned to play Billy Loomis in Scream
(1996) but was replaced by Skeet Ulrich
who did The Craft
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
best known for his role as Jimmy Olsen
Jimmy Olsen
Jimmy Olsen is a fictional character who appears mainly in DC Comics’ Superman stories. Olsen is a young photojournalist working for the Daily Planet. He is close friends with Lois Lane, Clark Kent/Superman and Perry White...
in the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman was a live-action American television series based on the Superman comic books...
.
Early life
Whalin, an only child, was born in the Sunset District of San Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
. His mother, Terry Villanueva, is a teacher and school administrator who owns and operates two L.A. area schools: The Learning Castle and La Cañada Preparatory. His father, Craig Whalin, is a real estate
Real estate
In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...
appraiser. His parents divorced when he was seven years old, both would remarry. He has a younger half brother, Danny Quiros. He has an older stepbrother, Michael Galo-Rothman, and an older stepsister, Michele Dahlberg. Whalin studied acting at the esteemed American Conservatory Theatre (A.C.T.) in San Francisco, and attended Lowell High School
Lowell High School (San Francisco)
Lowell High School is a public magnet school in San Francisco, California. The school opened in 1856 as the Union Grammar School and attained its current name in 1896. Lowell moved to its current location in the Merced Manor neighborhood in 1962....
. After years of commuting between Los Angeles and San Francisco, he and his mother eventually relocated to L.A. permanently when he was fifteen years old. He completed his high school education through U.C. Berkeley's home schooling program.
Career
Whalin is known for his appearances in such films as John WatersJohn Waters (filmmaker)
John Samuel Waters, Jr. is an American filmmaker, actor, stand-up comedian, writer, journalist, visual artist, and art collector, who rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films...
' cult classic Serial Mom
Serial Mom
Serial Mom is a 1994 American dark satire written and directed by John Waters, starring Kathleen Turner as the title character, Sam Waterston as her husband, and Ricki Lake and Matthew Lillard as her children. Despite statements to the contrary in the movie, the story is completely fictional...
with Kathleen Turner
Kathleen Turner
Mary Kathleen Turner is an American actress. She came to fame during the 1980s, after roles in the Hollywood films Body Heat, Peggy Sue Got Married, Romancing the Stone, The War of the Roses, Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Prizzi's Honor...
, Child's Play 3
Child's Play 3
Child's Play 3, also known as Child's Play 3: Look Who's Stalking, is a 1991 horror film. It is the third installment in the Child's Play series with Brad Dourif returning as the voice of Chucky...
, The Disney Channel's Susie Q
Susie Q (film)
Susie Q is a 1995 Super RTL Original movie that aired on Disney Channel frequently in the late 1990s. Justin Whalin, Amy Jo Johnson and Shelley Long starred...
(1996)(TV), and as the young Daily Planet
Daily Planet
The Daily Planet is a fictional broadsheet newspaper in the , appearing mostly in the stories of Superman. The building's original features were based upon the AT&T Huron Road Building in Cleveland, Ohio...
photographer Jimmy Olsen
Jimmy Olsen
Jimmy Olsen is a fictional character who appears mainly in DC Comics’ Superman stories. Olsen is a young photojournalist working for the Daily Planet. He is close friends with Lois Lane, Clark Kent/Superman and Perry White...
in the TV series Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (seasons 2-4).
Whalin has been working as an actor since the age of eleven, when he debuted in the title role of The Little Prince
The Little Prince
The Little Prince , first published in 1943, is a novella and the most famous work of the French aristocrat writer, poet and pioneering aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry ....
(Play) at San Francisco's Victoria Theatre
Victoria Theatre (San Francisco)
Victoria Theatre is a 480-seat in San Francisco's Mission District, which presents locally-produced original plays, live concerts, film festivals, musicals, performances by international performing companies and other kinds of events...
. He starred in the CBS After School Special, titled Other Mothers for which he won a Daytime Emmy for his portrayal of a son with lesbian parents in 1993. He went on to star in Miracle at Midnight opposite Mia Farrow
Mia Farrow
Mia Farrow is an American actress, singer, humanitarian, and fashion model.Farrow first gained wide acclaim for her role as Allison Mackenzie in the soap opera Peyton Place, and for her subsequent short-lived marriage to Frank Sinatra...
and Sam Waterston
Sam Waterston
Samuel Atkinson "Sam" Waterston is an American actor and occasional producer and director. Among other roles, he is noted for his Academy Award-nominated portrayal of Sydney Schanberg in 1984's The Killing Fields, and his Golden Globe- and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning portrayal of Jack McCoy...
. He was nominated for: NCLR Bravo Awards: 1996 Outstanding Television Series Actor in a Crossover Role.
He auditioned to play Billy Loomis in Scream
Scream (film)
Scream is a 1996 American slasher film written by Kevin Williamson and directed by Wes Craven. The film stars Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Drew Barrymore, and David Arquette...
(1996) but was replaced by Skeet Ulrich
Skeet Ulrich
Bryan Ray Trout , best known as Skeet Ulrich, is an American actor best known for starring in the CBS drama Jericho as Jake Green and for portraying Billy Loomis in Scream...
who did The Craft
The Craft (film)
The Craft is a 1996 American supernatural teen horror film directed by Andrew Fleming and starring Robin Tunney, Rachel True, Fairuza Balk and Neve Campbell. The film's plot centers on a group of four teenage girls who pursue witchcraft and use it for their own gain...
.
Awards
- 1994: Emmy AwardEmmy AwardAn Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
: Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special for CBS Schoolbreak SpecialCBS Schoolbreak SpecialCBS Schoolbreak Special is an American anthology series for teenagers that aired on CBS from April 1980 to January 1996. The series originally premiered under the title CBS Afternoon Playhouse, and was later changed during the 1984 - 85 season...
for episode: Other Mothers (1993).
Award nominations
- 1996: NCLR Bravo Award: Outstanding Television Series Actor in a Crossover Role for Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanLois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanLois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman was a live-action American television series based on the Superman comic books...
(1993) - 1992: Saturn AwardSaturn AwardThe Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video. The Saturn Awards were devised by Dr. Donald A. Reed in 1972, who felt that films within...
: Best Performance by a Younger Actor for Child's Play 3Child's Play 3Child's Play 3, also known as Child's Play 3: Look Who's Stalking, is a 1991 horror film. It is the third installment in the Child's Play series with Brad Dourif returning as the voice of Chucky...
(1991) - 1992: Young Artist AwardYoung Artist AwardThe Young Artist Award is an accolade bestowed by the Young Artist Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to recognize and award excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically and/or financially challenged.The Young Artist...
: Best Young Actor Starring in a Cable Special for Perfect HarmonyPerfect HarmonyPerfect Harmony is a Disney movie that is set in the US Civil Rights era. The story highlights the racial tensions of the Black and White populations within a South Carolina town and its private school. The production was filmed at Berry College, and is noted for its soundtrack which featured...
(1991) (TV) - 1992: Young Artist AwardYoung Artist AwardThe Young Artist Award is an accolade bestowed by the Young Artist Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to recognize and award excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically and/or financially challenged.The Young Artist...
: Best Young Actor Guest Starring or Recurring Role in a TV Series for BlossomBlossom (TV series)Blossom is an American sitcom broadcast on NBC from January 3, 1991 to May 22, 1995. The series stars Mayim Bialik as Blossom Russo, a teenage girl living with her father and two brothers. It was created by Don Reo.- Synopsis :...
(1991)
Filmography
- The Dead Pool (1988) as Jason
- General HospitalGeneral HospitalGeneral Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
(1983) TV Series as Alan 'A. J.' Quartermaine, Jr. #5 (unknown episodes, 1988) - Charles in ChargeCharles in ChargeCharles in Charge is an American sitcom series which starred Scott Baio as Charles, a 19-year-old student at the fictional Copeland College in New Jersey, who worked as a live-in babysitter in exchange for room and board...
(1984) TV Series as Anthony (1988) - Mr. BelvedereMr. BelvedereMr. Belvedere is an American sitcom that originally aired on ABC from March 15, 1985, until July 8, 1990. The series was based on the Lynn Aloysius Belvedere character created by Gwen Davenport for her 1947 novel Belvedere, which was later adapted into the 1948 film Sitting Pretty...
(TV) (1 episode, 1989) - The Wonder YearsThe Wonder YearsThe Wonder Years is an American television comedy-drama created by Carol Black and Neal Marlens. It ran for six seasons on ABC from 1988 through 1993. The pilot aired on January 31, 1988 after ABC's coverage of Super Bowl XXII....
as Henchman (2 episodes, 1989–1990) - Perfect HarmonyPerfect HarmonyPerfect Harmony is a Disney movie that is set in the US Civil Rights era. The story highlights the racial tensions of the Black and White populations within a South Carolina town and its private school. The production was filmed at Berry College, and is noted for its soundtrack which featured...
(1991) (TV) as Taylor Bradshaw - Child's Play 3Child's Play 3Child's Play 3, also known as Child's Play 3: Look Who's Stalking, is a 1991 horror film. It is the third installment in the Child's Play series with Brad Dourif returning as the voice of Chucky...
(1991) as Andy BarclayAndy BarclayAndy Barclay is the main protagonist in the first three films of the Child's Play film series. He was portrayed by Alex Vincent in the first two films, who was replaced by Justin Whalin in the third film... - BlossomBlossom (TV series)Blossom is an American sitcom broadcast on NBC from January 3, 1991 to May 22, 1995. The series stars Mayim Bialik as Blossom Russo, a teenage girl living with her father and two brothers. It was created by Don Reo.- Synopsis :...
as Jimmy (3 episodes, 1990–1991) - The Young RidersThe Young RidersThe Young Riders is an American Western television series created by Ed Spielman that presents a fictionalized account of a group of young Pony Express riders based at the Sweetwater Station in the Nebraska Territory during the years leading up to the American Civil War...
as Adrian Dawkins (1 episode, 1992) - The Fire Next TimeThe Fire Next TimeThe Fire Next Time is a book by James Baldwin. It contains two essays: "My Dungeon Shook — Letter to my Nephew on the One Hundredth Anniversary of Emancipation," and "Down At The Cross — Letter from a Region of My Mind." The first essay, written in the form of a letter to Baldwin's...
(1993) (TV) as Paul Morgan - It Had to Be YouIt Had to Be YouIt Had to Be You may refer to:* It Had to Be You * It Had to Be You * It Had to Be You * It Had to Be You! * It Had to Be You * "It Had to Be You"...
(1993) TV Series as David Quinn (unknown episodes) - Crosses on the Lawn (1993) TV Episode .... Chaz Havelik
- Other Mothers (1993) TV Episode .... Will Jurgenson
- CBS Schoolbreak SpecialCBS Schoolbreak SpecialCBS Schoolbreak Special is an American anthology series for teenagers that aired on CBS from April 1980 to January 1996. The series originally premiered under the title CBS Afternoon Playhouse, and was later changed during the 1984 - 85 season...
(TV) (2 episodes, 1993) - Murder of Innocence (1993) (TV) as Phil Andrew
- Serial MomSerial MomSerial Mom is a 1994 American dark satire written and directed by John Waters, starring Kathleen Turner as the title character, Sam Waterston as her husband, and Ricki Lake and Matthew Lillard as her children. Despite statements to the contrary in the movie, the story is completely fictional...
(1994) as Scotty Barnhill - Jimmy ZipJimmy ZipJimmy Zip is a 1996 short film starring Alyssa Milano, Spalding Gray, and Justin Whalin.The short was remade into a full-length film in 1999, starring Brendan Fletcher and Adrienne Frantz....
(1996) as Billy - Susie QSusie Q (film)Susie Q is a 1995 Super RTL Original movie that aired on Disney Channel frequently in the late 1990s. Justin Whalin, Amy Jo Johnson and Shelley Long starred...
(1996) (TV) as Zach Sands - Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanLois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanLois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman was a live-action American television series based on the Superman comic books...
(TV) as Jimmy OlsenJimmy OlsenJimmy Olsen is a fictional character who appears mainly in DC Comics’ Superman stories. Olsen is a young photojournalist working for the Daily Planet. He is close friends with Lois Lane, Clark Kent/Superman and Perry White...
(65 episodes, 1994–1997) - Miracle at MidnightMiracle at MidnightMiracle at Midnight is a TV movie based on the Rescue of the Danish Jews in Denmark during the Holocaust. It is a Disney production and premiered on ccc in 1998. It was also portrayed in Ms...
(1998) (TV) as Henrik Koster - Dungeons & Dragons (2000) as Ridley Freeborn
- Blood of Beasts (2003) as Eric
- Off the LedgeOff the LedgeOff the Ledge is a 2009 American comedy genre film, with a twist.-Plot:Sex, drugs, alcohol and suicidal tendencies. This ensemble driven dramedy revolves around an eccentric New Year's Eve Party, where the Party-Goers are oblivious to the true atmosphere of pain amid the celebration of "life".As...
(2008) as Hopper Jackson - Super CapersSuper CapersSuper Capers is a 2009 action comedy film and a parody of superhero movies, written and directed by Ray Griggs who also starred as one of the misfit superheros.-Premise:...
(2008) as Ed Gruberman
External links
(Official)- MJSimpson.com.uk interview (February 1996)
- Film-Reviews.net interview (25 July 2007)
- Nautilus interview (German) (4 April 2001)