Penn Badgley
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Penn Badgley (b. November 1, 1986 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American actor and voice actor of film, television, and video games, best known for his roles in the TV series The Mountain and The Bedford Diaries.
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[edit] Childhood
Badgley split his childhood years between Richmond, VA and Seattle, WA. In Seattle, where he attended Charles Wright Academy (in Tacoma, WA), he was involved with the Seattle Children's Theatre and did voice-overs for a children's radio station.
Around 1999, he relocated with his mother to Hollywood. At the age of 14, Badgley took the California High School Proficiency Exam and began attending Santa Monica College. At 17, after completing two years of credits at Santa Monica College, he was accepted as a Junior at University of Southern California (USC), where he deferred admission due to contractual obligations.
[edit] Career
[edit] Early career
Badgley's first credit was voice work for the video game Mario Golf 64 in 1999. He followed this in 2000 with voice work on Mario Tennis 64. His first screen acting credit was on an episode of Will & Grace. He followed this up with appearances on shows such as Daddio, The Brothers Garcia and What I Like About You, among others.
[edit] Notice
Badgley's first notice came with his role as Phillip Chancellor IV #8 on the soap opera The Young and the Restless (2000 - 2001). He was nominated for a 2001 Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Daytime Series for his work.
In 2002, he starred in the WB 1/2 hour series Do Over, executive produced by Warren Littlefield, Kenny Schwartz and Rick Wiener. He appeared on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno as this show opened. The series was cancelled short of a full season.
Wider audiences may recognize him from his next starring role as Sam Tunney in The Mountain (2004 - 2005), followed by another starring role as Owen Gregory in The Bedford Diaries (2006). Both series were cancelled after one season.
[edit] Personal life
Badgley has one older half-sister and currently lives in Los Angeles. In his spare time, he likes to surf and go skiing and snowboarding. He enjoys singing, writing and playing guitar.
[edit] Filmography
- The Fluffer (2001) - Young Sean
- Debating Robert Lee (2004) - Debator
- John Tucker Must Die (2006) - Scott
- Drive-Thru (2006) - Van
