Troy Garity

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Troy O'Donovan Garity (born 7 July 1973 in Los Angeles, California) is an American film actor. He is best known for his role as "Isaac Rosenberg" in the Barbershop films.

1 Family
2 Roles
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[edit] Family

Garity is son of actress Jane Fonda and activist/politician Tom Hayden. He is grandson of Henry Fonda, nephew of Peter Fonda, and cousin of Bridget Fonda. His half-sister is Vanessa Vadim.

Garity was given his paternal grandmother's surname, and his given names were in reference to two militant activists. According to his father's autobiography:

Naming my son Troy O'Donovan Garity was an act of nostalgia. My wife and I did not want to choose between our public last names, so we selected "Garity" to keep alive my mother's plainly Irish one. "Troy" was an Americanization of the name of a young Vietnamiese man accused of conspiring to kill US officials. Though I regret the association, if indeed it was true, at that time all I knew of the Vietnamese Troi was that his death was unusually brave, a gesture of sacrifice against overwhelming odds. [...] O'Donovan" was for a militant nineteenth century Irishman, O'Donovan Rossa. ^[1]

[edit] Roles

Garity had an uncredited appearance as a young boy in the film On Golden Pond, starring his mother and grandfather. He played his father in the 2000 film Steal This Movie based on the life of Yippie founder Abbie Hoffman.

In addition to his breakout role in the Barbershop series, his performance as Barry Winchell in the 2003 film Soldier's Girl earned Garity a Golden Globe nomination for Actor, Mini-series or a Motion Picture Made for Television.

Garity stars as Harvey in the Danny Boyle/Alex Garland film Sunshine (2007 film).