Eli Marienthal

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Eli Marienthal

Marienthal in Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, 2004
Born March 6, 1986 (1986-03-06) (age 22)
Santa Monica, California, United States

Eli David Marienthal (born March 6, 1986) is an American stage, screen and voice actor.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Personal life

Marienthal was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of Lola Marienthal, who manufactures bags made of organically grown cotton, and Joseph Cross, a journalist.[1][2] Marienthal is Jewish[3] and has two siblings, actors Harley Cross and Flora Cross.[4][5] After his parents' divorce, he lived mainly in Berkeley with his mother, though during the 3rd and 4th grades he spent some time in Paris with his father. Marienthal graduated from the private East Bay French-American School,[1] where all the students learn to speak fluent French and attend classes in two languages.

Marienthal's hobbies include writing slam poetry and participating in spoken word competitions, as well as boxing, skydiving, rock climbing and snowboarding.

Marienthal has recently come out as gay. He has said that he hopes that the prejudices faced by the gay community become lessened as figures in the public eye who declare themselves gay erode the stigma.

[edit] Career

Marienthal's career started in Bay Area stage theater work, performing in "Missing Persons," "The Cryptogram," "Hecuba," "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "Every 17 Minutes the Crowd Goes Crazy," and "The Life of Galileo".

Marienthal is known for the voice of Robin (Tim Drake) in the Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman animated movie and the title role of "Tucker Pierce" in the Tucker television series. He is also the voice of Hogarth Hughes in the 1999 film The Iron Giant and plays Steve Stifler's younger brother, Matt, in the 1999 film American Pie and its 2001 sequel, American Pie 2. His last film role to date was in the teenage-oriented comedy, Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, opposite Lindsay Lohan.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Testing Their Mettle / Warner Bros. and director Bill Bird challenge Disney with `The Iron Giant'
  2. ^ Eli Marienthal Biography (1986-)
  3. ^ JUF : Tweens : Celebrities : Eli Marienthal
  4. ^ :: rogerebert.com :: People :: 'Bee' girl carries film (xhtml)
  5. ^ j. - Celebrity Jews

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