Miko Hughes
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| Born | Miko John Hughes February 22, 1986 Apple Valley, California |
| Years active | 1989 — present |
Miko John Hughes (born February 22, 1986) is an American actor.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Career
Hughes started his acting career in a public service announcement when he was 22 months old, and followed that up by appearing in his first feature film five months later. From his years as a child actor, Hughes was consistently one of the busiest young actors in Hollywood. Hughes is best known for his film roles as Gage Creed in Pet Sematary (1989), as an autistic boy opposite Bruce Willis in Mercury Rising (1998) and as Dylan Porter opposite Heather Langenkamp in Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994).
Hughes also played Aaron Bailey on Full House from 1990 to 1995. One of his first films was Jack the Bear, opposite Danny DeVito; in addition, he has starred on film in Spawn (1997), Zeus and Roxanne (1997), Apollo 13 (1995), Kindergarten Cop (1990) and Pet Sematary (1989). Hughes has also appeared in numerous television movies. He has been a series regular, recurring character or guest star on many television series including Baywatch (1989), Full House (1992), Touched by an Angel (1994) and The Nanny (1993).
Hughes received an Emmy Award certificate for his participation as the voice of "Tommy" in the number one-rated Fox animated TV series Life with Louie (1995). His other voice-over credits include the voice of "Sly" and "Witt," twin babies in the feature film Baby Geniuses (1999). His latest project is the film Surf School. Hughes recently appeared in a commercial for the video game "Jaks." After a break in his career he re-emerged as a teen in the science fiction hit Roswell. Hughes played a lovable villain who was part of a renegade group of aliens.
[edit] Personal life
Hughes was born in Apple Valley, California, the son of Mary (née Phelps) and John Hughes, a special effects technician.[1] He has three siblings, Mike, Mitch and Molly.[2] He has Chickasaw Native American ancestry.[3] His first name means "chief" in both Chickasaw and Choctaw.
He released 2 albums in 1995, at the ripe old age of 9. One is self titled and the other is called "Halloween Haunts". Miko wrote songs for both albums and sings as well. They were recorded and release by his own company called "Little Chief, Inc"
Hughes likes playing video games, such as Dance Dance Revolution, and is also a beekeeper, counting 30,000 bees as pets. Miko is also a D.J. with the pseudonym "D.J. Cubed". He lives in Apple Valley, California when working but considers his permanent address to be Oklahoma.
Miko Hughes will portray a charismatic Italian sculptor when he stars in next year's epic comedy film, City of Shoulders and Noses. The film, which is being produced by Tommy Ardolino, Sybil Danning, and George Parra, also stars Danielle Gamba, Ruth Buzzi, Jennifer Sciole, and John Martino.
Hughes also has a Blogspot at http://woeismiko.blogspot.com. As of May 2008 it has not been updated since May 2007.
[edit] Filmography
- Clockstoppers (2002)
- Roswell (1999)
- Baby Geniuses (1999) (voice)
- Mercury Rising (1998)
- Spawn (1997)
- Zeus and Roxanne (1997)
- Apollo 13 (1995)
- Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)
- Jack the Bear (1993)
- Full House (TV) (1990-1995)
- Kindergarten Cop (1990)
- Pet Sematary (1989)
[edit] Quotes
Kindergarten Cop (1990): "Boys have a penis, girls have a vagina."
[edit] References
- ^ Miko Hughes Biography (1986-)
- ^ Miko Hughes Biography - Yahoo! Movies
- ^ Rector, Lisa. "Awards prove Indian stars still dazzle Hollywood: First Americans in the Arts", News From Indian Country, 2001-04-15. Retrieved on 2007-12-10.
