| Ryan Malgarini | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ryan Timothy Malgarini June 12, 1992 Renton, Washington, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1997–present |
Ryan Timothy Malgarini (born June 12, 1992)[1] is an American teen actor.
Malgarini was born in Renton, Washington. He became interested in acting as a result of watching his grandmother, Gloria Malgarini's, involvement in commercials. At the age of five, Malgarini was delighted to spot her in a commercial for "Senior Dimensions," a Nevada-based healthcare provider, he pointed at the television and said, "I want to do that!"
From that point on Malgarini would appear as an extra for some of his grandmother's commercials. Malgarini was soon appearing in commercials for McDonald's and Washington Mutual. He also took acting classes at the famed Young Actors Space in Los Angeles which earned him an agent and a manager.
Finally, in 2002, Malgarini made his film debut. The United States of Leland (released in 2004), playing a six-year-old boy in flashback scenes. This was a rather challenging role for Malgarini, since it required him to weep for the first time on screen in a funeral scene.
In 2003, Malgarini played the role of Harry Coleman in Disney's comedy hit, Freaky Friday, which starred Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan as a mother and daughter who magically switch places for a day. He appeared with Tom Hanks in a test film to develop the "performance capture" technology for The Polar Express in 2004.
Malgarini appeared as "Benjy" in the film adaptation of How to Eat Fried Worms (2006), the beloved gross-out children's novel by Thomas Rockwell.
According to an interview with Malgarini on his official site, he starred as the main character Ugly in the musical Honk!. He appeared in The Robinsons: Lost in Space in 2004. He starred on CBS's new comedy Gary Unmarried as Gary's (Jay Mohr) son, Tom.