Jeremy Sisto
Jeremy Sisto | |
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Born |
Jeremy M. Sisto October 6, 1974 Grass Valley, California United States |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1991–present |
Spouse(s) |
Marisa Ryan (m. 1993; div. 2002) Addie Lane (m. 2009) |
Children | 2 |
Jeremy Merton Sisto (born October 6, 1974)[1] is an American actor. Sisto has had recurring roles as Billy Chenowith on the HBO series Six Feet Under and Detective Cyrus Lupo on Law & Order on television, and he also starred in the films Jesus, Clueless, Thirteen, and Wrong Turn. He starred as George Altman in the ABC sitcom Suburgatory.
Early life
Sisto was born in Grass Valley, California, the son of mother Reedy Gibbs, an actress and farmer, and father Richard "Dick" Sisto, a farmer, jazz musician, and educator.[2] Sisto has a sister named Meadow Sisto, who is an actress mostly known for playing Caroline in the 1992 film Captain Ron.
Sisto's parent's divorced and his father was remarried to an artist named Penny Sisto.[2] Sisto lived with his mother and sister, and has said that not growing up with his father made being a father to a boy intimidating.[3]
He was raised in Chicago and attended the Francis W. Parker School. Jeremy Sisto appeared in the film Grand Canyon while attending high school. After studying at UCLA he began acting full-time.
Career
Sisto played a killer in Hideaway, a rich brat in Clueless and White Squall, Jesus in the eponymous mini-series, a patient diagnosed with multiple personality disorder in the short film Inside, a former drug addict in Thirteen, and an abusive husband in Waitress. Sisto also played the character Billy in the HBO series Six Feet Under. He also appeared in the 2003 finale of the WB's Dawson's Creek; afterward he performed on the Los Angeles stage the role of bigoted Southerner Shane Mungitt in Richard Greenberg's play Take Me Out, about a baseball player who announces he is gay. Sisto also screen tested for the role of Jack Dawson in Titanic with Kate Winslet, but ultimately lost out to Leonardo DiCaprio.[4]
Besides acting, Sisto has worked behind the scenes. In 1998, he produced the unreleased movie Taken, together with his friend Ethan Embry. He also produced the films Three Women of Pain and Paranoia 1.0. In April 2003, he started his own production company, Dima Entertainment. In 2006, he appeared on Broadway in Festen. In the same year, he starred in the short-lived NBC drama series Kidnapped. In July 2007, Sisto was featured in the Maroon 5 video for the song "Wake Up Call". He played a man who was sleeping with the girlfriend of Adam Levine.
In 2008, Sisto joined the cast of the crime drama Law & Order as Detective Cyrus Lupo, replacing Milena Govich's Detective Nina Cassady as the partner of Jesse L. Martin's Ed Green. He had previously appeared on the show as a lawyer in the previous season's finale. Sisto stayed on for the series' final three seasons and his character became partners with Anthony Anderson's Detective Kevin Bernard after Martin left the series near the end of season eighteen.
He voiced Batman in the direct-to-video movie Justice League: The New Frontier.
Sisto starred in the American television comedy series Suburgatory, which premiered on ABC in the fall of 2011. He played George Altman, the divorced father of the series' main character, George's daughter Tessa. Sisto played the role for three seasons, after which Suburgatory was cancelled.[5][6][7]
Personal life
On August 30, 1993, Sisto married actress Marisa Ryan in Las Vegas, Nevada.[8] The couple divorced in 2002.[9]
On June 5, 2009, Sisto and girlfriend Addie Lane had a daughter, Charlie Ballerina. Sisto and Lane married in October 2009 at City Hall in New York City.[9][10]
On March 9, 2012, Sisto and Lane had their second child, a boy named Bastian Kick Sisto.[11][12]
BuddyTV ranked him #98 on its list of "TV's Sexiest Men of 2011".[13]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1991 | Grand Canyon | Roberto | |
1992 | Desperate Choices: To Save My Child | Josh Ryan | Television film |
1994 | Crew, TheThe Crew | Timothy Grant | |
1994 | Shaggy Dog, TheThe Shaggy Dog | Trey Miller | Television film |
1995 | Hideaway | Vassago/Jeremy Nyebern | |
1995 | Clueless | Elton Tiscia | |
1995 | Moonlight and Valentino | Steven | |
1996 | White Squall | Frank Beaumont | |
1997 | Bongwater | Robert | |
1997 | Suicide Kings | T.K. | |
1997 | Three Women of Pain | Lance | Short film |
1997 | Oakland Underground | Nox Illuminata leader | |
1998 | Day Lincoln Was Shot, TheThe Day Lincoln Was Shot | Frederick Seward | Television film |
1998 | Some Girl | Chard | |
1998 | Without Limits | Frank Shorter | |
1998 | Playing by Heart | Malcolm | Uncredited |
1999 | '60s, TheThe '60s | Kenny Klein | Television film |
1999 | This Space Between Us | Alex Harty | |
1999 | Trash | Sonny James | |
1999 | Auteur Theory, TheThe Auteur Theory | Jules | |
1999 | Jesus | Jesus | Television film |
1999 | Little Savant | Flamingo | |
2000 | Men Named Milo, Women Named Greta | Deke Masters | Short film |
2000 | Track Down | Lance "Icebreaker" Petersen | |
2001 | Don's Plum | Bernard | |
2001 | Angel Eyes | Larry Pogue | |
2001 | Dead Dog | Tom Braeburn | |
2002 | May | Adam Stubbs | |
2002 | Inside | Daniel | Short film |
2002 | Now You Know | Jeremy | |
2002 | Robbing 'Hef | Jackie | |
2003 | Thirteen | Brady | |
2003 | Movie Hero, TheThe Movie Hero | Blake Gardner | |
2003 | Manfast | Mica | |
2003 | Wrong Turn | Scott | |
2003 | Something More | Luke | Short film |
2004 | Paranoia 1.0 | Simon | |
2004 | In Enemy Hands | Jason Abers | |
2004 | Dead & Breakfast | Christian | |
2004 | Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things, TheThe Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things | Chester | |
2004 | Method | Jake Fields | |
2005 | Nickel Children, TheThe Nickel Children | The doctor | |
2005 | Lot Like Love, AA Lot Like Love | Ben Miller | |
2005 | In Memory of My Father | Jeremy | |
2006 | Population 436 | Steve Kady | Direct-to-video |
2006 | Thirst, TheThe Thirst | Darius | |
2006 | Unknown | Handcuffed man | |
2006 | Broken | Will | |
2007 | Waitress | Earl Hunterson | |
2007 | War Prayer, TheThe War Prayer | The Stranger | Short film |
2008 | Gardens of the Night | Jimmy | |
2008 | Justice League: The New Frontier | Batman | Voice; direct-to-video |
2008 | Cat's Tale, AA Cat's Tale | Squirrel | Voice; direct-to-video |
2009 | Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead | Detective Wimbly | |
2009 | Into Temptation | Father John Buerlein | |
2011 | Hook, Line and Sinker | Gordon | Short film |
2011 | Sironia | Tucker | |
2012 | Robot & Frank | Sheriff Rowlings | |
2012 | Blow Me | GoldenBoy | Short film |
2013 | As Cool as I Am | Guy | |
2014 | Break Point | Jimmy | |
2014 | H8RZ Haters | Mr. Faustin | |
2015 | Batman vs. Robin | Talon | Voice; direct-to-video |
2015 | Other Side of the Door, TheThe Other Side of the Door | Michael | Filming |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | Duckman | Bobby | Voice; episode: "With Friends Like These" |
1997 | Rugrats | Larry | Voice; episode: "Angelica Orders Out/Let It Snow" |
1998 | Wild Thornberrys, TheThe Wild Thornberrys | DJ | Voice; episode: "Vacant Lot" |
1999 | Wild Thornberrys, TheThe Wild Thornberrys | Radio announcer | Voice; episode: "Stick Your Neck Out" |
2001 | Outer Limits, TheThe Outer Limits | Tom | Episode: "A New Life" |
2001–2005 | Six Feet Under | Billy Chenowith | Main cast (season 1); recurring (seasons 2–5); 29 episodes |
2002 | Julius Caesar | Gaius Julius Caesar | Miniseries |
2003 | Twilight Zone, TheThe Twilight Zone | Grady Finch | Episode: "The Executions of Grady Finch" |
2003 | Dawson's Creek | Christopher | Episode: "All Good Things..." |
2003–2004 | Ancient Egyptians | Narrator | 2 episodes |
2006 | American Dad! | Mitch | Voice; episode: "It's Good to Be Queen" |
2006 | Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King | Willie Evans | Episode: "The Fifth Quarter" |
2006–2007 | Kidnapped | Lucian Knapp | Main cast; 13 episodes |
2007 | Numbers | AUSA Alvin Brickle | Episode: "The Art of Reckoning" |
2007 | Law & Order | Clint Glover | Episode: "The Family Hour" |
2007 | My Boys | Thorn | 2 episodes |
2008–2010 | Law & Order | Detective Cyrus Lupo | Main cast (seasons 18–20); 63 episodes |
2011–2014 | Suburgatory | George Altman | Main cast; 57 episodes |
2013 | Air Force One Is Down | Fergus Markey | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
2015 | Returned, TheThe Returned | Peter | Main cast; upcoming series |
References
- ↑ "Jeremy M Sisto: California, Birth Index, 1905-1995". FamilySearch. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
Jeremy M Sisto, 06 Oct 1974; citing Nevada, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Jeremy Sisto Biography (1974-)". Film Reference. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ↑ Berger, Lori. "Jeremy Sisto is Turning into Mush". Redbook. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk-OZiiZs3o
- ↑ Kenneally, Tim (14 October 2011). "ABC gives "Revenge," "Suburgatory" full seasons". Reuters.
- ↑ Bonin Starr, Liane (17 April 2013). "Interview: Jeremy Sisto talks 'Suburgatory,' being wacky and indie film". HitFix. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ↑ Heisler, Steve (19 October 2011). "Jeremy Sisto on Suburgatory, and How a Complicated Childhood Affected His ‘Brooding’ Early Roles". Vulture. New Yorke. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ↑ "Jeremy M Sisto: Nevada, Marriage Index, 1956-2005". FamilySearch. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
Clark, Nevada, United States, County Book 902, p. C465035, archive film number 950729.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Herald Wire Services (19 October 2009). "Jeremy Sisto ties the knot". Boston Herald. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ↑ Dixon, Anthony (16 October 2009). "Jeremy Sisto and Addie Lane Tie the Knot!". People. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ↑ Michaud, Sarah; Byrne, Alla (21 March 2012). "Jeremy Sisto Welcomes Son Bastian Kick". People. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ↑ Leon, Anya (23 January 2013). "Jeremy Sisto: Why We Named Our Son Bastian Kick". People. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ↑ "TV's 100 Sexiest Men of 2011". BuddyTV. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
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