Hunter Carson (born December 26, 1975) is an American actor,
screenwriter, producer and director. He is the son of actress Karen
Black and film director L. M. Kit Carson. In 1986, he was nominated
for a Young Artist Award for Best Starring Performance by a Young
Actor - Motion Picture for his performance in Paris, Texas
(1984).Carson was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of actress
Karen Black and actor, producer, screenwriter and director L. M. Kit
Carson. He is the stepson of Stephen Eckelberry and halfbrother of
Celine Eckelberry, Stephen's and Karen's adopted daughter. He made his
first national appearance in October 1976, at the age of nine months,
when his mother hosted Saturday Night Live; she held him in her arms
for the entirety of her opening monologue. Carson is a graduate of
Wesleyan University.His first acting role was in the 1984 film Paris,
Texas, portraying the character of Hunter Henderson. That film was
co-written for the screen by his father. Carson received strong
reviews for his performance in the film. He then starred in the 1986
remake of Invaders from Mars, where he co-starred with his mother
Karen Black, and appeared in the 1988 comedy drama Mr. North, which
also featured his Paris, Texas co-star Harry Dean Stanton. He played
Bud Bundy in an unaired early pilot of Married... with Children, and
appeared as Peter McMichaels in the 2001 fashion drama film Perfume.
He played a "crazy killer boyfriend" in the 2010 horror film She's
Crushed. He co-directed with Alejandro Itkin the 2013 feature film
Single in South Beach, a romantic drama starring Kevin Sorbo. He also
directed the short With It (2004), about a failed hitman, which Andrew
Dansby says echoes the style of his Paris, Texas director Wim Wenders.
screenwriter, producer and director. He is the son of actress Karen
Black and film director L. M. Kit Carson. In 1986, he was nominated
for a Young Artist Award for Best Starring Performance by a Young
Actor - Motion Picture for his performance in Paris, Texas
(1984).Carson was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of actress
Karen Black and actor, producer, screenwriter and director L. M. Kit
Carson. He is the stepson of Stephen Eckelberry and halfbrother of
Celine Eckelberry, Stephen's and Karen's adopted daughter. He made his
first national appearance in October 1976, at the age of nine months,
when his mother hosted Saturday Night Live; she held him in her arms
for the entirety of her opening monologue. Carson is a graduate of
Wesleyan University.His first acting role was in the 1984 film Paris,
Texas, portraying the character of Hunter Henderson. That film was
co-written for the screen by his father. Carson received strong
reviews for his performance in the film. He then starred in the 1986
remake of Invaders from Mars, where he co-starred with his mother
Karen Black, and appeared in the 1988 comedy drama Mr. North, which
also featured his Paris, Texas co-star Harry Dean Stanton. He played
Bud Bundy in an unaired early pilot of Married... with Children, and
appeared as Peter McMichaels in the 2001 fashion drama film Perfume.
He played a "crazy killer boyfriend" in the 2010 horror film She's
Crushed. He co-directed with Alejandro Itkin the 2013 feature film
Single in South Beach, a romantic drama starring Kevin Sorbo. He also
directed the short With It (2004), about a failed hitman, which Andrew
Dansby says echoes the style of his Paris, Texas director Wim Wenders.
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