Christopher Paul "Chris" Massoglia (born March 29, 1992) is an
American television and motion picture actor.Chris Massoglia was born
in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Christopher and Karen Massoglia. His
father is a chiropractor and his mother a homemaker. His parents are
devout Christians and Republicans, and Massoglia grew up a fan of
Christian pop music (as well as unable to listen to rap music).
Massoglia was homeschooled by his mother. By the age of 13, he had
enrolled in an online university where his coursework included
developmental psychology, Biblical studies, algebra, and American
history. He also had studied jujitsu, played piano, trained as a
hip-hop dancer, knew American sign language, and rode horses. He was
also a stand-out Little League Baseball player.He began attending
acting workshops at a dancing academy in his home town of Minneapolis
while in middle school, and auditioning for television commercials by
creating home-made audition tapes. His first jobs included commercials
for Target, Marshall Field's, PepsiCo, and Best Buy.He began acting in
2003 under the name "Chris Kelly" (sometimes appearing as "Chris J.
Kelly") in an episode of the television program Law & Order: Criminal
Intent. The same year, he was considered for the part of 10-year-old
Sean in the Nicole Kidman film Birth, but the family refused to allow
him to appear naked on screen with a nude, grown woman. He auditioned
for Spider-Man 2 (getting far enough in the casting process to spend
an afternoon with Tobey Maguire) and Bad News Bears (he returned six
times for call-backs but was not cast). He spent the summer of 2004
away from auditions to play Little League Baseball; his team (the
Robbinsdale All-Stars) won the Minnesota state title that year but did
not go to the Little League World Series after losing in the
Indianapolis regionals. He appeared in two episodes of Medical
Investigation in 2004, and four episodes of the TNT cable television
police drama Wanted in 2005. He began using his family name of
Massoglia in 2008.
American television and motion picture actor.Chris Massoglia was born
in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Christopher and Karen Massoglia. His
father is a chiropractor and his mother a homemaker. His parents are
devout Christians and Republicans, and Massoglia grew up a fan of
Christian pop music (as well as unable to listen to rap music).
Massoglia was homeschooled by his mother. By the age of 13, he had
enrolled in an online university where his coursework included
developmental psychology, Biblical studies, algebra, and American
history. He also had studied jujitsu, played piano, trained as a
hip-hop dancer, knew American sign language, and rode horses. He was
also a stand-out Little League Baseball player.He began attending
acting workshops at a dancing academy in his home town of Minneapolis
while in middle school, and auditioning for television commercials by
creating home-made audition tapes. His first jobs included commercials
for Target, Marshall Field's, PepsiCo, and Best Buy.He began acting in
2003 under the name "Chris Kelly" (sometimes appearing as "Chris J.
Kelly") in an episode of the television program Law & Order: Criminal
Intent. The same year, he was considered for the part of 10-year-old
Sean in the Nicole Kidman film Birth, but the family refused to allow
him to appear naked on screen with a nude, grown woman. He auditioned
for Spider-Man 2 (getting far enough in the casting process to spend
an afternoon with Tobey Maguire) and Bad News Bears (he returned six
times for call-backs but was not cast). He spent the summer of 2004
away from auditions to play Little League Baseball; his team (the
Robbinsdale All-Stars) won the Minnesota state title that year but did
not go to the Little League World Series after losing in the
Indianapolis regionals. He appeared in two episodes of Medical
Investigation in 2004, and four episodes of the TNT cable television
police drama Wanted in 2005. He began using his family name of
Massoglia in 2008.
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