Atticus Shaffer
Atticus Ronald Shaffer (born June 19, 1998 in Santa Clarita , California ) is an American actor and voice actor , best known for his role as Brick Heck in the series The Middle .
life and career
Atticus Shaffer was born in June 1998 in the medium-sized California city of Santa Clarita to Debbie and Ron Shaffer. Shaffer has osteogenesis imperfecta type IV , a genetic disease inherited from his mother who has type I.
He took his first role in 2007 in the television series The Class in the form of a guest role as Jonah . In 2008 and 2009, there followed minor appearances in the films Big Fat Important Movie and Opposite Day, as well as in the series My Name Is Earl . Also in 2009, he was in the role of Matty Newton in horror - thriller The Unborn seen. From 2009 to 2018 he played the lead role Brick Heck in the comedy series The Middle , the youngest child of Mike ( Neil Flynn ) and Frankie Heck ( Patricia Heaton ). On the set of the series, he received home schooling from his mother . Along with his siblings' actors, Charlie McDermott and Eden Sher , Shaffer was nominated for the 2011 Young Artist Awards for Outstanding Cast in a TV Series. From 2010 to 2011 he worked as a voice actor of Albert Glass in the animated series Fish Hooks operates. In 2011 he took on small guest roles in the television series Tripp's rock band , ThunderCats and Shake It Up - dancing is everything . At the end of September 2012 he could be heard as Edgar in Tim Burton's remake of the short film Frankenweenie from 1984 . He has also been running a YouTube channel called AtticusShafferVlog since 2013 .
Filmography (selection)
- 2007: The Class (TV series, episode 1x18)
- 2007: Zeit der Sehnsucht ( Days of Our Lives , soap opera, one episode)
- 2007: Human Giant (TV series, episode 1x01)
- 2008: Big Fat Important Movie (An American Carol)
- 2009: My Name Is Earl (TV series, episode 4x20)
- 2009: The Unborn
- 2009-2018: The Middle (TV series, 215 episodes)
- 2010-2014: The Fish Club ( Fish Hooks , TV series, 29 episodes, voice of Albert Glass )
- 2011: Tripp's Rockband ( I'm in the Band , TV series, episode 2x06)
- 2011: The Penguins of Madagascar ( The Penguins of Madagascar , TV series, 3 episodes, voice)
- 2011: ThunderCats (TV series, episode 1x04, voice)
- 2011: Shake It Up - Dancing is Everything ( Shak It Up , TV series, episode 2x04)
- 2012: Frankenweenie (voice of Edgar Gore )
- 2013: Super Buddies (voice of Monk-E )
- 2013–2016, 2018: Steven Universe (TV series, 10 episodes, voice of Peedee Fryman )
- 2015: See Dad Run (TV series, episode 3x15)
- 2015: Clarence (TV series, episode 1x38, voice)
- 2016–2018: Home - at home with Tip & Oh ( Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh , TV series, episode 4x05, voice)
- since 2016: The Lion Guard (TV series, voice of Ono )
- 2017-2019: Star Against the Forces of Evil (TV series, 3 episodes, voice of Dennis )
- 2017-2019: Pete the Cat (TV series, voice of Grumpy )
- since 2018: Harvey Street Kids (TV series, voice of Melvin )
- 2020: Never in my life ... ( Never Have I Ever , TV series)
Web links
- Atticus Shaffer in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b The Middle - Atticus Shaffer. In: abc.go.com. American Broadcasting Company , accessed November 13, 2018 .
- ↑ Mark Bennett: Caught in the Middle. In: Tribstar.com. The Tribune-Star, February 27, 2011; Archived from the original on November 18, 2013 ; accessed on November 12, 2012 (English).
- ↑ 32nd Annual Young Artist Award - Nominations. In: YoungArtistAward.org. Young Artist Award , archived from the original on November 30, 2012 ; Retrieved November 12, 2012 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Shaffer, Atticus |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Shaffer, Atticus Ronald (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actor and voice actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 19, 1998 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Santa Clarita , California , United States |