Sam Gifaldi

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Sam Gifaldi (* 1984 ) is an American actor and voice actor , whose active time was mainly from the 1990s to around 2004. During his playing days, he won two Young Artist Awards and was nominated seven more times for one of the coveted trophies. Furthermore, in 1999 he received a nomination for the YoungStar Award .

Life

Sam Gifaldi, who was born in 1984, had his first role in 1992, when he first appeared in an episode of Parker Lewis - The Cool One from School and was used in the television film Abused As Baby that same year . The following year he received the Young Artist Award in the category “Best Young Actor Under Ten in a Television Movie” for role as little Eric . Due to his involvement there, he achieved increasing fame and was brought in 1993 as one of the main actors in the television series The Super Mamis , with which he was in part quite successful. While he was listening to the official cast of the series until it was canceled in 1995 and was used in 32 different episodes, he was nominated three times for the Young Artist Award for his engagement there . In 1994 he received a nomination in the category “Best Actor Under Ten in a Television Series or Show” and was again in the category “Outstanding” with Ryan Merriman , Ashley Peldon , Shiloh Strong and Joey Zimmerman at the same award ceremony Youth Ensemble in a Television Series “nominated. In 1995, his role as Danny Kellogg received another nomination in the category "Best Performance by an Actor Under Ten in a TV Series". During his initial phase with The Super Mamis , he was also used in 1993 in the film I want new parents , which had a similar theme to Abused As a Baby . He had another notable role in the film Boundless Suffering of a Mother , in which he actually only played a minor supporting role, but in the following year 1995 for a Young Artist Award in the category “Best Performance by a Youth Actor in a TV Mini-Series or Special ”was nominated.

In 1995 he finally took on his first dubbing role, which he held in the film Fluke - A dog clears up . That same year he also starred in the short-lived sitcom Bless This House . He was used in all 16 episodes until 1996 and was also nominated for a Young Artist Award in the category "Best Performance by a Young Actor - TV Comedy Series" in 1996 for his role there as Sean . He also joined the team for the formerly successful cartoon series Hey Arnold! In 1996 as one of the main voice actors. , where he gained considerable fame in the English-speaking world, primarily through his synchronous role as Sid and some additional characters (e.g. Billy or Iggy). He held his role there until the series exit in 2004 and was used in around 57 different episodes. In 1998 he was nominated for the Young Artist Award in the category "Best Performance in a Voiceover - TV or Film - Young Actor" for his commitment there, and in 1999 he was nominated for the YoungStar Award in the category "Best Performance in a Voice Over Talent" . At his side, his brother Taylor Gifaldi, who was about five years his junior and who was also playing the character Sid , appeared in one episode . While most of the time he was involved in Hey Arnold! was busy, Sam Gifaldi was still regularly employed in film and television productions in the following years after 1996, but could not continue by far after the period before 1996, when he often acted as a leading actor in film and television.

In 1996 the young Sam Gifaldi appeared in an episode of Caroline in the City and A Touch of Heaven . For his engagement in the latter series he was nominated for a Young Artist Award in 1997 in the category “Best Performance in a Drama Series - Guest Starring Young Actor”, but was again unable to win any of these awards. After a few years of absence from the film business, he was invited to play in 1997 for a role in Beaver is Going! engaged, where he only had the rather small role of Richard Rickover . In the same year he was used in series such as JAG - On behalf of the honor , Sliders - The gate in a foreign dimension , Enchanting Dschinni or The Visitor , where he appeared in one episode. In 1998 he took over all the additional dubbing voices in the large-scale production Das große Krabbeln and was also used in one episode each of X-Factor: The Unbelievable and Susan that same year . For his guest appearance in Susan he was awarded the Young Artist Award in 1999 in the category "Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series - Guest Starring Young Actor". The following year, 1999, Gifaldi finally had his last significant role in a television series, when he was rarely seen alone in an episode of A Twin Comes . In the same year he was also in the two films Treasure of Pirate's Point and Held Up. used, whereby he even played one of the leading roles in the first mentioned film.

In the years that followed, Gifaldi concentrated mainly on his career as a voice actor, where, in addition to his ongoing work with Hey Arnold! was heard in an episode of Captain Buzz Lightyear - Star Command in 2000 . 2001 followed roles in an episode of Clerks: Uncensored , as well as the role of Sam in The Swan with the Trumpet . After his career was already fading, in 2002 he was still in Hey Arnold! - The film used, where he again took over the voice of Sid and in the same year in an episode of Fillmore! and Mickey's clubhouse could be heard. In the following year 2003 he had his last film appearance, where he had a supporting role in the television film Remembering Charlie . After his last episode with Hey Arnold! was broadcast, Gifaldi largely retired from the film and television business and began studying at Johnson & Wales University .

Filmography

Film appearances (also short appearances)
Series appearances (also guest and short appearances)
Synchronous roles

Nominations and Awards

Nominations
  • 1994: Young Artist Award in the category “Best Actor Under Ten in a Television Series or Show” for his involvement in Die Super-Mamis
  • 1994: Young Artist Award in the category “Outstanding Youth Ensemble in a Television Series” for his involvement in The Super Mamis (together with Ryan Merriman , Ashley Peldon , Shiloh Strong and Joey Zimmerman )
  • 1995: Young Artist Award in the category “Best Performance by an Actor Under Ten in a TV Series” for his involvement in Die Super-Mamis
  • 1995: Young Artist Award in the category “Best Performance by a Youth Actor in a TV Mini-Series or Special” for his commitment to a mother's suffering without borders
  • 1996: Young Artist Award in the category "Best Performance by a Young Actor - TV Comedy Series" for his involvement in Bless This House
  • 1997: Young Artist Award in the category “Best Performance in a Drama Series - Guest Starring Young Actor” for his involvement in A Touch of Heaven
  • 1998: Young Artist Award in the category "Best Performance in a Voiceover - TV or Film - Young Actor" for his engagement in Hey Arnold!
  • 1999: YoungStar Award in the category "Best Performance in a Voice Over Talent" for his involvement in Hey Arnold!
Awards
  • 1993: Young Artist Award in the category "Best Young Actor Under Ten in a Television Movie" for his involvement in Abused As Baby
  • 1999: Young Artist Award in the category "Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series - Guest Starring Young Actor" for his engagement in Susan

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personal data
SURNAME Gifaldi, Sam
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actor and voice actor
DATE OF BIRTH 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH United States