Jackie Earle Haley

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name = Jackie Earle Haley


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awards = CFCA Award for Best Supporting Actor
2006 "Little Children"
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2006 "Little Children"

Jackie Earle Haley (born July 14, 1961) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor.

Biography

Career

Haley has appeared in numerous films, including "Damnation Alley", John Schlesinger's "The Day of the Locust", and "Losin' It", as well as guest roles on TV. A well known child actor, he starred as Kelly Leak in the famous comedy "The Bad News Bears". He also starred in The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training and The Bad News Bears go to Japan.

He played "Moocher" in Peter Yates' acclaimed 1979 film "Breaking Away" and later in the short lived TV series of the same name. Throughout the 1970s, he often played a tough, angry, pimply, long-haired misfit. He has made guest appearances on such TV shows as "Marcus Welby, M.D.", "The Waltons", "The Love Boat", "Renegade", and "Get a Life".

Haley's acting career went dormant during most of the 1990s and early 2000s before turning to directing.cite news | last =Paskin | first =Willa | coauthors = | title ="It felt like this was supposed to happen" | work = | pages = | language = | publisher =Salon.com | date = | url =http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2007/02/21/jackie_earle_haley/index_np.html | accessdate =2007-07-25 ] He eventually turned to a career as a successful producer and director of television commercials. He returned to acting in 2006, first appearing in Steven Zaillian's "All the King's Men" alongside Sean Penn, before moving on to his greatest acting challenge to date – giving a critically acclaimed performance as Ronnie McGorvey, a recently paroled sex offender in Todd Field's "Little Children". He stated that his preparation for the role was greatly influenced by the relationship shared between his brother True, who battled a heroin addiction before he died of an overdose, and their mother. [cite news | last =Moore | first =Omar P.L. | coauthors = | title =Popcorn Reel In Focus Interview: "Little Children"'s Jackie Early Haley | work = | pages = | language = | publisher = | date = | url =http://www.popcornreel.com/jehfocus.htm | accessdate =2007-07-25 ] Haley was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for this portrayal and in 2007 was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. [cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title =Film Academy Invites 115 New Members | work = | pages = | language = | publisher =Associated Press | date =June 19, 2007 | url =http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=entertainment&id=5400194 | accessdate =2007-07-25 ]

Currently, Haley owns a production company, JEH Productions, in San Antonio, Texas. In 2008, he appeared in "Semi-Pro" and will star in "Winged Creatures". He also has been cast in Zack Snyder's adaptation of the Alan Moore graphic novel, "Watchmen" as the fan favorite antihero Rorschach, a masked detective working to find the identity of a superhero killer. [cite news | author=Borys Kit | url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ie88dcf13294612e0d5010ddce2a351f1 | title='Watchmen' powering up with castings | publisher=The Hollywood Reporter | date=2007-07-26 | accessdate=2007-07-26 ] The film also reunites him with "Little Children" co-star Patrick Wilson as Rorschach's former partner Nite-Owl. Also in 2009 Haley will appear in "Ashecliffe" directed by Martin Scorsese. He will play a patient of a hospital for the criminally insane.

Personal life

Haley was born and raised in Northridge, California. His first marriage was to Sherry Vaughan in 1979. He has two children: Christopher (born 1986) with his second wife and Olivia (born 1998) from a previous relationship. He married his third wife, Amelia Cruz, in 2004.

Awards

Supporting actor awards received for his performance in Todd Field's "Little Children":
*Chicago Film Critics Association Award
*Chlotrudis Awards 2007
*Dallas-Ft. Worth Film Critics Association Awards 2006
*New York Film Critics Circle Awards 2006
*Online Film Critics Society Awards 2006
*San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards 2006
*Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards 2006

Nominations

*2006 Academy Awards
*Screen Actors Guild Awards 2006

Filmography

*"Wait Till Your Father Gets Home" (1972) (TV series) (voice)
*"Valley of the Dinosaurs" (1974) (TV series) (voice)
*"The Day of the Locust" (1975)
*"The Bad News Bears" (1976)
*"The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training" (1977)
*"Damnation Alley" (1977)
*"The Bad News Bears Go To Japan" (1978)
*"Breaking Away" (1979)
*"Losin' It" (1983)
*"The Zoo Gang" (1985)
*"Dollman" (1991)
*"Nemesis" (1993)
*"All the King's Men" (2006)
*"Little Children" (2006) - Academy Award nomination
*"Semi-Pro" (2008)
*"Bolden!" (2008)
*"The Great Observer" (2008)
*"Winged Creatures" (2008)
*"Watchmen" (2009)
*"Ashecliffe" (2009)

References

External links

*imdb name|id=0355097|name=Jackie Earle Haley
* [http://www.jehproductions.com/ JEH Productions, Inc.]