Hunter Carson (born December 26, 1975) is an American actor,

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, producer and

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. He is the son of actress

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and film director

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. In 1986, he was nominated for a Young Artist Award for Best Starring Performance by a Young Actor - Motion Picture for his performance in ''

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'' (1984).

Early life

Carson was born in

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, the son of actress

and actor, producer, screenwriter and director

. 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 ''

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''; she held him in her arms for the entirety of her opening monologue. Carson is a graduate of

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Career

His first acting role was in the 1984 film ''

'', portraying the character of Hunter Henderson. The 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

, and appeared in the 1988 comedy drama ''

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'', which also featured his ''Paris, Texas'' co-star

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. He played Bud Bundy in an unaired pilot of '' Married... with Children'' and appeared as Peter McMichaels in the 2001 film, ''

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''. He played a "crazy killer boyfriend" in the 2010 horror film ''

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''. He co-directed with Alejandro Itkin the 2013 feature film ''Single in South Beach'', a romantic drama starring

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. He also directed the short ''With It'' (2004), about a failed hitman, which Andrew Dansby says echoes the style of his ''Paris, Texas'' director

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* 1975 births Male actors from Los Angeles American male child actors American male film actors Living people Wesleyan University alumni 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors {{US-film-actor-1970s-stub