Jack Dylan Grazer (born September 3, 2003) is an American actor. He began his acting career by playing guest roles in film and on television and had his
breakthrough playing the role of
Eddie Kaspbrak
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Science and technology
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in the
2017
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and
2019
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film adaptations of the
Stephen King
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novel ''
It''. He also starred on the
CBS
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series ''
Me, Myself, and I'', portrayed
Freddy Freeman
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in the 2019
DC Extended Universe
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film ''
Shazam!'' and will reprise the role in its
2023 sequel. Grazer had the lead roles of Frazer Wilson in
Luca Guadagnino
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's coming-of-age drama television series ''
We Are Who We Are
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'' and Joey in the thriller film ''
Don't Tell a Soul
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Recording and release
''Don't Tell a Soul'' was the first Replacements album featuring Bob "Slim" Dunla ...
'', both in 2020. He voiced Alberto in the 2021
Pixar
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film ''
Luca
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'' and voiced Barney in the 2021
20th Century Studios
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film ''
Ron's Gone Wrong
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''. In 2018, ''
The Hollywood Reporter
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'' named him one of the top 30 stars under age 18.
Personal life
Grazer was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Angela Lafever and Gavin Grazer, an actor. His uncle is producer
Brian Grazer
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.
Grazer sponsors a scholarship at the Adderley School for Performing Arts in
Pacific Palisades, where he is an alumnus, for two students annually.
In July 2021, Grazer came out as
bisexual
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during an
Instagram
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livestream and declared "he/they" as his pronouns.
Filmography
Film
Television
Accolades
Notes
References
External links
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Living people
American male film actors
American male television actors
American male child actors
21st-century American male actors
2003 births
Bisexual male actors
American male voice actors
LGBT people from California
Male actors from Los Angeles
American LGBT actors
American bisexual actors