Michael Cimino (born November 10, 1999) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Bob Palmeri in ''
Annabelle Comes Home
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'' and as Victor Salazar in the
Hulu
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series ''
Love, Victor
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'', a
spin-off of the 2018 film ''
Love, Simon
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''. Since 2022, he has voiced Kevin Grant-Gomez from the Disney Channel animated series ''
Hamster & Gretel
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Plot
A 16-year-old boy named Kevin must work with his sister Gretel when she and her pet hamster are giv ...
''. On November 10, 2022, he released his debut EP, ''I'm Somewhere Out There''.
Early life
Cimino was born and raised in
Las Vegas
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, Nevada. His father is of Italian-German ancestry and his mother is of Puerto Rican descent. Cimino faced racism through elementary school, saying children would throw him on the floor and kick him, and claim he ate bugs, though he says those experiences made him more compassionate towards others. He took up acting at eight years old after joining an acting group taught by a fellow church member. Cimino graduated from high school early to get into acting more seriously and decided not to attend college.
Career
Cimino's early acting credits include a
GEICO
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