Phillip Van Dyke (born June 13, 1984) is an American former actor, best known for his role as the goblin Luke in the first two installments of

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's '' Halloweentown'' film series and Arnold Shortman in seasons two and three of

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's ''

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''.

Career

He had a role in the short-lived series ''

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''. He appeared once in a guest role in ''

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''. He also had the title role in the short-lived

series ''

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''. He also appeared as the sixteen-year-old Christopher Hayden on the show Gilmore Girls in the season three episode titled ''Dear Emily and Richard''. Phillip did also make an appearance on ''

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''. He became the voice of the lead character Arnold Shortman in the second season of ''

'', replacing Toran Caudell after the latter's voice changed. While he would be replaced by Spencer Klein after the third season for the same reason, he later made one-shot appearances as Sandy in the special ''Summer Love'' and more famously, Ludwig in the episode ''New Bully on the Block''. In a 2020 interview with '' E!'', Van Dyke expressed interest in returning for another ''Halloweentown'' film if the rest of the cast also returned.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* 1984 births American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors American male voice actors Living people Place of birth missing (living people) {{US-actor-stub