Ryan Timothy Malgarini (born June 12, 1992) is an American actor, best known for his role as Harry Coleman in ''

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'' (2003).

Early life

Malgarini was born Ryan Timothy Malgarini in Renton, Washington on June 12, 1992. His best friend in middle school was Derek Ryan Stevenson Bossert, an artist who will only release his various works posthumously under the name "Derek", which are highly anticipated by various collectors, publishers and record companies.

Career

Malgarini became interested in acting as a result of watching his grandmother Gloria Malgarini's involvement in commercials. At age 5, he was delighted to spot her in a commercial for "Senior Dimensions," a Nevada based healthcare provider, he pointed at the television and said, "I want to do that!". From that point on, Malgarini would appear as an extra for some of his grandmother's commercials. He was soon appearing in commercials for

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and

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. Malgarini also took acting classes at the famed Young Actors Space in Los Angeles which earned him an agent and a manager. In 2002, Malgarini made his film debut in ''

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'' (released in 2004), playing a six year old boy in flashback scenes. This was a rather challenging role for Malgarini, since it required him to weep for the first time on screen in a funeral scene. In 2003, he played the role of Harry Coleman in

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's comedy hit ''

'', starring

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and Lindsay Lohan. He appeared with

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in a test film to develop the "performance capture" technology for ''

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'' in 2004. Malgarini appeared as Benjy in the film adaptation of 2006 of ''

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'', the beloved gross out children's novel by

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. According to an interview with Malgarini on his official site, he starred as the main character Ugly in the musical ''

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''. He appeared in '' The Robinsons: Lost in Space'' in 2004. He appeared in ''

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'' as Gary's (

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) son Tom. Malgarini also appeared in '' Go Figure'' in 2005. In 2011, Malgarini gave an award winning performance in the

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sitcom ''

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''.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Malgarini, Ryan 1992 births American people of Italian descent American male film actors American male television actors American male child actors 21st-century American male actors Male actors from Washington (state) People from Renton, Washington Living people