Terrell Louis Ransom Jr. (born July 5, 2003), also known as Kid Prodigy, is an American actor. He is mostly known for his roles on ''

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'' as Darwin Watterson and '' A Girl Named Jo'' as Dwight Hughes.

Early life

Ransom was born Terrell Louis Ransom Jr. on July 5, 2003 in

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, as the son of Terrell Louis Sr. and Katrina Ransom. Ransom showed an interest in acting and modeling very early on from watching the

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series ''

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'' as a child. He then enrolled in acting classes where teachers were reluctant to work with him because of his young age. Katrina later relocated to California to facilitate her son's career.

Career

Since moving to California in late 2007, Ransom has been working consistently. He has appeared in numerous commercials including ads for Kmart, Quilted Northern, Old Navy, Elmers Glue, McDonald's and SpongeBob SpongeSoap. For seven years he had a recurring role on ''

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'' and made guest appearances on several shows including ABC's '' The Middle'' and ''

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'', CBS's '' CSI:NY'' and NBC's ''

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''. He has also appeared in a few movies including the 2011 flick '' The Chicago 8'' and 2012 Lifetime movie ''Murder on the 13th Floor''. From season three to the eleventh episode of season five in

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's ''

'', Ransom provided the voice of

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after

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(who voiced Darwin for the first three seasons) hit puberty. He was succeeded by Donielle T. Hansley Jr. for the same reason.

Personal life

Ransom has been a celebrity ambassador of ''The Jonathan Foundation'', an organization that provides assistance in the special needs education system in

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since 2015.

Filmography

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ransom, Terrell Jr. 2003 births Living people 21st-century African-American male actors 21st-century American male actors African-American male child actors American male child actors American male soap opera actors American male television actors American male voice actors People from Royal Oak, Michigan