Emjay Anthony Salazar (born June 1, 2003) is an American teen actor and

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. His major films include '' It's Complicated'', '' Chef'', ''

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Biography

Emjay Anthony Salazar was born on June 1, 2003, in

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, to parents Michael and Trisha Salazar. He has an older sister named Sage. He modeled as a young child and made his acting debut in a Werther's candy commercial at the age of four. When he was 5, he and his family relocated to

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. In 2009 Emjay made his film debut in '' It's Complicated'' starring

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and Alec Baldwin. He returned to his school studies for a year and a half and then resumed auditioning for commercials and television films. He portrayed Hector in '' The Divergent Series: Insurgent'' (2015). His breakout role was in the 2014 film '' Chef'', as Percy, the son of the protagonist, chef Carl Casper ( Jon Favreau).

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* * * American male film actors 2003 births Male actors from Florida Living people People from Clearwater, Florida American male child actors 21st-century American male actors Actors from Pinellas County, Florida {{US-film-actor-2000s-stub