Noah Leslie Hathaway (born November 13, 1971) is an American actor and a former

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. He is best known for his roles as Atreyu in the 1984 film ''

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'' and for portraying Boxey on the original television series ''

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''. His work in ''The NeverEnding Story'' made him particularly popular as a

in Europe.

Career

Early work

Hathaway was born in

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. He began appearing in

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at age three, and later starred in several TV films and series, including an episode of ''

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'', episode 8 of season 4 called Designated Hitter. At the age of six he appeared in ''

'', portraying Boxey, for which he received a nomination in the first

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''The NeverEnding Story''

He was cast as

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in the 1984 film ''

''. He received his second Young Artist Awards nomination and won the award for Best Younger Actor in the 12th Annual

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. For the role Hathaway performed his own stunts, leading to a few near-injuries; German director

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said: Hathaway observed: Hathaway has said that, during the time he worked as a tattoo artist, he could see for himself the film's on-going popularity, as clients regularly requested tattoos of the AURYN amulet his character wore, in the film. He claims to have given fifteen different clients AURYN amulet tattoos in three weeks.

Later roles

In 1986, Hathaway starred in ''

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'', as Harry Potter Jr. and in the television movie ''Casebusters'', as Jamie. Hathaway did not return to acting until 1994, in the film ''To Die, to Sleep'', in his first adult role. After a second hiatus as an actor, Hathaway returned in 2011 for the films ''Mondo Holocausto!'' as Ruggero Margheriti, and ''

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'' as Fish. In 2016, Hathaway reprised his role from ''The NeverEnding Story'' for a

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commercial celebrating the 1980s.

Personal life

Hathaway attended school at Lycee Français de Los Angeles. He moved into dance instruction, teaching advanced jazz and street dance until an injury forced him to quit in 1989 at age eighteen. Trained in martial arts, Hathaway would later earn black belts in

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and

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, and also competed as a

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, and learned

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from Dr. Jerry Erickson. Hathaway spent some of his time at the Willow Springs Raceway in Rosamond, California competing in supersport motorcycle racing, and designing and riding "chopper" motorcycles. He was on tour with WizardWorld Conventions and appeared at the Chicago and Philadelphia shows in 2011. He appeared at the Supanova Pop Culture Expo in Sydney, Australia in June 2012.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

* 1980 -

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for Best Juvenile Actor in a TV Series or Special - Nominated * 1985 -

for Best Young Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical, Comedy, Adventure or Drama - Nominated * 1985 -

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for Best Performance by a Younger Actor - Won * 1986 -

for Outstanding Young Actor - Animation Voice Over - Nominated

References

Bibliography

* Holmstrom, John. ''The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995'', Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 389-390.

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hathaway, Noah 1971 births American male television actors American male child actors Living people Male actors from Los Angeles Lycée Français de Los Angeles alumni American people of Irish descent American people of Brazilian-Jewish descent American people of Uruguayan-Jewish descent