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Zegers at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival |
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| Born | Kevin Joseph Zegers September 19, 1984 |
Kevin Joseph Zegers (born September 19, 1984) is a Canadian film and television actor and model. The 2007 Toronto International Film Festival was a 32nd annual Film festival held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Woodstock (2006 population 35480 is a City and the county seat of Oxford County in southwestern Ontario Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A model is a person who is posed or displayed for the purpose of Art, Fashion, or other products and Advertising.
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Zegers was born in Woodstock, Ontario, the son of Mary Ellen, a school teacher, and James Zegers, a quarry worker. Woodstock (2006 population 35480 is a City and the county seat of Oxford County in southwestern Ontario A quarry is a type of open-pit mine from which rock or Minerals are extracted He grew up in Woodstock, graduating from St. Mary's High School in 2002. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. He has two younger sisters, Krista and Katie, who are actresses. Zegers began acting at the age of 6. He has appeared in over 30 commercials, and also did some modeling in London. Aside from his acting career, Zegers works off-and-on as a model.
Zegers began his performing career at the age of 6, appearing in commercials. His first film appearance was at the age of 7, in a small role in Michael J. Fox comedy Life With Mikey (1993). Michael J Fox (born Michael Andrew Fox; June 9 1961 is a Canadian / American Life with Mikey is a 1993 Comedy film starring Michael J Fox. The year 1993 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1993. Subsequently, he appeared in many supporting roles, including a guest appearance on the television series The X-Files, playing a stigmatic child. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic The X-Files is a Peabody, Golden Globe and Emmy Award -winning American Science fiction television series created by Chris Carter Stigmata are bodily marks sores or sensations of pain in locations corresponding to the Crucifixion wounds of Jesus. He had the starring role in Air Bud (1997), a film about a basketball-playing dog. Air Bud is the 1997 Feature film that sparked the franchise centered around the Fictional Dog Buddy a Golden Retriever Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar In the years following, Zegers appeared in three sequels, as well as a similar genre film, MVP: Most Valuable Primate, which featured a hockey-playing chimp. MVP Most Valuable Primate is the 2000 Feature film that sparked the MVP franchise Hockey is any of a family of Sports in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a Ball, or a hard round rubber or heavy plastic disc called a puck
Between 1997 and 2004, Zegers had starring or co-starring roles in many low-budget Canadian and horror films, including Nico the Unicorn (1998), Komodo (1999), and Wrong Turn (2003). Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Horror films are Movies that strive to elicit Fear, Horror and terror responses from viewers The year 1998 in film involved some significant events Events February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein Komodo is a 1999 thriller / Science Fiction Film directed by Michael Lantieri. The year 1999 in film involved some significant events and was arguably the most successful year for films released in the 1990s Wrong Turn is a 2003 Horror film, directed by Rob Schmidt and written by Alan B The year 2003 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Lord of the Rings The Return He also appeared in the short-lived American television series Titans (co-starring Yasmine Bleeth) in 2000, for which he was personally chosen by producer Aaron Spelling. Titans was an American primetime soap opera that debuted on October 4, 2000 on NBC. Yasmine Amanda Bleeth (born June 14, 1968, in New York City) is an American TV and Film Actress. The year 2000 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2000. Aaron Spelling' (April 22 1923 – June 23 2006 was an American film and Television producer. Zegers had previously worked with Bleeth in the 1999 film It Came From the Sky. It Came From the Sky, also known as Visiteurs impromtus Les (Canada French title was a 1999 made-for-TV movie which was a
After appearing in the remake of Dawn of the Dead, he had a major role in the Academy Award-nominated independent film Transamerica (2005), co-starring Felicity Huffman. Dawn of the Dead is a 2004 Remake of George A Romero 's 1978 film of the same name. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. An independent film, or indie film, is a film that is produced outside of the Hollywood Studio system, a series of oligopolistic practices by several Transamerica is a 2005 independent dramedy produced by IFC Films and The Weinstein Company. Felicity Huffman (born December 9, 1962) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actress. Zegers' performance as the bisexual street hustling son of a male-to-female transsexual was praised by several critics, and he won the 2006 Cannes Film Festival Chopard Award, which is given to promising young actors. Bisexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of both sexes or to a bisexual orientation Transsexualism is a condition in which a person identifies with a physical Sex different from the one with which they were born The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice, [1]
Zegers starred alongside Samaire Armstrong in the 2006 romantic comedy It's a Boy/Girl Thing. Samaire Rhys Armstrong (səˈmiːrə "sah-MEE-rah" born October 31, 1980) is an American Actress. It's A Boy/Girl Thing is a 2006 romantic comedy film starring Samaire Armstrong and Kevin Zegers.
| Year | Group | Award | Result | Notes |
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| 1998 | YoungStar Awards | Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Comedy Film | Nominated | Air Bud |
| Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor | Won | ||
| Best Performance in a TV Movie or Feature Film - Young Ensemble | Nominated | Rose Hill | ||
| Best Performance in a TV Movie/Pilot/Mini-Series - Supporting Young Actor | Nominated | A Call to Remember | ||
| 1999 | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor | Nominated | Air Bud: Golden Receiver |
| 2001 | Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor | Nominated | MVP: Most Valuable Primate | |
| 2006 | Cannes Film Festival | Chopard Trophy - Male Revelation | Won |