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Haley Joel Osment
Birth at
10 April 1988
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Haley Joel Osment is the son of Los Angeles actor Michael Eugene Osment and an English teacher. Haley himself believes that the acting gift passed to him from his father by inheritance, besides, according to Hayley, his father helped him a lot. Of course, at the age of five, he was taken to portray the “face” of the company “Pizza Hut” not for acting. But the fact that the boy is a prodigy became clear pretty soon. Robert Zemeckis noticed him in the pizza commercial, and at the age of 6, Hayley
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Haley Joel Osment is the son of Los Angeles actor Michael Eugene Osment and an English teacher. Haley himself believes that the acting gift passed to him from his father by inheritance, besides, according to Hayley, his father helped him a lot. Of course, at the age of five, he was taken to portray the “face” of the company “Pizza Hut” not for acting. But the fact that the boy is a prodigy became clear pretty soon. Robert Zemeckis noticed him in the pizza commercial, and at the age of 6, Hayley Joel already played Forrest Gump Jr., and he played so successfully that he received the Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor. In the same 1994, he was invited to the film “Lies of the Heart”, and then in the series “Thunderstorm Alley”. And two years later, Haley played the main role on the big screen in the film Bogus.
11-year-old Haley Joel Osment was perhaps the youngest Oscar nominee for his role in The Sixth Sense. And although the most prestigious award was received by Michael Kane, but the winner expressed admiration for the play of a minor actor.
Naturally, all this time Haley Joel studied at school, and “excellent”, and managed to actively engage in sports. He played in school football and basketball teams, from the age of 7 he was fond of golf. This fascination persisted into older years. In 2005, he competed in the All-Star Tournament for the United States Golf Team.
Critic approval and audience appreciation also received the role of Osment in the films “Pay Another”, where he played alongside Helen Hunt and Kevin Spacey, and a fairy tale about the future.
"Artificial intelligence" Steven Spielberg. In it, Haley played one of the main roles, the other main character was Jude Law.
In recent years, Haley Joel Osment has not only performed acting roles, but also acted as an executive producer of films, for example, “Montana Amazon”.
The actor plays the piano and guitar, likes delicious food and prefers Chinese cuisine. /