JACKIE EARLE HALEY

'Jackie Earle Haley' (born July 14, 1961, in Northridge, California, U.S.) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. Before his Academy Award-nominated role in the 2006 film ''Little Children'', he was best known for his portrayal of Kelly Leak, the motorcycle-riding, cigarette-smoking little leaguer in ''The Bad News Bears'' and its sequels.

Contents

Career

Personal life

Awards

Nominations

Selected filmography

References

External link

Career

Haley has appeared in numerous films, including ''Damnation Alley'', ''The Day of the Locust'', and ''Losin' It'', as well as guest roles on TV. He played "Moocher" in the acclaimed 1979 film ''Breaking Away'' and later in the short lived TV series of the same name. Throughout the 1970s, he often played a tough, angry, pimply, long-haired misfit. He has made guest appearances on such TV shows as ''Marcus Welby, M.D.'', ''The Waltons'', ''The Love Boat'', ''Renegade'', and ''Get a Life''.
While Haley's acting career went dormant during most of the 1990s and early 2000s, he resorted to driving limos and delivering pizza in order to make a living before turning to directing.^[1] He eventually turned to a career as a successful producer and director of television commercials. He returned to acting in 2006, appearing in ''All the King's Men'', and giving a critically acclaimed performance as a recently paroled sex offender in 2006's ''Little Children''. The latter role was influenced by the relationship between his brother Tru, who died of a heroin overdose, and their mother.^[2] He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for this portrayal and in 2007 was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.^[3]
Currently, Haley owns a production company, JEH Productions, in San Antonio, Texas. He will next appear in ''Semi-Pro'' and ''Winged Creatures''. He also has been cast in Zack Snyder's adaptation of the Alan Moore graphic novel, ''Watchmen'' as Rorschach.^[4]

Personal life

Haley was born and raised in Northridge, California. His first marriage was to Sherry Vaughan in 1979. He has two children: Christopher (born 1986) with his second wife and Olivia (born 1998) from a previous relationship. He married his third wife, Amelia Cruz, in 2004.

Awards

Supporting actor awards received for his performance in ''Little Children'':

★ Chicago Film Critics Association Award

★ Chlotrudis Awards

★ Dallas-Ft. Worth Film Critics Association Awards 2006

★ New York Film Critics Circle Awards 2006

★ Online Film Critics Society Awards 2006

★ San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards 2006

★ Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards 2006

Nominations

★ 2006 Academy Awards

★ Screen Actors Guild Awards 2006

Selected filmography

★ ''Wait Till Your Father Gets Home'' (1972) (TV series) (voice)

★ ''Valley of the Dinosaurs'' (1974) (TV series) (voice)

★ ''The Day of the Locust'' (1975)

★ ''The Bad News Bears'' (1976)

★ ''The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training'' (1977)

★ ''Damnation Alley'' (1977)

★ ''The Bad News Bears Go To Japan'' (1978)

★ ''Breaking Away'' (1980)

★ ''Losin' It'' (1983)

★ ''The Zoo Gang'' (1985)

★ ''Dollman'' (1991)

★ ''Nemesis'' (1993)

★ ''All the King's Men'' (2006)

★ ''Little Children'' (2006) - Academy Award nomination

★ ''Watchmen'' (2009)

References

1. "It felt like this was supposed to happen" Willa Paskin
2. Popcorn Reel In Focus Interview: "Little Children"'s Jackie Early Haley Omar P.L. Moore
3. Film Academy Invites 115 New Members
4. 'Watchmen' powering up with castings

External link

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★ JEH Productions, Inc.