Patrick Fugit

Patrick Fugit was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. His mother, Jan, a dance teacher, raised Patrick and his younger siblings dancing and performing from a very young age. Patrick credits Jan with developing his early interest in the dramatic arts. From junior high and into high school, Patrick also began studying the craft of acting in Theatre school during his summer vacations. He made his stage debut in a school production while in the seventh grade. Inspired by his love of performing, Patrick eventually decided to become a professional actor, and went on to land several guest roles in locally shot television episodes throughout his teens.

Patrick made his Hollywood movie debut in the 2000 coming-of-age tale, Almost Famous, when he was 16. Discovered in an international casting search, Patrick became widely known for playing William Miller, a young rock-fan-turned-reporter based on the early career of its director Cameron Crowe, the youngest journalist for Rolling Stone Magazine. Already a classic, Almost Famous is touted as one of the 10 best movies of the decade from 2000-2010.

Fugit later played a sweetly geeky, aspiring comic book artist in the 2002 drama White Oleander, and a naive drug addict in the indie dark comedy Spun. His next film, Saved! was a satirical look at the religious right in high school. In 2005 he starred in The Amateurs, an independent comedy about a sleepy town that comes together to film a porno, and in 2007 he starred in Wristcutters, A Love Story. In 2009, Fugit portrayed the role of Evra the Snake Boy in the fantasy-thriller Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant.

In 2011, Patrick was seen in HBO's "Cinema Verite" alongside James Gandolfini, Diane Lane and Tim Robbins. This movie told the behind-the-scene story of the groundbreaking 1973 PBS Documentary series "An American Family." That year, he also reunited with director Cameron Crowe for We Bought A Zoo, in which he co-starred with Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson and Thomas Haden Church. Patrick then appeared opposite Tim Robbins, Mark Ruffalo, and Gwyneth Paltrow in the film Thanks For Sharing. The film, a dark comedy about sex addiction, debuted at the 2012 Toronto Film Festival.

He more recently starred in the independent romantic comedy The List opposite Jennifer Morrison, and another independent film, Queen of Earth opposite Elisabeth Moss and Michelle Dockery. He can be seen in a lead role in the second season of Direct TV's "Full Circle."

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