Jansen Rayne Panettiere (born September 25, 1994) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in films The Perfect Game, Ice Age: The Meltdown, The Martial Arts Kid and How High 2. His elder sister is actress Hayden Panettiere.
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Jansen Panettiere | |
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Born | (1994-09-25) September 25, 1994 (age 28) Palisades, New York, US |
Occupation | Actor, voice actor |
Years active | 2002–present |
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Relatives | Hayden Panettiere (sister) |
Panettiere was born on September 25, 1994, in Palisades, New York, to Lesley R. Vogel, a former soap opera actress, and Alan Lee "Skip" Panettiere, a fire department lieutenant.[1]
Jansen had a supporting role in the Disney Channel Original Movie Tiger Cruise, which starred his sister Hayden (this is one of only two productions to date in which both siblings have featured onscreen, the other being The Forger – Jansen lent his voice to Racing Stripes, in which Hayden appeared). He portrayed the voice of Truman X in The X's. He starred as Lucas Malloy in the made-for-television Nickelodeon film The Last Day of Summer, which first showed July 20, 2007. It was released on DVD on August 28, 2007.
His next film, The Perfect Game, was going to be released in theaters on August 8, 2008, but Lionsgate Films decided to push it back to the spring of 2010. The Perfect Game is directed by William Dear, is based on the true story of how a group of boys from Monterrey, Mexico become the first non-U.S. team to win the Little League World Series. Panettiere also co-stars with Gavin MacLeod in The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry, a film directed by Rich Christiano about faith and friendship. He appeared with Martin Sheen, Jamie Lee Curtis and Christine Lahti, as Elliott Perry in Dustin Lance Black's play 8, a reenactment of the Perry v. Schwarzenegger trial, at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre on March 3, 2012.[2] The performance was broadcast on YouTube to raise money for the American Foundation for Equal Rights.[3][4] In 2019, Jansen guest starred in the AMC network series The Walking Dead and co-starred in MTV's How High 2.
In 2008, Panettiere was nominated for a Young Artist Award at the Young Artist Awards for Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special by a Leading Young Actor for The Last Day of Summer.[citation needed]
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Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2002 | Even Stevens | Kupchack's Son | Episode: "The Big Splash" |
2003 | Hope & Faith | Justin Shanowski | Episode: Pilot |
Third Watch | Billy | Episode: "Payback" | |
2004 | Tiger Cruise | Joey | Television film |
Blue's Clues | Periwinkle (voice) | Season 6 | |
2005 | Holly Hobbie and Friends: Surprise Party | Robby Hobbie (voice) | Television special |
Racing Stripes | Young Stripes (voice) | Film | |
Robots | Younger Rodney (voice) | Film | |
2006 | Ice Age: The Meltdown | Shovelmouth Boy (voice) | Film |
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Christmas Wishes | Robby Hobbie (voice) | Film | |
The X's | Truman X (voice) | Main role, 20 episodes | |
Everybody Hates Chris | Peter | Episode: "Everybody Hates Kris" | |
2007 | Holly Hobbie and Friends: Secret Adventures | Robby Hobbie (voice) | |
The Last Day of Summer | Luke Malloy | Television film | |
The Babysitters | Mikey Beltran | Film | |
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Best Friends Forever | Robby Hobbie (voice) | ||
2009 | The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry | Dustin | Film |
2010 | The Perfect Game | Enrique | Film |
2011 | The Lost Medallion: The Adventures of Billy Stone | Huko | Film |
2012 | The Forger | Aram | Film |
2013 | Shadow on the Mesa | Young boy | Film |
2015 | Summer Forever | Broom | Film |
2015 | The Martial Arts Kid | Robbie Oakes | Film |
2019 | How High 2 | Hayes | Film |
2019 | The Walking Dead | Casper | Television |
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