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Aaron Stanford

Aaron Stanford in Seattle International Film Festival 2002
Born December 27, 1976 (1976-12-27) (age 30)
Flag of the United States Westford, Massachusetts
Official site AaronStanford.com

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Biography

Early life

Stanford was born in Westford, Massachusetts to an English professor mother and a father who works in publishing.[1] He attended the State University of New York in Purchase, NY, but soon transferred to Rutgers University Mason Gross School of Arts. He graduated in 2000 magna cum laude. Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Middlesex County Settled 1635 Incorporated 1729 Government  - Type Open town meeting Area  - Town  31. ... “Publisher” redirects here. ... The State University of New York, abbreviated SUNY (IPA pronunciation: ) is a system of public institutions of higher education in New York, United States. ... Purchase, New York is part of the town of Harrison, in Westchester County. ... “Rutgers” redirects here. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Latin honors are Latin phrases used to indicate the level of academic distinction with which an academic degree was earned. ...


Career

Stanford's first major film role was in the low-budget indie film Tadpole (2002), in which he portrays Oscar Grubman, a precocious 15-year-old with a crush on his stepmother, played by Sigourney Weaver. At the time of filming, (2000) he was 23 years old. For this performance he earned a nomination for the Golden Satellite Award. In 2001 and 2002 he appeared multiple times on the television series Third Watch as Russian teen Sergei. In the same year he was named as one of Daily Variety's "Top Ten Actors to Watch" and included on Entertainment Weekly's "It List". In 2004 he appeared in Christopher Shinn's play "Where Do We Live" at the Vineyard Theatre. Stanford also starred as Anthony LaPaglia's son in the 2004 film Winter Solstice. Tadpole is the title of a movie released in 2002, directed by Gary Winick. ... Sigourney Weaver (born Susan Alexandra Weaver on October 8, 1949 in New York City) is an Oscar-nominated American actress. ... The Satellite Awards are an annual award given by the International Press Academy. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Third Watch is an NBC television drama set in New York City that ran from 1999 to 2005. ... Variety is a daily newspaper for the entertainment industry. ... Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated EW) is a magazine published by Time Inc. ...


Director Bryan Singer was impressed with Stanford's performance in Tadpole, and cast him as Pyro in the 2003 blockbuster X2, a sequel to X-Men. He continued the role in the third installment, X-Men 3, released in May 2006. Both movies are based on the Marvel Comics series X-Men. Stanford also stars in ABC's midseason replacement Traveler, a drama about two friends who believe they are set up by their good friend (Stanford) in order to make them look like the conspirators of a terrorist attack. Bryan Singer (born September 17, 1965) is an American film director. ... Tadpole is the title of a movie released in 2002, directed by Gary Winick. ... Pyro (St. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... X2 is a 2003 superhero film based on the fictional characters the X-Men. ... X-Men is a 2000 superhero film, based upon the fictional characters the X-Men. ... X-Men 3 (also known as X-Men: The Last Stand) is the third film adaptation of the X-Men superhero comic books. ... This article is about the comic book company. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... Traveler is a drama-thriller television series that ran from May 10, 2007 until July 18, 2007 on ABC in the United States. ...


Stanford appeared in the 2006 remake of Wes Craven's, The Hills Have Eyes. He also won the "One To Watch" award at the 2006 Young Hollywood Awards. And in that same year, he starred in the New Hampshire-based comedy, Live Free or Die, playing a wannabe tough-guy criminal named John Rudgate. Wesley Earl Craven (born August 2, 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American film director and writer best known as the creator of many horror films, including the famed Nightmare on Elm Street series featuring the redoubtable Freddy Krueger character. ... The Hills Have Eyes is a 2006 remake of Wes Cravens 1977 film of the same name, about a family who becomes the target of a group of mutants after their car breaks down in the desert. ... Live Free or Die is a 2006 comedy film starring Aaron Stanford, Paul Schneider, Zooey Deschanel, Michael Rapoport, Judah Friedlander, Kevin Dunn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach. ...


Filmography

Stanford as Doug Bukowski in The Hills Have Eyes (2006)
Stanford as Doug Bukowski in The Hills Have Eyes (2006)
Year Title Role Notes
2002 25th Hour Marcuse
Hollywood Ending Actor
Tadpole Oscar Grubman
2003 Rick Duke
X2 John Allerdyce/Pyro
2004 Spartan Michael Blake
Winter Solstice Gabe Winters
2005 Runaway Michael Adler
Standing Still Rich
2006 X-Men: The Last Stand John Allerdyce/Pyro
Live Free or Die John "Rugged" Rudgate
The Hills Have Eyes Doug Bukowski
2007 Flakes Neal Downs
The Cake Eaters Dwight "Beagle" Kimbrough
Traveler Will Traveler (TV Series)

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