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  • Born: 20 June 1989
  • Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
  • Best Known As: McLovin from the movie Superbad

Comic actor Christopher Mintz-Plasse was still in high school when he landed the role of Fogell -- a.k.a. "McLovin" -- in the Seth Rogen comedy Superbad (2007). Although he had been involved in student theater, Mintz-Plasse had no professional acting experience prior to the scene-stealing turn that launched his career. He toured the world and the talk show circuit to promote Superbad, appeared in some short films online and landed more work in movies, including an animated feature based on the children's book How to Train Your Dragon (by Cressida Cowell) and the Paul Rudd comedy Role Models (2008).

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Christopher Mintz-Plasse

Mintz-Plasse in Barcelona, 2007
Born June 20, 1989 (1989-06-20) (age 20)
Los Angeles, California
Occupation Actor
Years active 2007–present

Christopher Charles Mintz-Plasse (born June 20, 1989) is an American actor known for starring in films such as Superbad, Role Models and Year One.

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Career

Mintz-Plasse has been acting since the 1st grade in all his drama classes up till senior year in high school, before appearing in Superbad. He was cast in the role of Fogell (a.k.a. "McLovin"), after auditioning with two high school friends.[1] He had no professional head shots before the audition and just took a head shot with his camera phone.[2] His mother was required by law to be on set while filming his sex scene in Superbad because he was only 17-years old at the time of filming.[3]

Mintz-Plasse next appeared opposite Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott in the David Wain film Role Models, and is performing voiceover work for the animated film How to Train Your Dragon.

In 2008, he had a cameo on Jimmy Kimmel Live, singing in the chorus during the segment "I'm Fucking Ben Affleck". He also appeared in Internet PSAs for voting and for Night of Too Many Stars, in a YouTube video known as the "Teabag Incident" (where he and his friends illustrate the dangers of teabagging), and presented the best hip-hop video with Slipknot at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards.

In June 2009 he made an appearance on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien and stated that he drives a 2004 Honda Civic, which he paid half for.

Personal life

Mintz-Plasse was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Ellen Mintz, a school counselor, and Ray Plasse, a mailman.[4] Mintz-Plasse is Jewish[5] and was raised in West Hills, California. He attended El Camino Real High School from 2003 to 2007, and was tutored on the set of Superbad, before going back to school for two months and graduating.

Filmography

Christopher Mintz-Plasse's Filmography
Year Film Role Notes
2007 Superbad Fogell ("McLovin")
2008 Role Models Augie Farks
2009 Year One Isaac
2010 How to Train Your Dragon
Kick-Ass		 Fishlegs Voice only


References

  1. ^ O'Neill, Phelim (2007-08-24). "First sight: Christopher Mintz-Plasse". Guardian Unlimited. http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,2154547,00.html. Retrieved 2007-08-24. 
  2. ^ Stated on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, 2007
  3. ^ Stated on MTV's Total Request Live
  4. ^ According to the State of California. California Birth Index, 1905-1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. At Ancestry.com
  5. ^ Strauss, Bob (2008-11-07). "Mintz-Plasse is McLovin life". St. Louis Today. http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/entertainment/stories.nsf/entertainment/movies/story/afaae94e0dc4ce59862574f8006f8579?OpenDocument. Retrieved 2008-11-08. 

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