Jeremy Sumpter Biography

Fast Facts

• For his performance in "Just a Dream," he won a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Movie, Mini-Series or Special by a Leading Young Actor
• Is the twin brother to Jessica
• After an exceptional performance at a talent competition, a personal manager signed the 11-year-old actor and he moved to Hollywood
• Trained in sword fighting and gymnastics for his title role in the P․J Hogan adaptation of "Peter Pan․"
• Co-hosts an online reality contest show, "The YOBI Show․"
• When he was young, he played little league baseball
• A skilled surfer, he used his talents in the surfing film "Local Boys․"
• His musical tastes include rock musicians such as the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Tom Petty and Neil Young
• Enjoys such competitive pastimes as basketball, football, golf and pool