Martin Spanjers Biography

Fast Facts

• Received his first Young Artist Award nomination in 2001 for his supporting role on "Daddio․"
• Won a 2004 Young Artist Award for his performance in "8 Simple Rules ․․․ for Dating My Teenage Daughter․"
• Won the Gold Award for Drama at WorldFest Houston in 2007 along with Brian Moraga and Matthew Bozin for "First Night․"
• After his acting career kicked off, his mother moved with him to California while his father maintained the family residence in Tucson, Ariz
• His first acting role was in a theater production of Peter Pan in 1994 at the age of 7
• Quote: "[on "8 Simple Rules"] "Everyone is really tight knit, and the person who started that was John Ritter․ He really put his family life into it․ He brought his family stories, he brought his kids․""
• Best known for playing the youngest sibling in the Hennessy family on "8 Simple Rules․"
• Almost won the title role in "Malcolm in the Middle․"
• The music video for "Three Loco" features an appearance by Spanjers
• Shot commercials for Pizza Hut, Spring Nextel and T-Mobile