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Sam Huntington Biography

Birth Name:Sam Huntington

Birth Place:Peterborough, New Hampshire, United States

Profession Actor, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

  • In 1997, he received the Showbiz Kids' New Young Actor of the Year award
  • Attended the Professional Children's School in New York City when he was 13-years-old
  • Started his career at a small children's theatre his mother owned and managed
  • Huntington was given his great uncle, Ralph Bellamy's, Academy Award for lifetime achievement after he passed away
  • In 1997, Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York of the British royal family, came by his table while he was eating lunch at a NYC restaurant and praised him for his work on the film, "Jungle 2 Jungle․"
  • Wrote, directed and starred 35-minute suspense thriller, "Sprint," which he filmed solely in N․H
  • He has only filmed one picture, 1997's "Jungle 2 Jungle," for his three-film contract with Disney

Awards

  • 1998Saturn Award-Best Performance by a Younger Actor/Actress: nominated
  • 2000YoungStar Award-Best Young Actor/Performance in a Motion Picture Comedy: nominated
  • 2014Canadian Screen Award-Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role: nominated