Jeremy Sumpter - Biography

Last Editor: Pokinsmot84				Jeremy Sumpter Biography -   Name : Jeremy Sumpter Profession : Actor Birth Details : born February 5, 1989 Birth name : Jeremy Robert Myron Sumpter Height : 6' (1.83 m) Personal quotes : "As I was growing up Peter Pan was one of my favorite characters." On the experience of filming Peter Pan (2003): "When we were filming

Jeremy Sumpter Trivia -

At age six, Jeremy was the youngest child in Kentucky to be accepted into the state's Gifted Arts program Auditioned for the role of Bobby Garfield in Hearts in Atlantis (2001) Has a twin named Jessica Sumpter and a younger sister, Gigi Sumpter. Raised in Kentucky until he was 11 Was named IMTA's Pre-Teen Male Model of the Year in 2000 His younger sister appeared with him in his "ER" (1994) episode. His favorite book is "The Giver". His favorites foods are spaghetti and chili He has a dog named Bear. During the filming of Peter Pan (2003), he grew 8 inches (from 5' to 5' 8") and the size of the window had to be enlarged 4 times to enable him to "fly" into the house without bumping his head. The boy who "never grew up" did so in reality. Resides in Los Angeles, California [2004] Brother of actress Gigi Sumpter He stated at the end of Peter Pan (2003) that he did 98% of the stunts shown in the movie. He said he was unable to do "like two or three of them because they were too dangerous". Can be seen on the DVD of _Peter Pan_ (2003) , saying he is spoofing _Moulin Rouge_ (2001) as he sits on a swing singing. In 11th grade his favorite subject is history and his least favorite is math Currently, his top sports are surfing, swimming, golf, and basketball. He also enjoys football, baseball, snowboarding, tennis, soccer, hiking, and roller blading. Has one brother who is in college named Travis Is friends with Anna Popplewell. Her brother Freddie Popplewell was in _Peter Pan_ (2003) with Jeremy. Stays in contact with his Peter Pan (2003) co-star Harry Eden.

Jeremy Sumpter Detailed Biography -

Jeremy Robert Myron Sumpter (born February 5, 1989) is an American actor. He is best known for playing the title role in the 2003 movie Peter Pan, breaking the long-standing tradition of young women playing the part in stage and live-action film adaptations of the story. Sumpter was born in Monterey, California to Gary Sumpter and Sandra Johnson. He is the brother of Jessica Sumpter and Gigi Sumpter who are also actresses. He was raised in the small town of Mount Sterling, Kentucky until he was 11. When he moved to Lexington, Kentucky to model, he won IMTA's Pre-Teen Male Model of the Year award in 2000. Soon afterward, he and his family moved to Los Angeles, where he currently resides. In July 2002, Sumpter, then 13 years old, was selected for the role of Peter Pan. During filming (fall of 2002), he grew eight inches (from 5' 0" to 5' 8"), requiring some filming and staging tricks to conceal his height in scenes filmed late in production. The $140 million production opened December 2003, but did poorly, possibly due to reports of its more "adult" treatment of the J. M. Barrie story and competition at the box office from the highly-anticipated The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Nevertheless, the positive exposure led to a lead role in Clubhouse, a short-lived TV series about a teenager's love of baseball, co-starring Dean Cain. Following Clubhouse, Sumpter won the lead role in the Lifetime TV film Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life, playing a high school swimming champion who develops an addiction to online pornography. Sumpter spent the summer of 2005 in Oregon filming the comedy The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang. Jeremy Sumpter is 6'0" tall and weighs 148 lbs . He is home-schooled. Jeremy Sumpter reports that surfing is one of his greatest loves. He also says he enjoys basketball, football, baseball, snowboarding, tennis, soccer, hiking, swimming, rollerblading, and golf. He has been cast in numerous athletic roles, including Local Boys (surfing), Peter Pan (sword fighting), Clubhouse (baseball), and Cyber Seduction (swimming). Sumpter did nearly all of his stunts for Peter Pan himself. To prepare, he says he practiced sword fighting as much as five hours a day, as well as training in gymnastics and lifting weights. While filming in Australia, he supplemented his training with cricket and surfing. On January 22, 2004, his autographed Local Boys wetsuit was sold on eBay (Item #3378611795) for $2,226.00. In October 2005, Sumpter competed in his first celebrity golf tournament: the Eddie Money Golf Tournament in northern California. His team placed 3rd out of 24 teams.