Jimmy Bennett To Play 11 year old Kirk in Film

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Director J.J. Abrams has cast 11-year-old actor (he'll turn 12 on Feb. 9) Jimmy Bennett as a young James Kirk in Star Trek, opening in theaters on Christmas Day. Bennett has appeared in such films as Hostage, The Amityville Horror, Firewall, Poseidon and Evan Almighty. The older Kirk is played by Chris Pine in the film.

 

The young, new crew venturing boldly where no man has gone before includes Zoe Saldana, Ben Cross, Bruce Greenwood, Simon Pegg, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Winona Ryder, Zoë Saldana, Karl Urban, Anton Yelchin, Eric Bana, Leonard Nimoy and Marlene Forte. Paramount Pictures will distribute the pic.

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Biography for Jimmy Bennett (III) (From IMDb)

 

Date of Birth: 9 February 1996, Seal Beach, California, USA

 

Birth Name: James Bennett

 

Nickname: JB or Jimmy Two-Takes

 

Height: 4' 8" (1.42 m)

 

Mini Biography

James 'Jimmy' Bennett was born on February 9, 1996 in Seal Beach, California. With just a mere year in the business, Jimmy has already achieved an impressive resume with range and versatility. In just one short year he has earned numerous film and substantial television credits along with awards for his efforts. He has appeared in guest starring roles on "The Guardian" (2001), "Judging Amy" (1999), "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2000) and most recently "Everwood" (2002), and has been cast in some of the most successful productions this decade.

 

At age six Jimmy said he wanted to be on TV. This aspiration soon came true when he began booking commercials, doing nine in two years; major motion pictures weren't far from reality now.

 

Jimmy has also enjoyed doing voice-over roles, a fun aspect of the television and movie industry. He has lent his voice to Rerun in I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown (2003) (TV), Roo in Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo (2004) (V), Lonely Boy in The Polar Express (2004) and is currently once again providing the voice of Roo, this time for Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005).

 

Jimmy recently completed Hostage (2005/I), a crime thriller starring Bruce Willis, and The Amityville Horror (2005), an update to the 1979 horror classic.

 

Trivia

Loves horror movies

 

Listens to Black Sabbath, AC/DC and Van Halen.

 

Plays guitar

 

Likes to do his own stunts.

 

Is a huge fan of Ozzy Osbourne.

 

Resides: Huntington Beach, California [2005]

 

He has a dog named Ozzy.

 

He has a sister named Amanda.

 

Favorite actors: Ben Affleck, Adam Sandler, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone

 

Favorite movies: "Nightmare on Elm Street" and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)

 

Guest starred in Lauren Graham's show "Gilmore Girls" (2000) before he worked with Lauren in the movie Evan Almighty (2007).

Edited January 30, 2008 by trekz