August Maturo
{{Short description|American child actor}}
{{Use mdy dates | date = March 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name = August Maturo
| image =
| caption = Maturo at the premiere of Ghostbusters: Afterlife in NYC, November 15, 2021
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2007|8|28}}
| birth_place = Ventura, California, U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2012–present
| relatives = Blackbear (ex brother-in-law){{cite web |title=OMGCelebrities You Didn't Know Have Half-Siblings |url=https://www.j-14.com/posts/celebrities-you-didn-t-know-have-half-siblings-107357/ |website=www.j-14.com|date=July 7, 2016 }}
| awards = See below
}}
August Maturo (born August 28, 2007){{cite tweet|number=1564118396135829504|user=AugustMaturo|title=thank u for the bday wishes|date=28 August 2022}} is an American actor. He is best-known for his performance as Auggie Matthews on the Disney Channel sitcom Girl Meets World and his recurring role as the voice of Puck McSnorter in Mickey and the Roadster Racers. His notable film credits include the horror-thriller films The Nun (2018) and Slapface (2021).
Early life
Maturo was born and raised in Ventura, California, where he began acting professionally at the age of 4. He began attending college in 2022 at age 14. He is of Italian and Jordanian descent.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/the-making-of-shepherd-the-story-of-a-jewish-dog-669432|title = The making of 'Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog'| date=May 27, 2021 }}
Career
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From 2012 to 2014, August Maturo played little roles on TV shows like on season 8 of How I Met Your Mother, then on season 8 of "Weeds", also on "Raising Hope" season 4, and finally on "Dads" season 1.
From 2014 to 2017, Maturo starred in the Disney Channel sitcom Girl Meets World as Auggie Matthews, the younger brother of the titular character.{{cite news|last=Hale|first=Mike|date=June 24, 2014|title=Nostalgia on the air|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/25/arts/television/girl-meets-world-and-mystery-girls-sitcoms-from-disney.html|url-status=live|access-date=March 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625035325/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/25/arts/television/girl-meets-world-and-mystery-girls-sitcoms-from-disney.html|archive-date=June 25, 2014|issn=0362-4331}}{{cite news|last=Sacks|first=Ethan|date=January 10, 2014|title=August Maturo, six-year-old star of 'Girl Meets World', set to make $8,000 a week: report|work=New York Daily News|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/six-year-old-star-girl-meets-world-set-earn-8k-week-article-1.1575626|url-status=live|access-date=March 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913024202/https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/six-year-old-star-girl-meets-world-set-earn-8k-week-article-1.1575626|archive-date=September 13, 2015}}
In 2018, Maturo portrayed Daniel, in The Nun, a spin-off/prequel of 2016's The Conjuring 2.{{cite news|last=Marie|first=Linda|title=Actor August Matthews Conjures Up His Darker Side In 'The Nun'|work=FanFest|url=https://fanfest.com/actor-august-maturo-conjures-up-his-darker-side-in-the-nun/|access-date=November 11, 2020}}
In 2019, Maturo traveled to Budapest to film Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/shepherd_the_story_of_a_jewish_dog|title=Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog|access-date=November 11, 2021|work=Rotten_Tomatoes}} In the film, Maturo is separated from his family during World War II and reunited with his German Shepherd who has been adopted by a Nazi SS officer at a war camp where Joshua has been taken. The movie is based on the bestselling Israeli novel "The Jewish Dog" by Asher Kravitz and has had a limited festival release starting in 2021.
In 2020, Maturo completed feature film Slapface and Short Film Boys. In Slapface, the feature-length adaptation of Jeremiah Kipp's 2017 short film of the same name, Maturo portrays Lucas, the lead in the horror-thriller{{cite news|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=August 22, 2019|title=August Matthews to star in horror movie 'Slapface'|work=Variety|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/august-maturo-slapface-1203310603/|url-status=dead|access-date=March 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204121133/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/august-maturo-slapface-1203310603/|archive-date=December 4, 2020}} and won Best Actor at Grimmfest 2021 for his role in the film. The short film Boys starring Maturo premiered at LA Shorts and has screened at many other festivals in 2021. Directed by Luke Benward, Boys has qualified to be considered for a 2022 Academy Award in the live action short category.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/dumplin-actor-luke-benward-makes-directorial-debut-with-ariel-winter-produced-short-boys-exclusive-1235101832/|title='Dumplin" Actor Luke Benward Makes Directorial Debut With Ariel Winter-Produced Short 'Boys' (EXCLUSIVE)|last=Yossman|first=K.J.|date=November 1, 2021|access-date=November 11, 2021|work=Variety}}
In 2022, Maturo executive produces a VR docu-drama feature Just Like You – Food Allergies.{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2022-06-06 |title='Girl Meets World' Actors August Maturo & Ava Kolker Reteam On VR Project 'Just Like You – Food Allergies' |url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/august-maturo-ava-kolker-partner-on-vr-project-just-like-you-food-allergies-1235039035/ |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}
Personal life
Maturo is an advocate for food allergy awareness, after experiencing potentially-fatal anaphylaxis while on the set of Girl Meets World when he was six years old.{{cite web|last=Walsh|first=Kathleen|date=July 1, 2020|title=August Maturo says food allergies don't stop him from having a wonderful life|url=https://www.healthawareness.co.uk/allergies/august-maturo-says-food-allergies-dont-stop-him-from-having-a-wonderful-life/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202171217/https://www.healthawareness.co.uk/allergies/august-maturo-says-food-allergies-dont-stop-him-from-having-a-wonderful-life/|archive-date=December 2, 2020|access-date=March 21, 2021|website=Health Awareness|language=en-GB}}
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes ! {{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}} |
|---|
| 2012
| Applebaum | Isaac | Television film | |
| 2018
| The Nun | Daniel | Feature film acting debut | |
| 2019
| Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog | Joshua | | |
| 2021
| Slapface | Lucas | |
| TBA
| Boys | Chris | Short film; post production | |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes ! {{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}} |
|---|
| rowspan="2" | 2012
| Weeds | Kyle | Episode: "Allosaurus Crush Castle" | |
| How I Met Your Mother
| 6 Year Old Marvin | Episode: "Who Wants to Be a Godparent" | |
| rowspan="2" | 2013
| Dads | Alden | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| Raising Hope
| Nerdy Kid | Episode: "Extreme Howdy's Makeover" | |
| 2014–2017
| Main character |
| rowspan="3" | 2014
| Adam | Episode: "See Dad Roast the Toast" | |
| Suburgatory
| Older Kid | Episode: "Blame It on the Rainstick" | |
| Bones
| Scotty | Episode: "The Money Maker on the Merry-Go-Round" | |
| rowspan="2" | 2016
| Simon | Episode: "I Kid, You Not" | |
| Teachers
| Kyle | Episode: "Thirty-One and Done" | |
| 2017-2021
| Mickey and the Roadster Racers | Puck McSnorter | Voice role; recurring character | |
| 2021
| Mark's classmate | Episode: "Jeopardé, Sobrieté and Infidelité" | |
| 2023
| 9-1-1 | Bowen Lark | Episode: "Performance Anxiety" | | |
=Music video=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Artist ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| align="center"| 2016
| scope="col"| "Idaho" | Bryan Lanning |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Award ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result ! {{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}} |
|---|
| 2015
| Outstanding Young Ensemble in a TV Series |{{nom}} | {{cite web|title=36th Annual Young Artist Awards |url=http://youngartistawards.org/noms36x.html |website=Young Artist Awards |access-date=3 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161119122003/http://youngartistawards.org/noms36x.html |archive-date=19 November 2016 }} | |
| Grimmfest|2021
|The Reaper Awards | Best Actor in Feature Film |{{won}} |
References
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External links
- [http://augustmaturo.com/ August's Official Site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207071425/http://augustmaturo.com/ |date=February 7, 2022 }}
- {{IMDb name|5153308}}
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Category:21st-century American male actors
Category:Actors from California
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male child actors
Category:American male television actors