Hal Scardino
{{short description|American actor and producer (born 1984)}}
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| name = Hal Scardino
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|12|25}}
| birth_place = Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
| alma_mater = Columbia University
| occupation = Actor, producer
| years_active = 1992–1996 (as actor); 2015–present (as producer)
| parents = Albert Scardino (father)
Marjorie Scardino (mother)
| family =
| website =
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Albert Henry Hugh "Hal" Scardino (born December 25, 1984) is an American-British producer and former child actor best known for appearing in The Indian in the Cupboard.[https://web.archive.org/web/20150918081834/http://articles.philly.com/1995-07-14/news/25676858_1_hal-scardino-omri-magical-cupboard "Kid Learns A Lot From A Little Indian"], 14 July 1995, The Philadelphia Daily News He also starred in Searching for Bobby Fischer, Marvin's Room, and The Show (2015).
Scardino appeared in the play Saltonstall's Trial by Michael Cormier in October 2019 in Beverly, MA.{{Cite web|author=BWW News Desk|title=Hollywood Actor Hal Scardino Joins Cast Of SALTONSTALL'S TRIAL|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/boston/article/Hollywood-Actor-Hall-Scardino-Joins-Cast-Of-SALTONSTALLS-TRIAL-20190725|access-date=2020-07-25|website=BroadwayWorld.com|language=en}}
Biography
Born in the United States of America in Savannah, Georgia, Scardino grew up in the London district of Knightsbridge.[https://www.baltimoresun.com/1995/07/14/despite-a-magic-touch-actors-just-a-regular-kid/ "Despite a magic touch, actor's just a regular kid"], 14 July 1995, The Baltimore Sun He is the youngest of three children born to Marjorie Morris Scardino, chief executive officer of media group Pearson, and Albert Scardino, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. His current living relatives include Juliet Eliana Scardino and Brian Paul Scardino.{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=5 December 2013|title=Twitter Finds a Whole Lotta Woman in Marjorie Scardino|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-12-05/twitter-finds-a-whole-lotta-woman-in-marjorie-scardino|access-date=2020-07-25|website=Bloomberg}}
He was educated at Winchester College, an independent school for boys in England. He graduated in 2008 from Columbia University, where he competed on the Columbia Lions fencing team.{{Cite web|title=Hal Scardino - Fencing|url=https://gocolumbialions.com/sports/fencing/roster/hal-scardino/1073|access-date=2020-07-25|website=Columbia University Athletics|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=September 2004|title=Alumni Sons and Daughters|url=https://www.college.columbia.edu/cct_archive/sep04/alumni.html|access-date=July 25, 2020|website=Columbia College Today}}
Filmography
- Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993) as Morgan Pehme
- The Indian in the Cupboard (1995) as Omri
- Marvin's Room (1996) as Charlie
- The Show (2015) as Ethan (also producer)
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0769136|Hal Scardino}}
- [http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/hal-scardino/152917 Hal Scardino TVGuide listing]
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Category:American male child actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:American male film actors
Category:Columbia Lions fencers
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