James DeBello

{{Notability|bio|date=August 2024}}{{More citations needed|date=August 2024}}{{Short description|American actor (born 1980)}}

{{Infobox person

| name = James DeBello

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|6|9}}

| birth_place = Hartford, Connecticut

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1997–present

}}

James DeBello (born June 9, 1980) is an American actor. After making his film debut in American Pie (1999), he gained recognition for his starring role in the teen comedy film Detroit Rock City (1999).

In the 2000s, DeBello had starring roles in the films Crime + Punishment in Suburbia (2000), 100 Girls (2000), Cabin Fever (2002), National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze (2003), National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2 (2006), and Transylmania (2009). He had supporting roles in the films Swimfan (2002) and After Sex (2007). In the 2010s, DeBello starred in the film The Penthouse (2010) and had a supporting role in the film The FP (2011).

Early life

DeBello was born in Hartford, Connecticut on June 9, 1980. At the age of 16, he moved to Los Angeles and began acting after being discovered by an agent.{{Cite web |title=James Debello |url=http://prod.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/351664%7C0/James-Debello/ |access-date=2025-06-11 |website=Turner Classic Movies |language=en}}

Career

DeBello's first credit was a guest role on the medical drama ER in 1997. He had a minor role in the 1999 comedy film American Pie, in which he played a character named "enthusiastic guy." He then appeared in the Teen comedy film Detroit Rock City alongside Edward Furlong.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejB2CKUggdc |title=Edward Furlong & James Debello "Detroit Rock City" 7/24/99 - Bobbie Wygant Archive |date=2021-07-31 |last=The Bobbie Wygant Archive |access-date=2024-10-08 |via=YouTube}} In 2002, DeBello played the character Christopher in the psychological thriller film Swimfan. Later that year, he played the character Bert in Eli Roth's directorial debut Cabin Fever. At the casting audition, DeBello refused to stand up when asked by Roth. Roth stated that "just the look he gave me and the way he rolled his eyes told me he was the right guy for the part of Bert."{{Cite web |title=Cabin Fever : Q & A With Writer/Director Eli Roth |url=https://www.cinema.com/articles/2568/cabin-fever-q-a-with-writerdirector-eli-roth.phtml |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=www.cinema.com}} He played Cliff Richards in the comedy film National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze, and in 2006 reprised the role in Dorm Daze 2.{{Cite web |title='Swimfan': Where Are They Now? |url=https://ew.com/movies/swimfan-where-are-they-now/ |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=EW.com |language=en}}

In 2004, DeBello was arrested after a drunken brawl at a nightclub for allegedly hitting a woman with a plaster cast on his right hand. He was released on suspicion of misdemeanor battery.{{Cite web |date=2004-06-12 |title='Scary Movie' star arrested |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a14691/scary-movie-star-arrested/ |access-date=2024-10-08 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB}}