Jasen Fisher
{{short description|American actor (born 1980)|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jasen Fisher
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|05|08}}
| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
| alma_mater = William Fremd High School (1998)
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 1989–1991
}}
Jasen Lee Fisher (born May 8, 1980) is an American former child actor.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/jasen-fisher-p23646|title=Jasen Fisher|work=AllMovie|date=3 April 2019|access-date=3 April 2019}}{{cite news|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-witches-1990|title=The Witches|publisher=Rogerebert.com|date=24 August 1990|access-date=26 February 2020}}
Career
Fisher made his first film appearance in Parenthood (1989) as Kevin Buckman alongside Steve Martin and Rick Moranis, receiving a nomination for a Young Artist Award as a supporting actor.{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms11.htm |title=11th Young Artist Awards|publisher=Youngartistawards.org|access-date=24 October 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409024401/http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms11.htm|archive-date=9 April 2014}} He portrayed the main character of Luke in The Witches (1990) alongside Rowan Atkinson and Anjelica Huston, for which he was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor.{{cite web|url=https://www.popsugar.co.uk/entertainment/the-witches-1990-movie-cast-47849477|title=The Original Cast of The Witches Paved the Way For the New Anne Hathaway Remake|website=popsugar.co.uk|date=2 October 2020|access-date=13 November 2020}}
At the age of 11, he portrayed Ace (one of the Lost Boys) in the film Hook (1991) alongside Robin Williams and Julia Roberts, for which the cast received the Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast – Feature Film award at the 1991–92 Youth in Film Awards.{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms14.htm |title=14th Young Artist Awards |publisher=Youngartistawards.org |access-date=24 October 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217002739/http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms14.htm|archive-date=17 February 2011}} He has had no further screen credits since.
Personal life
Fisher attended William Fremd High School in Palatine, Illinois, graduating in the Class of 1998.{{cite web|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a12273489/the-witches-little-boy-luke-now/|title=Remember the little boy from The Witches? Well, here's what he's up to now|website=cosmopolitan.com|date=14 January 2019|access-date=12 November 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thehits.co.nz/the-latest/ever-wondered-what-happened-to-the-kid-from-roald-dahls-the-witches-this-is-him-now/|title=Ever wondered what happened to the kid from Roald Dahl's 'The Witches'? This is him now...|website=thehits.co.nz|date=5 April 2017|access-date=12 November 2020}}
Filmography
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External links
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