Joey Zimmerman
{{short description|American actor (born 1986)}}
{{Infobox person
| birth_name = Joseph Paul Zimmerman
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|6|10}}
| birth_place = Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
| name = Joseph Paul Zimmerman
| othername = J. Paul Zimmerman
| occupation = Actor
Director
Producer
| years_active = 1992–present
| spouse = Becky Zimmerman (m. 2020)
}}
Joseph Paul Zimmerman (born June 10, 1986) is an American actor known for his role as Dylan Piper in Halloweentown franchise.
Early life
Zimmerman was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico to Kat and Harry Zimmerman, a Los Alamos-based actor. His parents divorced and he lived with his father. As a toddler, he moved to San Diego, California. He is Jewish.{{cite web|url=http://www.jewishsf.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/11959/edition_id/230/format/html/displaystory.html|title=Jewish kid plays questioning Catholic in San Jose play|first=Liz|last=Harris|date=September 3, 1999|website=The Jewish News Weekly of Northern California|accessdate=October 11, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930040800/http://www.jewishf.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/11959/edition_id/230/format/html/displaystory.html|archivedate=September 30, 2007}}
Career
Despite Zimmerman generally being recognized for his acting, he has since moved behind the camera. Today, he focuses more on being a creator, producer, writer, and director. He most often works with ZFO Entertainment, which he co-created in 2014, focusing on science fiction projects.{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://zfoentertainment.com/about/ |access-date=2023-10-07 |website=ZFO Entertainment |language=en-US}}
In recent years, Zimmerman has also done more stage acting and directing as well, such as directing The Dark Heart of Poe at Fire Hall Theatre in 2023.{{Cite web |title=Greater Grand Forks Community Theatre at the Historic Fire Hall Theatre |url=http://www.ggfct.com/ |access-date=2023-10-07 |website=Greater Grand Forks Community Theatre at the Historic Fire Hall Theatre |language=en}}
Personal life
At one point, Zimmerman was in a relationship with actress/musician Aria Noelle Curzon.{{Cite web |title=Joey Zimmerman - Biography |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0956726/bio/ |access-date=2023-10-07 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}} In 2020, he privately married Becky Zimmerman.
Aside from film and television, Zimmerman is also passionate about photography, and regularly shares his photos online.
Filmography
- Jack Reed: Badge of Honor (1993){{Cite web |last= |date=2023-06-05 |title=7 Things You Didn't Know About Joey Zimmerman |url=https://tvovermind.com/things-you-didnt-know-about-joey-zimmerman/ |access-date=2023-10-07 |website=TVovermind |language=en-US}}
- Murder Between Friends (1994) as Boy
- Mother's Boys (1994)
- Earth 2 (1994—1995) (TV series)
- Bailey Kipper's P.O.V. (1996) (TV series)
- Halloweentown (1998) as Dylan Piper (TV movie)
- Caroline in the City (1998) as Chuckie (one episode)
- Felicity (1999) as Matthew Anderson (one episode)
- Treehouse Hostage (1999) as Timmy Taylor
- The Practice (2002) as Steven Jamison (two episodes)
- Becker (2000) (TV Series) as Jeff (high school student)
- 7th Heaven (2000) as Luke (two episodes)
- Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge (2001) as Dylan Piper (TV movie)
- That '70s Show (2002) (Steven Hyde; age 13) (two episodes)
- Halloweentown High (2004) as Dylan Piper (TV movie)
- Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth (2005) - Director
- Return to Halloweentown (2006) as Dylan Piper (TV movie)
- In Plain Sight (2010) as Stranger #2
- Roswell FM (2012) as Chris
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References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|956726|Joey Zimmerman}}
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Category:American male child actors
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:Male actors from Albuquerque, New Mexico