Josh Flitter
{{Short description|American actor (born 1994)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
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|name = Josh Flitter
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|birth_name = Joshua Alexander Flitter
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1994|8|25}}
|birth_place = Ridgewood, New Jersey, U.S.
|death_date =
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|occupation = Actor
|years_active = 2000–present
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{{external media|image1=[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1346160/mediaviewer/rm1248107264 Flitter at an event for Flushed Away in 2006]}}
Joshua Alexander Flitter (born August 25, 1994) is an American actor. He is known for playing Corky in Nancy Drew,{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2016/09/16/nancy-drew-reunion-emma-roberts-josh-flitter/|author=Sadlier, Allison|title=Nancy Drew reunion: Emma Roberts and Josh Flitter photographed together|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=September 16, 2016|access-date=April 22, 2019|archive-date=April 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422002759/https://ew.com/article/2016/09/16/nancy-drew-reunion-emma-roberts-josh-flitter/|url-status=dead}} Eddie in The Greatest Game Ever Played,{{cite news|author=Scott, A.O.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/30/movies/escape-from-the-rough-of-poverty-to-the-green-of-fame.html|title=Escape From the Rough of Poverty to the Green of Fame|work=The New York Times|date=September 30, 2005|access-date=April 22, 2019}} and voiced Rudy Kangaroo in the 2008 animated film Horton Hears a Who!{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/14/movies/14hort.html|title=Saving Who - Vill is a Big Production|author=Scott, A.O.|work=The New York Times|date=March 14, 2008|access-date=April 22, 2019}} and Budderball in the Air Bud film series.{{cite web|publisher=Scholastic|url=http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=8111|author=Carboni, Michael|title=Air Buddies|access-date=April 22, 2019}}
Life and career
Flitter was born on August 25, 1994, in Ridgewood, New Jersey[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/432306955/ "Meet Josh Flitter"], El Paso Times, November 7, 2005. Accessed March 30, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Josh grew up in Ridgewood, N.J." to parents Carla, who appeared in Broadway and regional musicals, and Steve. Flitter attended Marlboro High School and graduated in 2012.Boyd, Alesha Williams. "Kids find reading can be fun", Asbury Park Press, March 3, 2010. "At 5 feet tall, Josh said he may be the shortest in his sophomore class at Marlboro High School, but he's already well on his way to being a big star." In 2016, he graduated from New York City's School of Visual Arts with a major in filmmaking.{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2882503/josh-flitter-graduates-from-college-greatest-game-ever-played-nancy-drew/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160519103930/http://www.mtv.com/news/2882503/josh-flitter-graduates-from-college-greatest-game-ever-played-nancy-drew/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 19, 2016|author=Stacey Grant|title=Shia LaBeouf's Caddy From The Greatest Game Ever Played Just Graduated College|publisher=MTV|date=May 18, 2016|access-date=April 22, 2019}} As of 2020, Flitter ran a Twitter account, in which he produced short vlogs and sketch videos. He regularly states to his viewers that he wishes to one day return to his childhood stardom.{{Cite Twitter profile|FLITTER}}{{cite tweet |last=Flitter |first=Josh |author-link=Josh Flitter |user=FLITTER |number=1297170617427517440 |date=August 22, 2020 |title=check this out and follow me so I can re live my child star fame https://t.co/vbbMvbhOYC |language=en |access-date=February 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200822135607/https://twitter.com/FLITTER/status/1297170617427517440 |archive-date=August 22, 2020 |url-status=live}}
Filmography
=Movies=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
!Film !Role !class=unsortable|Notes |
|---|
| 2004
|Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind |Young Bully | |
| rowspan="3"|2005
|Jake | |
| Hide and Seek
|Little Boy |Uncredited |
| The Greatest Game Ever Played
|Nominated – Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor |
| rowspan="2"|2006
|Stewart |Nominated – Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor |
| Air Buddies
|Budderball |Voice role |
| rowspan="2"|2007
|Corky Veinshtein | Nominated – Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Ensemble Cast |
| License to Wed
|Choir Boy | |
| rowspan="2"|2008
|Budderball |Voice role |
| Horton Hears a Who!
|Rudy Kangaroo |Voice role |
| rowspan="2"|2009
|Budderball |Voice role |
| Santa Buddies
|Budderball |Voice role |
| rowspan="2"|2010
|Jason Bound | |
| The Search for Santa Paws
|T-Money |Voice role |
| 2011
|The Legend of Igoe Road | | Short film |
| 2012
|Brutus |Voice role |
| 2013
|Hallows' Eve |Marty | |
| rowspan="2" |2015
|Chasing Yesterday |Charlie | |
| Why Me
|Good Kid |Short film |
| 2017
|Pup Star: Better 2Gether |Ruff |Voice role |
| rowspan="2" |2019
|Newport, Rhode Island Case #191263D | |Short film Also co-writer and co-director |
| Two Percent
|Sam |Short film Also writer and director |
| 2021
|Exposer |The Exposed |Short film |
| 2024
|Bellboy |{{cite web |title=Drive-Away Dolls OTT Release Date: All About Story, Characters & Where To Watch |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/drive-away-dolls-ott-release-date-all-about-story-characters-where-to-watch |website=www.freepressjournal.in}}{{cite web |title='Drive-Away Dolls' Drives Onto Streaming and Blu-ray Later This Month |url=https://collider.com/drive-away-dolls-streaming-blu-ray-release-date/ |website=collider.com}} |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
!Film !Role !class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2000
|Steve's Friend |Episode: "What's So Funny?" |
| rowspan="2" |2003
|My Life with Men |Patrick | TV movie |
| Whoopi
|Cub Scout #2 | Episode: "Once Bitten" |
| 2004
|Ed |Little Tommy | Episode: "Back in the Saddle" |
| rowspan="2"|2005
|Stephen's Life |Stephen Silver |TV movie |
| Phil of the Future
|Nathan | Episode: "Maybe-Sitting" |
| 2006
|Prodigy/Bully |Henry Tammer |TV movie |
| 2008
|ER |Unicycle Boy |Episode: "Under Pressure" |
| 2009
|Ace Ventura Jr.: Pet Detective |Ace Ventura, Jr. |TV movie |
| 2013
|Duncan |Episode: "Florida" |
| rowspan="2" |2017
|Neverland the Larp Sitcom |Kane |Episode: "A Larper" |
| Saturday Night Live
|Spelling Bee Contestant / Dancer |2 episodes Uncredited |
| rowspan="2" |2018
|Art |Episode: "Mid-way to Mid-town" |
| How to Do Everything
|Philip |Episode: "How to Level Up" |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1346160}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080329201447/http://www.joshflitter.com/ Josh Flitter Official Website]
- [http://flitterfreaks.blogspot.com/ Flitter Freaks]
- [https://archive.today/20130111062500/http://mouseclubhouse.com/Interviews/josh-flitter/josh-flitter.htm Interview with Josh Flitter on MouseClubhouse.com]
- [https://twitter.com/FLITTER]
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Category:21st-century American male actors
Category:American male child actors
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:American male voice actors
Category:Marlboro High School alumni
Category:People from Marlboro Township, New Jersey
Category:Male actors from Ridgewood, New Jersey
Category:Actors from Monmouth County, New Jersey
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