Keith Coogan
{{short description|American actor and child actor}}
{{BLP sources|date=July 2010}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Keith Coogan
| image = Keith Coogan on Media Path Podcast (54487598147).jpg
| caption = Coogan in 2025
| birth_name = Keith Eric Mitchell
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1970|1|13}}
| birth_place = Palm Springs, California, U.S.
| other_names = Keith Mitchell{{cite web|title=Jackie Coogan's grandson joined The Waltons to kick off his career|url=https://www.metv.com/stories/jackie-coogans-grandson-joined-the-waltons-to-kick-off-his-career|date=May 27, 2022|access-date=December 31, 2024|website=MeTV.com|language=En-US}}
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1978–present
| known_for =
| spouse = {{marriage|Kristen Shean|2013}}{{cite web|title=Malibu 'Pretty in Pink' Wedding|url=https://malibutimes.com/article_c3584270-7e37-11e3-938d-0019bb2963f4|date=January 17, 2014|access-date=December 31, 2024|website=The Malibu Times|language=En-US}}
| relatives ={{ubl|Jackie Coogan (maternal grandfather)|Robert Coogan (maternal granduncle)}}
| website =
| awards = {{ubl|1982 Young Artist Award|Best Young Actor, Guest on a Series|Knight Rider episode "A Good Day at White Rock"}}
}}
Keith Coogan (born Keith Eric Mitchell; January 13, 1970) is an American actor. He is the grandson of actor Jackie Coogan.{{Cite web|last=Nolasco|first=Stephanie|date=2020-07-07|title=Keith Coogan talks growing up with Jackie Coogan, escaping Hollywood's child star curse|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/keith-coogan-jackie-coogan-the-quarantine-bunch|access-date=2021-04-03|website=Fox News|language=en-US}}
Early life
Keith Eric Mitchell was born on January 13, 1970,{{Cite web |last=Rose |first=Mike |date=January 13, 2023 |title=Today's famous birthdays list for January 13, 2023 includes celebrities Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Trace Adkins |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/01/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-january-13-2023-includes-celebrities-julia-louis-dreyfus-trace-adkins.html |access-date=January 13, 2023 |website=Cleveland.com|quote=Actor Keith Coogan ("Adventures in Babysitting") is 53}} in Palm Springs, California, the son of Leslie Diane Coogan Mitchell, a realtor. He changed his name to "Keith Coogan" in 1986, two years after the death of his grandfather, Jackie Coogan.{{Cite web |last=Nolasco |first=Stephanie |date=2020-07-07 |title=Keith Coogan talks growing up with Jackie Coogan, escaping Hollywood's child star curse |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/keith-coogan-jackie-coogan-the-quarantine-bunch |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=Fox News |language=en-US}}
Career
As a child, he appeared on episodes of Little House on the Prairie, The Waltons, The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, Laverne & Shirley, Mork & Mindy, Eight Is Enough, Knight Rider, Growing Pains, Silver Spoons, Fame, It’s A Living and CHiPs.
In 1982, Coogan also appeared as 'William' in the adaptation of Ray Bradbury's All Summer in a Day that aired on the PBS series WonderWorks. He also appeared in the TV movie Memorial Day (1983 film) but imdb.com has the wrong Keith Mitchell credited.
He has also starred in films including Adventures in Babysitting, Cousins, Hiding Out, Cheetah, Toy Soldiers, Book of Love, and Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, and straight-to-video releases such as Python, Soulkeeper, and Downhill Willie. He guest-starred on Joan of Arcadia and Married to the Kellys.
His theater credits include John Olive's The Voice of the Prairie, James McLure's Pvt. Wars, and an unfinished Louisville work by Marsha Norman, The Holdup. All were performed at Timothy and Buck Busfield's "B" St. Theater in Sacramento, California, during the 1992 and 1993 seasons.
In 2008, he worked in Dallas, Texas, on a short film, The Keith Coogan Experience.{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}} On January 1, 2010, Coogan started the "Monologue a Day Project", where he learns a monologue or other short piece every day, "as inspired by Julie & Julia", and posts the resulting video performance on blogspot.com.{{cite web |url=http://monologueaday.blogspot.com/ |title=Monologue A Day Project |author=Keith Coogan |access-date=30 June 2010}}
Coogan was featured in the minidocumentary, Simply Coogan – An Interview with Keith Coogan, released by Coogan on December 13, 2010, which coincided with his birthday celebrations.{{cite podcast|url=http://vimeo.com/17791503|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241211060550/https://vimeo.com/17791503|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 11, 2024|title=Simply Coogan – An Interview with Keith Coogan|website=Vimeo}}
Coogan hosted "The Call Sheet" on the SkidRowStudios.com radio podcast network, an entertainment industry-based show that also covered tech news and politics.{{Cite web |title=Flick From A Christmas Story Live On Keith Coogan's The Call Sheet |url=https://www.pressrelease.com/news/flick-from-a-christmas-story-live-on-keith-coogans-the-call-sheet-79086 |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=www.pressrelease.com |language=en}}
Filmography
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It’s A Living - “Kids” (July 21, 1981)
Timothy - little house on the prairie, make a joyful noise episode (1981).
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References
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External links
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- {{IMDb name|0176861}}
- {{IMDb title|1504294|The Keith Coogan Experience}}
- [http://monologueaday.blogspot.com/ Monologue a Day Project] at blogspot.com
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Category:20th-century American male actors
Category:21st-century American male actors
Category:American male child actors
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors