Milo Manheim
{{Short description|American actor (born 2001)}}
{{Use American English|date=August 2022}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Milo Manheim
| image = Milo Manheim 2019.jpg
| caption = Manheim in 2019
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|03|06|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Venice, California, U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2009–present
| mother = Camryn Manheim
| website = {{URL|milomanheim.com/}}
}}
Milo Jacob Manheim (born March 6, 2001{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Bf_KlyuHSs0/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/Bf_KlyuHSs0 |archive-date=December 24, 2021 |url-access=registration|title=Milo (@milomanheim)|date=March 6, 2018|access-date=2018-03-07}}{{cbignore}}{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/DisneyChannel/status/971113215903125504|title=Disney Channel on Twitter: "HBD @MiloManheim! #DisneyZOMBIES... "|date=March 6, 2018|access-date=2018-03-07|archive-date=September 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200902032658/https://twitter.com/DisneyChannel/status/971113215903125504|url-status=live}}) is an American actor. He is best known for his starring role as Zed in the Disney television film franchise Zombies. In 2018, he finished in second place on season 27 of Dancing with the Stars. Manheim currently stars in the Paramount+ original School Spirits.
Personal life
Manheim was born and raised in Venice, Los Angeles, in California.{{Cite web|author=Shawna Hudson|date=November 13, 2017|title=Find Out All About 'Zombies' Star Milo Manheim|work=Sweety High|url=https://www.sweetyhigh.com/read/milo-manheim-zombies-disney-channel-facts-111317|url-status=live|access-date=2018-02-28|archive-date=February 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228223627/https://www.sweetyhigh.com/read/milo-manheim-zombies-disney-channel-facts-111317}} He is the son of actress Camryn Manheim and former model Jeffrey Brezovar.{{Cite web|author=Eric Hegedus|url=https://nypost.com/2017/07/27/camryn-manheims-son-is-a-broadway-baby-in-more-ways-than-one/|title=Camryn Manheim's son is a Broadway baby in more ways than one|work=New York Post|date=July 27, 2017|access-date=2018-03-02|archive-date=March 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303050832/https://nypost.com/2017/07/27/camryn-manheims-son-is-a-broadway-baby-in-more-ways-than-one/|url-status=live}} He is Jewish and held his bar mitzvah by exploring the topic “Activism at Any Age”,{{Cite web |title=Sholem Bar/Bas Mitzvah History – Sholem Community |url=https://www.sholem.org/sholem-barbasmitsve-history/ |access-date=2022-08-19 |language=en-US |archive-date=August 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819155614/https://www.sholem.org/sholem-barbasmitsve-history/ |url-status=live }} with the Sholem Community,{{Cite web |title=Sholem Community – Jewish, Secular, Progressive |url=https://www.sholem.org/ |access-date=2022-08-19 |language=en-US |archive-date=August 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819161126/https://www.sholem.org/ |url-status=live }} a secular Jewish Sunday school in Los Angeles, California.{{cite web |author=Mike Bloom |url=https://parade.com/648132/mikebloom/camryn-manheim-talks-comedy-and-religion-with-living-biblically/ |title=Camryn Manheim Talks Comedy and Religion with Living Biblically |website=Parade |date=February 26, 2018 |access-date=2018-09-20 |archive-date=September 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921034420/https://parade.com/648132/mikebloom/camryn-manheim-talks-comedy-and-religion-with-living-biblically/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|author=Gerri Miller|date=September 18, 2019|title='Stumptown's' Camryn Manheim Talks Acting, Activism and How to Raise a Mensch|url=https://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/304499/stumptowns-camryn-manheim-talks-acting-activism-and-how-to-raise-a-mensch/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-01-20|website=Jewish Journal|archive-date=October 18, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201018173421/https://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/304499/stumptowns-camryn-manheim-talks-acting-activism-and-how-to-raise-a-mensch/}} Manheim plays guitar, drums, piano, and ukulele, as well as various wind instruments.{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfSGpOczZ9Y|title=30 Things About Milo {{!}} ZOMBIES{{!}} Disney Channel|publisher=Disney Channel|via=YouTube|date=February 6, 2018|access-date=2018-03-04|archive-date=February 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207174146/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfSGpOczZ9Y&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4XiWhGW9AE|title=Do You Know Your Co-Star Challenge {{!}} ZOMBIES {{!}} Disney Channel|publisher=Disney Channel|via=YouTube|date=February 10, 2018|access-date=2018-03-04|archive-date=June 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627121823/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4XiWhGW9AE|url-status=live}}
Career
Manheim's acting career began at the age of six, in a local after-school program in Culver City. Since 2008, he starred in 20 different musicals with Liza Monjauze Productions.{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RMRxeWIOZk|title=How It Happened: Milo Manheim {{!}} ZOMBIES {{!}} Disney Channel|publisher=Disney Channel|via=YouTube|date=February 15, 2018|access-date=2018-02-28|archive-date=January 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200117123215/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RMRxeWIOZk|url-status=live}} In 2009, he appeared in a three-line guest appearance on the CBS television series Ghost Whisperer alongside his mother. In 2017, he won "Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role" at the 2017 New York Musical Theatre Festival for his role in the musical "Generation Me".{{Cite web|author=Adam Hetrick|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/2017-new-york-musical-festival-awards-for-excellence-announced|title=2017 New York Musical Festival Awards for Excellence Announced|work=Playbill|date=August 7, 2017|language=en|access-date=2018-03-02|archive-date=February 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228223403/http://www.playbill.com/article/2017-new-york-musical-festival-awards-for-excellence-announced|url-status=live}}
Manheim followed this up by being cast in a lead role in the Disney Channel television movie Zombies, which premiered on February 16, 2018.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/disney-channel-zombies-movie-1202654587/|title=TV News Roundup: Disney Sets Premiere Date for Zombies Original Movie|work=Variety|author=Kirsten Chuba|date=January 5, 2018|access-date=2018-03-02|quote=Disney Channel will premiere a new original movie "Zombies" on Feb. 16 at 8 pm. ET/PT. The TV movie, which stars Milo Manheim and Meg Donnelly...|archive-date=January 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106005921/https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/disney-channel-zombies-movie-1202654587/|url-status=live}} Manheim reprised his role as Zed in the sequel films, Zombies 2,{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/02/disneys-zombies-2-sequel-heads-into-production-with-returning-stars-director-writers-1202553258/|title=Disney's Zombies 2 Sequel Heads into Production with Returning Stars, Director, Writers|work=Deadline Hollywood|author=Bruce Haring|date=February 11, 2019|access-date=2019-02-11|archive-date=February 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190211185932/https://deadline.com/2019/02/disneys-zombies-2-sequel-heads-into-production-with-returning-stars-director-writers-1202553258/|url-status=live}} which premiered on February 14, 2020, and Zombies 3 which was released on Disney+ on July 15, 2022.{{cite web |author1=Carson Burton |author2=Sasha Urban |author3=Wilson Chapman |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/disney-zombies-trailer-aliens-tv-news-roundup-1235300789/ |title=Disney+ Debuts 'Zombies 3' Trailer, Featuring Blue-Haired Aliens (TV News Roundup) |work=Variety |date=June 23, 2022 |access-date=2022-08-01 |archive-date=July 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719202100/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/disney-zombies-trailer-aliens-tv-news-roundup-1235300789/ |url-status=live }}
On September 11, 2018, Manheim was announced as one of the celebrities to compete on season 27 of Dancing with the Stars. He was paired with professional dancer Witney Carson.{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/milo-manheim-hit-dance-floor-witney-carson-dancing/story?id=57737459|title=Disney star Milo Manheim to hit the dance floor with Witney Carson on 'Dancing With the Stars'|work=ABC News|date=September 11, 2018|access-date=September 11, 2018|archive-date=September 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911155124/https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/milo-manheim-hit-dance-floor-witney-carson-dancing/story?id=57737459|url-status=live}} On November 19, 2018, Manheim and Carson finished the competition in second place, losing to radio personality Bobby Bones.{{cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/dancing-with-the-stars-season-27-finale-2018-11-19-live-updates|title='Dancing With the Stars' Crowns Season 27 Champion - Find Out Who Took Home the Mirrorball Trophy!|author1=Desiree Murphy|author2=Zach Seemayer|work=Entertainment Tonight|date=November 19, 2018|access-date=2018-11-20|archive-date=November 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120095736/https://www.etonline.com/dancing-with-the-stars-season-27-finale-2018-11-19-live-updates|url-status=live}}
In August 2022, Manheim was cast in a lead role, opposite Peyton List, in a Paramount+ series called School Spirits.{{cite web|author=Sofia Behzadi|date=August 1, 2022|url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/milo-manheim-school-spirits-ya-drama-series-paramount-plus-1235081256/|title=Milo Manheim To Star In 'School Spirits' YA Drama Series At Paramount+|work=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=2022-08-01|archive-date=August 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220801201145/https://deadline.com/2022/08/milo-manheim-school-spirits-ya-drama-series-paramount-plus-1235081256/|url-status=live}}
In February 2025, Manheim began starring as Seymour in the Off-Broadway revival of Little Shop of Horrors.[https://people.com/liz-gillies-milo-manheim-join-off-broadway-little-shop-of-horrors-exclusive-8781107 Liz Gillies and Milo Manheim Are Off-Broadway's New Audrey and Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors (Exclusive)]
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Television |
| Year
! Title ! class="unsortable" | Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2009
| Riley | Episode: "Dead Listing" |
| 2017
| Disney Parks Magical Christmas Celebration | Himself | Television special |
| rowspan="3" |2018
| Himself | Main role (season 27) |
| Zombies
|Zed |Television film |
| Hell's Kitchen
| Himself |Uncredited guest diner; Episode: "Poor Trev" |
| 2018–2019
| Pierce | 3 episodes |
| 2019
| Himself | 1 episode |
| 2020
|Zed |Television film |
| 2021
| Josh | 3 episodes |
| 2022
|Zed |Television film; Also co-producer |
| 2023–present
| Wally | Main role |
| rowspan="2" | 2023
|Ben Plunkett |Television film |
| Doogie Kameāloha, M.D.
| Nico |
| 2024–present
| Zombies: The Re-Animated Series | Zed (voice) | Main cast |
| 2025
|Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires |Zed |Television film; Post-production; also executive producer |
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Film !Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| rowspan="2" |2023
| |
| Thanksgiving
|Ryan | |
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Theatre !Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 2017
|Generation Me |Milo Reynolds |
| 2024
|Voice of Johnny |Mark Taper Forum; Deaf production |
| 2025
|Seymour Krelborn |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| Year
! Award ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result ! class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
|---|
| 2017
| New York Musical Theatre Festival | Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role | Generation Me | {{nom}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|nm3676489}}
- {{twitter|Milomanheim}}
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Category:21st-century American Jews
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Category:American male film actors
Category:American male child actors
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Category:American male musical theatre actors
Category:Jewish American male actors