American former child actor
Cameron Finley
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Born
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1987-08-30
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August 30, 1987
(age 36)
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Occupations
| - Molecular biologist
- former child actor
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Years active
| 1992?2000
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Joseph Cameron Finley
(born August 30, 1987) is an American former
child actor
[1]
and molecular biologist. While receiving accolades for his work in
Hope Floats
,
Baywatch
,
One True Love
, and
Perfect Game
, he is most known for his role as
Theodore 'Beaver' Cleaver
in the 1997 film
Leave It to Beaver
based upon the
television series
by the
same name
.
[2]
Background
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Finley was born in
Garland, Texas
, the son of Lexa Iann (
nee
Aulgur), a spiritual healer, and Charles David "Chuck" Finley, a
software
developer.
[3]
He has two siblings, Taz and Stopher.
[4]
When he was three, he was taken by his parents to an acting seminar near his home. He continued acting until the age of 12, at which time he chose to quit acting so he could go to school full-time and "be a normal kid".
Finley attended
Moorpark High School
. He graduated in 2010 from
UC San Diego
with a degree in molecular biology. He currently
[
when?
]
resides in
Brooklyn
, NY.
[
citation needed
]
Career
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Finley starred in his first national commercial, for
Shell Oil
,
[5]
when he was three years old and living with his family in the Dallas suburb of
Garland, Texas
.
[6]
[7]
He also featured in commercials for such companies as
Taco Bell
, Shout, and
Brink's Security
. Finley acted in the films
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
,
A Perfect World
,
8 Seconds
, and appeared as a guest on
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
on three occasions.
[5]
In 1997, after beating out more than 5,000 other boys in a nationwide search, Finley played the
title character
in the
Leave It to Beaver
film.
[8]
He then appeared in
Hope Floats
as Travis, a sad child who dresses up as a dozen different characters ranging from
Barney the Dinosaur
to
Charlie Chaplin
.
[9]
In 1995 Finley was one of the 3,000 actors that auditioned for the role of young Anakin Skywalker in
Star Wars: Episode I ? The Phantom Menace
.
[10]
Finley also starred in the 2000 direct-to-video Disney movie
Perfect Game
, in which he played Kanin, a boy driven by the ghost of his deceased father to show that he can play baseball as well as anyone on the championship Little League team.
[11]
Since leaving acting in 2000, Cameron graduated from high school and went to study at the University of California, San Diego. He has worked as a researcher in molecular biology, and has published a number of academic research articles in his field.
[12]
Filmography
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Film
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Television
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Recognition
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Awards and nominations
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References
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- ^
"Cameron Finley bio"
. Movies & TV Dept.
The New York Times
. Archived from
the original
on January 30, 2013
. Retrieved
April 25,
2012
.
- ^
"Cameron Finley filmography"
. Movies & TV Dept.
The New York Times
. Archived from
the original
on January 30, 2013
. Retrieved
April 25,
2012
.
- ^
"Cameron Finley Biography (1987-)"
.
Archived
from the original on 2008-09-13
. Retrieved
2008-03-17
.
- ^
"Cameron Finley Biography ? Yahoo! Movies"
.
Archived
from the original on 2011-05-22
. Retrieved
2017-01-14
.
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a
b
Caro, Mark (August 22, 1997). "Leave It to Cameron".
Star-News
via
Chicago Tribune
. p. 5D.
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"Boy Gets 'Beaver' Title Role"
.
The Day
. May 27, 1996. p. A14.
Archived
from the original on November 10, 2023
. Retrieved
April 26,
2012
.
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"Universal Leaves 'Beaver' Role To Texas Boy".
Orlando Sentinel
.
Associated Press
. June 7, 1996. p. 29.
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Gire, Dann (August 22, 1997). "Acting, laser tags, whatever; when you're 10, anything's possible".
Daily Herald
. p. 28 (Time Out).
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"Words of wisdom from Garland's Cameron Finley".
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
. August 22, 1997. p. 1 (Life & Arts).
- ^
"Finding Anakin - auditions for Star Wars Episode I"
.
YouTube
.
Archived
from the original on 2021-12-14.
- ^
Hettrick, Scott (June 9, 2000). "A Kid's Idea Of A Perfect Game".
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
. Los Angeles Times Syndicate. p. 13.
- ^
J Cameron Finley's research while affiliated with University of California, San Diego and other places
, ResearchGate.net, accessed 18 May 2020
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Sumner, Jane (July 11, 1999).
"Awards spangled up in fun"
.
Dallas Morning News
.
Archived
from the original on March 5, 2014
. Retrieved
April 25,
2012
.
- ^
a
b
"Nominations for the 3rd Annual
The Hollywood Reporter
YoungStar Awards"
. September 17, 1998
. Retrieved
April 25,
2012
.
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"Nineteenth Annual Youth in Film Awards, 1996-1997"
.
Young Artist Awards
. Archived from
the original
on July 16, 2015
. Retrieved
April 25,
2012
.
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"20th Annual Youth in Film Awards, 1997-1998"
.
Young Artist Awards
. Archived from
the original
on April 30, 2001
. Retrieved
April 25,
2012
.
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"Twentyfirst Annual Young Artist Awards, 1998-1999"
.
Young Artist Awards
. Archived from
the original
on July 19, 2012
. Retrieved
April 25,
2012
.
- ^
"Twenty-Second Annual Young Artist Awards, 1999-2000"
.
Young Artist Awards
. Archived from
the original
on September 8, 2014
. Retrieved
April 25,
2012
.
- ^
"International Family Film Festival 2001 Winners"
.
Santa Clarita International Film Festival
. Archived from
the original
on December 22, 2009
. Retrieved
April 26,
2012
.
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