Joey Cramer

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Joey Cramer
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Cramer in 2007
Born
Deleriyes Joe August Fisher Cramer[citation needed]

(1973-08-23) August 23, 1973 (age 48)
Vancouver, British Columbia possibly Edgewood, British Columbia, Canada
NationalityCanadian
OccupationTelevision and movie actor
Years active1984–1996

Deleriyes Joe August Fisher Cramer (born August 23, 1973) is a Canadian actor who had a briefly successful career in Canadian television and Hollywood in the mid-1980s, most notably for his role in the film Flight of the Navigator.[1]

Early life[]

Deleriyes Cramer was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on 23 August 1973. He entered professional acting in his early teenage years using the name Joey Cramer.

Filmography[]

  • 1984 — Runaway as Bobby Ramsey
  • 1985 — I-Man as Eric Wilder [2]
  • 1986 — Flight of the Navigator as David Scott Freeman [3]
  • 1986 — The Clan of the Cave Bear as young Broud
  • 1987 — Stone Fox as Willie
  • 1988 — The Invasion, (Short Film)
  • 1996 — It's My Party (uncredited)
  • 2018 — 50/50 Grind as Lenny (short film)
  • 2020 — Life After the Navigator as Himself
  • 2020 — Fried Barry

Television[]

  • Murder, She Wrote — Season 3 episodes 1 and 2 "Death Stalks the Big Top" (1 and 2) (1986) as Charlie McCallum.
  • The Disney Sunday Movie — "I-Man" (1986) as Eric Wilder.

Awards[]

Cramer received a Saturn Award nomination in the category of "Best Performance by a Young Actor" from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films in 1987 for his performance in Flight of the Navigator.[4]

Personal life[]

Cramer returned to live in Canada's Sunshine Coast after the end of his acting career in the late 1990s, being employed in a small sporting goods store.[5]

A decade later, Cramer began to run into conflict with legal authorities. In 2008, he was prosecuted for careless storage of a gun, receiving a sentence of three months' probation; later in the year, he was convicted for possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, receiving a prison sentence of six months.[6] In October 2010 he was fined for consuming alcohol in a public place.

In 2011, Cramer was convicted of uttering threats and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, and was jailed for 30 days. He received another conviction in that year for cashing forged bank cheques.[7]

On May 1, 2016, Cramer was arrested in connection with a bank robbery of a Scotiabank outlet that occurred in Sechelt, British Columbia a few days earlier.[8] On June 8, 2016, he pleaded guilty to charges of robbing a bank, wearing a disguise to commit a crime, fleeing the police and dangerous driving.[9] On August 31, 2016, he was sentenced to a custodial term of two years less a day, as well as two years of probation, conditions of which include attending counselling and residing in a treatment centre for narcotics abuse.[10]

In 2018, production began on a documentary about Cramer's life, titled Life After the Navigator.[11][12]

In 2020, production was completed for Life After the Navigator, with the movie released in November on Blu-ray Disc and select streaming providers.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ "What Ever Happened To … the kid from 'Flight of the Navigator'?". Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  2. ^ Goldberg, Lee (2015). The Best TV Shows That Never Were.
  3. ^ "Flight of the Navigator". Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  4. ^ Saturn Awards list nomination 1987. https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000004/1987.
  5. ^ "The actor who printed his life on a business card". Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Former child star of Flight of the Navigator, Joey Cramer, charged in B.C. bank robbery". National Post. May 4, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  7. ^ Helling, Steve (May 4, 2016). "Former Disney Child Star Joey Cramer Arrested for Alleged Canada Bank Robbery". People. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  8. ^ "Former child star arrested in connection with Sechelt bank robbery". CBC. May 4, 2016.
  9. ^ Eckford, Sean (June 16, 2016). "Cramer Pleads Guilty to Sechelt Bank Robbery". Coast Reporter. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  10. ^ 'Cramer Sentenced for Bank Hold-up', 'Coast Reporter', 1 September 2016. http://www.coastreporter.net/news/local-news/cramer-sentenced-for-bank-holdup-1.2335307
  11. ^ Downs, Lisa; Cramer, Joey. "Life After the Navigator". Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b "Life After Movies". lifeaftermovies.com. Retrieved May 15, 2021.

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