Sam Lerner
Sam Lerner | |
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 Lerner at the 2007 Annie Awards | |
| Born | Samuel Bryce Lerner September 27, 1992 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Partner(s) | Olivia Sui (2018–present) |
| Parent(s) |
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| Relatives | Michael Lerner (paternal uncle) |
Samuel Bryce Lerner (born September 27, 1992) is an American actor, who is most known for his role as Geoff Schwartz on The Goldbergs, Chowder in Monster House, and as Quinn Goldberg in Project Almanac.
Career[]
Lerner appeared in the feature film Envy,[1] as the son of Ben Stiller and Rachel Weisz's characters, and played the son of Wendie Malick and Sam Robards's characters in the pilot by ABC, My Life With Men, and the son of John Leguizamo and Claire Forlani's characters in an untitled Brett Ratner directed pilot for CBS-TV.
Lerner voiced one of the leads, Chowder, in the computer-animated film Monster House (2006). He was nominated for the 2006 Annie Award for Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature for his role, and was beaten for the award by Sir Ian McKellen.[2]
He has appeared on the television shows Malcolm in the Middle, The King of Queens, Two and a Half Men, Oliver Beene, and Sonny With a Chance, and had a recurring voice role on the Cartoon Network show Whatever Happened to Robot Jones?. He did voice work for Zak Saturday, a character from the show by Cartoon Network, The Secret Saturdays.
On October 16, 2017, Lerner was cast as Ronnie in the Blumhouse supernatural thriller film Truth or Dare.[3] The film was released in theaters on April 13, 2018.[4]
Personal life[]
Lerner was born in Riverside, California, the son of Patti (née Klein), a reporter, and Ken Lerner, an actor (who also played his onscreen father in The Goldbergs).[5] His uncle is actor Michael Lerner, and their family is of Jewish descent.[6] Since 2018, he has been dating Smosh star Olivia Sui.
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Envy | Michael | |
| 2006 | Monster House | Chowder (voice) | Nominated – Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production |
| 2010 | Seventeen | Aiden | Short film |
| 2012 | Nobody Walks | Avi | |
| 2015 | Project Almanac | Quinn Goldberg | |
| 2016 | Mono | Ivan Gregory | |
| 2017 | Fun Mom Dinner | Alex | |
| 2017 | Walk of Fame | Rowe | |
| 2018 | Truth or Dare | Ronnie |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Malcolm in the Middle | Patrick | |
| My Life with Men | Marty | Unsold pilot | |
| Two and a Half Men | Andrew | 1 episode | |
| 2004 | Oliver Beene | The Kid | 1 episode |
| The King of Queens | Donny | 1 episode | |
| 2005 | Untitled David Diamond / David Weissman | Jackson | Unsold pilot |
| 2007 | Las Vegas | Hershel Lipshutz | 1 episode |
| 2008–2010 | The Secret Saturdays | Zak Saturday / Zak Monday | 30 episodes |
| 2010 | Sonny With a Chance | Dinka | 1 episode |
| Rizzoli & Isles | Quinn | 1 episode | |
| 2011 | NCIS | Nathan Tobias | 1 episode |
| Harry's Law | Zach Elwood | 1 episode | |
| 2011–2014 | Suburgatory | Evan | 13 episodes |
| 2012 | Happily Divorced | Production Assistant | 1 episode |
| Like Father | Mike | Unsold pilot; | |
| 2014–present | The Goldbergs | Geoff Schwartz | Recurring role (seasons 1–4); main role (seasons 5–present), 83 episodes |
| 2015 | Lethal Seduction | Walter | Television film |
| 2017 | Workaholics | Michael | Episode: "Party Gawds" |
| 2018–2019 | Trolls: The Beat Goes On! | King Gristle (voice) | |
| 2019 | Celebrity Family Feud | Himself | Episode: "Black-ish vs. The Goldbergs" |
| 2019 | Ballers | Dan | Season 5 |
| 2020 | Rusty Rivets | Orbit | 103 episodes |
References[]
- ^ Sam Lerner at IMDb
- ^ "34th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (2006)". Annie Awards. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
- ^ Hipes, Patrick; N'Duka, Amanda (October 16, 2017). "'Veep's Reid Scott Joins Sony's 'Venom'; Blumhouse's 'Truth Or Dare' Adds Sam Lerner". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 11, 2017). "'Blumhouse's Truth Or Dare' Moves Up Two Weeks To Friday The 13th – Update". Deadline. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ Variety Staff (December 23, 1992). "Births". variety.com.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20110522092433/https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800018400/bio
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