Joey Pollari

Joey Pollari
Born (1994-04-09) April 9, 1994
Minnesota
Occupation actor
Years active 2006-present

Joey Pollari (born April 9, 1994) is an American actor best known for his role as Tyler in the Disney XD first original movie, Skyrunners, which premiered on November 27, 2009. He is also known as Eric Tanner on ABC's second season of American Crime.

Life and career

Pollari started his acting career when he attended a scouting event in downtown Minneapolis with his mother. He received callbacks the next day from agents who wanted to represent him. Pollari took acting lessons from the Stagecoach Theatre Arts. Pollari has appeared in stage productions at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in Saint Paul, and the SteppingStone Theatre for Youth Development, also in Saint Paul.[1]

On April 30, 2006, Pollari appeared as a newsboy in "The Hen House", an episode of the police procedural television series Cold Case.[2] The Walt Disney Company cast him in Skyrunners, a 2009 Disney XD Original Movie about two brothers who stumble upon a spaceship that is sought after by the FBI agents and space aliens.[1] The film, which was shot in New Zealand, premiered on Disney XD on November 27, 2009.[3] Pollari was 15 years old when it first aired.[1] His co-star in the film, Kelly Blatz, a long-time friend of Pollari,[4] said Pollari grew "like a foot taller and his voice changed and everything" during the filming of Skyrunners.[5] Joey currently resides in Hollywood. In 2014, Pollari co-starred beside YouTuber Joey Graceffa in a short film called Ethereal, a short film that Graceffa made and posted on his channel on October 16.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009SkyrunnersTyler BurnsDisney XD Original Movie
2010Avalon HighMilesDisney Channel Original Movie
2012"Profile of a Killer"David JenksIndie Thriller Movie

Joey also starred in "Ethereal" a Thriller Short Film. He played as "Asher." This short film can be found Joey Graceffa's YouTube vlogging channel.

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2005-2006 Cold Case Newsboy
2012 The Inbetweeners Will McKenzie
2016 American Crime Eric Tanner Season Two

References

  1. 1 2 3 Justin, Neal (2009-11-26). "A Twin Cities teenager hopes a new Disney movie will rocket him to fame". Star Tribune (Minneapolis, Minnesota). Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
  2. "Cold Case - TV Series - Seasons and Episodes". The New York Times (New York City, New York City). Archived from the original on March 30, 2012. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
  3. Bentley, Rick (2009-11-27). "Music is at center of two new Disney XD programs". The Tribune (San Luis Obispo, California). Retrieved 2009-11-30.
  4. "Skyrunners Movies". Scholastic Blog. 2009-11-27. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
  5. Brious, Bill (2009-11-26). "Calif.-raised "Skyrunner" star Blatz settles in to life in Toronto". The Canadian Press. Retrieved 2009-11-30.

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