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Alden Caleb Ehrenreich (born November 22, 1989) is an American actor.

Life and career

Ehrenreich was born in Los Angeles, California. His mother, Sari, is an interior designer, and his stepfather is an orthodontist. Ehrenreich began acting at the at Palisades Elementary school in Pacific Palisades, California, and continued doing so at Crossroads School in Santa Monica, California.

Ehrenreich was discovered at a friend's bat mitzvah reception by Steven Spielberg when Spielberg saw a short comedy movie featuring the actor at the age of 14. In an interview, Ehrenreich described the comedic performance he gave in the movie: "I ran around as a skinny little punk, trying on girls’ clothes and eating dirt". The meeting with Spielberg led to acting roles on television shows.

In 2007, Ehrenreich auditioned and won the role of Bennie Tetrocini in Francis Ford Coppola's movie Tetro. Coppola requested Ehrenreich read a passage from The Catcher in the Rye for his main audition.

He currently lives in New York, and is majoring in theatre at New York University.

Filmography

• Supernatural .... Ben Collins (1 episode, 2005) (Wendigo episode)
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation .... Sven (1 episode, 2006)
• Switcheroo! (2008) .... Dan
• Tetro (2009) .... Bennie
• Greased (2009) (post-production) .... Ben
• Somewhere

References

1. ^ Martin, Michael (2010-05-01). "Alden Ehrenreich". Interview Magazine. Retrieved 2010-05-27. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
2. Keeps, David A. (2005-12-01). "Tradition, but with a twist". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 2010-05-27. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
3. "Kvell Corner". Kehillat Israel Reconstructionist Congregation. January/February 2008. Retrieved 2010-05-27. Mazel Tov to Alden Ehrenreich, son of Sari Ehrenreich, who was "discovered by Steven Spielberg" {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
4. http://www.palisadespost.com/content/index.cfm?Story_ID=4913
5. http://www.pastemagazine.com/around_the_web/2009/06/francis-ford-coppolas-new-star-alden-ehrenreich-on.html

External links

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• Official site for the movie Tetro

• 1989 births
• American film actors
• Living people
• New York University alumni