Keith Coogan
Keith Coogan at the 61st Academy Awards
Born
Keith Eric Mitchell

(1970-01-13) January 13, 1970
Palm Springs, California, U.S.
Other namesKeith Mitchell
OccupationActor
Years active1978–present
Spouse
Kristen Shean
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(m. 2013)​
Relatives
Awards

Keith Coogan (born Keith Eric Mitchell; January 13, 1970) is an American actor. He is the grandson of actor Jackie Coogan.[1]

Biography

Keith Eric Mitchell was born on January 13, 1970,[2] in Palm Springs, California, the son of Leslie Diane Coogan Mitchell, a realtor. He changed his name to "Keith Coogan" in 1986, two years after the death of his grandfather, Jackie Coogan.

As a child, he appeared on episodes of Little House on the Prairie, The Waltons, The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, Laverne & Shirley, Mork & Mindy, Eight Is Enough, Knight Rider, Growing Pains, Silver Spoons, Fame, and CHiPs.

In 1982, Coogan also appeared as 'William' in the adaptation of Ray Bradbury's All Summer in a Day that aired on the PBS series WonderWorks.

He has also starred in films including Adventures in Babysitting, Cousins, Hiding Out, Cheetah, Toy Soldiers, Book of Love, and Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, and straight-to-video releases such as Python, Soulkeeper, and Downhill Willie. He guest-starred on Joan of Arcadia and Married to the Kellys.

His theater credits include John Olive's The Voice of the Prairie, James McLure's Pvt. Wars, and an unfinished Louisville work by Marsha Norman, The Holdup. All were performed at Timothy and Buck Busfield's "B" St. Theater in Sacramento, California, during the 1992 and 1993 seasons.

In 2008, he worked in Dallas, Texas, on a short film, The Keith Coogan Experience. On January 1, 2010, Coogan started the "Monologue a Day Project", where he learns a monologue or other short piece every day, "as inspired by Julie & Julia", and posts the resulting video performance on blogspot.com.[3]

Coogan was featured in the minidocumentary, Simply Coogan – An Interview with Keith Coogan, released by Coogan on December 13, 2010, which coincided with his birthday celebrations.[4]

Coogan hosted "The Call Sheet" on the SkidRowStudios.com radio podcast network,[5] an entertainment industry-based show that also covered tech news and politics.

Selected filmography

YearTitleRole
1981The Fox and the HoundYoung Tod (voice)
1982All Summer in a DayWilliam
1982Million Dollar InfieldVance Levitas
1987Adventures in BabysittingBrad Anderson
1987Hiding OutPatrick Morenski
1989CousinsMitch
1989CheetahTed Johnson
1989Under the BoardwalkAndy
1989SpoonerDB Reynolds
1990Book of LoveCrutch Kane
1991Toy SoldiersJonathan "Snuffy" Bradberry
1991Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's DeadKenny Crandell
1992ForeverTed Dickson
1994In the Army NowStoner # 1
1995Downhill WillieWillie Jones
1995A Reason to BelievePotto
1995The Power WithinEric Graves
1998Just a Little Harmless SexLoudmouth Guy
1998The GodsonClumsy Student
1998Ivory TowerRuss Dyerson
1998Evasive ActionAnthony Tait
1999DreamersRob
2001SoulkeeperTour Guide
2011Cats Dancing on JupiterFred
2012WakingEdward
2017 Limelight Jim
2018A Tale of Two CoreysMarty Weiss
2019 Jay and Silent Bob Reboot Himself[6]

References

  1. ↑ Nolasco, Stephanie (2020-07-07). "Keith Coogan talks growing up with Jackie Coogan, escaping Hollywood's child star curse". Fox News. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  2. ↑ Rose, Mike (January 13, 2023). "Today's famous birthdays list for January 13, 2023 includes celebrities Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Trace Adkins". Cleveland.com. Retrieved January 13, 2023. Actor Keith Coogan ("Adventures in Babysitting") is 53
  3. ↑ Keith Coogan. "Monologue A Day Project". Retrieved 30 June 2010.
  4. ↑ "Simply Coogan – An Interview with Keith Coogan". Vimeo (Podcast).
  5. ↑ http://www.skidrowstudios.com/?cat=354 Archived 2021-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019) - IMDb, retrieved 2019-10-17
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