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About Haley » BiographyHaley's career began at a very early age. He first appeared onscreen at the age of four in a Pizza Hut Commercial. There are a couple different stories of how exactly it came about, one is that his mom (Theresa Osment) and he submitted a picture of him to some talent scouts in the mall who were taking auditions from children for commercials. Another is that a casting director saw him in a furniture store with his parents. Either way, the small role in a commercial stood as Haley's first ever screen appearence. Shortly after that, he gave a darling auditon which got him the role of Tom Hanks' son in Forrest Gump (1994), that same year he recieved his first starring role as Edward Asner's grandson in the short TV series "Thunder Alley". He followed this up with two more sitcoms before landing a big screen role in the movie Bogus (1996). He followed this with several Television and TV movie appearences. Including the memorable "Jeff Foxworthy Show". Finally he landed his best known role as Cole Sear in the box office hit The Sixth Sense (1999), delievering an completely convincing preformance as a young boy haunted by ghosts. This role gained him an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor at just 11-years-old, and though he lost to Michael Caine, the veteran actor made a memorable tribute to the talented young actor in his acceptance speech. Following this, he appeared in noteable sucsesses, Pay It Forward, A.I. Artificial Intelligence and Secondhand Lions, as well as a lead role in the Polish made film, Edges of the Lord. Throughout his career Haley has also participated in many voice acting projects, including Beauty and the Beast : Enchanted Christmas, Hunchback of Notre Dame 2, Discover Spot, Jungle Book 2, Country Bears and the popular video game Kingdom Hearts. Upcoming in Haley's busy career after a year-long break from acting, is an independent film Home of the Giants, due for release in 2006, and the sequel to Kingdom Hearts. Even with the pressures of popularity, Haley is an excellent student, very dedicated to his education, as well as a very smart and balanced young actor. He has always made careful choices on his career path, and looks to his father (actor Eugene Osment) for advice. Haley's sister Emily Osment also enjoys acting and has said that he is very encouraging and helpful in her work as well. Haley maintains a sensible outlook on his career, to quote him: "I try not to let the fame part of it be a factor in every day life .... because that's not the most important thing about this business for me, it's about the work, and I think if I continue to focus on that, I hope that my career will be able continue as well as it has been going so far." Biography by Hannah |
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