Haley Joel Osment

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Biography

Haley Joel Osment began his career at age five with a featured appearance in a TV commercial for Pizza Hut. With his blond hair, expressive blue eyes and moon face, this juvenile player soon landed his first screen role as Forest Junior in the Oscar-winning "Forest Gump" (1994). Osment segued to TV series, playing the adorable grandson of a gruff Edward Asner in the short-lived ABC sitcom "Thunder Alley" (1994-95) followed by a two-year stint …
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Job Title

Actor, Producer, Music

Born

April 10, 1988

Career Milestones

2008

Made Broadway theatre debut in a revival of David Mamet's "American Buffalo"

2003

Co-starred with Robert Duvall and Michael Caine in the film, "Secondhand Lions"

2002

Lent his voice to Disney's live-action film, "The Country Bears"

2002

Lent his voice to the Disney animated sequel "Jungle Book 2"

2001

Co-starred with Jude Law in Steven Spielberg's "A.I. Artificial Intelligence"

2001

Starred with Willem Dafoe in the WWII drama "Edges of the Lord"

2000

Cast alongside Oscar-winners Kevin Spacey and Helen Hunt in "Pay It Forward"

1999

Breakthrough role, playing a child who is able to see dead people in the blockbuster, "The Sixth Sense"; directed by M. Night Shyamalan and co-starred Bruce Willis; received a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award nomination

1997

Played Murphy's son Avery on the final season of the CBS sitcom "Murphy Brown"

1997

Voiced Chip in the direct-to-video release "Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas"

1996

Co-starred with Whoopi Goldberg and Gerard Depardieu in "Bogus"

1995

Was regular on the short-lived series "The Jeff Foxworthy Show"; first aired on ABC and then NBC for one season

1994

Played Edward Asner's grandson on the ABC sitcom "Thunder Alley"

1994

Made feature film debut as the title character's (Tom Hanks) son in "Forrest Gump"

1983

First professional job in a Pizza Hut TV commercial

Awards

2001

Critics' Choice Award for Best Young Actor/Actress (Under 21) in A.I. Artificial Intelligence

2000

MTV Movie Award for Best Male Breakthrough Performance in The Sixth Sense

2000

MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo in The Sixth Sense

2000

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in The Sixth Sense

1999

Critics' Choice Award for Best Child Performance

1999

Academy Award for Actor In a Supporting Role in The Sixth Sense

1999

Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture in The Sixth Sense