Biography
Canadian actor Michael Cera made his first major impact on American comedy audiences with his role as teenager George Michael Bluth who, at first blush, seemed the most normal of the terminally dysfunctional Bluth clan, on the cult TV comedy "Arrested Development" (Fox, 2003-06). As the series unfolded, however, his character's burning and inappropriate crush on his own cousin proved the actor's willingness to explore the most uncomfortable …
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Career Milestones
2010 | Played the title role in the film adaptation of "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World," based on Bryan Lee O'Malley's comic book series | |
2010 | Played a cynical sex-obsessed 16-year-old in the film adaptation of C.D. Payne's "Youth in Revolt" | |
2009 | Appeared with then girlfriend, Charlyne Yi, in "Paper Heart"; film was written and produced by Yi | |
2009 | Co-starred with Jack Black in the biblical comedy "Year One"; directed by Harold Ramis | |
2008 | Had a leading role in the teen comedy "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist" | |
2007 | Played a awkward teenager who unexpectedly impregnates his long time friend (Ellen Page) in Jason Reitman's "Juno" | |
2007 | Co-starred with Jonah Hill in "Superbad," written by fellow Canadians, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg | |
2007 | Signed a deal with CBS Television to write, produce, direct, and act in a short-form comedy series entitled "Clark and Michael" | |
| Co-wrote and starred with Clark Duke, in a series of short videos released on their web site, clarkandmichael.com | ||
2006 | Writing and directing debut, "Impossible is the Opposite of Possible," a parody of the popular "Impossible is Nothing" video resume that he directed for the online edition of McSweeney's magazine | |
2003 | Cast as George Michael Bluth in the Fox series "Arrested Development" | |
2003 | Voiced Brother Bear in "The Berenstain Bears" (PBS) animated series | |
2002 | Played the young Chuck Barris in "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" | |
2001 | Lent his voice to Alicia Silverstone's animated series "Braceface" (Fox Family/ABC Family) | |
2000 | Portrayed the son of American political radical Abbie Hoffman in the biopic "Steal This Movie" | |
2000 | Had a starring role in the Imax movie "Ultimate G's" | |
1999 | Series regular on the live-action comedy "I Was a Sixth Grade Alien" (ABC Family) | |
1998 | Voiced Little Gizmo on the animated series "Rolie Polie Olie" (Disney Channel) | |
| Television debut in a commercial for the Canadian fast food chain, Tim Hortons | ||
Awards
2008 | MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss in Juno |
2008 | MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance in Superbad |
2008 | MTV Movie Award for Breakthrough Performance in Superbad |
2007 | Critics' Choice Award for Best Young Actor in Juno |
2007 | Critics' Choice Award for Best Young Actor in Superbad |
2006 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Arrested Development |
2005 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Arrested Development |