Biography
The New York native first gained prominence in the mid-1980s as the wide-eyed male lead in Joe Dante's horror comedy "Gremlins" (1984). A more mature Galligan reprised the role in the unnecessary but not unentertaining sequel "Gremlins 2: The New Batch" (1990). In between, he had found a series of small screen roles that displayed his charm and talent, most particularly "Surviving" (ABC, 1985), in which he and fellow up-and-comer Molly …
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Career Milestones
| Born and raised in NYC | ||
1982 | TV acting debut in the "ABC Afterschool Special" entitled "A Very Delicate Matter" | |
1983 | Cast as Hector Timerman in the NBC TV-movie "Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number" | |
1984 | Breakthrough screen role as Billy Peltzer in "Gremlins" | |
1984 | Film acting debut, "Nothing Last Forever" | |
1985 | Appeared on Broadway as Eugene Morris Jerome in "Biloxi Blues" | |
1985 | Co-starred with Molly Ringwald as teenaged lovers in a suicide pact in the powerful ABC TV-movie "Surviving" | |
1987 | Played the title role of "The Prodigious Hickey" in the PBS "American Playhouse" presentation | |
1988 | Reprised role of Hickey in PBS' "The Return of Hickey" | |
1988 | Starred in the horror film "Waxwork" | |
1989 | Again played Hickey in the second sequel "The Beginning of the Firm" (PBS) | |
1990 | Reprised role of Billy Peltzer in "Gremlins 2: The New Batch" | |
1992 | Made guest appearance on "Melrose Place" as Allison's villainous date | |
1992 | Reprised role in the sequel "Waxwork II: Lost in Time" | |
1994 | Had the lead in the direct-to-video release "All Tied Up" | |
1997 | Co-starred in the direct-to-video release "Cupid" | |