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Friday Night Lights
Jeremy will be appearing on "Friday Night Lights" which will start airing on October 1, on DirecTV.
Official myspace
Jeremy now has an official myspace:
myspace.com/jeremysumpterofficially
However beware, there are POSERS on YOUTUBE, MSN, Bebo and FACEBOOK claiming to be Jeremy.
They either link to this official web site or have even stolen pictures from the official site to try and prove that they are Jeremy. They are not really Jeremy no matter what they say.
At this time Jeremy only has an official myspace as listed above.
Limited Edition Photos - New Photos!
You can help Jeremy support youth baseball and purchase authentic, personally autographed and numbered, Limited Edition pictures of Jeremy on the set of Peter Pan! Click here to find out more details!
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Jeremy Sumpter plays J.D. McCoy on "Friday Night Lights" which will begin airing on DirecTV on October 1, followed by airings on NBC in February 2009.
Jeremy was born in northern California but grew up in a small town in Kentucky where his family had moved when he was very young. When he was eleven, Jeremy entered a talent competition, winning numerous awards. He signed with a personal manager and moved to Los Angeles in 2000.
After a few months in Los Angeles and a few auditions, Jeremy booked the role of "Young Adam Meiks" in "Frailty," a feature film directed by Bill Paxton. "Bill had been one of my favorite actors so to be able to work with him was unbelievable," says Jeremy. The adult "Adam Meiks" was played by Matthew McConaughey.
Next, Jeremy was chosen by Danny Glover to play Henry Sturbuck in the Showtime original film Just A Dream. "Working with Danny was great, we had a great time filming in a small town in Utah," explains Jeremy. Jeremy received the "Best Performance in a TV Movie, Mini-Series or Special - Leading Young Actor" from the Young Artist Awards.
Jeremy was able to use his surfing skills on his next film, "Local Boys." This coming of age film was shot on location in southern California. "This was a hard film to shoot since we were surfing at the beach almost everyday and there were all these girls around in bikinis," jokes Jeremy.
After a worldwide search, Jeremy was chosen to play "Peter" in the P.J. Hogan version of Peter Pan. This was one of the most coveted roles in films for a teen actor in recent years. "It was a part that I really wanted," says Jeremy, "since I'd be able to fight pirates and fly around the stage on wires." Jeremy trained extensively in sword fighting and gymnastics prior to shooting the movie in Australia.
Clubhouse was Jeremy's first television series. "It was really a dream role since I've always loved baseball and played little league when I was younger.
Jeremy was cast in the role of Justin in Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life. “Justin was a good kid who got into a little trouble with his computer and got addicted to on-line pornography to the point where it almost ruins his life,” says Jeremy.
After wrapping, he immediately went on to star in The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang in Oregon. A lot of the people from Napoleon Dynamite were involved in the film and it was a lot of fun for him to shoot.
Jeremy shot another film in Oregon called "Calvin Marshall." It should be released sometime in 2009.
Jeremy is always looking to play a wide variety of characters and is reading feature film scripts. In the future, Jeremy hopes to also work behind the camera as a director. In his spare time he surfs, plays basketball, golfs and shoots pool.
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