Biography
Who is Lukas Haas?
Early life
Lukas Haas Daniel Haas was born on April 16, 1976, in West Hollywood, California. His mother, Emily Tracy, worked as an author and originated from Texas. His father, Berthold Haas, worked as an artist and emigrated from Germany. He grew up alongside his two brothers, who are twins named Simon Jakoway Haas and Nikolai Johannes Haas. Both of his brothers pursued careers as designers.
During his childhood, he attended the Professional Children's School and the Young Actors Space. His introduction to the film industry happened unexpectedly when casting director Margery Simkin discovered him in his kindergarten class at the age of five.
Acting career highlights
His first screen appearance came in the 1983 nuclear holocaust film proof. He gained wider recognition a few years later in 1985 when he starred in Witness. In that film, he played an Amish boy who becomes the sole witness to a police officer's murder, earning positive reviews from critics. Following this success, he appeared in Solarbabies and Lady in White.
In 1989, he portrayed the twelve-year-old son of Jessica Lange's character in Music Box, which earned him a Young Artist Award nomination. That same year, he received an Emmy nomination for his performance in the television film The Ryan White Story. His stage credits include performing in Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot at Lincoln Center in New York City during 1988.
Over the following decades, he continued to secure roles in well-known feature films. His credits include Mars Attacks!, Brick, Inception, The Revenant, and First Man, where he played astronaut Michael Collins. He also made guest appearances across numerous television series such as The Twilight Zone, 24, Criminal Minds, and Entourage, alongside joining the cast of Spider-Noir.
Music career
Alongside acting, Lukas works as a musician, playing both the drums and the piano for the band The Rogues. He has composed portions of several film soundtracks, including Breakfast of Champions and Last Days. Also, he contributed as a guest musician on albums by Macy Gray and Jet.
He has also appeared in several music videos for prominent artists. His appearances include videos for OutKast, My Chemical Romance, UGK, Death Cab for Cutie, and Jet. In addition, he released a solo extended play recording.
Birthday and age
Lukas Haas was born on April 16, 1976, which makes Lukas 50 years old today. That birthday falls under the Aries sign. Lukas shares the date with 55 other famous people.
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