Born:
June 07, 1988
in
Brampton, Ontario
Best Known For:
Superbad and Arrested Development.
Early-life:
Michael Austin Cera was born in Brampton, Ontario, on June 7, 1988 to Linda and Luigi. He has an older sister, Jordan, and a younger sister, Molly. He was interested in acting from an early age and started doing TV commercials from the age of eight. His first break came in 1999 when he was cast in Canadian TV series I Was a Sixth Grade Alien.
Career:
Cera rose to prominence in 2003 when he began playing George Michael Bluth in the critically acclaimed sitcom Arrested Development. He went on to star alongside Jonah Hill in Superbad (2007), a film that was made for $20million and went on to gross more than $169million. He continued to forge a movie career in the likes of Juno (2007), Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008), Year One (2009), Youth in Revolt (2009), Scott Pilgrim vs the World (2010) and This Is the End (2013). TV credits include Burning Love and Children's Hospital. He made his Broadway debut in September 2014 in This Is Our Youth.
Quote:
"You try to pick good stories and that's pretty much all the control you have as an actor."
Trivia:
Cera released his first album, True That, in August 2014. He has also toured as the bass player in indie rock band Mister Heavenly and he is a member of the band The Long Goodbye.