Michael Cera is a Canadian actor. He is known for his awkward, offbeat characters in coming of age comedy films.
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- His full name is Michael Austin Cera.
- He was born on June 7th, 1988.
- His zodiac sign is Gemini.
- He is a Canadian actor.
- He is known for his awkward, offbeat characters in coming of age comedy films.
- He is also known for portraying George Michael Bluth in the sitcom Arrested Development (2003–2006, 2013, 2018–2019).
- He is also known for portraying Brother Bear in The Berenstain Bears.
- He has had numerous roles in United States television and film productions.
- Cera is also known for his Broadway performances in the Kenneth Lonergan plays This Is Our Youth in 2014, Lobby Hero in 2018.
- He received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play, and The Waverly Gallery in 2019.
- In addition to acting, Cera is a musician, having released his debut album True That in 2014.
- Cera has also performed as the touring bassist for indie rock supergroup Mister Heavenly.
- Says that he is often mistaken for Jesse Eisenberg.
- Plays guitar in his free time.
- According to Elliot Page, his Juno (2007) co-star, he’s “very good at it”.
- Auditioned for the role of Cole Sear in The Sixth Sense (1999), which went to Haley Joel Osment.
- Was ranked #1 on Entertainment Weekly’s ’30 Under 30′ the actors list (2008).
- His last name means “wax” in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.
- Lives in ultra trendy Los Angeles neighborhood, Los Feliz. Giovanni Ribisi, Bo Barrett, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Pine, Ryan Reynolds, Mark Ruffalo, Kristen Stewart, Brad Pitt, Hannah Telle and Robert Pattinson are among the other actors who also call Los Feliz home.
- Last name is pronounced “SEH-ra”.
- Nominated for a Tony Award as Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in “Lobby Hero” in 2018.
- Member of The Interstate 5 Tennis Association.
- Splits his time between Los Angeles and with his family at home in Brampton, where he was born.
- His mother, Linda, comes from Montreal, Quebec, and has English, Irish, Scottish, and Dutch ancestry, and his father, Luigi Cera, is from Italy (Sicily).
- Moving from Los Angeles, CA, USA to Brooklyn, NY, USA. (July 2013)
- Cera has been very private about his personal life.
- In 2016, Aubrey Plaza made public that the pair had dated for about 18 months after filming Scott Pilgrim vs. the World in 2010 and considered getting married. The two remain friends.
- In March 2022, Amy Schumer accidentally revealed that Cera was a father.
- Later that month he revealed to Extra that the baby was a six-month-old boy with his wife Nadine.
- Cera co-starred in the 2018 film drama Gloria Bell, with Julianne Moore as the title character.
- Cera’s upcoming projects include the animated comedy Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank about a dog who wishes to become a samurai.
- Cera returned to his role as George Michael Bluth in the fifth season of Arrested Development in 2018.
- In 2021, Cera lent his voice to the adult animated film Cryptozoo.
- In 2023, he starred opposite Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling in the fantasy comedy film Barbie as Allan.
- In August 2023, he said he was working on getting financing to direct his first movie
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