Daniel Cerny
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Daniel Cerny | |
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| Born | Daniel Armin Cerny April 1, 1981 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director, musician, producer, singer, editor |
| Years active | 1987-present |
Daniel Armin Cerny (born December 11, 1981)[1] is an American actor, producer, singer, musician and film editor, best known for his role in the 1995 horror film Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest.
Life and career[edit]
Cerny was born in 1981 in Los Angeles, the son of Helena and Pavel Cerny.[2] His brother is politician Andrei Cherny. His parents are Czechoslovakian Jewish immigrants, who were dissidents in Prague.[3][4] He expressed interest in film and acting at a young age, and made his debut in Doc Hollywood (1991) with a minor role, followed by playing the manifestation of an evil spirit in the horror film Demonic Toys (1992). In 1994, he was cast in a supporting role in Peter Weir's Fearless (1993) opposite Jeff Bridges.
He played the lead role of Eli Porter in the 1995 horror film Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest. Cerny gave up acting after the film, only returning for a minor part in an episode of the miniseries Revelations (2005) opposite Bill Pullman, and a supporting part in the direct-to-video sequel The Prince & Me II: The Royal Wedding (2006). Cerny worked as an assistant editor on the television series TransGeneration (2005) and The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency (2006).
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1991 | Doc Hollywood | Boy with Spider | |
| 1992 | Demonic Toys | The Kid | |
| 1994 | Fearless | Byron Hummel | |
| 1993 | Phenom | Jimmy | Episode: "Game Face" |
| 1995 | Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest | Eli Porter | |
| 2005 | Revelations | Male Student | Episode: "Hour One" |
| 2006 | The Prince & Me II: The Royal Wedding | Jake |
| Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
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| 2005 | TransGeneration | Assistant editor | Eight episodes |
| 2006 | The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency | Assistant editor | Sixteen episodes |
References[edit]
- ^ "Daniel Armin Cerny was born on December 11, 1981 in Los Angeles County, California". California Birth Index. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
- ^ "Stephanie Fleischman and Andrei Cherny". The New York Times. 2 April 2006.
- ^ "Daniel Cerny". Tiburon Film Festival. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
- ^ "Why Arizona Democrat Andrei Cherny, 'Clinton's Truest Heir,' Has Made Israel the Focus of His Congressional Race". 18 May 2012.
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