Michael Austin Cera (; born June 7, 1988)
is a
Canadian actor best known for his roles in
Arrested Development,
Superbad,
Juno, and
Year One. Cera received two
Canadian Comedy Award Best Actor nominations in 2008 for his work in
Juno and
Superbad, winning for
Superbad.
Early life and education
Cera was born in
Brampton,
Ontario, Canada. He is the son of Linda, a native of
Quebec, and Luigi Cera, a
Xerox technician who is originally from
Italy.
[www.thestar.com/entertainment/FilmFest/article/492153] Cera has an older sister, Jordan, and a younger sister, Molly.
He attended Conestoga Public School, Robert H. Lagerquist Senior Public School, and
Heart Lake Secondary School until grade nine, but then completed high school through correspondence.
His first role was an unpaid appearance in a
Tim Hortons summer camp commercial.
That eventually led to a Pillsbury commercial in which he poked the
Pillsbury Doughboy, his first role with lines.
[Jones, Chris (July 2009), "Michael Cera". Esquire. 152 (1):86-88]
Career
Rise
Cera's career began when he was cast as Larrabe Hicks in the television series
I Was a Sixth Grade Alien in 1999. In 2002, Cera played the young
Chuck Barris in
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind and he also provided the voice for Brother Bear in
The Berenstain Bears animated series; he also voiced Josh Spitz in the cartoon
Braceface. He played
George Michael Bluth in the award-winning television series
Arrested Development for three seasons before it was cancelled.
In 2005, he starred as Harold in the award winning short film
Darling Darling, for which he was awarded Best Actor at the San Gio Festival in
Verona, Italy. In 2006, he created and starred in a parody of
Impossible is Nothing, a video résumé created by Aleksey Vayner.
[[1] Youtube Impossible is the Opposite of Possible] He also guest-starred in an episode of teen noir drama
Veronica Mars – in the episode "
The Rapes of Graff", which also featured
Arrested Development co-star
Alia Shawkat – and also in the
Adult Swim series
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
