Booboo Stewart

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Booboo Stewart
File:Booboo Stewart Australia 2014.jpg
Boo Boo Stewart at 2014 ComicCon Australia, September 2014
Born Nils Allen Stewart, Jr.
(1994-01-21) January 21, 1994 (age 30)
Beverly Hills, California, United States
Other names Boo Boo Stewart
Boo Boo Torra
Occupation Actor, stuntman, singer-songwriter, dancer, model and film director
Years active 2004–present (actor)
2006–present (singer)

Booboo Stewart[1] (born Nils Allen Stewart, Jr.; January 21, 1994) is an American actor, dancer, model and singer, best known for playing Seth Clearwater, a werewolf in The Twilight Saga.

Early life

Booboo Stewart was born in Beverly Hills, California. His father, Nils Allen Stewart, is a professional stuntman[2] He has Japanese, Chinese, and Korean ancestry on his mother's side along with Scottish, Russian, and Blackfoot ancestry on his father's side.[3] Stewart was in a band named "Echoes of Angels" and toured with his mother and grandmother, who were known as "TSC" (The Stewart Clan).

Career

During 2006–2010 Stewart appeared or starred in several independent, direct-to-video, or TV films. He also hosted six episodes of the children's show Blue Dolphin Kids in Hawaii, and did stunt work on several films including the 2006 film Zoom and the 2007 film Beowulf. He has had roles on episodes of Steve Harvey's Big Time Challenge, ER, Dante's Cove, Everybody Hates Chris and "RL Stine's The Haunting Hour".Stewart toured with Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus on her Best of Both Worlds Tour featuring the Jonas Brothers and appeared in the Target commercials with the same band and Miley Cyrus Danimals, and also toured in the Camp Rock Freestyle Jam concert series. He recorded the opening theme for the Disney Channel Games 2008 titled "Let's Go!", and in 2010 "Under the Sea (from The Little Mermaid)" for the Disney recompilation disc DisneyMania 7. He could also be seen in various magazines and billboards promoting clothes, as well as promoting Wii Fit and Hot Wheels. In 2010, he appeared in the movie Logan. In 2012, he starred in the movie White Frog. In 2013, Stewart played the lead role in Running Deer, an award-winning short film produced and directed by Brent Ryan Green through Toy Gun Films.[4] Also, he starred in the 2015 Disney Channel original movie Descendants as Jay, the son of Jafar.

During 2006–2008, he was a member of the musical group T-Squad.

2010: Theatrical debut

In 2010 he portrayed Seth Clearwater in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, the third installment of The Twilight Saga film series. Stewart's character played a more important role in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 and Part 2. Stewart also appeared in 2014's X-Men: Days of Future Past.[5]

Philanthropic activities

File:Booboo & Fivel Stewart 2012.jpg
Booboo and Fivel Stewart at the Hollywood Premiere of Disney Channel's "Let It Shine" In June 2012.

In 2010, he was named a Celebrity Ambassador by the Muscular Dystrophy Association. In his role, Stewart is helping raise awareness in the fight against muscle diseases. He is also part of MDA's "Make a Muscle, Make a Difference" PSA campaign, being featured in print and TV advertisements.[6] He also travelled to Perth, Australia for the Channel 7 Telethon, raising money for the Princess Margaret Hospital for Children. Stewart and Fivel also hosted free concerts on behalf of the national non-profit organization Childhelp.[7]

He appeared in a PETA campaign, encouraging people to adopt animals rather than to buy them from pet stores.[8] He is also involved in Four Green Steps, an environmental organization based in Canada.[9]

Filmography

Film
Year Film Role Notes
2004 Yard Sale Little Boy
2005 Pit Fighter Vendor Uncredited
2006 18 Fingers of Death! Young Buford
The Conrad Boys Ben Conrad
666: The Child Donald
2007 The Last Sentinel Young Tallis
Uncle P Bike Kid
2008 The Fifth Commandment Young Chance
2009 American Cowslip Cary
How I Survived the Zombie Apocalypse Son Short film
2010 Dark Games Jake Wincott
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Seth Clearwater
Logan Ben Also producer
Smitty Peabo
2011 Jake Stevens: The Last Protector Jake Stevens
2011/2012 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Seth Clearwater Release date:
Part 1 – 18 November 2011 (USA)
Part 2 – 16 November 2012 (USA)
2012 White Frog Nick Young
2013 Hansel & Gretel: Warriors of Witchcraft Jonah (Hansel)
2013 Running Deer Tyler Short Film
2014 X-Men: Days of Future Past Warpath
An Evergreen Christmas Angel
2015 Hope Bridge Jackson
He Never Died Jeremy Filming
Film made for television
Year Title Role Notes
2004 Skeleton Man Child Warrior Sci Fi Pictures original film
2013 Space Warriors Conway Sci Fi Pictures original film
2015 Descendants Jay, son of Jafar Disney Channel Original Movie
Television guest appearances
Year Title Role Notes
2004 Big Time Martial artist Unknown episodes
2004–2006 Dante's Cove Stephen 5 episodes, 1 episode credit only
Unaired pilot as Boo Boo Torra
2005 ER Power Ranger Episode: "Man with No Name"
2006 Everybody Hates Chris Kid / Ping 2 episodes
Blue Dolphin Kids Himself / Host 11 episodes, 3 episodes as Actor
2010 CSI: Miami Kenny Turner Season 8: Episode 13: "Die by the Sword"
2011 Good Luck Charlie Kai 2 episodes ("Sun Show Part 1", "Sun Show Part 2")
R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour Kai 1 episode ("Pool Shark")
2012 Kickin' It Carson 1 episode ("New Jack City") season 2 episode20[10]
2014 Hawaii Five-0 Tommy Fa'aloa 1 episode ("Ma Lalo o ka 'ili") season 4 episode17[11]
2015 Grimm Simon George 1 episode ("Mishipeshu") season 4 episode 18
CSI:Cyber Owen Campbell 1 episode (URL, Interrupted) season 1 episode 7
Descendants: Wicked World Jay
Blue Peter Himself 1 episode
Music videos
Year Music video Artist(s) Notes
2004 Just Lose It Eminem
2005 Keep It Goin' On Daichi Miura
2008 Kung Fu Fighting Cee-Lo Green and Jack Black From the DreamWorks' Kung Fu Panda

Discography

Soundtrack albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak
chart
positions
US
[12]
US
OST

[12]
Descendants Soundtrack
  • Released: July 31, 2015
  • Formats: CD, digital download
  • Label: Walt Disney
1 1
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

Title Year Peak chart
positions
Album
US
[12]
"Rotten to the Core"
(with Cameron Boyce, Dove Cameron and Sofia Carson)
2015 38 Descendants
"Set It Off"
(with Cameron Boyce, Dove Cameron, Sarah Jeffery, Mitchell Hope and Sofia Carson)
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Other appearances

Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Under the Sea"[14] 2010 None Disneymania 7
"Just So Right"[15] 2012 Fivel Stewart White Frog Soundtrack
"So Good So Strange"[16] Frequency 5 Don't Ring My Doorbell
"Run Away"[17] 2013 Fivel Stewart Hansel & Gretel: Warriors of Witchcraft Soundtrack

Footnotes

  1. "Set It Off" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number seventeen on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[13]

References

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  8. Tara Kelly, "Booboo Stewart PETA Ad: Twilight Star Says 'Adopt, Don't Buy' Cats And Dogs," The Huffington Post, November 16, 2011.
  9. "Reach for the Stars" Four Green Steps. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
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