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Lukas Haas
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April 16, 1976 in West Hollywood, CA
Biography:Born April 16, 1976, to a painter father and singer/screenwriter mother, actor "Lukas Haas" was discovered at age four in his West Hollywood, CA, elementary school. Haas' kindergarten principal spotted acting potential in the young student and encouraged his parents to set their sights on a movie career for the boy. They did so and Haas got his first film role in 1983's "Testament", in which he played the youngest of the doomed children of post-apocalyptic housewife "Jane Alexander". In 1985, Haas got his big break in the title role of "Witness" (1985), playing an Amish boy who witnesses a murder and must accept the protection of cop "Harrison Ford". Haas received positive reviews for his performance in the widely lauded film and went on to further raves -- and an Emmy nomination -- four years later for his TV portrayal of AIDS victim Ryan White in "The Ryan White Story". In-between came roles in such... Full Biography
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Lukas Haas, left, Kim Basinger and Leonard Wu in "While She Was Out" (Anchor Bay Entertainment)
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