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Michael Cera
Michael Austin Cera (born June 7, 1988) is a Canadian actor and musician. He started his career as a child actor, voicing the character of Brother Bear on the children’s television show The Berenstain Bears and portraying a young Chuck Barris in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002).
He has had numerous roles in United States television and film productions, including character George Michael Bluth on the sitcom Arrested Development (2003–2006, 2013, 2018–2019) and for his film roles as Evan in Superbad (2007), Paulie Bleeker in Juno (2007), Scott Pilgrim in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), and a fictional version of himself in This Is the End (2013). He voiced Dick Grayson/Robin in The Lego Batman Movie (2017), Barry (a deformed sausage) in Sausage Party (2016), and Sal Viscuso, the voice behind the announcements in Childrens Hospital.
Cera made his Broadway debut in the 2014 production of Kenneth Lonergan's This Is Our Youth. For his performance in the 2018 production of Lonergan's Lobby Hero, Cera was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play. Cera starred in the revival of Lonergan's The Waverly Gallery.
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.
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The Phoenician Scheme
Sacramento
The Running Man
Christmas Eve in Miller's Point
The Adults
Barbie
Under the Boardwalk
Dream Scenario
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
Cryptozoo
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Water Crisis
Gloria Bell
Tyrel
Spivak
The Lego Batman Movie
Person to Person
Molly's Game
How to Be a Latin Lover
Lemon
One Brick at a Time: Making the LEGO Batman Movie
Cooking with Alfred
A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks
Sausage Party
Man Rots from the Head
Entertainment
That Dog
A Very Murray Christmas
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
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