Whalen, Sean 1964-

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Whalen, Sean 1964-

PERSONAL

Full name, Sean M. Whalen; born May 19, 1964, in Washington, DC; married; children: two. Education: Graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles; trained at the Groundling Theater.

Addresses:

Agent—Ellis Talent Group, 4705 Laurel Canyon Blvd., Valley Village, CA 91607; Vox, Inc., 5670 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 820, Los Angeles, CA 90036.

Career:

Actor, director, and writer. Performed comedy with the Groundlings (improvisational group); appeared in commercials, including those for Ocean Spray beverages, DiGirono Pizza, Starburst JellyBeans, Little Caesar's pizza, and American Dairy Association promotion for milk.

Awards, Honors:

Audience Award, best short film, Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival, 2000, for Turkey. Cake.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Roach, The People Under the Stairs (also known as Wes Craven's "The People Under the Stairs"), Universal, 1991.

(As Sean M. Whalen) Paperboy, Batman Returns, Warner Bros., 1992.

Comic cashier, Stepmonster, 1993.

Weasel, Tammy and the T-Rex (also known as Teenage T-Rex, Tanny and the Teenage T-Rex, and Tanny of the Teenage Rex), Greenline Productions/Platinic Films, 1994.

Carl Wayne Bishop, Jury Duty, TriStar, 1995.

Bone, Waterworld, MCA/Universal, 1995.

Carl, The Crazysitter (also known as Two Much Trouble), New Horizons, 1995.

Sanders, Twister, Warner Bros., 1996.

Karaoke party guest, The Cable Guy, Columbia, 1996.

Heckler, That Thing You Do!, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996.

Flunky, Glory Daze, Columbia TriStar, 1996.

Bud, Egg Salad, 1996.

The vagrant, Dick Richards, 1996.

Passport officer, Men in Black (also known as MIB), Columbia/MCA/Universal, 1997.

Widowmaker, Suicide Kings, 1997, Artisan Entertainment, 1998.

Pump jockey, A Guy Walks into a Bar, 1997.

Bud, Shark in a Bottle, Atmosphere Films, 1998.

Merkin, Never Been Kissed, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999.

McMacy, Idle Hands, Columbia, 1999.

Mike, Turkey. Cake. (short), Cattleya Productions, 1999.

Deputy Lewis Ross, Python, New City Releasing/Python Productions/Unified Film Organization, 2000.

Pasqual, Charlie's Angels (also known as 3 Engle fuer Charlie), Sony, Columbia, 2000.

Jimmy, Parting Gifts, 2002.

Gil, A Midsummer Night's Rave, Velocity Home Entertainment, 2002.

Tiny Tim, The Hebrew Hammer, Strand Releasing, 2003.

Arciero, Deep Shock, Eel Productions, 2003.

P.A., The Last Shot, Buena Vista, 2004.

Marshall, Chasing Ghosts, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2005.

Southside Butcher, Road Kill, 2005.

Dirk, Employee of the Month, Lionsgate, 2006.

Lenny Schwartz, Drive Thru, 2007.

Stacy's Dad, The FP, 2008.

Film Director:

Turkey. Cake. (short), Cattleya Productions, 1999.

Television Appearances; Series:

Aquarius, The Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys, CBS, 1992.

Sean Radmon, Special Unit 2, UPN, 2001.

Larry, My Wife and Kids, ABC, 2004.

Coach Pearson, Unfabulous, Nickelodeon, 2004-2006.

Carl Ferret, The Bold and the Beautiful (also known as Belleza y poder), CBS, 2007-2008.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Jeff Shapiro, Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenet and the City of Boulder (also known as Perfect Murder, Perfect Town), CBS, 2000.

Grocery store manager, Pandemic, Hallmark Channel, 2007.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Corporal at the Grove, Lady Against the Odds, NBC, 1992.

Wormser, Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation, Fox, 1992.

Gas man, Doppelganger (also known as Doppelganger: The Evil Within), Sci-Fi Channel, 1993.

Tattoo, Jailbreakers, Showtime, 1994.

Deputy Lewis Ross, Python, 2000.

Arciero, Deep Shock, Sci-Fi Channel, 2003.

Jake Cowlings, Mystery Woman: Oh Baby!, Hallmark Channel, 2006.

(Uncredited) Jake Cowlings, Mystery Woman: Redemption, 2006.

Mr. Molesky, The Last Day of Summer, Nickelodeon, 2007.

Coach Pearson, "Unfabulous": The Best Trip Ever, Nickelodeon, 2007.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Terry O'Neill, The Best Defense, ABC, 1995.

Dry cleaner guy, Cosby, CBS, 1996.

Writer, Jenny, NBC, 1997.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Pump jockey, A Guy Walks into a Bar, Showtime, 1999.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Fast-food manager, "Scenes from a Grandma," Ferris Bueller, NBC, 1990.

Sam, "First Amendment," Shannon's Deal, 1991.

Stuart, "Say Goodnight, Gracie," Grace under Fire, ABC, 1993.

Pizza guy, "The One with George Stephanopoulos," Friends, NBC, 1994.

Scott Hansen, "A Rough Whimper of Insanity," Nowhere Man, UPN, 1995.

Skip Wallace, "Super Mann," Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (also known as Lois & Clark and The New Adventures of Superman), ABC, 1995.

Stanley Shays, "Mercy," La Femme Nikita, USA Network, 1997.

Writer, "A Girl's Gotta Work," Jenny, NBC, 1997.

Travis Owen, "Firestorm," Nash Bridges, CBS, 1998.

Maury, "Blackmail Photographer," Just Shoot Me, NBC, 1999.

Bobby Dreenan, "Scorpio Rising," Martial Law, CBS, 2000.

Caitlin's cousin Stevie, "The Wedding Scammer," Spin City, ABC, 2001.

Phillip, "The Pole," Less Than Perfect, ABC, 2002.

Voice of Mr. Geary, "A Wurm in Our Midst," Fillmore! (animated; also known as Disney's "Fillmore!"), 2002.

Zoumas, "Canamar," Enterprise (also known as Star Trek: Enterprise), UPN, 2003.

Marty Irons, "Maybe Baby," NYPD Blue, ABC, 2003.

Larry, My Wife and Kids, ABC, 2003.

Laddy the radiologist, "My American Girl," Scrubs, NBC, 2003.

Voice of Mr. Geary, "Field Trip of the Just," Fillmore! (animated; also known as Disney's "Fillmore!"), 2004.

Motel clerk, The Young and the Restless (also known as Y&R), CBS, 2004.

Mr. Parnell, "With a Kiss, I Die," Life As We Know It, ABC, 2004.

Mr. Parnell, "You Must Be Trippin'," Life As We Know It, ABC, 2005.

Voice of Ogre, announcer, and geek boy, "Body Guard Duty," American Dragon: Jake Long (animated), 2005.

Frank, "Head Over Heels," The Closer, TNT, 2006.

Wacky Wally, "What the Hey!," The Suite Life of Zack and Cody (also known as TSL), The Disney Channel, 2006.

Moose Master Mike, "Bad Moose Rising," Hannah Montana, The Disney Channel, 2007.

Damon Childress in 2007, "Offender," Cold Case, CBS, 2007.

"Town Hall: Identity Politics," The 1/2 Hour News Hour, 2007.

(Uncredited) Neil "Frogurt," "The Adventures of Hurley and Frogurt," Lost: Missing Pieces, 2007.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

Turkey. Cake. (short), Cattleya Productions, 1999.

Television Episodes:

"Game On," American Dragon: Jake Long, 2007.