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Shane WestAdd to My CelebsAge 33 Birthday Jun. 10th, 1978 Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA Height 6' 1" |
Shane West's Main TV Roles
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Main Movie Roles2009 - Echelon Conspiracy2009 - Red Sands 2003 - The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen 2002 - A Walk to Remember 2001 - Get Over It 2001 - Ocean's Eleven 2000 - Wes Craven Presents Dracula 2000 2000 - Whatever It Takes 1999 - Liberty Heights |
NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB
Shane West (I) was born in 1978 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He began to pursue an acting career at the age of fifteen, gaining bit parts on various television shows, but it was not until 1999 when West appeared in ABC's "Once and Again" (1999) that he got his major breakthrough. Aside from catapulting to teen heart-throb status with the success of the show, West has made his mark on the screen within such films as Liberty Heights (1999) and Whatever It Takes (2000). Aside from acting, West continues the musical traditions of his family (both parents were musicians when he was young) with his band, Average Jo, for which he writes and plays guitar.
TRIVIA:
- Got into acting when he was forced to take Drama class in high school because he needed one more credit to graduate.
- Attended Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies.
- Dated 'Rachael Leigh Cook' (qv)
- He dedicated a song to the late actor 'Jonathan Brandis' (qv) of _"SeaQuest DSV" (1993)_ (qv) fame.
- Is in a band called "Jonny Was", formerly known as "Average Jo". "Jonny Was" performs in clubs in LA and the OC.
- Has a song on the soundtrack of _A Walk to Remember (2002)_ (qv) with "Average Jo".
- He was nearly cast as John Connor in _Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)_. The role went to 'Nick Stahl' (qv) instead.
- At the end of _A Walk to Remember (2002)_ (qv), his character had gone off to and was accepted to medical school. Two years later, he played a doctor on _"ER" (1994)_ (qv).
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