Jackie Earle Haley

Jackie Earle Haley was actually only 17 when he played the 19-year-old Moocher in Breaking Away (1979); since Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid and Daniel Stern were all in their twenties, he was the group's only young member.

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In 1984, his friend Johnny Depp accompanied him to the audition for A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). Rather than being cast for a role, it was Depp whom director Wes Craven noticed, asking him if he wanted to read for a part. Haley would go on to play Freddy Krueger in the remake 26 years later (A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)).

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In 2006 he made an unexpected comeback with roles in All the King's Men (2006) and Little Children (2006), earning praise from critics. Haley, who had not made a film since 1993 and had taken side jobs in Texas as a commercials director, limousine driver, furniture repairman, security guard and pizza deliveryman, was "just remembered" by director Steven Zaillian for his role in All the King's Men, and the ball started rolling.

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He began in the late 1970s as a young character star, notably playing tough, angry, pimply and misfit types in The Bad News Bears (1976) and Breaking Away (1979).

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He began appearing in television commercials at the age of 6.

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He holds black belts in Kempo and Tae Kwon Do.

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His father, Haven Earle Haley, was a radio show host and actor.

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He appeared alongside Kate Winslet in both of his 2006 comeback films: Little Children (2006) and All the King's Men (2006).

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He is a television producer/director and the president of the production company JEH Productions, Inc. in San Antonio, Texas (2007).

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He is the vice president of Shootz Production Group in San Antonio, Texas.

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He has two children: Chris Haley (born 1986) and Olivia Haley (born 1998).

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In 2007 he was one of 115 people invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).

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He ranked 87th on VH1's 100 Greatest Kid Stars (2005) list.

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He met his third wife, Amelia Cruz, in San Antonio, Texas.

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He appeared in two films with Patrick Wilson: Little Children (2006) and Watchmen (2009).

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He attended and graduated from Canoga Park High School in Canoga Park, California.

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