Alex Vincent (actor)

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Alex Vincent
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Alex Vincent in 2024
Born
Alexander Vincent LoScialpo

(1981-04-29) April 29, 1981 (age 43)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • writer
  • sound engineer
Years active
  • 1988–1993
  • 2008–present
Website www.alexvincentonline.com

Alexander Vincent LoScialpo (born April 29, 1981) is an American actor, writer and sound engineer. [1] He is known for his role as Andy Barclay in the Child's Play franchise, having played the character in Child's Play (1988), Child's Play 2 (1990), Curse of Chucky (2013), Cult of Chucky (2017) and again for the Syfy/USA Network television series Chucky in 2021. [2]

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Early life

Vincent was born April 29, 1981, in Newark, New Jersey and raised in Maywood, New Jersey. [3] He graduated in 1999 from Hackensack High School. [4] He is of Italian and one quarter Irish descent. [5] [6]

Career

Vincent's desire for acting began at the age of five, when he saw his neighbor on television. He went to her agent and was able to get parts in several commercials. In 1987, he auditioned for the role of "Andy Barclay" in Child's Play . He competed against hundreds of boys, which was then narrowed down to Vincent and two other kids his age. During auditioning, he refused to swear in front of his mother. He impressed the producers and landed the role. [7]

He is the owner and producer at AV Productions Recording Studio and Production Company in Clearwater, Florida. [1]

Personal life

He graduated from Hackensack High School in 1999. [8] Vincent also attended Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida.

Filmography

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Alex Vincent at the 2021 New York Comic Con

Film

YearTitleRoleNote
1988 Child's Play Andy Barclay
1989 Wait Until Spring, Bandini Federico Bandini
1990Just Like in the MoviesCarter Legrand
Child's Play 2 Andy Barclay
1993My Family TreasureJeff Danieloff
2008Dead CountryAlex
2011 On the Ropes Prank caller
2013 Curse of Chucky Andy BarclayPost-credits scene
House GuestRob Murphy
2017The Dark MilitaryVince
DescendingCraven
Cult of Chucky Andy Barclay [9] [10]
2019The Dark MilitaryVince

Television

YearTitleRoleNote
2020South of CentralHimselfEpisode: "Bad Decisions"
2021–2024 Chucky Andy Barclay Recurring role

Crew work

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