James Newman (actor)

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James Milo Newman
Born
James Myron Newman

(1992-01-22) January 22, 1992 (age 33)
New York City, U.S.
Occupation
  • actor
Years active2011
Relatives

James Milo Newman (born James Myron Newman; January 22, 1992) [1] is an American former actor. He played Tony Schneider on the US MTV television teen drama Skins . Newman's first acting experience was auditioning for Skins. He had previously planned to fight in the Golden Gloves boxing tournament (he had once boxed with Yuri Foreman). [2]

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Personal life

Newman was raised in Greenwich Village, New York. [3] He is the son of actress Antonia Beresford Dauphin and producer Peter Ross Newman. [1] [2] [4] His maternal grandmother, Ruda Dauphin (née Podemska), was the president of film production company Odeon International. [5] [6]

His maternal grandfather was English novelist Marc Brandel, the son of writer J. D. Beresford. [5] His parents had a Jewish wedding. [4] His brother is actor Griffin Newman.

For years he attended Camp Greylock in Massachusetts.

His character on Skins was portrayed by Jesse Eisenberg on a Saturday Night Live sketch parodying the show.

Newman has not appeared in television or film since the cancellation of Skins and subsequently worked in sports recruitment in France.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Hollywood Reporter". The Hollywood Reporter. 153. Wilkerson Daily Corp.: 130 1992. Antonia Dauphin Newman & Peter Newman, a son, James Myron, born Jan. 22. Mother is an actress. Father is a producer and head of Peter Newman Prods.
  2. 1 2 Fleming, Mike (January 17, 2011). "How MTV Found Its New 'Skins' Series Star". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 26, 2011.
  3. ↑ Richdale, Andrew (January 17, 2011). "The Verge Q+A: James Newman". GQ. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
  4. 1 2 "Film Producer Marries Miss Dauphin, Actress". The New York Times. June 27, 1988. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
  5. 1 2 The Author's & writer's who's who, Issue 5. Burke's Peerage, Ltd. 1963. p. 61.
  6. ↑ "James Newman (VIII)". IMDB.com. 2011. Retrieved January 26, 2011.


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