Sean Whalen

Sean Whalen
Born	(1964-05-19) May 19, 1964 (age 61) Washington, D.C., United States
Years active	1990–present
Known for	History buff in the first "Got Milk?" commercial
Spouse	Deborah S. Katz-divorced Sheena Fink (m.2021)
Children	2

Sean Whalen (born May 19, 1964) is an American actor, writer and director. He is known for his work in numerous TV shows, including Unfabulous and Lost , as well as movies, including The People Under the Stairs and Twister . He is also known for appearing as a hapless history buff in the first "Got Milk?" commercial, directed by Michael Bay, which aired in 1993. ^{[1] [2] [3]} He also directed, starred in and crowd funded the movie Crust.^{[ citation needed ]}

Selected filmography

Film

• The People Under the Stairs (1991, as Roach) ^{[4] [5]}
• Batman Returns (1992, as Paperboy)
• Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation (1992, as Wormser)
• Stepmonster (1993, as the Comic Cashier)
• Doppelganger (1993, as the Gas Man)
• Tammy and the T-Rex (1994, as Weasel)
• The Crazysitter (1994, as Carl)
• Jury Duty (1995, as Carl Wayne Bishop)
• Twister (1996, as Allan Sanders)
• The Cable Guy (1996, as Party Guest)
• That Thing You Do! (1996, as a fan)
• Men in Black (1997, Passport Officer)
• Never Been Kissed (1999, as Merkin)
• Idle Hands (1999, as McMacy)
• Python (2000, as Deputy Lewis Ross)
• The Hebrew Hammer (2003, as Tiny Tim)
• Employee of the Month (2006, as Dirk)
• Laid to Rest (2009, as Steven)
• Halloween II (2009, as Becks) ^[6]
• The FP (2011, as Stacy's dad)
• Hatchet III (2013, as Randy) ^{[7] [8]}
• Jersey Boys (2014, Engineer)
• Blood Brothers (also known as The Divine Tragedies, 2015, as Doug) ^{[9] [10]}
• The Axe Murders of Villisca (2016, as Reverend Kelly) ^{[11] [12]}
• Death House (2017, as Satan) ^[13]
• Ugly Sweater Party (2018, as Declan Raines) ^[14]
• FP2: Beats of Rage (2018, as Stanya)
• 3 from Hell (2019, as Burt Willie) ^[15]
• Ice Cream in the Cupboard (2019, as Doug Hannigan)
• An American Pickle (2020, as Scientist)

Television

• The Amazing Live Sea Monkeys (1992)
• Friends (1994, Pizza Guy, “The One with George Stephanopoulos")
• Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1995, as Skip)
• Just Shoot Me! (1999, Maury, "Blackmail Photographer")
• Special Unit 2 (2001, 6 episodes, as Sean Radmon)
• Scrubs (2003, "My Own American Girl", as Laddy)
• My Wife and Kids (2003–2004, 3 episodes as Larry)
• Unfabulous (2004–2007, 14 episodes, as Coach Pearson)
• The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2006, "What the Hey", as Wacky Wally)
• Wizards of Waverly Place (2009, "Halloween" as Mantooth)
• Lost (2009–2010, 4 episodes, as Neil "Frogurt")
• The Bold and the Beautiful (2007–2011, 2024, 34 episodes, as Carl Ferret) ^[16]
• Days of Our Lives (2014, 3 episodes, as Ted)
• Bunk'd (2017, "The Great Escape" as Cosmo)
• Superstore (2015–2016, 4 episodes, as Sal Kazlauskas)
• Wizards Beyond Waverly Place (2025, 1 episodes, as Mantooth)

Video games

• The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (2023) as The Hitchhiker (motion capture) ^{[17] [18] [19]}

References

1. Watkins, Gwynne (October 29, 2018). "'Got Milk?' turns 25: 'Aaron Burr' reflects on classic Michael Bay-directed commercial". Yahoo Entertainment . Retrieved November 23, 2018.
2. Cesari, Rick; Lynch, Ron (2011). Buy Now: Creative Marketing that Gets Customers to Respond to You and Your Product. John Wiley & Sons. p. 133. ISBN   978-0470888018.
3. Craggs, Ryan (July 15, 2015). "The Aaron Burr "Got Milk?" Commercial: The Craziest Ad Ever, Broken Down". Thrillist. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
4. Murray, Noel (August 12, 2015). "Wes Craven's The People Under The Stairs is a timeless American nightmare". AV Club. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
5. "The People Under The Stairs: Collector's Edition (Blu-ray)". DVD Talk. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
6. "Rob Zombie's 3 From Hell Adds Sean Whalen and Kevin Jackson". Dread Central. April 13, 2018. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
7. "Hatchet Wounds: Ranking the Hatchet Trilogy by Best Kills". Dread Central. February 2, 2018. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
8. Sneider, Jeff (May 24, 2012). "'Hatchet' buried in cast of slasher stars". Variety. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
9. "Sean Whalen Experiences The Divine Tragedies". Dread Central. February 18, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
10. "The Divine Tragedies adds Sean Whalen". JoBlo. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
11. "A Real-Life Murder House Inspired Fantastical VILLISCA (LA Film Fest Review)". Nerdist. June 11, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
12. "'The Axe Murders of Villisca': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
13. "'Death House' Interview: Sean Whalen". Nerdly. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
14. "Movie Review – Ugly Sweater Party (2018)". Flickering Myth. November 22, 2018. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
15. "'People Under the Stairs' Star Sean Whalen Will Cross Paths With Rob Zombie's '3 from Hell'". Bloody Disgusting. April 11, 2018. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
16. Mason, Charlie (March 30, 2024). "The Geek Shall Inherit the Earth: Bold & Beautiful Is Bringing Back Our Favorite Nerd". Soaps She Knows . SHE Media . Retrieved April 1, 2024.
17. IGN (January 10, 2023). "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre - Official The Mocap Sessions Behind-The-Scenes Video". IGN . Retrieved April 22, 2023.
18. Wilson, Mike (January 10, 2023). "Take a Look at the Mocap Performances for the Upcoming 'Texas Chain Saw Massacre' Game [Video]". Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved April 22, 2023.
19. McNulty, Thomas (November 8, 2022). "Texas Chain Saw Massacre Game's Leatherface Is The Best Horror Crossover". Screen Rant . Retrieved April 22, 2023.

External links

• Sean Whalen at IMDb