Emjay Anthony

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Emjay Anthony
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Anthony in 2016
Born
Emjay Anthony Salazar

(2003-06-01) June 1, 2003 (age 20)
Nationality American
Occupation Child Actor model
Years active2009–present

Emjay Anthony Salazar (born June 1, 2003) is an American actor and model. His major films include It's Complicated , Chef , Krampus , Replicas , and Bad Moms .

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Biography

Emjay Anthony Salazar was born on June 1, 2003, in Clearwater Beach, Florida, to parents Michael and Trisha Salazar. [1] He has an older sister named Sage. [1] He modeled as a young child and made his acting debut in a Werther's candy commercial at the age of four. [1] When he was 5, he and his family relocated to California. [1]

In 2009 Emjay made his film debut in It's Complicated starring Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin. [1] He returned to his school studies for a year and a half and then resumed auditioning for commercials and television films. [1] He portrayed Hector in The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015). [2]

His breakout role was in the 2014 film Chef , as Percy, the son of the protagonist, chef Carl Casper (Jon Favreau). [1]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 It's Complicated Pedro Adler
2013 No Ordinary Hero: The SuperDeafy Movie Dean
2014 Chef Percy [3]
2015 The Divergent Series: Insurgent Hector [2]
Incarnate Jake Ember
Krampus Max [4]
2016 Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie Kid 1
The Jungle Book Wolf Pup (voice)
Bad Moms Dylan Mitchell
2017 A Bad Moms Christmas Dylan Mitchell
2018 Replicas Matt Foster
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2012ApplebaumLeoTV movie [5]
2012 Grey's Anatomy Oliver LefkowitzEpisode: "Run, Baby, Run"
2013 The Mentalist Marvin PettigrewEpisode: "Little Red Corvette"
2014 Rake Adam Leon6 episodes
N/A Members Only EvanCancelled
2020 Council of Dads Theo PerryMain role

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