Samuel Emmett Horrigan Wiki Biography
Samuel Emmett “Sam” Horrigan (born August 23, 1981) is an American actor best known for his role as Val Horrigan from Brink! and Spike Hammersmith from Little Giants. He has also made guest appearances on TV shows such as One Tree Hill, Joan of Arcadia, Desperate Housewives, Still Standing, Grounded for Life, 8 Simple Rules, and Veronica Mars where he played a guy named Pop. Also appeared in Accepted as one of the Fraternity Brothers. He played Val in the 1998 Disney Channel Original Movie Brink!. In 1995, he played Xander in the remake of Escape to Witch Mountain. Sam was a contestant in the fourth series of the TV show Beauty and the Geek as the show’s first male beauty, which caused some controversy due to his previous experience in the media.
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| Full Name | Sam Horrigan |
| Net Worth | $500 Thousand |
| Date Of Birth | August 23, 1981 |
| Place Of Birth | Sacramento County, California, USA |
| Height | 6′ (1.83 m) |
| Profession | Actor, Stunts |
| Nationality | American |
| Parents | Janet Horrigan, Tom Horrigan |
| Siblings | Joe Horrigan |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0395353 |
| Movies | Bar Starz, Accepted, Brink!, Little Giants, 1973, In God’s Time |
| TV Shows | Beauty and the Geek |
| Fact | |
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| 1 | Los Angeles, CA, USA: Host of the 1st Annual Burbank Wedding and Bridal Show. [March 2013] |
| 2 | Running in the “Run for her Life” Charity run with Mya [October 2009] |
| 3 | Working with Generosity Water to build wells in countries that don’t have clean safe drinking water. [March 2011] |
| 4 | SHARE’s 57th Annual Boomtown Charity Event [June 2010] |
| 5 | Los Angeles, CA: Host of the Burbank Town Center 4th of July Fireworks Festival. [July 2013] |
| 6 | Signed with Sovereign Talent Group. [February 2010] |
| 7 | Runs 5 miles every morning except Sunday. |
| 8 | He has been an avid runner since the age of six and has run in over 100 5k races. He loves to run in races that raise money for charities. |
| 9 | When he was 18 and bodybuilding he could bench press over 400lbs. |
| 10 | Spends most of his free time doing charity work. |
| 11 | Placed his hands in cement at the Mann’s Theatre in Florida. |
| 12 | Parents had him turned down the role of James Leer in the feature film Wonder Boys opposite Michael Douglas and Robert Downey Jr. In the end, the part was played by Tobey Maguire. |
| 13 | Turned down the role of Trip in the Feature film Detroit Rock City. |
| 14 | Is a big fan of Magic Tricks and specializes in Card Tricks himself. |
| 15 | Suffers from Dyslexia. |
| 16 | Mother’s name is Janet and father’s name is Tom. |
| 17 | Shattered his Rib cage skating on a Half Pipe while working on Grace Under Fire. Didn’t miss a day of work. |
| 18 | His soccer team Davis Hydra was undefeated 3 years in a row. |
| 19 | Did his own stunts in Bars Starz including Fight Scenes and setting himself on fire. |
| 20 | Doesn’t drink or smoke cigarettes. |
| 21 | Is a partner at In His Presence Church. |
| 22 | A professional skater for Team Rollerblade for 3 years. |
| 23 | Hired to play the part of the male beauty on Beauty and the Geek. However it was not scripted. All his funny one liners were improvised right on the spot. |
| 24 | Won the Comic-Con Superhero challenge on Beauty and the Geek with his comic superhero character Metro Man. |
| 25 | He was a professional rollerblader when he was 15. |
| 26 | Graduated high school when he was 15 and began attending Glendale city college at 16. |
| 27 | Grew up in Northern California in a town called Davis with his brother Joe. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desperate Housewives | 2006 | TV Series | Dale Helm |
| Joan of Arcadia | 2004 | TV Series | Tommy Belkin |
| Jack & Bobby | 2004 | TV Series | College Guy |
| Quintuplets | 2004 | TV Series | Luskin |
| 8 Simple Rules | 2004 | TV Series | Pete |
| Oliver Beene | 2004 | TV Series | Coach Wright |
| Cracking Up | 2004 | TV Series | |
| Sweden, Ohio | 2004 | TV Movie | Cooper |
| Still Standing | 2004 | TV Series | Kyle |
| One Tree Hill | 2003 | TV Series | Thing |
| Grounded for Life | 2003 | TV Series | Scott Bianco |
| The O’Keefes | 2003 | TV Series | |
| B.S. | 2002 | TV Movie | Shovel and Rake Guy |
| Do Over | 2002 | TV Series | Judd Chulak |
| Opposite Sex | 2000 | TV Series | Bart |
| Brink! | 1998 | TV Movie | Val |
| 1973 | 1998 | TV Movie | Jake |
| Grace Under Fire | 1996-1998 | TV Series | Quentin Kelly #2 |
| C-16: FBI | 1997 | TV Series | Brad Emerson |
| Escape to Witch Mountain | 1995 | TV Movie | Xander |
| Little Giants | 1994 | Spike | |
| Getting Even with Dad | 1994 | Boy on Subway | |
| Children of the Dark | 1994 | TV Movie | Bobby Harrison |
| Boy Meets World | 1993 | TV Series | Costumed Kid #2 / Student #1 |
| Remote | 1993 | Video | Student (uncredited) |
| What If | 1992 | TV Movie | Sam Slick |
| In God’s Time | completed | Jesus | |
| Modern Family | 2016 | TV Series | Nick |
| School of Rock | 2016 | TV Series | Vince |
| Holiday Engagement | 2011 | TV Movie | Surfer Dude |
| True Blood | 2011 | TV Series | Fangbanger |
| Heavy Metal Strawberry Pickers | 2010 | Short | Clint Bagswell |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | 2009 | TV Series | Eric Tobin |
| Bar Starz | 2008 | Brad Thunder | |
| Reba | 2006 | TV Series | Actor |
| Veronica Mars | 2006 | TV Series | Brian ‘Pop’ Popovich |
| Accepted | 2006 | Mike Welsh | |
| The Jake Effect | 2006 | TV Series | Steve Skinner |
Stunts
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bar Starz | 2008 | stunts – uncredited | |
| Brink! | 1998 | TV Movie stunts – uncredited | |
| C-16: FBI | 1997 | TV Series stunts – 1 episode | |
| Grace Under Fire | 1997 | TV Series stunts – 1 episode | |
| Escape to Witch Mountain | 1995 | TV Movie stunts – uncredited | |
| Little Giants | 1994 | stunts – uncredited |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beauty and the Geek | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Reality Revealed: Beauty and the Geek | 2007 | TV Movie | Himself |
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