Early life

Breslin was born in New York City, the son of Kim, a personal manager, and Michael Breslin, a telecommunications expert. Spencer has an older brother, Ryan Breslin (born in 1985), and a younger sister, Abigail Breslin (born April 14, 1996), an actress.

Acting career

Breslin was discovered in a New York City playground at the age of three, and proceeded to star in commercials for McDonald's and Life cereal. By age five, he was a series regular for the three episode-long first season of ABC's Soul Man. He later moved on to guest star on several shows including Law and Order before appearing in the three-part miniseries, Stephen King's Storm of the Century.

Breslin made his big leap into film starring alongside Bruce Willis in Disney's The Kid. For this role, Breslin won a Young Artist Award and was nominated for a Saturn Award. He later played a little boy in Meet the Parents, and Curtis the Elf in The Santa Clause 2: The Mrs. Clause, marking the first of four films in which he co-starred alongside actor Tim Allen. After appearing in TV movies such as You Wish!, Ozzie, and Mom's on Strike, Breslin returned to the big screen starring alongside Dakota Fanning and Mike Myers in the 2003 film The Cat in the Hat.

Breslin later played on-screen siblings with his real life younger sister Abigail Breslin in Raising Helen, starring Kate Hudson. The two siblings would work together again in The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, in which Spencer played a prince and Abigail made a cameo as a girl at an orphanage. Abigail would also appear in the 2006 The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, in which Spencer reprised his role of Curtis the Elf, and Spencer would later appear alongside Abigail as Cousin Derek in the 2012 Perfect Sisters.

In 2004, Spencer Breslin was a regular on the short-lived sitcom Center of the Universe starring John Goodman. After appearing in the Wonderfalls episode "Lovesick Ass", Breslin returned to feature films for Zoom, The Shaggy Dog, and M. Night Shymalan's The Happening.

Breslin then went on to star as the titular character in 2007's Harold, which failed to succeed in the box-office. More recently, Breslin has appeared in films such as the 2011 Born to Race and the 2012 Stuck in Love.

He has also been involved in the world of animation by lending his voice to the television cartoon Teamo Supremo, Return to Neverland, and Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey. In 2004, Breslin also was asked to read alongside Alyson Stoner, Dylan and Cole Sprouse, and Hailey Anne Nelson when Dr. Seuss won his Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Breslin has also begun to work in other aspects of filmmaking, serving as an executive producer on the animated Really Bad Movie!, as well as writing and directing his own short film.

Music

In the summer of 2007 he helped form alternative rock trio The Red Agenda with Harold co-star Evan Daves and musician Paul DeMasi. He finished recording his debut album Labor Day as of October 2009 and it was released August 2012. It was recorded by Ladybug Transistor's Gary Olson, and produced by James William Hindle. Breslin founded his own record label Acadian Recording Company and is currently working with the hard rock group Damus on their debut album.

Discography

Labor Day

Labor Day
Studio album by Spencer Breslin
Released	August 14, 2012
Recorded	October 2008-October 2009, Marlborough Farms, Brooklyn
Genre	Folk rock
Length	35:40
Language	English
Label	Acadian Recording Co.
Producer	James William Hindle

Labor Day is Breslin's debut album, released under his own label, Acadian Recording Co., in August 2012.

Written and composed by sixteen-year-old Breslin, Labor Day was recorded by Gary Olson - known for his engineering work for acts as diverse as Cold Cave, Jens Lekman, and The Essex Green - over three, weeklong sessions in Brooklyn from 2008 to 2009. The album was produced by James William Hindle, whose own music has been featured in The O.C., One Tree Hill, and other shows. Musicians featured include, among others, Kevin Barker (Joanna Newsom, Vetiver, and Antony and the Johnsons), Isobel Knowles (Architecture in Helsinki), Kyle Forester (Crystal Stilts), and Eric Farber (Ladybug Transistor). The record also features a spoken word cameo by actor Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network, The Squid and the Whale).

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Spencer Breslin, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Winter Coat"	3:36
2.	"Bobby of Saratoga"	1:50
3.	"A German in New York" (Breslin, James William Hindle)	4:10
4.	"The Rapture"	2:41
5.	"Rejection Speaks"	4:27
6.	"Opal"	0:55
7.	"The Hammer"	2:40
8.	"Linen Shirt"	2:25
9.	"The Patient" (featuring Jesse Eisenberg)	1:08
10.	"Labor Day"	8:15
11.	"Midwest"	3:22

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1997	Soul Man	Fred Weber	TV Show Episodes: "Cinderella and the Funeral" "Communion Wine and Convicts" "Urges and Lies"
1998	Law and Order	Nicholas Waring	TV Show Episode: "Cherished"
1999	Trinity	Little Kid	TV Show Episode: "Patron Saint of Impossible Causes"
	Stephen King: Storm of the Century	Donny "The Little Boy" Beals
2000	Meet the Parents	Little Boy
	Disney's The Kid	Rusty Duritz
	Disney Channel's Kenny the Shark	Matt	TV Special (Live Action)
	The Ultimate Christmas Present	Joey Thompson	TV Movie
2001	Robertson's Greatest Hits	Spencer Robertson	TV Movie
	Kate Brasher	Simon Traylor	TV Series Episode: "Simon"
2002	Teamo Supremo	Crandall	TV Series: Voice
	Return to Neverland	Cubby	Voice
	Mom's on Strike	Sam Harris	TV Movie
	The Santa Clause 2	Curtis the Elf
2002-05	Express Yourself	Himself	Interstitial series
2003	You Wish!	Stevie Lansing / Terrence Russell McCormack
	The Cat in the Hat	Conrad Walden
2004	Raising Helen	Henry Davis
	The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement	Prince Jacques
	Center of the Universe	Miles Barnett	TV Series
	Wonderfalls	Peter Johnson	TV Show Episode: "Lovesick Ass"
2006	Ozzie	Justin Morton	filmed in 2004, released in 2006
	The Shaggy Dog	Josh Douglas
	Zoom	Tucker Williams / Mega-Boy
	The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause	Curtis the Elf
2008	The Happening	Josh
	Harold	Harold Clemens
2009	Bless this Mess	Doug	TV Movie
	Bones	Clinton Gilmore	TV Show Episode: "The Salt in the Wounds"
2010	Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey	Anthony	Voice
2011	Born to Race	Max
2012	Perfect Sisters	Cousin Derek
	Stuck in Love	Jason
2013	Really Bad Movie!		Executive Producer

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Result	Role
The Saturn Awards	2001	Best Performance by a Younger Actor	Nominated	Rusty Duritz in Disney's The Kid
Young Artist Awards		Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actor Age Ten or Under	Won
		Best Performance in a TV Movie (Comedy or Drama) - Young Actor Age Ten or Under	Nominated	Joey Thompson in The Ultimate Christmas Present
Young Artist Awards	2007	Best Young Ensemble in a Feature Film	Nominated	Curtis the Elf in Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

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