Age: 63
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.

Paris Themmen (born June 25, 1959) is an American former child actor, real estate broker, commercial casting director and entrepreneur, who is best known for his role as Mike Teevee in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.
Born in Boston to classical musician parents, Themmen appeared in radio and TV commercials, voice-overs and theater before playing the role of Mike Teevee in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, when he was 11 years old. He performed on Broadway in Mame with Ann Miller in 1967 and in The Rothschilds in 1970.Declaring a hiatus from acting at age 14 to "just be a kid," Themmen went on to receive a B.F.A. in theatre from New York University. Smitten with the urge to travel, he founded Access International, a travel service that arranged Europe-bound charter flights for backpackers, during which he traveled to 36 countries on six continents. Following brief stints in real estate, film production, commercial casting, business representation at Walt Disney Imagineering and a few other ventures, he now signs autographs at movie conventions, runs a photography business, and makes sporadic appearances in commercials, plays and TV shows.[1]
Themmen's adult acting appearances include "Virtuoso", a 2000, sixth-season episode of the TV series Star Trek: Voyager,[2] as a fawning fan. He also played a contestant billed as a "former child star" in two 2008 episodes of the American game show Duel.[3][4]
On May 4, 2011, Themmen appeared on the British television morning show Daybreak, alongside the other child actors from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory: Peter Ostrum (Charlie Bucket), Julie Dawn Cole (Veruca Salt), Denise Nickerson (Violet Beauregarde) and Michael Bollner (Augustus Gloop). They made an additional 40th Anniversary reunion appearance on NBC's Today Show eleven days later.[5] Paris also appeared on the TV version of Trivial Pursuit in Summer 1993 and won, and was on Win Ben Stein's Money and lost.
On January 23, 2015 Themmen appeared on Ken Reid's TV Guidance Counselor Podcast. The episode was recorded live in Wilmington, Massachusetts during North East ComicCon.
On October 28-30, 2015, his wife appeared on Jeopardy! as a contestant, returning twice as a champion before being defeated on her third appearance.[6] Themmen himself was a Jeopardy! contestant on March 13, 2018, finishing in second place.[7]
Themmen has been married to Nikki Grillos since 2014. Together, the couple currently resides in Los Angeles, California.[8][9]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1971 | Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory | Mike Teevee | |
1994 | Macross Plus | Additional voices | TV mini-series |
1999 | Screenplay | Mail Room Clerk | TV movie |
2000 | Star Trek: Voyager | Fawning Fan | TV show |
Year | Title | Role |
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1975 | The Rock 'n' Fun Magic Show | Himself |
2011 | Pure Imagination: The Story of 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory | |
2003 | After They Were Famous | |
2011 | Daybreak | |
Today Show | ||
Top Chef: Jest Deserts | ||
2012 | Beyond the Marquee | |
Men with No Lives | ||
2016 | Cake Wars | |
LeagueOne: In the Spotlight! | ||
Jeopardy! |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1991 | Until the End of the World | Production assistant | uncredited |
2005 | Citizen Candy Man: A Chocumentary | Special thanks | |
2011 | Something Borrowed | Production assistant | |
2012 | The Owner | First assistant director |
[ Source: Wikipedia ]