Aaron Michael Metchik
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Aaron Michael Metchik, also credited as Aaron Metchik, is an American actor, writer, and director, known for his role as Steven Floyd Torkelson on The Torkelsons.
-set series The Torkelsons. When the show was spun off into Almost Home the next year, two of the five children were inexplicably written off the show, including Metchik's character. Since then, Metchik has had several guest-starring roles on television, as well as various roles in movies, his largest role being that of Alan Gray in the 1995 movie The Baby-Sitters Club, the adaptation of the popular novel series. He has also had various voice roles, including a recurring role of Jack Pumpkinhead
in several straight-to-video "Land of Oz
" films, and that of Ithicles in the 1997 Disney movie Hercules. In 1999, Metchik made his directorial debut with the short film Jenny, which won the 2000 Reel Frontier Award for Best Long Short Take. He wrote, produced, directed, and starred in Ten Years Later, a film scheduled for release in 2009.
Metchick attended Shell Beach Elementary School and Judkins Middle School in Pismo Beach and Arroyo Grande High School
in Arroyo Grande, California
. His brother is actor Asher Metchik. His mother, Robyn Metchik, connected Zac Efron with a talent agent effectively launching Efron's career.
Biography
Metchik's acting debut was as Steven Floyd Torkelson from 1991-1992 on the OklahomaOklahoma
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-set series The Torkelsons. When the show was spun off into Almost Home the next year, two of the five children were inexplicably written off the show, including Metchik's character. Since then, Metchik has had several guest-starring roles on television, as well as various roles in movies, his largest role being that of Alan Gray in the 1995 movie The Baby-Sitters Club, the adaptation of the popular novel series. He has also had various voice roles, including a recurring role of Jack Pumpkinhead
Jack Pumpkinhead
Jack Pumpkinhead is a fictional character from the Oz book series by L. Frank Baum.-In Baum:Jack first appeared in The Marvelous Land of Oz. Jack's tall figure is made from tree limbs and jointed with wooden pegs...
in several straight-to-video "Land of Oz
Land of Oz
Oz is a fantasy region containing four lands under the rule of one monarch.It was first introduced in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, one of many fantasy countries that he created for his books. It achieved a popularity that none of his other works attained, and after four years, he...
" films, and that of Ithicles in the 1997 Disney movie Hercules. In 1999, Metchik made his directorial debut with the short film Jenny, which won the 2000 Reel Frontier Award for Best Long Short Take. He wrote, produced, directed, and starred in Ten Years Later, a film scheduled for release in 2009.
Metchick attended Shell Beach Elementary School and Judkins Middle School in Pismo Beach and Arroyo Grande High School
Arroyo Grande High School
Arroyo Grande High School is an American public high school located in Arroyo Grande, California. It serves grades 9-12 as part of the Lucia Mar Unified School District .-Campus:...
in Arroyo Grande, California
Arroyo Grande, California
Arroyo Grande is a city in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States. The population was 17,252 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Arroyo Grande is a small coastal town with historic, suburban, and rural elements located at...
. His brother is actor Asher Metchik. His mother, Robyn Metchik, connected Zac Efron with a talent agent effectively launching Efron's career.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991–1992 | Steven Floyd Torkelson | 19 episodes | |
| 1992 | Nib (voice) | ||
| 1993 | Wild Palms Wild Palms Wild Palms is a six-hour mini-series, which first aired in May 1993 on the ABC network in the United States. Written by Bruce Wagner, who was also the executive producer, Wild Palms was a sci-fi drama about the dangers of brainwashing through technology and drugs... |
Peter | TV mini-series |
| 1993 | When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn | Sky | TV movie |
| 1994 | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman is an American post-Civil War western/drama series created by Beth Sullivan. Dr. Michaela "Mike" Quinn, played by Jane Seymour, left Boston in search of adventure. She goes to Colorado Springs, Colorado where she establishes herself as doctor/adviser.The show ran on CBS... |
Nick | Episode: "Orphan Train" |
| 1994 | Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man | (voice) | Episode: "Ride the High School" |
| 1994 | Trading Mom | Jeremy Martin | |
| 1994 | Aaahh!!! Real Monsters AAAHH!!! Real Monsters Aaahh!!! Real Monsters is an American animated television series about adolescent monsters in training, developed by Klasky Csupo for Nickelodeon... |
Kid #3 (voice) | Episode: "The Switching Hour" |
| 1995 | VR.5 VR.5 VR.5 was an American television program. It was broadcast on the Fox network from March 10 to May 12, 1995. Of the 13 episodes that were produced, only 10 aired during its original run.-Premise:... |
Stuart Fischer | Episode: "Dr. Strangechild" |
| 1995 | Alan Gray | ||
| 1995 | Life with Louie Life with Louie Life with Louie is an American animated series. The show is based on the childhood of stand-up comedian Louie Anderson, growing up with his family in Wisconsin.The first two episodes aired in primetime on Fox.... |
The Lanza Triplets (voice) | episode: "Lake Winnibigoshish" |
| 1996 | ABC Afterschool Specials | Todd | Episode: "Me and My Hormones" |
| 1996 | Boy Meets World Boy Meets World Boy Meets World is an American comedy-drama series that chronicles the events and everyday life lessons of Cory Matthews, played by Ben Savage, a kid from suburban Philadelphia who grows up from a young boy to a married man. The show aired for seven seasons from 1993 to 2000 on ABC, part of the... |
Jake | Episode: "Life Lessons" |
| 1996 | Party of Five Party of Five Party of Five is an American teen drama television series that aired on Fox for six seasons, from September 12, 1994, until May 3, 2000.Critically acclaimed, the show suffered from low ratings and after its first season was slated for cancellation... |
Othello | Episode: "Spring Breaks: Part 2" |
| 1996 | Feeling Minnesota Feeling Minnesota Feeling Minnesota is a 1996 American romantic comedy film, starring Keanu Reeves, Vincent D'Onofrio, Cameron Diaz, Tuesday Weld and Courtney Love.-Plot summary:... |
Young Sam Clayton | |
| 1996 | Christmas in Oz | Jack Pumpkinhead (voice) | Video |
| 1996 | Who Stole Santa? | Jack Pumpkinhead (voice) | Video |
| 1996 | Jack Pumpkinhead (voice) | Video | |
| 1996 | Toto Lost in New York | Jack Pumpkinhead (voice) | Video |
| 1996 | Virtual Oz | Jack Pumpkinhead (voice) | Video |
| 1997 | Journey Beneath the Sea | Jack Pumpkinhead (voice) | Video |
| 1997 | Hercules Hercules (1997 film) Hercules is a 1997 American animated film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The thirty-fifth animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series, the film was directed by Ron Clements and John Musker... |
Ithicles (voice) | |
| 1997 | You Wish | Mitch | Episode: "Genie Without a Cause" |
| 1999 | Pumpkin Hill | Alex | |
| 1999 | Brent Jones | Episode: "Lawyers, Reporters and Cockroaches" | |
| 2009 | Dorm Life Dorm Life Dorm Life is a mockumentary web series created by former students of UCLA. It follows the fictional lives of the inhabitants of the college dorm floor 5 South. It is produced by Attention Span Media, a Los Angeles based social media studio and is a 2008 Webby Honoree for Best Writing and Comedy:... |
Terry | Episode: "Marshall's New Plan" |
| 2010 | Adam Huffman |