Andrew James Trauth
Encyclopedia
Andrew James Trauth, commonly known as A. J. Trauth (born September 14, 1986 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actor
and musician
. He is best known for playing the character of Alan "Twitty" on Even Stevens
, and as the voice of Josh Mankey on Kim Possible
, both programs aired on Disney Channel
.
In 2006, he guest starred on the CBS drama Numb3rs
, and he guest starred on the Fox drama Bones
in 2009.
He is the youngest of three brothers and currently resides in Odessa, Texas
.
, Jimi Hendrix
, Weezer
, and The Beatles
.
He sang with the Disney Channel Circle of Stars
, performing Elton John
's "Circle of Life
as a bonus music video for the special edition of the DVD release of the Lion King in 2003. He also sang the theme song for "American Dragon: Jake Long
" for the first season.
His older brothers Chris and Pete are in the band as well.
he played the character of Josh Mankey, a one-time love interest of Kim (voiced by Christy Carlson Romano
).
Trauth also worked with Romano on Even Stevens
and did a guest role in The Amanda Show
opposite Amanda Bynes
and Drake Bell
. Later he worked with Bell and Brenda Song
in an episode of R. L. Stine
's show take from the book series: The Nightmare Room
in the episode: "Dear Diary I'm Dead". He also made a guest appearance on Reba
as Kyra's 17-year-old date Scott in the episode the "United Front." Trauth starred in the Disney Channel original movie You Wish! alongside Lalaine Vergara
, who played Miranda Sanchez on the Disney Channel's Lizzie McGuire
. He has also worked opposite Rebecca Romjin in Pepper Dennis
as the title character's younger brother, Mitch. He also appeared in an episode of House
, playing an older brother in the clinic when his little brother gets treated by Dr. House. In 2003, he guest starred on 7th Heaven, in Season 8, Episode 7 - "Getting to Know You".
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
. He is best known for playing the character of Alan "Twitty" on Even Stevens
Even Stevens
Even Stevens is an American comedy television series that aired on Disney Channel with a total of three seasons and 65 episodes from June 17, 2000, to June 2, 2003...
, and as the voice of Josh Mankey on Kim Possible
Kim Possible
Kim Possible is an American animated television series about a teenage crime fighter who has the task of dealing with worldwide, family, and school issues every day. The show is action-oriented, but also has a light-hearted atmosphere and often lampoons the conventions and clichés of the...
, both programs aired on Disney Channel
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
.
In 2006, he guest starred on the CBS drama Numb3rs
NUMB3RS
Numb3rs is an American television drama which premiered on CBS on January 23, 2005, and concluded on March 12, 2010. The series was created by Nicolas Falacci and Cheryl Heuton, and follows FBI Special Agent Don Eppes and his mathematical genius brother, Charlie Eppes , who helps Don solve crimes...
, and he guest starred on the Fox drama Bones
Bones (TV series)
Bones is an American crime drama television series that premiered on the Fox Network on September 13, 2005. The show is based on forensic anthropology and forensic archaeology, with each episode focusing on an FBI case file concerning the mystery behind human remains brought by FBI Special Agent...
in 2009.
He is the youngest of three brothers and currently resides in Odessa, Texas
Odessa, Texas
Odessa is a city in and the county seat of Ector County, Texas, United States. It is located primarily in Ector County, although a small portion of the city extends into Midland County. Odessa's population was 99,940 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Odessa, Texas Metropolitan...
.
Music career
He was in the band Mavin (formerly known as Badge) until early February 2009. He is influenced by Derek and the DominosDerek and the Dominos
Derek and the Dominos were a blues rock band formed in the spring of 1970 by guitarist and singer Eric Clapton with keyboardist Bobby Whitlock, bassist Carl Radle and drummer Jim Gordon, who had all played with Clapton in Delaney, Bonnie & Friends...
, Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter...
, Weezer
Weezer
Weezer is an American alternative rock band. The band currently consists of Rivers Cuomo , Patrick Wilson , Brian Bell , and Scott Shriner . The band has changed lineups three times since its formation in 1992...
, and The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
.
He sang with the Disney Channel Circle of Stars
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
, performing Elton John
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
's "Circle of Life
Circle of Life
The song was re-recorded in 2003 by the Disney Channel Circle of Stars, a group of actors and actresses who have appeared in Disney Channel television series and original movies...
as a bonus music video for the special edition of the DVD release of the Lion King in 2003. He also sang the theme song for "American Dragon: Jake Long
American Dragon: Jake Long
American Dragon: Jake Long is an American animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. The show had premiered on January 21, 2005 and ended on September 1, 2007. The show currently airs on Disney XD in the United States...
" for the first season.
His older brothers Chris and Pete are in the band as well.
Acting career
On the TV show Kim PossibleKim Possible
Kim Possible is an American animated television series about a teenage crime fighter who has the task of dealing with worldwide, family, and school issues every day. The show is action-oriented, but also has a light-hearted atmosphere and often lampoons the conventions and clichés of the...
he played the character of Josh Mankey, a one-time love interest of Kim (voiced by Christy Carlson Romano
Christy Carlson Romano
Christy Carlson Romano is an American stage and film actress and singer. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the sitcom Even Stevens and the animated series Kim Possible, in which she is the voice of the title character, as well as the voice of Yuffie Kisaragi in Kingdom Hearts and Final...
).
Trauth also worked with Romano on Even Stevens
Even Stevens
Even Stevens is an American comedy television series that aired on Disney Channel with a total of three seasons and 65 episodes from June 17, 2000, to June 2, 2003...
and did a guest role in The Amanda Show
The Amanda Show
The Amanda Show is an American live-action sketch comedy and variety show that aired on Nickelodeon from November 6, 1999 to September 21, 2002. It starred Amanda Bynes, Drake Bell, and Nancy Sullivan, along with several performing artists who came and left at different points, such as John Kassir,...
opposite Amanda Bynes
Amanda Bynes
Amanda Laura Bynes is an American actress, comedian, singer, and fashion designer. Bynes appeared in several successful television series, such as All That and The Amanda Show, on Nickelodeon in the mid to late 1990s and early 2000s, and in 2002, she starred in the TV series, What I Like About You...
and Drake Bell
Drake Bell
Jared Drake Bell , better known as Drake Bell, is an American actor, comedian, guitarist, singer/songwriter, producer, and occasional television director. After beginning his career as a child star in the late 1990s and early 2000s, he appeared on The Amanda Show and became well-known among young...
. Later he worked with Bell and Brenda Song
Brenda Song
Brenda Song is an American actress, film producer, and model. Song started in show business as a child fashion model. Her early television work included roles in the shows Fudge and 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd...
in an episode of R. L. Stine
R. L. Stine
Robert Lawrence Stine , known as R. L. Stine, and Jovial Bob Stine, is an American writer. Stine, who is called the "Stephen King of children's literature," is the author of hundreds of horror fiction novels, including the books in the Fear Street, Goosebumps, Rotten School, Mostly Ghostly, and The...
's show take from the book series: The Nightmare Room
The Nightmare Room
The Nightmare Room is an American children's anthology horror series that aired on Kids' WB. The series was based on the short-lived book series The Nightmare Room children's books created by Goosebumps author, R.L. Stine. The Nightmare Room originally aired from August 31, 2001, to March 16, 2002,...
in the episode: "Dear Diary I'm Dead". He also made a guest appearance on Reba
Reba (TV series)
Reba is an American sitcom starring Reba McEntire, which ran from 2001 to 2007. For the show's first five seasons, it ran on The WB, with the show transitioning to The CW in its last year.-Synopsis:...
as Kyra's 17-year-old date Scott in the episode the "United Front." Trauth starred in the Disney Channel original movie You Wish! alongside Lalaine Vergara
Lalaine
Lalaine Vergara-Paras , also known as Lalaine, is an American actress, singer-songwriter and spokesperson. She is perhaps best known for her role as Miranda Sanchez in the Disney Channel series Lizzie McGuire, which aired from 2001 to 2004. She has been pursuing a music career since 2009...
, who played Miranda Sanchez on the Disney Channel's Lizzie McGuire
Lizzie McGuire
Lizzie McGuire is an American teen sitcom which premiered on the Disney Channel on January 12, 2001 and ended February 14, 2004. A total of 65 episodes were produced and aired. Its target demographic was preteens and adolescents...
. He has also worked opposite Rebecca Romjin in Pepper Dennis
Pepper Dennis
Pepper Dennis is a comedy-drama television series that aired on The WB from April to July 4, 2006. It was quickly announced on May 17, 2006 that Pepper Dennis would not be one of the WB shows transferred to The CW Television Network....
as the title character's younger brother, Mitch. He also appeared in an episode of House
House (TV series)
House is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House , an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in...
, playing an older brother in the clinic when his little brother gets treated by Dr. House. In 2003, he guest starred on 7th Heaven, in Season 8, Episode 7 - "Getting to Know You".
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Search for the Jewel of Polaris: Mysterious Museum | Ben | TV movie |
| 2003 | Phil at the Gate | TV Movie | |
| 2003 | You Wish! | Alex Lansing | TV Movie |
| 2003 | The Even Stevens Movie | Alan Twitty | |
| 2004 | The Deerings | TV Movie | |
| 2005 | Happy Endings | Bill | |
| 2005 | Fellowship | Nophilmo Testimonial #1 | Short |
| 2005 | Mystery Woman: Game Time | Cameron | TV Movie |
| 2006 | Wild Hearts | Tim | TV Movie |
| 2008 | The Last Word | Greg | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | The Amanda Show The Amanda Show The Amanda Show is an American live-action sketch comedy and variety show that aired on Nickelodeon from November 6, 1999 to September 21, 2002. It starred Amanda Bynes, Drake Bell, and Nancy Sullivan, along with several performing artists who came and left at different points, such as John Kassir,... |
Himself | One episode |
| 2002 | The Nightmare Room The Nightmare Room The Nightmare Room is an American children's anthology horror series that aired on Kids' WB. The series was based on the short-lived book series The Nightmare Room children's books created by Goosebumps author, R.L. Stine. The Nightmare Room originally aired from August 31, 2001, to March 16, 2002,... |
Shawn | One episode |
| 2000–2003 | Even Stevens Even Stevens Even Stevens is an American comedy television series that aired on Disney Channel with a total of three seasons and 65 episodes from June 17, 2000, to June 2, 2003... |
Alan Twitty | Regular character, 47 episodes |
| 2002–2004 | Kim Possible Kim Possible Kim Possible is an American animated television series about a teenage crime fighter who has the task of dealing with worldwide, family, and school issues every day. The show is action-oriented, but also has a light-hearted atmosphere and often lampoons the conventions and clichés of the... |
Josh Mankey | Three episodes |
| 2003 | 7th Heaven 7th Heaven 7th Heaven is an American family drama television series, created and produced by Brenda Hampton. The series premiered on August 26, 1996, on the WB, the first time that the network aired Monday night programming, and was originally broadcast from August 26, 1996 to May 13, 2007... |
Jordan James | One episode |
| 2004 | Fillmore! Fillmore! Fillmore! is an American animated television series which was produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. The series was created by Scott M. Gimple... |
Chet | One episode |
| 2003–2004 | Oliver Beene Oliver Beene Oliver Beene is an American sitcom that premiered on Fox on March 9, 2003. The show was created by Howard Gewirtz. Set in 1962 and 1963, the show chronicled the trials and tribulations of the 11-to-12-year-old Oliver Beene , in first person perspective... |
Harver Dillman | Three episodes |
| 2004 | Reba | Scott | Two episodes |
| 2005 | House M.D. | Henry | Two episodes |
| 2005 | Ghost Whisperer Ghost Whisperer Ghost Whisperer is an American television supernatural drama, which ran on CBS from September 23, 2005 to May 21, 2010.The series follows the life of Melinda Gordon , who has the ability to see and communicate with ghosts... |
Tom | One episode |
| 2005 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer... |
Dexter | One episode |
| 2005 | Numb3rs NUMB3RS Numb3rs is an American television drama which premiered on CBS on January 23, 2005, and concluded on March 12, 2010. The series was created by Nicolas Falacci and Cheryl Heuton, and follows FBI Special Agent Don Eppes and his mathematical genius brother, Charlie Eppes , who helps Don solve crimes... |
Jake | One episode |
| 2006 | Brandy & Mr. Whiskers | Voice role | One episode |
| 2006 | Pepper Dennis Pepper Dennis Pepper Dennis is a comedy-drama television series that aired on The WB from April to July 4, 2006. It was quickly announced on May 17, 2006 that Pepper Dennis would not be one of the WB shows transferred to The CW Television Network.... |
Mitch Dinkle | Five episodes |
| 2009 | Bones Bones (TV series) Bones is an American crime drama television series that premiered on the Fox Network on September 13, 2005. The show is based on forensic anthropology and forensic archaeology, with each episode focusing on an FBI case file concerning the mystery behind human remains brought by FBI Special Agent... |
Pinworm | One episode |
Discography
| Year(s) | Title | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|