Andy Pessoa
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Andrew Stephan Pessoa is an American teen actor. His first leading role was in the 2006 independent short film Fishy, which was directed by Laurie Epstein. His current projects include Adventures in Odyssey
, Transformers: Prime
, and Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures
.
as fourth son to David and Stephanie Pessoa. He has three brothers: Samuel, Joshua, and Jeremy. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California
. Besides Los Angeles, cities in which Andy has lived include: Norton, Kansas
; Bloomington, Minnesota
; Cannon Falls, Minnesota
; Arlington, Texas
, and Los Alamitos, California
. Andy relocated to California
and began acting in early 2005. He made his acting debut on the pilot episode of NBC
's My Name Is Earl
.
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!!! Film !! Role !! Notes
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| 2006
|| Fishy || Billy || Independent Short Film
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| rowspan=2 | 2007
|| If I Had Known I Was a Genius
|| Gifted Kid #2 || Independent Film
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| Let's Play || Jimmy || Independent Short Film
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| rowspan=2 | 2008
|| Wish || Noah || Independent Short Film
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| Lower Learning
|| Walter || Independent Film
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| rowspan=1 | 2009
|| Nine
|| Italian boy || voice role
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| 2011
|| Happiness Is A Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown
|| Shermy || voice role
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| rowspan=2 | 2012
|| When We Were Pirates || Marvin || Pre-production
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| The Amazing Spider-Man (2012 film)
|| Gordon || Post-production
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!!! Television !! Role !! Notes|
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| rowspan=4 | 2006
|| It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
|| Duck's team kid || Television series (Episode "The Gang Gives Back")
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| Hannah Montana
|| Young Oliver Oken || Television series (Episodes "Oh Say, Can You Remember the Words?" and "Money for Nothing, Guilt for Free")
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| Two and a Half Men
|| Andy || Television series (Episode "Apologies for the Frivolity")
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| Medium
|| Ian Bankova || Television series (Episodes "Four Dreams: Part 1" and "Four Dreams: Part 2")
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| 2007
|| Scrubs
|| Bobby || Television series (Episode "My Friend With Money")
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| rowspan=2 | 2008
|| My Name Is Earl
|| Young Kenny || Episodes "Pilot" (from 2005), "Dad's Car" (from 2006), "The Magic Hour," and "We've Got Spirit"
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| Wizards of Waverly Place
|| Alfred || Episodes "Smarty Pants" and "Beware Wolf"
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| rowspan=2 | 2009
|| Chuck
|| Young Morgan
|| Episode "Chuck Versus the Best Friend"
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| Zeke and Luther
|| Garrett "Stinky Cast" Delfino || Episodes "Luck Be a Rodent Tonight," "The Big Red Stacking Machine," "Summer School," "Haunted Board," "Crash Dummies," and "Luther Waffles: Skate Cop."
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| 2010
|| Sym-Bionic Titan
|| Gabriel (voice role) || Episode "Shadows of Youth"
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| rowspan=2 | 2011
|| Transformers: Prime
|| Raf Esquivel (voice role) || Episodes "Darkness Rising: Part 1" (from 2010), "Darkness Rising: Part 2" (from 2010), "Darkness Rising: Part 3" (from 2010), "Darkness Rising: Part 4" (from 2010), "Darkness Rising: Part 5" (from 2010), "Masters & Students," "Scrapheap," "Con Job," "Convoy," "Deus Ex Machina," "Speed Metal," "Sick Mind," "Out of His Head," "Shadowzone," "Metal Attraction," "Stronger, Faster," "One Shall Fall," "One Shall Rise: Part 1," "One Shall Rise: Part 2, and "One Shall Rise: Part 3."
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| Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures
|| A.V. Kid || Episodes "Epic Cheer" and "Epic Haunting."
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!!! Radio Series !! Role !! Notes|
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| 2010
|| Adventures in Odyssey
|| Barrett Jones || Radio series Episodes "658: Game for a Mystery," "661: When You're Right, You're Right," "670: Stage Fright," "672: Opposite Day," "677: The Malted Milkball Falcon," "693: The Amazing Loser," and "701: Unbecoming Jay."
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!!! Video Game Series !! Role !! Notes|
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| 2010 || The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest
|| Merry Gamgee|| voice role
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| 2012 || Transformers: Prime || Rafael "Raf" Esquivel || voice role
|}
Adventures in Odyssey
Adventures in Odyssey , or simply Odyssey, is an Evangelical Christian-themed radio drama/comedy series created by Focus on the Family in 1987. The show's daily audience averages around 1.2 million within North America. The Odyssey series also includes several spin-off items, including a home-video...
, Transformers: Prime
Transformers: Prime
Transformers: Prime, also known as Transformers: Prime –The Animated Series, is an American computer-animated television series based on the Transformers toy franchise by Hasbro. It airs on the The Hub in the United States...
, and Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures
Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures
Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures is an American teen sitcom that premiered on Nickelodeon July 1, 2011.-Premise:The series follows two friends from the fictional California town of Pacific Bluffs. Oftentimes, the boys act quite sporadically leading them to multiple conflicts.-Main...
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Background
Andy Pessoa was born in Kearney, NebraskaKearney, Nebraska
Kearney is a city in and the county seat of Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 30,787 at the 2010 census. It is home to the University of Nebraska-Kearney....
as fourth son to David and Stephanie Pessoa. He has three brothers: Samuel, Joshua, and Jeremy. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
. Besides Los Angeles, cities in which Andy has lived include: Norton, Kansas
Norton, Kansas
Norton is a city in and the county seat of Norton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,928.-History:...
; Bloomington, Minnesota
Bloomington, Minnesota
Bloomington is the fifth largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota in Hennepin County. Located on the north bank of the Minnesota River above its confluence with the Mississippi River, Bloomington lies at the heart of the southern...
; Cannon Falls, Minnesota
Cannon Falls, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,795 people, 1,550 households, and 996 families residing in the city. The population density was 946.4 people per square mile . There were 1,611 housing units at an average density of 401.8 per square mile...
; Arlington, Texas
Arlington, Texas
Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas within the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area. According to the 2010 census results, the city had a population of 365,438, making it the third largest municipality in the Metroplex...
, and Los Alamitos, California
Los Alamitos, California
Los Alamitos is a small city in Orange County, California. The city was incorporated in March 1960. The population was 11,449 at the 2010 census, down from 11,536 at the 2000 census...
. Andy relocated to California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
and began acting in early 2005. He made his acting debut on the pilot episode of NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
's My Name Is Earl
My Name Is Earl
My Name Is Earl is an American television comedy series created by Greg Garcia that was originally broadcast on the NBC television network from September 20, 2005, to May 14, 2009, in the United States...
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Filmography
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!!! Film !! Role !! Notes
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| 2006
2006 in film
- Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2006...
|| Fishy || Billy || Independent Short Film
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2007
2007 in film
This is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007...
|| If I Had Known I Was a Genius
If I Had Known I Was a Genius
If I Had Known I Was a Genius is a film directed by Dominique Wirtschafter and written by Markus Redmond . The film premiered January 23, 2007 at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.- Plot :...
|| Gifted Kid #2 || Independent Film
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| Let's Play || Jimmy || Independent Short Film
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| rowspan=2 | 2008
2008 in film
This is a list of all major films made in 2008.-Highest-grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2008...
|| Wish || Noah || Independent Short Film
|-
| Lower Learning
Lower Learning
Lower Learning is a 2008 comedy film starring Jason Biggs, Eva Longoria, Rob Corddry, Ryan Newman, Monica Potter, and Andy Pessoa. It was directed by Mark Lafferty and written by Lafferty and Shahin Chandrasoma...
|| Walter || Independent Film
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| rowspan=1 | 2009
2009 in film
The year 2009 saw the release of many films. Seven made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of this year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five .- Highest-grossing films :Please note...
|| Nine
Nine (film)
Nine is a 2009 musical-romantic film directed and produced by Rob Marshall. The screenplay, written by Michael Tolkin and Anthony Minghella, is based on Arthur Kopit's book for the 1982 musical of the same name, which was itself suggested by Federico Fellini's semi-autobiographical film 8½...
|| Italian boy || voice role
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| 2011
2011 in film
The year 2011 is notable for containing the release of the most film sequels in a single year, at 27 sequels. The following tables list films that are in production or have completed production and will be released in the United States and Canada at some point in 2011.- Highest-grossing films :...
|| Happiness Is A Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown
Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown
Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown is a Peanuts television special animated by Wild Brain that was released in 2011. The special is the 45th in the series and the first without the late Bill Melendez on the production team...
|| Shermy || voice role
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| rowspan=2 | 2012
2012 in film
The following tables list films that are in production or have completed production and will be released in the United States and Canada at some point in 2012...
|| When We Were Pirates || Marvin || Pre-production
|-
| The Amazing Spider-Man (2012 film)
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012 film)
The Amazing Spider-Man is an upcoming American superhero film based on the comic book of the same name that is currently in post-production. It is the fourth Columbia Pictures film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man and the first film in a rebooted Spider-Man film franchise. The film...
|| Gordon || Post-production
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!!! Television !! Role !! Notes|
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| rowspan=4 | 2006
2006 in film
- Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2006...
|| It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is an American television sitcom that premiered on FX on August 4, 2005. New episodes continue to air on FX, with reruns playing on Comedy Central, general broadcast syndication, and WGN America—the first-ever cable-to-cable syndication deal for a sitcom...
|| Duck's team kid || Television series (Episode "The Gang Gives Back")
|-
| Hannah Montana
Hannah Montana
Hannah Montana is an American television series, which debuted on March 24, 2006 on the Disney Channel. The series focuses on a girl who lives a double life as an average teenage school girl named Miley Stewart by day and a famous pop singer named Hannah Montana by night, concealing her real...
|| Young Oliver Oken || Television series (Episodes "Oh Say, Can You Remember the Words?" and "Money for Nothing, Guilt for Free")
|-
| Two and a Half Men
Two and a Half Men
Two and a Half Men is an American television sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 22, 2003. Starring Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer, and Angus T. Jones, the show was originally about a hedonistic jingle writer, Charlie Harper; his uptight brother, Alan; and Alan's growing son, Jake...
|| Andy || Television series (Episode "Apologies for the Frivolity")
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| Medium
Medium (TV series)
Medium is an American television drama series that premiered on NBC on January 3, 2005, and ended on CBS on January 21, 2011. Themed on supernatural gifts, its lead character, Allison DuBois , is a medium employed as a consultant for the Phoenix, Arizona district attorney's office...
|| Ian Bankova || Television series (Episodes "Four Dreams: Part 1" and "Four Dreams: Part 2")
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| 2007
2007 in film
This is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007...
|| Scrubs
Scrubs (TV series)
Scrubs is an American medical comedy-drama television series created in 2001 by Bill Lawrence and produced by ABC Studios. The show follows the lives of several employees of the fictional Sacred Heart, a teaching hospital. It features fast-paced screenplay, slapstick, and surreal vignettes...
|| Bobby || Television series (Episode "My Friend With Money")
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2008
2008 in film
This is a list of all major films made in 2008.-Highest-grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2008...
|| My Name Is Earl
My Name Is Earl
My Name Is Earl is an American television comedy series created by Greg Garcia that was originally broadcast on the NBC television network from September 20, 2005, to May 14, 2009, in the United States...
|| Young Kenny || Episodes "Pilot" (from 2005), "Dad's Car" (from 2006), "The Magic Hour," and "We've Got Spirit"
|-
| Wizards of Waverly Place
Wizards of Waverly Place
Wizards of Waverly Place is a Disney Channel Original Series that premiered on October 12, 2007. It won "Outstanding Children's Program" at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards in 2009...
|| Alfred || Episodes "Smarty Pants" and "Beware Wolf"
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| rowspan=2 | 2009
2009 in film
The year 2009 saw the release of many films. Seven made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of this year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five .- Highest-grossing films :Please note...
|| Chuck
Chuck (TV series)
Chuck is an action-comedy/spy-drama television program from the United States created by Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak. The series is about an "average computer-whiz-next-door" named Chuck, played by Zachary Levi, who receives an encoded e-mail from an old college friend now working for the Central...
|| Young Morgan
Morgan Grimes
Morgan Guillermo Grimes is a major character on the television series Chuck. He is portrayed by actor Joshua Gomez, and is the best friend of Chuck Bartowski....
|| Episode "Chuck Versus the Best Friend"
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| Zeke and Luther
Zeke and Luther
Zeke and Luther is an American Disney XD sitcom about two best friends setting their sights on becoming the world's greatest skateboarders. The show stars Hutch Dano, Adam Hicks, Daniel Curtis Lee and Ryan Newman ....
|| Garrett "Stinky Cast" Delfino || Episodes "Luck Be a Rodent Tonight," "The Big Red Stacking Machine," "Summer School," "Haunted Board," "Crash Dummies," and "Luther Waffles: Skate Cop."
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| 2010
2010 in film
The year 2010 saw many new films released worldwide. 2010 saw a dramatic increase and prominence in the use of 3D-technology in filmmaking and film releases after the success of Avatar in the format, with releases such as Alice in Wonderland, Clash of the Titans, Jackass 3D, all animated films and...
|| Sym-Bionic Titan
Sym-Bionic Titan
Sym-Bionic Titan is an American animated cartoon created by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network. The series focused on a trio made up of an alien princess, a rebellious soldier, and a robot; these three characters are able to combine to create the titular Sym-Bionic Titan...
|| Gabriel (voice role) || Episode "Shadows of Youth"
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2011
2011 in film
The year 2011 is notable for containing the release of the most film sequels in a single year, at 27 sequels. The following tables list films that are in production or have completed production and will be released in the United States and Canada at some point in 2011.- Highest-grossing films :...
|| Transformers: Prime
Transformers: Prime
Transformers: Prime, also known as Transformers: Prime –The Animated Series, is an American computer-animated television series based on the Transformers toy franchise by Hasbro. It airs on the The Hub in the United States...
|| Raf Esquivel (voice role) || Episodes "Darkness Rising: Part 1" (from 2010), "Darkness Rising: Part 2" (from 2010), "Darkness Rising: Part 3" (from 2010), "Darkness Rising: Part 4" (from 2010), "Darkness Rising: Part 5" (from 2010), "Masters & Students," "Scrapheap," "Con Job," "Convoy," "Deus Ex Machina," "Speed Metal," "Sick Mind," "Out of His Head," "Shadowzone," "Metal Attraction," "Stronger, Faster," "One Shall Fall," "One Shall Rise: Part 1," "One Shall Rise: Part 2, and "One Shall Rise: Part 3."
|-
| Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures
Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures
Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures is an American teen sitcom that premiered on Nickelodeon July 1, 2011.-Premise:The series follows two friends from the fictional California town of Pacific Bluffs. Oftentimes, the boys act quite sporadically leading them to multiple conflicts.-Main...
|| A.V. Kid || Episodes "Epic Cheer" and "Epic Haunting."
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Radio works
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!!! Radio Series !! Role !! Notes|
|-
| 2010
2010 in radio
The following events occurred in radio in 2010.-Events:*Date Unknown: CHOI/Quebec City flips from Alternative Rock to News/Talk.*January 4: KJCS/Lufkin, Texas goes silent....
|| Adventures in Odyssey
Adventures in Odyssey
Adventures in Odyssey , or simply Odyssey, is an Evangelical Christian-themed radio drama/comedy series created by Focus on the Family in 1987. The show's daily audience averages around 1.2 million within North America. The Odyssey series also includes several spin-off items, including a home-video...
|| Barrett Jones || Radio series Episodes "658: Game for a Mystery," "661: When You're Right, You're Right," "670: Stage Fright," "672: Opposite Day," "677: The Malted Milkball Falcon," "693: The Amazing Loser," and "701: Unbecoming Jay."
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Video Games
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!!! Video Game Series !! Role !! Notes|
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| 2010 || The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest
The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest
The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest is a two player, third-person action adventure video game developed by Headstrong Games for Wii and TT Fusion for Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable. It is the first The Lord of the Rings game to be released by Warner Bros...
|| Merry Gamgee|| voice role
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| 2012 || Transformers: Prime || Rafael "Raf" Esquivel || voice role
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External links
- Andy Pessoa at YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
- Andy Pessoa at The Adventures in Odyssey Wiki
- Andy Pessoa at The Odyssey Library
- Andy Pessoa Online