Dustin Fitzsimons
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Dustin Fitzsimons is an American actor who has starred and appeared in several films, television shows, and commercials.
Fitzsimons began his career in mid-2008 after making several appearances in Little Caesars
commercials that had aired across the country at the time. Shortly after, Fitzsimons began landing roles in features such as Speed Racer
and House of the Wolf Man
, which quickly garnered the attention of some of Hollywood's mainstream entertainment executives. Dustin quickly began making appearances on networks such as TLC
and CBS
including a role on the hit daytime soap The Young and The Restless
. Columbia Pictures
also cast Fitzsimons in David Fincher
's hit film The Social Network
as the president of Harvard's prestigious Phoenix Club.
. His mother and father currently have homes in both Albuquerque, New Mexico
and Tulsa, Oklahoma
. He has several younger siblings, four brothers and two sisters. Fitzsimons grew up in Albuquerque, but prior to moving to Los Angeles, California
he resided in Amarillo, Texas
where he graduated from Highland Park High School in 2005.
Fitzsimons moved to Los Angeles in 2005 where he studied film and theater until beginning his own film career in 2008.
Fitzsimons began his career in mid-2008 after making several appearances in Little Caesars
Little Caesars
Little Caesars is a pizza chain, estimated to be the 4th largest in the United States. The Little Caesars headquarters is located in the Fox Theatre building in Downtown Detroit, Michigan.-History:...
commercials that had aired across the country at the time. Shortly after, Fitzsimons began landing roles in features such as Speed Racer
Street Racer (film)
Street Racer is a 2008 action film by The Asylum. Its title is similar to the film Speed Racer, but its overall plot bears a closer similarity to The Fast and the Furious, and particularly The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, which had been released in 2006...
and House of the Wolf Man
House of the Wolf Man
House of the Wolf Man is an American monster horror film produced in 2009 by My Way Pictures. The film was inspired by the Universal Monsters movies, and was shot in the same style.-Plot:...
, which quickly garnered the attention of some of Hollywood's mainstream entertainment executives. Dustin quickly began making appearances on networks such as TLC
TLC (TV channel)
TLC is an American cable TV specialty channel which initially focused on educational content. Since 1991 TLC has been owned by Discovery Communications, the same company that operates the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and The Science Channel, as well as other learning-themed networks...
and CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
including a role on the hit daytime soap The Young and The Restless
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
. Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...
also cast Fitzsimons in David Fincher
David Fincher
David Andrew Leo Fincher is an American film and music video director. Known for his dark and stylish thrillers, such as Seven , The Game , Fight Club , Panic Room , and Zodiac , Fincher received Academy Award nominations for Best Director for his 2008 film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and...
's hit film The Social Network
The Social Network
The Social Network is a 2010 American drama film directed by David Fincher and written by Aaron Sorkin. Adapted from Ben Mezrich's 2009 book The Accidental Billionaires, the film portrays the founding of social networking website Facebook and the resulting lawsuits...
as the president of Harvard's prestigious Phoenix Club.
Background
Fitzsimons was born in Sterling, ColoradoSterling, Colorado
The City of Sterling is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Logan County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 14,777 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Sterling is located at...
. His mother and father currently have homes in both Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As...
and Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's...
. He has several younger siblings, four brothers and two sisters. Fitzsimons grew up in Albuquerque, but prior to moving to 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...
he resided in Amarillo, Texas
Amarillo, Texas
Amarillo is the 14th-largest city, by population, in the state of Texas, the largest in the Texas Panhandle, and the seat of Potter County. A portion of the city extends into Randall County. The population was 190,695 at the 2010 census...
where he graduated from Highland Park High School in 2005.
Fitzsimons moved to Los Angeles in 2005 where he studied film and theater until beginning his own film career in 2008.
Films
- Street RacerStreet Racer (film)Street Racer is a 2008 action film by The Asylum. Its title is similar to the film Speed Racer, but its overall plot bears a closer similarity to The Fast and the Furious, and particularly The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, which had been released in 2006...
as Steve - Death RacersDeath RacersDeath Racers is an American B movie directed by Roy Knyrim. Released direct-to-video on September 16, 2008, the film stars the hip hop group Insane Clown Posse and wrestler Scott "Raven" Levy.-Plot:...
as FX - Sunday School MusicalSunday School MusicalSunday School Musical is a musical film mockbuster released direct-to-DVD on October 21, 2008. It is similar to Disney's High School Musical franchise, but the film takes a dramatically different approach in terms of storyline.- Plot :...
as Charlie - 18 Year Old Virgin as Buck
- House of the Wolf ManHouse of the Wolf ManHouse of the Wolf Man is an American monster horror film produced in 2009 by My Way Pictures. The film was inspired by the Universal Monsters movies, and was shot in the same style.-Plot:...
as Reed Chapel - The Social NetworkThe Social NetworkThe Social Network is a 2010 American drama film directed by David Fincher and written by Aaron Sorkin. Adapted from Ben Mezrich's 2009 book The Accidental Billionaires, the film portrays the founding of social networking website Facebook and the resulting lawsuits...
as Phoenix Club President
Plays
- Mort as Mortimer
- Oh Yeah as Sandy
- Basil and Kay as Basil
- Last Stop as Paul
- Fairy Tale Court as Rumpelstiltskin