Sean Faris
Overview
Sean Hardy Faris is an American
United States
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 model and actor. He is well known for his roles as Jake Tyler in Never Back Down
Never Back Down
Never Back Down is a 2008 action film starring Sean Faris, Amber Heard, Cam Gigandet, and Djimon Hounsou. It was theatrically released on March 14, 2008. The film's respective tagline is "Win or lose.....

, Kyo Kusanagi
Kyo Kusanagi
is one of the main characters in SNK Playmore's The King of Fighters video game series; he was first introduced in The King of Fighters '94 as the leader of the Japan team. He is one of the iconic characters of the series and regularly appears on publicity material and merchandise. His name and...

 in The King of Fighters
The King of Fighters (film)
The King of Fighters is a film loosely based on SNK Playmore's The King of Fighters series of fighting games. It stars Sean Faris as Kyo Kusanagi, Maggie Q as Mai Shiranui, Will Yun Lee as Iori Yagami, and Ray Park as Rugal Bernstein.-Plot:...

, and Rick Penning in Forever Strong
Forever Strong
Forever Strong is a sports film directed by Ryan Little and written by David Pliler and released on September 26, 2008. The film stars Sean Faris, Gary Cole, Neal McDonough, Sean Astin, Penn Badgley and Arielle Kebbel. The film is about a troubled rugby union player who must play against the team...

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Faris was born on March 25, 1982 in Houston, Texas, the son of Katherine (née Miller) and Warren Stephen Faris. His family was working-class and lived in a small house in Houston; he moved to Ohio
Ohio
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 at age 12, where he attended the Barbizon School of Modeling in Cleveland.
Quotations

I hate junk food. It depresses me.

For two weeks, I had the entire neighborhood believing I was Tom Cruise's son - until my step-sister spilled the beans on me."

Once I got into modeling, I realized how much I really hated the industry... A lot of people that model tend to think they're God's gift, but I was like 'Great, you can model, but what have you done to accomplish anything in your life?' I wanted a sense of accomplishment at the end of the day.

I hate the polo collar.

Because I didn't go to college, and because I spent my college time out in L.A., it gives me a huge advantage over anyone who went to college... By the time they get out of school, I've already had four years of real world experience. I just feel like I have a major edge over them.

I don't want a girl who's high-maintenance and wants to go shopping... I like a girl who doesn't wear make-up and is naturally beautiful.

I hope people remember me for the kind of person that I am, not because of what I do.

[if attend to his high school reunion] I would go back to my own high school reunion, but it would be hard. A lot of people hate me when I moved to Hollywood, like, 'You'll never make it.' But now I'm doing what I always wanted to do, living my dream.

[on being pretty faced] It's like, thanks for the good genes, Mom and Dad. I wanted to work.

 
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