Tad Hilgenbrink
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Tad M. Hilgenbrinck is an American
actor, known for his role as Matt Stifler in American Pie Presents: Band Camp and The Hills Run Red
.
, and attended Quincy Senior High School
, where he was actively involved in music and theater. He performed as part of the resident company for Summer 2003 at Music Theatre of Wichita in Wichita, Kansas
, where he performed in the musicals Footloose, Oklahoma!
, Good News, Chicago
, and The Scarlet Pimpernel. He has a BFA Musical Theatre and Dance minor from Millikin University
and IES London. While at Millikin he spent his summers at The Little Theatre on the Square in Sullivan, Illinois, as a performing intern.
, Gideon in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
, and Chuck Cranston in Footloose. He polished his creative craft, studying Shakespeare intensively in London and has starred in multiple theatrical pieces including A Midsummer's Night Dream, Chicago, and Oliver!. After many successful performances in New York
and London
, he ventured to Los Angeles
giving himself only two weeks to make it or go home. After winning his first major roles as well as the Showcase Showdown on The Price Is Right
, he decided to stay.
He was chosen for Matt Stifler due to his resemblance to brother Seann William Scott
, replacing Eli Marienthal
who portrayed the character in the primary American Pie series. He also appeared in the 2006 film The Curiosity of Chance
, a movie in which he stars as a gay high school student who moved to a new school and must learn to fit in.
United States
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actor, known for his role as Matt Stifler in American Pie Presents: Band Camp and The Hills Run Red
The Hills Run Red (2009 film)
The Hills Run Red is a 2009 horror film directed by Dave Parker and written by David J. Schow and starring Sophie Monk and William Sadler.- Plot :...
.
Early life and career
Hilgenbrinck was born in Quincy, IllinoisQuincy, Illinois
Quincy, known as Illinois' "Gem City," is a river city along the Mississippi River and the county seat of Adams County. As of the 2010 census the city held a population of 40,633. The city anchors its own micropolitan area and is the economic and regional hub of West-central Illinois, catering a...
, and attended Quincy Senior High School
Quincy Senior High School
-History:The first school dedicated to high school students in Quincy, Illinois opened in 1891 at the corner of 12th and Maine. This "Pride of the Gem City" served students until 1933 when the "new" Quincy Senior High opened at 14th and Maine in 1933. The building sits along Historic Maine Street...
, where he was actively involved in music and theater. He performed as part of the resident company for Summer 2003 at Music Theatre of Wichita in Wichita, Kansas
Wichita, Kansas
Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...
, where he performed in the musicals Footloose, Oklahoma!
Oklahoma!
Oklahoma! is the first musical written by composer Richard Rodgers and librettist Oscar Hammerstein II. The musical is based on Lynn Riggs' 1931 play, Green Grow the Lilacs. Set in Oklahoma Territory outside the town of Claremore in 1906, it tells the story of cowboy Curly McLain and his romance...
, Good News, Chicago
Chicago (musical)
Chicago is a musical set in Prohibition-era Chicago. The music is by John Kander with lyrics by Fred Ebb and a book by Ebb and Bob Fosse. The story is a satire on corruption in the administration of criminal justice and the concept of the "celebrity criminal"...
, and The Scarlet Pimpernel. He has a BFA Musical Theatre and Dance minor from Millikin University
Millikin University
Millikin University is an American co-educational, comprehensive, private, four-year university with traditional undergraduate programs in arts and sciences, business, fine arts, and professional studies, as well as non-traditional, adult degree-completion programs and graduate programs in...
and IES London. While at Millikin he spent his summers at The Little Theatre on the Square in Sullivan, Illinois, as a performing intern.
Later career
He has performed in roles such as The Artful Dodger in Oliver!Oliver!
Oliver! is a British musical, with script, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens....
, Gideon in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (musical)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is a musical with a book by Lawrence Kasha and David Landay, music by Gene de Paul, Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn, and lyrics by Johnny Mercer, Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn...
, and Chuck Cranston in Footloose. He polished his creative craft, studying Shakespeare intensively in London and has starred in multiple theatrical pieces including A Midsummer's Night Dream, Chicago, and Oliver!. After many successful performances in New York
New York City
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and London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, he ventured to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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giving himself only two weeks to make it or go home. After winning his first major roles as well as the Showcase Showdown on The Price Is Right
The Price Is Right
The Price Is Right is a television game show franchise originally produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman, and created by Bob Stewart, and is currently produced and owned by FremantleMedia. The franchise centers on television game shows, but also includes merchandise such as video games, printed...
, he decided to stay.
He was chosen for Matt Stifler due to his resemblance to brother Seann William Scott
Seann William Scott
Seann William Scott is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing Steve Stifler in the American Pie film series...
, replacing Eli Marienthal
Eli Marienthal
Eli David Marienthal is an American former child actor.-Personal life:Marienthal was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of Lola Marienthal, who manufactures bags made of organically grown cotton, and Joseph Cross, a journalist. Marienthal is Jewish and has two siblings, actors Harley Cross...
who portrayed the character in the primary American Pie series. He also appeared in the 2006 film The Curiosity of Chance
The Curiosity of Chance
The Curiosity of Chance is a 2006 film directed by Russell P. Marleau, produced by Bigfoot Entertainment and starring Tad Hilgenbrink.-Plot:...
, a movie in which he stars as a gay high school student who moved to a new school and must learn to fit in.
Filmography
| 2004 | It's All Relative It's All Relative It's All Relative is an ABC sitcom about a man who dates the adoptive daughter of a gay couple, which forces their very different families to learn to coexist.- Overview :... |
Young Wayne | 1 episode (Cross My Heart) |
| 2005 | American Pie Presents Band Camp | Matt Stifler | Main Role / Starring as Tad Hilgenbrinck |
| 2006 | The Curiosity of Chance The Curiosity of Chance The Curiosity of Chance is a 2006 film directed by Russell P. Marleau, produced by Bigfoot Entertainment and starring Tad Hilgenbrink.-Plot:... |
Chance Marquis | Main Role |
| 2007 | Grave Situations | Samuel Van Alden | - |
| Epic Movie Epic Movie Epic Movie is a 2007 American parody film directed and written by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer and produced by Paul Schiff. It was made in a similar style to Date Movie, Friedberg and Seltzer's previous film. The film mostly references The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the... |
Cyclops Cyclops (comics) Cyclops is a fictional character, the leader of the X-Men superhero team in the . A mutant, Cyclops emits a powerful energy beam from his eyes... |
Starring as Tad Hilgenbrinck | |
| Sherman's Way Sherman's way Sherman's Way is a comedy-drama independent film starring James LeGros, Enrico Colantoni, Lacey Chabert, Donna Murphy, Brooke Nevin, and Michael Shulman. The film was directed by Craig Saavedra, written by Thomas R. Nance, and produced by Starry Night Entertainment... |
Taylor | - | |
| 2008 | Amusement Amusement (film) Amusement is an American 2009 horror film directed by John Simpson and starring Katheryn Winnick, Laura Breckenridge and Jessica Lucas. The film went direct-to-video in January 2009... |
Rob | - |
| Disaster Movie Disaster Movie Disaster Movie is a 2008 parody film. It is written and directed by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, and stars Carmen Electra, Kim Kardashian, Matt Lanter, Nicole Parker, Crista Flanagan, Vanessa Minnillo, and Ike Barinholtz... |
Prince Edwin | - | |
| Lost Boys: The Tribe Lost Boys: The Tribe Lost Boys: The Tribe is a 2008 sequel to the successful 1987 vampire horror film, The Lost Boys; directed by P. J. Pesce. It stars Autumn Reeser, Tad Hilgenbrink, Angus Sutherland and Corey Feldman... |
Chris Emerson | Lead Role | |
| 2009 | The Last Low Tide | Ian | Lead Role |
| Amusement Amusement (film) Amusement is an American 2009 horror film directed by John Simpson and starring Katheryn Winnick, Laura Breckenridge and Jessica Lucas. The film went direct-to-video in January 2009... |
Rob | ||
| H20 Extreme | CC | Main Role | |
| The Hills Run Red (2009 film) The Hills Run Red (2009 film) The Hills Run Red is a 2009 horror film directed by Dave Parker and written by David J. Schow and starring Sophie Monk and William Sadler.- Plot :... |
Tyler | Main Role |