Jared Rushton

Biography

Jared Rushton is an American former actor who started at twelve with an episode of Tales from the Darkside, then appeared in Cagney & Lacey and the television film Top Kids. His first major film part came in 1987 in Overboard, and he followed it with Lady in White (1988) and Big (1988), where he played Tom Hanks's character's friend Billy. He was later cast in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989), A Cry in the Wild (1990) and Pet Sematary II (1992), in which he was the school bully Clyde Parker. On television he played Chip Lang on Roseanne and guest-starred in Murder, She Wrote, Midnight Caller and Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. He has two Saturn Award and two Young Artist Award nominations, and later shifted to music, singing and playing guitar with bands including Withdrawal.

52years old

Turns 53 on March 3in 113 days

Born March 3, 1974Provo
Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
Also credited as Jared Michael Rushton

Movie Career

Films: 6
Career span: 5 years1987 to 1992

Genres

Comedy50%, 3 films
Fantasy50%, 3 films
Adventure33%, 2 films
Drama33%, 2 films
Family33%, 2 films

First and latest

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First role
At twelve years old, Jared Rushton started his acting career by playing Richie in one episode of the series Tales from the Darkside.

Jared Rushton movies on Netflix

Pet Sematary II1992IMDb rating 5.0as Clyde Parker
A Cry in the Wild1990IMDb rating 5.8as Brian
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids1989IMDb rating 6.5as Ron Thompson
Big1988IMDb rating 7.3as Billy
Lady in White1988IMDb rating 6.6as Donald
Overboard1987IMDb rating 6.9as Charlie

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Big1988 Comedy, Drama, Fantasyas Billy
IMDb rating 7.3264K votes
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids1989 Adventure, Comedy, Familyas Ron Thompson
IMDb rating 6.5179K votes
Overboard1987as Charlie
IMDb rating 6.978K votes
Pet Sematary II1992as Clyde Parker
IMDb rating 5.026K votes
A Cry in the Wild1990as Brian
IMDb rating 5.81.3K votes
Lady in White1988as Donald
IMDb rating 6.69.2K votes

Worked with

Jared Rushton shares two films with Katherine Helmond, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Katherine HelmondHarvey Miller

Frank Welker

Clancy Brown

Tom Hanks

Ned Beatty

Penny MarshallDirector, 1 film

Joe JohnstonDirector, 1 film

Garry MarshallDirector, 1 film

Films together

Katherine Helmond2 films together, 1987 to 1988
Katherine Helmond's page
- Lady in White1988IMDb rating 6.6Rushton as DonaldHelmond as Amanda
- Overboard1987IMDb rating 6.9Rushton as CharlieHelmond as Edith Mintz
Harvey Miller2 films together, 1987 to 1988
Harvey Miller's page
- Big1988IMDb rating 7.3Rushton as BillyMiller as Personnel Director
- Overboard1987IMDb rating 6.9Rushton as CharlieMiller as Dr. Norman Korman
Frank Welker1 film together, 1989
Frank Welker's page
- Honey, I Shrunk the Kids1989IMDb rating 6.5Rushton as Ron ThompsonWelker as Special Vocal Effectsvoice
Clancy Brown1 film together, 1992
Clancy Brown's page
- Pet Sematary II1992IMDb rating 5.0Rushton as Clyde ParkerBrown as Gus Gilbert
Tom Hanks1 film together, 1988
Tom Hanks's page
- Big1988IMDb rating 7.3Rushton as BillyHanks as Josh
Ned Beatty1 film together, 1990
Ned Beatty's page
- A Cry in the Wild1990IMDb rating 5.8Rushton as BrianBeatty as Pilot
Penny MarshallDirector, 1 film, 1988
All films by Penny Marshall
- Big1988IMDb rating 7.3Rushton as Billy
Joe JohnstonDirector, 1 film, 1989
All films by Joe Johnston
- Honey, I Shrunk the Kids1989IMDb rating 6.5Rushton as Ron Thompson
Garry MarshallDirector, 1 film, 1987
All films by Garry Marshall
- Overboard1987IMDb rating 6.9Rushton as Charlie

Online

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