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Jay Underwood

Jay Underwood

11 movies on Netflix

Biography

Jay Underwood is an American actor who began acting as a teenager in the mid-1980s. His best known work came in starring feature film parts. In The Boy Who Could Fly (1986), he played Eric Gibb. He was Bug in Uncle Buck (1989), and he took the part of Chip Carson in Not Quite Human (1987). He also played Grover Dunn in The Invisible Kid, Sonny Bono for The Sonny and Cher Story, and Ernest Hemingway on The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles. In 1994 he appeared as the Human Torch in the unreleased Fantastic Four. The Young Artist Foundation gave him a Former Child Star Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001 for his work in The Boy Who Could Fly. He later acted in No Greater Love (2010).

58years old

Turns 59 on October 1in 325 days

  • Born Minneapolis
  • Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22

Movie Career

Films
11
Career span
39 years1986 to 2025

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  1. Behind the award

    Underwood received a Former Child Star Lifetime Achievement Award from the Young Artist Foundation in 2001, honoring his part in The Boy Who Could Fly.

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

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  1. Uncle Buck1989 Comedyas Bug

    IMDb rating 7.1123K votes

  2. The Fantastic 4: First Steps2025 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fias Power Plant Worker #1

    IMDb rating 6.8291K votes

  3. The Fantastic Four1994as Johnny Storm

    IMDb rating 3.88.9K votes

  4. The Boy Who Could Fly1986as Eric

    IMDb rating 6.67.2K votes

  5. Not Quite Human1987as Chip Carson

    IMDb rating 6.11.5K votes

  6. Afterglow1997as Donald Duncan

    IMDb rating 6.04.1K votes

  7. Not Quite Human II1989as Chip Carson

    IMDb rating 5.9707 votes

  8. Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!2004as Policeman Tom

    IMDb rating 5.631K votes

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